[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR36.75]

[Page 150-151]
 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 36_MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN 
CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart H_National Dormitory Criteria
 
Sec. 36.75  Space and privacy.

    The configuration of sleeping space and other living areas will vary 
according to the grade levels of the occupants; however, sleeping rooms 
shall provide sufficient space and privacy for the resident students. 
The following space and privacy requirements shall

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be required for dormitories. A dormitory shall be considered at capacity 
when the addition of one more student would put the school out of 
compliance with the space standard; and additional students shall not be 
admitted for residential purposes.
    (a) Dormitory facilities for grades one through eight shall have 
space footage averaging from 40 to 60 square feet per student for 
sleeping rooms, exclusive of furniture (wardrobe, desks, beds, etc.).
    (b) Dormitories housing students who are in grades nine through 12 
shall provide sleeping rooms with a per student square footage averaging 
from 50 to 70 square feet, exclusive of furniture (wardrobe, desks, 
beds, etc.).
    (c) When new dormitories are constructed or existing dormitories are 
remodeled, sleeping rooms shall be constructed not to exceed a maximum 
of four students per room for grades one through 12.
    (d) Each peripheral dormitory shall have a set of encyclopedias, one 
dictionary for every ten students (ADM), and ten other general reference 
materials such as an atlas or periodical subscription.