[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: 25CFR63.1] [Page 223-224] TITLE 25--INDIANS CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 63_INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION--Table of Contents Subpart A_Purpose, Policy, and Definitions Sec. 63.1 Purpose. Subpart A_Purpose, Policy, and Definitions Sec. 63.1 Purpose. 63.2 Policy. 63.3 Definitions. 63.4 Information collection. 63.5-63.9 [Reserved] Subpart B_Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment 63.10 Purpose. 63.11 What is a determination of suitability for employment and efficiency of service? 63.12 What are minimum standards of character? 63.13 What does the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act require of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian tribes or tribal organizations receiving funds under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act? 63.14 What positions require a background investigation and determination of suitability for employment or retention? [[Page 224]] 63.15 What questions should an employer ask? 63.16 Who conducts the background investigation and prepares the determination of suitability for employment? 63.17 How does an employer determine suitability for employment and efficiency of service? 63.18 Are the requirements for Bureau of Indian Affairs adjudication different from the requirements for Indian tribes and tribal organizations? 63.19 When should an employer deny employment or dismiss an employee? 63.20 What should an employer do if an individual has been charged with an offense but the charge is pending or no disposition has been made by a court? 63.21 Are there other factors that may disqualify an applicant, volunteer or employee from placement in a position which involves regular contact with or control over Indian children? 63.22 Can an employer certify an individual with a prior conviction or substantiated misconduct as suitable for employment? 63.23 What rights does an applicant, volunteer or employee have during this process? 63.24 What protections must employers provide to applicants, volunteers and employees? 63.25-63.29 [Reserved] Subpart C_Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program 63.30 What is the purpose of the Indian child protection and family violence prevention program? 63.31 Can both the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribes operate Indian child protection and family violence prevention programs? 63.32 Under what authority are Indian child protection and family violence prevention program funds awarded? 63.33 What must an application for Indian child protection and family violence prevention program funds include? 63.34 How are Indian child protection and family violence prevention program funds distributed? 63.35 How may Indian child protection and family violence prevention program funds be used? 63.36 What are the special requirements for Indian child protection and family violence prevention programs? 63.37-63.50 [Reserved] Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 13, 200, 3201 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 13041. Source: 61 FR 32274, June 21, 1996, unless otherwise noted. The purpose of these regulations is to prescribe minimum standards of character and suitability for employment for individuals whose duties and responsibilities allow them regular contact with or control over Indian children, and to establish the method for distribution of funds to support tribally operated programs to protect Indian children and reduce the incidents of family violence in Indian country as authorized by the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-630, 104 Stat. 4544, 25 U.S.C. 3201 3211.