Title 13 - Indian Employment and






Contracting Preferences

Chapter 1. Definitions

Sec. 101. Definitions

Chapter 2. Tribal Employment Rights Office

Sec. 201 Establishment
Sec. 202 Director
Sec. 203 Functions
Sec. 204 Implementation of program
Sec. 205 Processing discrimination complaints
Sec. 206 Annual reports
Sec. 207 Duties of other employment programs

Chapter 3. Tribal Employment Rights Review Board

Sec. 301 Establishment
Sec. 302 Qualifications
Sec. 303 Compensation
Sec. 304 Jurisdiction
Sec. 305 Sanctions
Sec. 306 Hearing procedures
Sec. 307 Decisions after hearing
Sec. 308 Appeals
Sec. 309 Contracts Providing for Termination Unaffected

Chapter 4. Business Licensing, Registration; Employment Preference; and Work Permits

Sec. 401 Indian employment preference
Sec. 402 Index of Indian applicants
Sec. 403 Business License; Registration; Hiring Requirements; Work Permits
Sec. 404 Layoffs
Sec. 405 Promotion
Sec. 406 Summer students
Sec. 407 Effect of collective bargaining agreements
Sec. 408 Individual complaints
Sec. 409 Compliance and hearing procedures
Sec. 410 Retaliation forbidden

Chapter 5. Contracting and Subcontracting Preference; Registration; Contracting Plan

Sec. 501. Indian preferences for contracting and subcontracting
Sec. 501.1 Scope of preference
Sec. 502 Responsibility for evaluation of technical qualification and reasonable price
Sec. 503 Submission of a contracting and subcontracting plan
Sec. 504 Operation of the contract or subcontract
Sec. 505 Replacement of non-Indian firms by certified firms after a project is underway
Sec. 506 Reports and monitoring
Sec. 507 Individual complaints
Sec. 508 Compliance and hearing procedures
Sec. 509 Criteria for Indian contract preference certification
Sec. 510 Applications for certification
Sec. 511 Certification determinations; Temporary Certification; Licensing and Registration
Sec. 512 Probationary certification
Sec. 513 Final certification; Registration and Licensing
Sec. 514 Withdrawal of certification
Sec. 515 Firms certified prior to the adoption of these criteria
Sec. 516 Annual and other reports
Sec. 517 List of certified entities
Sec. 518 Retaliation forbidden

Chapter 6. Voluntary Indian Preference

Sec. 601 Voluntary Indian preference policy
Sec. 602 Employment
Sec. 603 Oil and gas subcontracting
Sec. 604 Reporting
Sec. 605 Preference for contracts with the Tribes and tribal corporations
Sec. 606 Publicity
Sec. 607 Review of TERO’s actions

Chapter 7. Liaison Officers

Sec. 701 Requirement for liaison officers assigned by TERO
Sec. 702 Duration
Sec. 703 Duties
Sec. 704 Liaison Fee