(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Graduation attire" means attire that a school or school district requires a student to wear as part of the dress code for a graduation ceremony. (b) "Qualifying student" means a student who is a descendant of people who were living in North America prior to the time people from Europe began settling in North America, is an enrolled member of a federally recognized or state-recognized Indian tribe, or is a lineal descendant of a tribally enrolled parent or grandparent. (c) "Tribal regalia" means a tribe's traditional dress or recognized objects of religious or cultural significance and includes the following items of cultural significance: (I) Tribal symbols; (II) Beads; and (III) Feathers, in line with the federal "Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918". (d) "Tribe" means a tribe, band, nation, or Alaskan Native village that is recognized by federal law or that a state formally acknowledges. (2) A qualifying student may wear tribal regalia during a graduation ceremony; except that a qualifying student who is not an enrolled member of a tribe shall not wear eagle feathers. Wearing tribal regalia includes decorating graduation attire with tribal regalia; except that a qualifying student who is not an enrolled member of a tribe shall not decorate with eagle feathers. (3) (a) An immediate family member of a qualifying student may wear and display tribal regalia during the qualifying student's graduation ceremony if the immediate family member is: (I) An enrolled member of a tribe; (II) Eligible to be enrolled as a member of a tribe; or (III) A lineal descendant of a tribally enrolled parent or grandparent. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(a) of this section, an immediate family member who is not an enrolled member of a tribe shall not wear eagle feathers. (4) A school or school district shall not prohibit a qualifying student or the qualifying student's immediate family from wearing and displaying tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony. (5) This section applies to all public school graduations, including, but not limited to, kindergarten, middle school, junior high school, and high school graduations.
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