110 STAT. 1321-133
PUBLIC LAW 104-134—APR. 26, 1996
(A) IN GENERAL.— Members of the Board shall serve
for terms of 4 years, except that, of the initial appointments
made under paragraph (2), the Mayor shall designate—
(i) 2 members to serve terms of 3 years;
(ii) 2 members to serve terms of 2 years; and
(iii) 1 member to serve a term of 1 year.
(B) REAPPOINTMENT.— Members of the Board shall be
eligible to be reappointed for one 4-year term beyond their
initial term of appointment.
(6) INDEPENDENCE.— No person employed by the District
of Columbia public schools or a public charter school shall
be eligible to be a member of the Board or to be employed
by the Board.
(b) OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD.—
(1) CHAIR.— The members of the Board shall elect from
among their membership 1 individual to serve as Chair. Such
election shall be held each year after members of the Board
have been appointed to fill any vacancies caused by the regular
expiration of previous members' terms, or when requested by
a majority vote of the members of the Board.
(2) QUORUM. —^A majority of the members of the Board,
not including any positions that may be vacant, shall constitute
a quorum sufficient for conducting the business of the Board.
(3) MEETINGS. —The Board shall meet at the call of the
Chair, subject to the hearing requirements of sections 2203,
2212(d)(3), and 2213(c)(3).
(c) No COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE. —Members of the Board
shall serve without pay, but may receive reimbursement for any
reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by reason of service
on the Board.
(d) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES. —
(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to such rules as may be made
by the Board, the Chair shall have the power to appoint,
terminate, and fix the pay of an Executive Director and such
other personnel of the Board as the Chair considers necessary,
but no individual so appointed shall be paid in excess of the
rate payable for level EG—16 of the Educational Service of
the District of Columbia.
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The Board is authorized to use the
services, personnel, and facilities of the District of Columbia.
(e) EXPENSES OF BOARD.— Any expenses of the Board shall
be paid from such funds as may be available to the Mayor: Provided,
That within 45 days of the enactment of this Act the Mayor shall
make available not less than $130,000 to the Board.
(f) AUDIT.—The Board shall provide for an audit of the financial
statements of the Board by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with Government auditing standards for financial
audits issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this section and conducting the
Board's functions required by this subtitle, there are authorized
to be appropriated $300,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the 3 succeeding fiscal years.
SEC. 2215. FEDERAL ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL. —The following Federal agencies and federally
established entities are encouraged to explore whether it is feasible
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