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69 Stat. 524.
Permanent s t a t u s and tenure.
80 Stat. 1598.
Post, p. 3 6 3. Change of s t a t u s, compensation. 69 Stat. 525; 80 Stat. 1598.
76 Stat. 1233; 78 Stat. 8 8 5.
PUBLIC LAW 91-297-JUNE 30, 1970
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equivalent of not less than sixty graduate semester hours in academic, vocational, or professional courses beyond a master's degree, representing a definite educational program satisfactory to the Board, except that in the case of a shop teacher in the vocational education program the sixty semester hours need not be graduate semester hours. Graduate credit hours beyond thirty which were earned prior to obtaining a master's degree may be applied in computing such sixty credithours." (3) Section 3 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1512) is amended by— (A) striking out " For " and inserting in lieu thereof " (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), for"; (B) inserting immediately after "position" each time it appears "or salary class"; and (C) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) The Board of Education may place in a permanent status any fully qualified employee in salary class 15 having three or more years of satisfactory service, including service in an educational system or institution of recognized standing outside the District of Columbia, as determined by the Board, at any time beginning one year after the commencement of the probationary period of such employee. Any employee appointed to permanent status under this subsection shall be considered an employee of the Board on permanent tenure." (4) Section 4 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1521) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4. Any employee of the Board of Education in group A of salary class 15 who possesses a bachelor's degree plus fifteen credit hours shall be transferred in accordance with section 10(a) and (b) to group A - 1 of salary class 15." (5) Section 5 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1522) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(f) Whenever a teacher or school officer is changed to a lower salary class or to a lower level in the same salary class as in the case of school principals in the public school system, the Superintendent of Schools is authorized to fix the rate of compensation at a rate provided for in the salary class or level to which the employee is changed which does not exceed his existing rate of compensation, except that if his existing rate falls between two service steps provided in such lower salary class or level, he shall receive the higher of such rates; if he is receiving a rate of basic compensation in excess of the maximum rate provided in such lower salary class or level in which he is to be placed, he will retain his existing rate of compensation and receive one-half of any future increases granted his new salary class or level until such time as his rate of basic compensation is no longer in excess of the maximum rate provided in such lower salary class or level. This subsection shall not apply if such reduction to a lower salary class or level is (1) for personal cause, (2) at the request of such teacher or school officer, (3) as a condition of a previous temporary promotion to a higher grade, or (4) because of a reduction in force brought about by lack of funds or curtailment of work." (6) Section 6(a)(1) (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1531 (a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: " (1) On July 1 of each year, following the effective date of the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act Amendments of 1970, each permanent employee in salary class 15 who is on service step 13 and has completed 15 years of creditable service shall be assigned to longevity step Y. Each permanent employee in salary class 15 who is in longevity step X, on such effective date, shall be assigned to longevity step Y. In determining years of creditable
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