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 102 STAT. 1974

PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

10 USC 8252 note.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Such section shall apply with respect to persons accepted for original enlistment in the Regular Air Force after September 30, 1989. (d) REPEAL OF FY 89 REQuraEMENT FOR SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE OF Am FORCE ENUSTEES To B E WOMEN.—Section 551(a) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (10 U.S.C. 8251 note), is repealed.

32 USC 709 note.

SEC. 523. MILITARY EDUCATION FOR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS (a) PHASE-OUT OF PROGRAM REQUIRING OUT-OF-STATE TRAINING.—

A civilian technician of the Army National Guard whose military occupational specialty has been approved by the Secretary of the Army in accordance with subsection (b) for training under the Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officers Education Program by an appropriate National Guard school (as defined in subsection (0) shall, if such technician is not already qualified in that military occupational specialty, receive military trsuning in that military occupational specialty through that school rather than through the Military Education Program. (b) APPROVAL OF STATE COURSES.—(1) Each Nationgd Guard school which receives from the Department of the Army a training program for National Guard training for a military occupational specialty as part of the Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officers Education Program shall implement that training program by the end of the 45-day period beginning on the receipt of such program by the school or as soon thereafter as feasible. The Secretary of the Army shall, not later than 45 days sifter any such school notifies the Secretary that it has implemented such a training program, determine whether or not such school has properly implemented such program. Upon the approval by the Secretary of the implementation of such program by such school, subsection (a) shall apply with respect to military education of civilian technicians of the Army National Guard of that State in the applicable military occupational specialty. (2) In the case of a National Guard school for which a p r c ^ a m has not been approved under paragraph (1) with respect to a military occupational specialty, the Secretary of the Army may, subject to subsection (d), require a civilian technician of the Army National Guard in that State with that military occupational specialty to receive training through the Military Education Program. (c) SPECIAL RULE FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING.—A civilian techni-

cian of the Army National Guard who is required by the National Guard Bureau to receive leadership training through courses known as Primary Leadership Development courses shall receive such training through the appropriate State National Guard school. (d) TRANSITION.—In the case of a civilian technician of the Army National Guard for whose military occupational specialty there is not, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, a program of training approved under subsection (b) for an appropriate National Guard school, the technician shall, at his request, be given the Skill Qualification Test appropriate for his military occupational specialty and skill level. If the technician passes the test and, if necessary for his military occupational specialty, successfully completes the Army National Guard Battle Skills Course for the appropriate grade, the Secretary of the Army may not require the technician to receive training through the existing Military

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