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PUBLIC LAW 109–356—OCT. 16, 2006

Sec. 302. Evaluation process for public school employees. Sec. 303. Clarification of application of pay provisions of Merit Personnel System to all District employees. Sec. 304. Criteria for renewing or extending sole source contracts. Sec. 305. Acceptance of grant amounts not included in annual budget. Sec. 306. Standards for annual independent audit. Sec. 307. Use of fines imposed for violation of traffic alcohol laws for enforcement and prosecution of laws. Sec. 308. Certifications for attorneys in cases brought under Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.

TITLE I—GOVERNANCE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Subtitle A—General District of Columbia Governance SEC. 101. BUDGET FLEXIBILITY.

(a) PERMITTING INCREASE IN AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AS LOCAL FUNDS DURING A FISCAL YEAR.—Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.41 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting after section 446 the following new section: ‘‘PERMITTING

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‘‘SEC. 446A. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 446, to account for an unanticipated growth of revenue collections, the amount appropriated as District of Columbia funds under budget approved by Act of Congress as provided in such section may be increased— ‘‘(1) by an aggregate amount of not more than 25 percent, in the case of amounts allocated under the budget as ‘OtherType Funds’; and ‘‘(2) by an aggregate amount of not more than 6 percent, in the case of any other amounts allocated under the budget. ‘‘(b) CONDITIONS.—The District of Columbia may obligate and expend any increase in the amount of funds authorized under this section only in accordance with the following conditions: ‘‘(1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall certify— ‘‘(A) the increase in revenue; and ‘‘(B) that the use of the amounts is not anticipated to have a negative impact on the long-term financial, fiscal, or economic health of the District. ‘‘(2) The amounts shall be obligated and expended in accordance with laws enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia in support of each such obligation and expenditure, consistent with any other requirements under law. ‘‘(3) The amounts may not be used to fund any agencies of the District government operating under court-ordered receivership. ‘‘(4) The amounts may not be obligated or expended unless the Mayor has notified the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the

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