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 524 Vocational high school shop teachers.

"Master's" and "doctor's" degrees.

" P l u s thirty credit hours".

Probationary service.

PUBLIC LAW 243~AUG. 5, 1955

L69 S T A T.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act the Board is authorized on a written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, to appoint or promote vocational high school shop teachers to salary class 18, grouj) B, without a master's degree if they submit evidence of equivalent training and experience in accordance with the rules of the Board. A vocational high scliool shop teacher may not be appointed, assigned, or promoted to salary class 18, group C, who does not possess a master's degree granted in course plus thirty credit hours. (c) When used in this Act— (1) The term "master's degree" and "doctor's degree" mean, respectively, a master's degree and a doctor's degree granted in course by an accredited higher educational institution. (2) The term "plus thirty credit hours" means the equivalent of not less than thirty graduate credit hours in academic, vocational, or professional courses beyond a master's degree, representing a definite educational program satisfactory to the Board. Graduate credit hours beyond thirty which were earned prior to obtaining a master's degree may be applied in computing such thirty credit hours. (3) The terms "Board" and "Board of Education" mean the Board of Education of the District of Columbia. (4) The term "Salary Act of 1947" means the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1947, as amended. SEC. 3. For other than temporary employees and the Superintendent of Schools, the first two years of service in each position covered by section 1 of this Act shall be probationary regardless of any change in title or numbers used in classifying the position. Teachers, school officers, and other employees who have satisfactorily completed the probationary period in any position covered by section 1 of this Act and whose permanent appointments have been approved by the Board shall be considered employees of the Board on permanent tenure. TITLE III—METHOD OF ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO SALARY S C H E D U L E S

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SEC. 4. Each teacher, school officer, and other employee in the service of the Board on July 1, 1955, who occupies a position formerly assigned in accordance with the provisions of title I of the Salary Act of 1947 shall be placed in a salary class covered by section 1 of this Act as indicated at the end of this section. Any employee in group A of his salary class on June 30, 1955, shall be assigned to group A of the class to which he is transferred on July 1, 1955. Any employee in group C of his salary class on June 30, 1955, shall be assigned to group B of the class to which he is transferred on July 1, 1955, except that an employee possessing a master's degree plus thirty credit hours shall be transferred to group C. Any employee not in a group A or a group C on June 30, 1955, shall be assigned to group A on July 1, 1955, if his new salary class contains such a group, except that an employee possessing a master's degree or an employee in salary classes 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, and 17 on July 1, 1955, who does not possess a master's degree shall be assigned to group B if his new salary class contains such a group and an employee possessing a master's degree plus thirty credit hours shall be assigned to group C if his new salary class contains such a group.

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