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Authority of Board to determine positions, e t c.

PUBLIC LAW 243-AUG. 5, 1955

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practice at least equivalent to those required of a teacher with a bachelor's degree; or (3) involve activities which are so directly related to the educational process that the positions have characteristics of the educational field to a marked degree, even though academic credits in educational theory and practice are not required; or (4) involve the management or direction or organizational units or school services which, though not directly involved in the educational process, require the incumbent to deal so extensively with employees who are directly involved in the educational process on problems that require an understanding of the aims, methods and points of view of educators and educational philosophy, that it becomes impractical, insofar as salary treatment is concerned, to attempt to distinguish between them and positions covered under paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection. This paragraph (4) shall apply only to such positions as are necessary to coordinate such noneducational units or services with the educational activities of the school system. (b) The Board, with the concurrence of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, is authorized to determine which positions meet the criteria specified in subsection (a) of this section and to establish or transfer positions covered under other wage or salary fixing acts or authorities to the coverage of this Act. Similarly, the Board, with the concurrence of the said Board of Commissioners, is authorized to determine that positions covered under this Act do not meet the criteria specified in subsection (a) of this section and to remove any such position from the coverage of this Act: Provided, That any employee occupying any position covered by this Act on the effective date of this Act, but which is later determined not to meet the criteria specified in subsection (a) of this section, shall continue to be entitled to the salary and other benefits of this Act as long as he remains in such position. The Board, subject to the concurrence of the said Board of Commissioners, is authorized to specify for any position to be brought under this Act, the class and group as established in this Act which shall apply to such position: Provided, That such class shall be selected on the basis of the difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of such position. Positions brought under this Act in accordance with this section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act to the same degree and in all respects as if such positions were specifically named in this Act. The Board is authorized to conduct such studies as are required to apply the criteria specified in subsection (a) of this section. TITLE IV — M E T H O D OF A D V A N C E M E N T AND PROMOTION OF EMPLOYEES

A s s i g n ment to numerical service step.

D. C. C o d e 31659 note.

SEC. 6. On July 1, 1955, each permanent employee assigned to a salary class in accordance with section 4 and section 5 of this Act shall be assigned to the numerical service step on the schedule for his class, or class and group, under this Act next above the numerical service step occupied by him on June 30, 1955, under the provisions of the Salary Act of 1947 and each such employee shall advance one numerical service step each year thereafter until he reaches the highest step provided on the schedule for his class, or class and group, except that each employee under this Act who was on a service step under the Salary Act of 1947 which was numerically as high or higher than the top step provided for the salary class, or class and group, to which he is assigned under section 1 of this Act shall be assigned on July 1, 1955, to the highest step provided for his salary class, or class

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