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PUBLIC LAW 89-329-NOV. 8, 1965

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and it shall include recommendations for the improvement of these programs. The Council shall consist of the Commissioner, who shall be Chairman, and twelve members appointed for staggered terms and without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary. Such twelve members shall include persons knowledgeable with respect to teacher preparation and the needs of urban and rural schools, and representatives of the general public. (b) Members of such Advisory Council who are not regular full- compensation. time employees of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of such Council or otherwise engaged on business of such Council, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per diem, including travel time, and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government 6o Stat. sos; service employed intermittently. ^^ ^*^*" ^^^' ^'^°(c) The Council may appoint an Executive Secretary and such other employees as the Council deems necessary to carry out its functions under this title. LIMITATION

SEC. 502. Nothing contained in this title shall be construed to authorize the making of any payment under this title for religious worship or instruction. PART B—NATIONAL TEACHER CORPS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 511. (a) The purpose of this part is to strengthen the educational opportunities available 'to children in areas having concentrations of low-income families and to encourage colleges and universities to broaden their programs of teacher preparation by— (1) attracting and training qualified teachers who will be made available to local educational agencies for teaching in such areas; and (2) attracting and training inexperienced teacher-interns who will be made available for teaching and inservice training to local educational agencies in such areas in teams led by an experienced teacher. (b) For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriaJted $36,100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and $64,715,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967. ESTABLISHMENT OF N A T I O N A L T E A C H E R CORPS

SEC. 512. In order to carry out the purposes of this part, there is hereby established in the Office of Education a National Teacher Corps (hereinafter referred to as the "Teacher Corps"). The Teacher Corps shall be headed by a Director who shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for grade 17 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, and a Deputy Director who shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for grade 16 of such General Schedule. The Director and the Deputy Director shall perform such duties as are delegated to them by the Commissioner.

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