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PUBLIC LAW 89-791-NOV. 7, 1966

member. If the President determines that, with respect to any such member, there is adequate cause affecting his character and efficiency as a member, the President may appoint a special investigating board, consisting of not more than three members, to consider the matter. The investigating board, in considering such matter, shall hold public hearings and, on the basis thereof, report to the President with respect to their findings of fact and recommendations. Following the receipt by him of such report, the President may remove such member from office. (c) The members of the Vocational Board shall not be personally liable in damages for any official action of the Vocational Board in which such members participate, nor shall they be liable for any costs that may be taxed against them or the Vocational Board on account of any such official action by them as members of the Vocational Board, but such costs shall be charged to the District of Columbia and paid as other costs are paid in suits against the municipality; nor shall the Vocational Board or any of its members be required to give any bond or security for costs or damages on any appeal whatever, SEC. 203. (a) The Board is hereby vested with the following powers and duties: (1) To develop detailed plans for and to establish, organize, and operate in the District of Columbia the Washington Technical Institute. (2) To establish policies, standards, and requirements governing admission, programs, graduation (including the award of degrees) and general administration of the Washington Technical Institute. (3) To appoint and compensate, without regard to the civil service laws or chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, a president for the Washington Technical Institute. (4) To employ and compensate such officers as it determines necessary for the Washington Technical Institute, and such educational employees for the Washington Technical Institute as the president thereof may recommend in writing. Such officers and educational employees may be employed and compensated without regard to— (A) the civil service laws, (B) chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code (relating to classification of positions in Government service), (C) sections 6301 through 6305 and 6307 through 6311 of title 5, United States Code (relating to annual and sick leave for Federal employees), (D) chapter 15 and sections 7324 through 7327 of title 5, United States Code (relating to political activities of Government employees), (E) section 3323 and subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code (relating to civil service retirement), and (F) sections 3326, 3501, 3502, 5531 through 5533, and 6303 of title 5, United States Code (relating to dual pay and dual employment), but the employment and compensation of such officers and educational employees shall be subject to— (i) sections 7902, 8101 through 8138, and 8145 through 8150 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 292 and 1920

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