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PUBLIC LAW 90-292-APR. 22, 1968

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Public Law 90-292 AN ACT To amend the Act of June 20, 1906, and the District of Columbia election law to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia,

Be it eruLcted by the Senate aTid House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

April 22, 1968 [H. R. 13042]

of the

SHORT TITLE

District of Columbia E l e c t e d Board of Education Act.

1. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Elected Board of Education Act." SECTTOX

F I N D I N G S A N D DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares that the school is a focal point of neighborhood and community activity; that the merit of its schools and educational system is a primary index to the merit of the community; and that the education of their children is a municipal matter of primary and personal concern to the citizens of a community. I t is therefore the purpose of this Act to give the citizens of the Nation's Capital a direct voice in the development and conduct of the public educational system of the District of Columbia; to provide organizational arrangements whereby educational programs may be improved and coordinated with other municipal programs; and to make District schools centers of neighborhood and community life. AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF E D U C A T I O N L A W

SEC. 3. (a) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to fix and regulate the salaries of teachers, school officers, and other employees of the board of education of the District of Columbia", approved June 20, 1906 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-101), is amended by striking out the first paragraph of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 2. (a) The control of the public schools of the District of Columbia is vested in a Board of Education to consist of eleven elected members, three of whom are to be elected at large, and one to be elected from each of the eight school election wards established under the District of Columbia Election Act. The election of the members of the Board of Education shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis and in accordance with such Act. " (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and section 10(e) of the District of Columbia Election Act, the term of office of a member of the Board of Education shall be four years. "(2) Of the members of the Board of ICducation first elected after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, three members elected from wards and two members elected at large shall serve for terms ending January 26, 1970, and the other six members shall serve for terms ending January 24, 1972. The members who shall serve for terms ending January 26, 1970, shall be determined by lots cast before the Board of Elections of the District of Columbia upon a date set and pursuant to regulation issued by the Board of Elections. "(3) The term of office of a member of the Board of Education elected at a general election shall begin at noon on the fourth Monday in January next following such election. A member may serve more than one term. "(4) The members may receive compensation at a rate fixed by the District of Columbia Council, which shall not exceed $1,200 per annum.

34 Stat. 316; 71 Stat. 340. Members, election.

69 Stat. 699; Post, p. 106. D.C. Code 11101 et seq. Term of office. Post, p. 106.

Compensation.

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