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 86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-518-OCT. 21, 1972

(B) inserting immediately after the fourth sentence the following new sentence: " I n the case of a person who is newly appointed to any position in salary class 3,4, 5, or 6, who is determined by the Board of Education to possess unique or unusually high qualifications of special need to the school system, and whose annual salary immediately prior to such appointment was higher than the rate of compensation prescribed for service step 1 of his salary class, such person may, in the discretion of the Board of Education, have his compensation fixed at the rate of compensation prescribed for service step 2 or 3 of his salary class."; and (C) stf iking out the last sentence. (5) Section 10 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1535) is amended by— (A) striking out in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) "date of the regular Board meeting" and inserting in lieu thereof "first day"; and (B) adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision of this or any other law, the Board of Education is authorized to correct on a retroactive basis any administrative error occurring in the application of subsection (a), " (6) Section 13 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1542) is amended by— (A) striking out in the second sentence of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) "in the same manner as regular pay"; and (B) striking out in the third sentence of such paragraph " 8 1 " and inserting in lieu thereof "83". (7) Section 14 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1543) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 14. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each employee whose annual salary is prescribed by the salary schedule contained in section 1 of this Act shall have his annual salary paid in twenty-four semimonthly installments. Semimonthly installment payments of the salaries of such employees shall be made on the first and sixteenth days of the month (or as near those days as is practicable); except that in lieu of receiving on such days the first semimonthly installment payment of salary payable in August and the three succeeding semimonthly installment payments of salary, an employee in salary class 15 of such salary schedule may elect, under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, to receive on the date of the second semimonthly installment payment of his salary in July an amount equal to the sum of (1) the amount of such payment, and (2) the amounts of the four succeeding semimonthly installment payments of salary payable to him." (8) Section 15 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1544) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 15. On and after September 1, 1972, the Act of March 5, 1952 (D.C. Code, secs. 31-698—698a) (relating to vacation periods and annual leave) shall apply to employees of the Board of Education whose salaries are fixed in salary classes 1 through 14, inclusive, of the salary schedule contained in section 1 of this Act." (9) Section 16 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1545) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 16. On and after September 1, 1972, the Act of October 13, 1949 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-691 et seq.) (relating to sick and emergency leave) shall apply to employees of the Board whose salaries are fixed in salary class 15 of the salary schedule contained in section 1 of this Act."

1011 80 Stat. 1599. D.C. Code 31-1532.

Promotions, effective date. 84 Stat. 363.

Extra duty activity, compensation. 84 Stat. 364. 80 Stat. 1601. Salary payments, employee election. 84 Stat. 364. Ante, p. 1005.

76 Stat. 1235.

66 Stat. 14; 67 Stat. 362.

69 Stat. 529; 76 Stat. 1235. 63 Stat. 842; 82 Stat. 140.

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