District of Columbia Administrative Code

994 RESERVED SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 197(January 14, 1994).

995 RESERVED SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 197(January 14, 1994).

996 RESERVED SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 197(January 14, 1994).

997 RESERVED SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 197(January 14, 1994).

998 RESERVED SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 197(January 14, 1994).

999 DEFINITIONS 999.1 The following words and phrases used in these sections applicable to the District of Columbia Wage Payment and Wage Collection Law shall have the following meanings ascribed: Administrative Capacity - A person employed in a bona fide administrative capacity …

100 EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY 100.1 The Board of Governors of the District of Columbia School of Law (the "Board") shall exercise the authority set forth in the provisions of D.C. Law 6-177, as amended (D.C. Code, §31-1541, et seq.) through the official acts of its members taken whil…

101 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD 101.1 In accordance with D.C. Code, §31-1543(m), the Board of Governors shall annually elect from among its members a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson who shall serve until their successors are elected in accordance with this section. 101.2 The annual el…

102 VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF CHAIRPERSON OR VICE CHAIRPERSON 102.1 Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, the Vice Chairperson shall assume the office of Chairperson and shall hold the office of Chairperson until the next annual el…

103 DUTIES OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 103.1 The Chairperson shall preside, and may vote on and enter into the discussion of any item of business, at all regular meetings, special or emergency meetings, and meetings of the Committee of the Whole. 103.2 The Chairp…

104 VICE CHAIRPERSON AND CHAIRPERSON PRO TEMPORE 104.1 The Vice Chairperson shall assume the duties and privileges of the Chairperson in the absence of or at the request of the Chairperson. 104.2 In the absence of both the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson, the Chairperson sha…

105 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD AND BOARD STAFF 105.1 The Board of Governors shall appoint an Executive Assistant to the Board to act as custodian of the records of the Board, to certify and maintain the minutes of the Board, and to conduct and supervise the daily business o…

106 MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS: REGULAR MEETINGS 106.1 The Board shall hold regular monthly business meetings in the months of September through June of each year. 106.2 Unless specifically changed by the Board, the regular meetings shall be held on the first Wednesday of…

107 MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS: SPECIAL MEETINGS 107.1 The Chairperson of the Board of Governors may call a special meeting of the Board by informing the Executive Assistant in writing of the purpose of the special meeting not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the…

108 MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS: EMERGENCY MEETINGS 108.1 The Chairperson of the Board of Governors may call an emergency meeting of the Board by informing the Executive Assistant in writing of the nature of the emergency and the purpose of the meeting. 108.2 Upon the requ…

110 CONDUCT OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 110.1 Debate and proceedings of the meetings of the Board of Governors and its committees shall be governed by the provisions of Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised, except as provided otherwise by this title. 110.2 Eight (8) me…

111 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 111.1 The Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall annually propose a committee structure for adoption by resolution of a majority of the full Board. 111.2 The committee structure shall establish the name, number of members, and jurisdi…

112 MEETINGS OF BOARD COMMITTEES 112.1 The quorum of a committee shall consist of a majority of the members of the committee. 112.2 The number required to establish a quorum may be satisfied by the attendance of the Chairperson of the Board, or the Vice Chairperson or Chairperson…

113 CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BY COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD 113.1 A committee may conduct a public hearing on any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee by informing the Executive Assistant to the Board not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing in order to provi…

115 SEAL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF LAW 115.1 Pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Code, §31-1543(a)(1), the Board of Governors shall adopt by resolution a seal, which shall be used in accordance with this section. 115.2 The seal adopted by the Board of Governor…

116 STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 116.1 In accordance with D.C. Code, §31-1543(c)(2), the student member of the Board of Governors shall be elected each year by secret ballot vote of the student body. 116.2 The election of the student member of the Board shall be held …

117 COMMUNICATION OF OFFICIAL AGENCY POSITIONS 117.1 The official position of the District of Columbia School of Law as an independent agency of the government of the District of Columbia, or position of the Board of Governors as a body corporate, in matters of law or policy (inc…

118 PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 118.1 The Executive Assistant to the Board of Governors is authorized to establish and implement a system for the distribution to the public, upon request, copies of the following: (a) The electronically recorded transcription, or a portion o…

120 ELECTION OF THE ALUMNI MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 120.1 In accordance with the provisions of D.C. Code, §31-1543(b)(3), the School of Law shall conduct an election to chose a member of the Board of Governors of the School of Law from among those persons who hold a degre…

1000 EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER SERVICES 1000.1 In accordance with the D.C. Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 ("CMPA"), D.C. Law 2-139, as amended by D.C. Law 6-177 (D.C. Code, §1-608.1), all employees of the District of Columbia School of Law shall be in the Educational Serv…

1001 EXCEPTED SERVICE 1001.1 In accordance with D.C. Code, §1-610.3(a)(8), the Board of Governors shall, from time to time, designate positions in the Excepted Service and may remove positions from the Excepted Service. 1001.2 The Dean shall be authorized to appoint persons to Ex…

1002 COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS 1002.1 Except as specified otherwise by law or this title, each appointment to a position at the District of Columbia School of Law shall be made using open competition procedures established by the Dean. 1002.2 Open competition procedures shall prov…

1003 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 1003.1 Employees of the School of Law shall be hired, assigned, promoted, transferred, retained, disciplined, and otherwise treated without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, creed, age, marital status, personal physical appea…

1004 CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS 1004.1 To be eligible for employment by the School of Law, each foreign national shall be required to meet all requirements established under the Immigration and Naturalization Act. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35DCR 4365 (June 10, 1988).

1005 AGE REQUIREMENTS AND PROOF OF BIRTH DATE 1005.1 The minimum age for employment in the Educational Service is sixteen (16) years of age. 1005.2 Each employee shall be required to provide proof of his or her birth date at the time of appointment in order to establish eligibili…

1006 DISTRICT RESIDENTS HIRING PREFERENCE 1006.1 In accordance with D.C. Code, § 1-608.1(e), any person who accepts a position as an employee of the School of Law in the Career Service who is a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia and who claims a District resident pref…

1007 CERTIFICATION OF RESIDENCY 1007.1 Each applicant who is appointed to a position in the Educational Service and who claimed a District residency preference on his or her application for employment shall sign a statement that certifies the following: (a) That the appointee has…

1008 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS 1008.1 In accordance with D.C. Code, § 1-106.9(d)(2), an Educational Service employee who fails to comply with and maintain compliance with the residency requirement set forth in § 1006.4 shall forfeit his or her position. 1008.2…

1009 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35DCR 4365 (June 10, 1988).

1010 RESIGNATION 1010.1 An employee of the School of Law shall submit his or her resignation in writing to the Dean at least ten (10) working days before the effective date of the resignation. 1010.2 Failure to submit a resignation in writing may result in separation due to aband…

1011 EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES 1011.1 Relationship through family or marriage shall constitute neither an advantage nor a disadvantage in employment matters. An individual who is related to another employee of the School of Law shall meet and fulfill all applicable appointment and …

1012 CORRECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS 1012.1 No employee shall suffer any loss in pay, benefits, tenure status, or otherwise, caused by an administrative error. 1012.2 When an administrative error is discovered, it shall be corrected in accordance with procedures established b…

1013 GARNISHMENT, ATTACHMENT, AND DEBT COLLECTION 1013.1 The School of Law shall not serve as a debt collection agent for an employee's debts to outside creditors. 1013.2 An officer, employee, or agent of the School of Law shall not assume responsibility for determining the valid…

1100 CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL PROVISIONS 1100.1 The classification system established under this chapter shall form the basis for the maintenance of an equitable salary structure for the Educational Service employees of the School of Law. 1100.2 The classification system shall fai…

1101 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM 1101.1 The Dean of the School of Law shall be responsible for developing and maintaining a sound position classification system for the School of Law in accordance with the provisions of the D.C. Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act (the "CMPA"). 1101.2 Th…

1102 APPEAL OF POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS 1102.1 Each employee shall have the right to request review of the grade or classification assigned to his or her position, and may appeal an adverse classification decision with respect to his or her position. 1102.2 The Dean shall ensure …

1104 COMPENSATION POLICY 1104.1 The salary administration policies set forth in this chapter shall be implemented to provide uniform, fair salary practices for Educational Service employees of the School of Law. 1104.2 Each employee shall be paid fairly in relation to other posit…

1105 SALARY SCHEDULES 1105.1 The compensation system and salary schedules for all employees in the Educational Service shall be determined by the Board of Governors (the "Board"), based upon the recommendation of the Dean, subject to review and comment by the Mayor and approval b…

1106 APPOINTMENT AT A RATE OF PAY ABOVE THE MINIMUM 1106.1 Upon recommendation of the Dean, the Board may authorize rates of pay above the minimum for categories of positions where it is extremely difficult to recruit at the minimum step rate of a salary schedule. These categorie…

1107 SALARY RETENTION 1107.1 An employee who has been placed in a lower grade position through no fault of the employee shall retain his or her current grade for two (2) years from the date of demotion, and the employee's pay will not be reduced. 1107.2 At the end of the two (2) …

1108 TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT COMPENSATION 1108.1 An employee who receives a temporary assignment to a position to perform the duties and responsibilities of a higher grade may be compensated at that grade whenever possible. 1108.2 Temporary promotion under the terms of this section …