District of Columbia Administrative Code

1110 HONORARIA AND PROFESSIONAL FEES 1110.1 The Dean is authorized to negotiate professional fees, honoraria, and related payments to experts, consultants, and other non-employees who perform services for the School of Law. 1110.2 The Dean shall be authorized to negotiate per die…

1200 EMPLOYEE CONDUCT 1200.1 Each employee of the District of Columbia School of Law shall at all times maintain a high level of ethical conduct in connection with the performance of his or her official duties, and shall refrain from taking, ordering, or participating in any offi…

1201 EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES 1201.1 Employees of the School of Law shall be encouraged to exercise their full rights as citizens to participate in political activities to the extent that those activities are not expressly prohibited by law (including the provisions of subch…

1202 CONVERSION 1202.1 An employee who accepts an appointment in a different employment service shall have the benefits and rights applicable to the new employment service at the time of conversion. 1202.2 Upon conversion, the rights and benefits applicable to an employee prior t…

1203 TEMPORARY AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT 1203.1 An employee shall be deemed "temporary" when his or her appointment does not exceed three hundred sixty-four (364) days. 1203.2 An employee shall be deemed to be "part-time" if his or her assigned regular tour of duty is thirty-nine …

1204 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1205 DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES 1205.1 An employee may be temporarily detailed to perform duties which are separate and distinct from those regularly assigned, including the performance of duties normally assigned to another position which has become temporarily vacant. 1205.2 During a …

1206 EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION 1206.1 The Dean or a designee shall determine the employment obligation of each employee (except part-time or temporary employment where the obligation may be less) to be either of the following: (a) Academic Year Obligation - annual obligation of servi…

1207 HEALTH EXAMINATIONS 1207.1 The Dean may require any employee, prospective employee, or applicant for employment to have a physical examination and have the results reported to the Dean. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1208 MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE 1208.1 The mandatory retirement age shall be seventy (70) years of age for for all employees, except as provided otherwise in this section. 1208.2 The Board of Governors may, by majority vote upon recommendation of the Dean, allow an individual emplo…

1209 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1210 PROBATIONARY PERIOD 1210.1 Upon his or her initial appointment, an employee shall be subject to a one (1) year probationary period. The probationary period shall be used to evaluate the performance of the employee. 1210.2 The Dean may waive the probationary period for any em…

1211 PROBATIONARY PERFORMANCE REVIEW 1211.1 A formal performance review conference shall be held between each staff member and his or her immediate supervisor within thirty (30) days after the first three (3) months of initial employment. The supervisor shall discuss the employee…

1212 UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE DURING PROBATIONARY PERIOD 1212.1 If an employee fails to perform satisfactorily during the initial probationary period, and the employee's performance does not improve after at least one (1) performance review conference and follow-up conference, …

1213 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1214 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1215 STANDARD WORK WEEK 1215.1 The standard work week for non-faculty employees of the School of Law shall be not more than forty (40) hours per week or five (5) days per week, excluding a duty-free lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes each working day. 1215.2 The De…

1216 OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS 1216.1 The School of Law shall observe the official District of Columbia public holidays set forth in D.C. Code, §1-613.2. 1216.2 In accordance with D.C. Code, §1-613.2(f), the Board of Governors may designate up to three (3) additional holidays to honor pe…

1217 INCLEMENT WEATHER 1217.1 The School of Law shall conduct business as usual on every scheduled day, unless the Dean or a designee determines that a complete or partial cancellation or modification of classes and other activities is warranted due to extraordinary circumstances…

1218 TEACHING BY EXECUTIVE AND CAREER SERVICE EMPLOYEES 1218.1 Qualified Executive Service appointees with or without faculty rank may teach during or after normal duty hours without pay. Teaching during duty hours shall be subject to approval by the Dean. 1218.2 Administrative e…

1219 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1220 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING 1220.1 Recognizing that professional development and training are essential to effective employee performance, the School of Law shall provide, within the resources available, opportunities for full-time employees to do the following: (a…

1221 TUITION ASSISTANCE 1221.1 Tuition assistance shall be provided to eligible full-time employees in the form of reimbursement for tuition paid for approved courses at educational institutions other than the School of Law, within budget limits set by the Board and in accordance…

1222 REMITTED TUITION 1222.1 The School of Law shall allow full remission of tuition to full-time employees and members of their immediate families who wish to enroll in courses at the School of Law. 1222.2 An applicant for remission of tuition under this section shall be require…

1223 RELEASED TIME 1223.1 Full-time permanent status employees may be permitted released time during normal duty hours to take one (1) course per semester for credit or audit. 1223.2 The time away from work shall not exceed eight (8) hours per week. 1223.3 Absences under this pro…

1224 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1225 INCENTIVE AWARDS 1225.1 The Board of Governor's Incentive Awards Program shall be established to provide monetary or honorary awards to individual employees or to groups of employees whose suggestions, ideas, accomplishments, length of service, sustained outstanding performa…

1226 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1227 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1228 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1229 RESERVED SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 5810 (July 29, 1988).

1230 PERSONNEL RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRIVACY OF RECORDS 1230.1 The Dean shall ensure that all official personnel records of the School of Law are established, maintained, and disposed of in a manner designed to ensure the greatest degree of privacy to an employee or an applicant…

1231 EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO OFFICIAL PERSONNEL RECORDS 1231.1 The official personnel records of an employee shall be disclosed to the employee or any representative of the employee's choice. 1231.2 All disclosures shall be made in the presence of a representative of the School of Law…

1400 FACULTY PERSONNEL POLICIES 1400.1 The provisions of this chapter shall apply to faculty employees in the Educational Service at the School of Law. 1400.2 Faculty employees shall be responsible for teaching, law clinics and clinical programs, research, and public service acti…

1401 ACADEMIC FREEDOM 1401.1 The School of Law shall abide by principles of academic freedom for faculty in teaching and other programs which are fundamental to the protection of the rights of the teacher in transmitting ideas, and to the student in learning, as well as to the ad…

1402 FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES 1402.1 Because the faculty has a special position in the community, and because the public judges the legal profession and the faculty of the School of Law by the acts of its members, the rights and freedoms set forth in §1401 require that the primar…

1403 FACULTY DUTIES AND TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS 1403.1 Faculty members shall be deemed to be on duty for the academic year contract, excluding approved recesses and holidays. 1403.2 Class schedules shall be developed and approved by the Dean after consultation with affected faculty …

1405 OUTSIDE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 1405.1 The School of Law shall encourage faculty members in their outside professional pursuits to the extent that those pursuits enhance the mission of the School of Law. However, a faculty member's primary obligation shall be to…

1406 FACULTY RESEARCH 1406.1 Because continuous study and research are necessary complements to excellence in teaching and the preparation of students to become members of the bar, the School of Law shall encourage research and scholarship. 1406.2 In order to ensure the preservat…

1407 GOVERNANCE OF THE SCHOOL OF LAW 1407.1 Members of the faculty shall be expected to participate in the governance of the School of Law. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 4290 (June 10, 1988).

1410 APPOINTMENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS 1410.1 The Dean shall make each appointment to the faculty in consultation with the appropriate committee or members of the faculty. 1410.2 Recommendations for faculty appointments may be initiated by any member of the faculty or a committee of…

1411 TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS 1411.1 There shall be three (3) basic types of appointments, as follows: (a) Regular full-time appointments; (b) Regular part-time appointments; and (c) Special appointments. 1411.2 Special appointments shall include the following: (a) Professor of Law …

1412 SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS 1412.1 The title "Professor of Law Emeritus" may be awarded by the Board to a retired professor who has rendered distinguished service. 1412.2 Professors emeriti shall be entitled to use the facilities of the School of Law and shall be included in publis…

1413 APPOINTMENTS: PROFESSOR OF LAW 1413.1 A candidate for appointment to the rank of Professor of Law shall be required to meet the following qualifications: (a) An earned Juris Doctor degree and be a member in good standing of the bar of the District of Columbia or other state;…

1414 APPOINTMENTS: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW 1414.1 A candidate for appointment to the rank of Associate Professor of Law shall be required to meet the following qualifications: (a) An earned Juris Doctor degree and be a member in good standing of the bar of the District of Colu…

1415 APPOINTMENTS: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW 1415.1 A candidate for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor of Law shall be required to meet the following qualifications: (a) An earned Juris Doctor degree and be a member in good standing of the bar of the District of Colu…

1416 APPOINTMENTS: INSTRUCTOR OF LAW 1416.1 A candidate for appointment to the rank of Instructor of Law shall be required to possess a Juris Doctor degree and be a member in good standing of the bar of the District of Columbia or other state. 1416.2 The Dean shall require each c…