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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

JOHN L. MCMILLAN, South Carolina, Chairman

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MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

District of Columbia Education Association, Elizabeth D. Griffith, Execu-
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District of Columbia Government:

Lowe, Schuyler, Director, General Administration, Letter dated May
15, 1966 to Dean Paul Cook, D.C. Teachers College.
Tobriner, Hon. Walter N., President, Board of Commissioners:

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AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND A PUBLIC VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1966

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SUBCOMMITTEE No. 4 OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

Washington, D.C.

The Subcommittee met at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1310 Longworth House Office Building, the Honorable John Dowdy (Chairman of the Subcommittee) presiding.

Members present: Mr. Dowdy (Chairman) and Mr. Nelsen.

Also present: James T. Clark, Clerk; Hayden S. Garber, Counsel; Donald Tubridy, Minority Clerk; Leonard O. Hilder, Investigator. Mr. DowDY. The Committee will come to order.

We have a hearing set this morning on a series of bills authorizing the establishment of a public community college, vocational college and a public college of arts and sciences, in the District of Columbia. I do not know how far along we will be able to go.

The bills are H.R. 16958 (introduced by Mr. Nelsen); H.R. 7395 (introduced by Mr. Multer); H.R. 14769 (introduced by Mr. Fraser); H.R. 15365 (introduced by Mr. Helstoski); H.R. 15966 (introduced by Mr. Mathias); H.R. 16353 (introduced by Mr. Bell); H.R. 4761 and H.R. 4763 (introduced by Mr. Diggs).

(The bills referred to follow :)

[H.R. 16958, 89th Cong., 2d sess.]

A BILL To authorize the establishment of a public community and vocational college and a public college of arts and sciences in the District of Columbia

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Public Higher Education Act".

SEC. 2. As used in this Act

(a) The term "public college of arts and sciences" means an institution of higher education established pursuant to this Act and which is organized and administered principally to provide a four-year program in the liberal arts and sciences acceptable for a bachelor's degree, including but not limited to, courses in teacher education, and such additional program of study as may be acceptable for a master's degree, and courses on an individual, noncredit basis to those desiring to further their education without seeking a degree.

(b) The term "public community and vocational college" means an institution of higher education established pursuant to this Act and which is organized and administered principally to provide a two-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's degree or for a degree of associate in arts, which program shall include, but shall not be limited to, courses in business education, secretarial training, and business administration, and courses in engineering, mathematics, and the physical and biological sciences which are designed to prepare a student to work as a technician and at a semiprofessional level in engineering, scientific,

and other technological fields requiring the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles or knowledge, and which college also provides courses on an individual, noncredit basis for persons desiring to further their education without seeking a degree.

(c) The term "Board of Higher Education" and "Board" mean the Board of Higher Education established by section 3 of this Act.

(d) The term "Board of Education" means the Board of Education of the District of Columbia established by the Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 316), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 31-101 et seq.).

SEC. 3. (a) The control of the public college of arts and sciences and of the public community and vocational college is hereby vested in a Board of Higher Education, which shall consist of nine members of whom not less than five shall have been residents of the District of Columbia for a period of not less than three years immediately prior to their appointments. The members of the Board (including all members appointed to fill vacancies on such Board) shall be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall designate one of the members as Chairman, who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. Such members shall be appointed for terms of three years; except that the terms of office of the members first taking office shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, three at the end of one year, three at the end of two years, and three at the end of three years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for their travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons serving the Government without compensation.

(b) The President of the United States may remove, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, any member of the Board of Higher Education for adequate cause affecting his character and efficiency as a 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 Board shall not be personally liable in damages for any official action of the Board in which such members participate, nor shall they be liable for any costs that may be taxed against them or the Board on account of any such official action by them as members of the 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 Board or any of its members be required to give any bond or security for costs or damages on any appeal whatever. SEC. 4. 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 a public college of arts and sciences and a public community and vocational college, both colleges shall be located on the

same campus;

(2) To establish policies, standards, and requirements governing admission, programs, graduation (including the award of degrees) and general administration of the colleges established pursuant to this Act;

(3) To appoint and compensate, without regard to the civil service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, a president for each of the colleges established pursuant to this Act, each of whom shall serve for a term of four years;

(4) To employ and compensate such officers as it determines necessary for each of the colleges established pursuant to this Act, and such educational employees for each of such colleges as the president thereof may recommend in writing, without regard to the civil service laws, the Classification Act of 1949, the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951, the Act entitled "An Act to prevent pernicious political activities", approved August 2, 1939 (63 Stat. 1147), the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended, and the Dual Compensation Act, but subject to the Federal Employees Compensation Act, the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959, and the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944, as amended: Provided, That subject to the approval of the Commissioners, the compen

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