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69 Stat. 521 Public Law 243 chapter 569 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, and for other purposes.August 5, 1955[[S. 1093](/us/bill/84/s/1093)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the, United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1955. TITLE I—SALARY SCHEDULES Section 1. That the following are the salary schedules for teachers, school officers, and certain other employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia whose positions are included therein:

Salary class and position Service step 1 minimum Service step 2 Service step 3 Service step 4 Service step 5 Service step 6 Service step 7 Class 1: Superintendent of schools: Bachelor’s degree $14,000 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Master’s degree 16,000 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Doctor’s degree 18,000 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 2: Deputy superintendent 11,700 $12,000 $12,300 $12,600 $12,900 $13,200 $13,500 Classic 3:

Assistant superintendent; president, teachers college 10,100 10,400 10,700 11,000 11,300 11,600 11,900 Class 4 9,500 9,700 9,900 10,100 10,300 10,500 10,700 Class 5: Group B, master’s degree 8,600 8,800 9,000 9,200 9,400 9,600 9,800 Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 8,800 9,000 9,200 9,400 9,600 9,800 10,000 Class 6: Group A, bachelor’s degree 7,700 7,900 8,100 8,300 8,500 8,700 8,900 Group B, master’s degree 8,200 8,400 8,600 8,800 9,000 9,200 9,400 Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 8,400 8,600 8,800 9,000 9,200 11,400 9,600 Director, Department of Food Services Class 7:

Group B, master’s degree 7,700 7,900 8,100 8,300 8,500 8,700 8,900 Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 7,900 8,100 8,300 8,500 8,700 8,900 9,100 Chief Examiner Director Principal, senior high school Class 8: Professor, teachers college 7,700 7,900 8,100 8,300 8,500 8,700 8,900 Class 9: Group B, master’s degree 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,800 8,000 8,200 8,400 Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 7,400 7,000 7,800 8,000 8,200 8,400 8,600 Principal, vocational high school Principal, junior high school Principal, Americanization school Class 10:

Group B, master’s degree 6,800 7,000 7,200 7,400 7,800 7,800 8,000 Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 7,000 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,800 8,000 8,200 Director, Department of School Attendance and Work Permits Supervising Director Principal, elementary school Principal, laboratory school Class 11: Associate professsor, teachers college 6,800 7,000 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,800 8,000 Class 12: Group A, bachelor’s degree 6,300 6,500 6,700 6,900 7,100 7,300 7,500 Group B, master’s degree 6,800 7,000 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,800 8,000 Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 7,000 7,200 7,400 7,600 7,800 8,000 8,200 Assistant Director, Department of Food Services Class 13:

Group B, master’s degree 6,100 6,300 6,500 700 6,900 7,100 Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 6,300 6,500 6,700 6,900 7,100 7,300 7,500 Assistant Director Principal, Capitol Page School Assistant principal, senior high school Class 14: Assistant professor, teachers college; chief librarian, teachers college 6,100 6,300 6,500 6,700 6,900 7,100 7,300 Class 15: Group B, master’s degree 5,900 6,100 6,300 6,500 6,700 6,900 7,100 Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 6,100 6,300 6,500 6,700 6,900 7,100 7,300 Assistant principal, vocational high school Assistant principal, junior high school 69 Stat. 522 Salary class and position Service step 1 minimum Service step 2 Service step 3 Service step 4 Service step 5 Service step 6 Service step 7 Class 16:

Group B, master’s degree $5,700 $5,900 $6,100 $6,300 $6,500 $6,700 $6,000 Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 5,900 6,100 6,300 6,500 6,700 6,900 7,100 Class 17: Group B, master’s degree 5,400 5,000 5,800 6,000 6,200 6,400 6,600 Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 5,600 5,800 6,000 6,200 6,400 6,600 6,800 Assistant Supervisor Chief attendance officer Class 18: Group A, bachelor’s degree 3,900 4,060 4,220 4,380 4,540 4,700 4,860 Group B, master’s degree 4,400 4,560 4,720 4,880 5,040 5,200 5,360 Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 4,000 4,760 4,920 5,080 5,240 5,400 5,560 Instructor, teachers college Librarian, teachers college Teacher, senior high school Teacher, vocational high school Teacher, junior high school Teacher, elementary school School librarian Counselor Research assistant Class 19:

Group A, bachelor’s degree 3,900 4,000 4,220 4,380 4,540 1,700 4,860 Group B, master’s degree 4,400 4,560 4,720 4,880 5,040 5,200 5,360 Attendance officer Child labor inspector Census supervisor Salary class and position Service step 8 Service step 9 Service step 10 Service step 11 Service step 12 Service step 13 Class 1: Superintendent of schools -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 2: Deputy superintendent -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 3:

Assistant superintendent; president, teachers college -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 4 $10,900 $11,100 -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 5: Group B, master’s degree 10,000 10,200 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 10,200 10400 -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 6: Group A, bachelor’s degree 9,100 9,300 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group B, master’s degree 9,600 9,800 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 9,800 10,000 -------- -------- -------- -------- Director, Department of Food Services Class 7:

Group B, master’s degree 9,100 9,300 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 9,300 9,500 -------- -------- -------- -------- Chief Examiner Director Principal, senior high school Class 8: Professor, teachers college 9,100 9,300 -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 9: Group B, master’s degree 8,600 8,800 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 8,800 9,000 -------- -------- -------- -------- Principal, vocational high school Principal, junior high school Principal, Americanization school Class 10:

Group B, master’s degree 8,200 8400 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 8,400 8,600 -------- -------- -------- -------- Director, Department of School Attendance and Work Permits Supervising Director Principal, elementary school Principal, laboratory school Class 11; Associate professor, teachers college 8,200 8,400 -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 12: Group A, bachelor’s degree 7,700 7,900 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group B, master’s degree 8,200 8,400 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 8,400 8,600 -------- -------- -------- -------- Assistant Director, Department of Food Services Class 13:

Group B, master’s degree 7,500 7,700 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree plus 30 credit hours 7,700 7,900 -------- -------- -------- -------- Assistant Director Principal, Capitol Page School Assistant principal, senior high school Class 14: Assistant professor, teachers college; chief librarian, teachers college 7,500 7,700 -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 15: Group B, master’s degree 7,300 7,500 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 7,500 7,700 -------- -------- -------- -------- Assistant principal, vocational high school Assistant principal, junior high school 69 Stat. 523 Salary class and position Service step 8 Service step 9 Service step 10 Service step 11 Service step 12 Service step 13 Class 16:

Group B, master’s degree $7,100 17,300 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 7,300 7,500 -------- -------- -------- -------- Class 17: Group B, master’s degree 6,800 7,000 -------- -------- -------- -------- Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 7,000 7,200 -------- -------- -------- -------- Assistant Supervisor Chief attendance officer Class 18: Group A, bachelor’s degree 5,020 5,180 $5,340 $5,500 $5,660 $5,800 Group B, master’s degree 5,520 5,680 5,840 6,000 6,160 6,300 Group C, master’s degree, plus 30 credit hours 5,720 5,880 6,040 6,200 6,360 6,500 Instructor, teachers college Librarian, teachers college Teacher, senior high school Teacher, vocational high school Teacher, junior high school Teacher, elementary school School librarian Counselor Research assistant Class 19:

Group A, bachelor’s degree 5,020 5,180 5,340 5,500 5,660 5,800 Group B, master’s degree 5,520 5,680 5,840 6,000 6,160 6,300 Attendance officer Child labor inspector Census supervisor TITLE II—CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES Sec. 2.

(a)The Board of Education on written recommendationEligibility requirements; appointment; promotion.Classification and assignment. of the Superintendent of Schools is authorized to establish the eligibility requirements and prescribe methods of appointment and promotion for teachers, school officers, and other employees. The Board ofTeachers, etc., in positions on June 30, 1955.Continuance of employment. Education is authorized and directed, on written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, to classify and assign all teachers, school officers, and other employees to the salary classes and groups in section 1 of this Act. Teachers, school officers, and other employeesMaster’s degree; requirement. on probationary or permanent status shall not be required to take any examinations, either mental or physical, to be continued in the positions in which they are employed on June 30, 1955, or to which they may be transferred and assigned under the provisions of section 4 and section 5 of this Act. No teacher, school officer, or other employee shall be appointed or promoted to any position in section 1 of this Act on probationary or permanent status unless he possesses a master’s degree, except that a person possessing a bachelor’s degree may be appointed on probationary or permanent status as Director of Food Services. Assistant Director of Food Services, Supervising Director of the Department of Military Science and Tactics, teacher of military science and tactics, teacher of driver training, shop teacher in the vocational high schools, teacher in the junior high schools, counselor in the vocational high schools, counselor in the junior high schools, teacher in the elementary schools, research assistant, attendance officer, child labor inspector, or census supervisor. No teacher, school officer,Minimum compensation. or other employee shall receive compensation at a rate less than his annual compensation as of June 30, 1955. 69 Stat. 524

(b)Notwithstanding any provision of this Act the Board is authorized Vocational high school shop teachers.on a written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, to appoint or promote vocational high school shop teachers to salary class 18, group B, without, a master’s degree if they submit evidence of equivalent training and experience in accordance with the rules of the Board. A vocational high school shop teacher may not be appointed, assigned, or promoted to salary class 18, group C, who does not possess a master’s degree granted in course plus thirty credit hours.

(c)When used in this Act—

(1)The term “master’s degree” and “doctor’s degree” mean,“Master’s” and “doctor’s” degrees. respectively, a master’s degree and a doctor’s degree granted in course by an accredited higher educational institution.

(2)The term “plus thirty credit hours” means the equivalent of “Plus thirty credit hours”.not less than thirty graduate credit hours in academic, vocational, or professional courses beyond a master’s degree, representing a definite educational program satisfactory to the Board. Graduate credit hours beyond thirty which were earned prior to obtaining a master’s degree may be applied in computing such thirty credit hours.

(3)The terms “Board” and “Board of Education” mean the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.

(4)The term “Salary Act of 1947” means the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1947, as amended. Sec. 3. For other than temporary employees and the SuperintendentProbationary service. of Schools, the first two years of service in each position covered by section 1 of this Act shall be probationary regardless of any change in title or numbers used in classifying the position. Teachers, school officers, and other employees who have satisfactorily completed the probationary period in any position covered by section 1 of this Act and whose permanent appointments have been approved by the Board shall be considered employees of the Board on permanent tenure. TITLE III—METHOD OF ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO SALARY SCHEDULES Sec. 4. Each teacher, school officer, and other employee in the service of the Board on July 1, 1955, who occupies a position formerly assigned in accordance with the provisions of title I of the Salary Act [61 Stat. 248](/us/stat/61/248).[D. C. Code 31–659](/us/dcc/31/659).of 1947 shall be placed in a salary class covered by section 1 of this Act as indicated at the end of this section. Any employee in group A of his salary class on June 30, 1955, shall be assigned to group A of the class to which he is transferred on July 1, 1955. Any employee in group C of his salary class on June 30, 1955, shall be assigned to group B of the class to which he is transferred on July 1, 1955, except that an employee possessing a master’s degree plus thirty credit hours shall be transferred to group C. Any employee not in a group A or a group C on June 30, 1955, shall be assigned to group A on July 1, 1955, if his new salary class contains such a group, except that an employee possessing a master’s degree or an employee in salary classes 7, 9,’10, 13, 15, and 17 on July 1, 1955, who does not possess a master’s degree shall be assigned to group B if his new salary class contains such a group and an employee possessing a master’s degree plus thirty credit hours shall be assigned to group C if his new salary class contains such a group. 69 Stat. 525 TITLE AND CLASS OF POSITION IN TEACHERS’ SALARY ACT OF 1947 TITLE AND CLASS OF POSITION IN TEACHERS’ SALARY ACT OF 1955 Title Class Title Class Superintendent of Schools 29 Superintendent of Schools 1 First Assistant Superintendent 28 Deputy Superintendent 2 Assistant to the Superintendent (in charge of business administration) 27 Deputy Superintendent 2 Associate Superintendent 26 Assistant Superintendent 3 Chief Examiner 24 Chief Examiner 7 Director 22 Director 7 Divisional Director 23 Director 7 Director, Department of School Attendance and Work Permits 30 Director, Department of School Attendance and Work Permits 10 Director of Department of Food Services 35 Director, Department of Food Services 6 Assistant Director of Department of Food Services 36 Assistant Director, Department of Food Services 12 Head of department 17 Supervising director 10 Assistant Director 21 Assistant director 13 Assistant 13A Assistant 17 Supervisor 13A Supervisor 17 President of teachers college 25 President, teachers college 3 Principal of senior high school 20 Principal, senior high school 7 Principal of vocational high school 19 Principal, vocational high school 9 Principal of junior high school 18 Principal, junior high school 9 Principal in Americanization school 13 Principal, Americanization school 9 Principal in elementary school 13 Principal, elementary school 10 Associate professor in teachers college (in charge of laboratory school) 11 Principal, laboratory school 10 Assistant Director (in charge of Capitol Page School) 21 Principal, Capitol Page School 13 Assistant principal in senior high school 16 Assistant principal, senior high school 13 Assistant principal in vocational high school 15 Assistant principal, vocational high school 15 Assistant principal in junior high school 14 Assistant principal, junior high school 15 Professor in teachers college 12 Professor, teachers college 8 Associate professor in teachers college 11 Associate professor, teachers college 11 Assistant professor in teachers college 10 Assistant professor, teachers college 14 Instructor in teachers college 7 Instructor, teachers college 18 Chief librarian in teachers college 9 Chief librarian, teachers college 14 Librarian in teachers college 8 Librarian, teachers college 18 Teacher in senior high school 3 Teacher, senior high school 18 Teacher in vocational high school 5 Teacher, vocational high school 18 Teacher in junior high school 2 Teacher, junior high school 18 Teacher in elementary school 1 Teacher, elementary school 18 School librarian 4 School librarian 18 Counselor 6 Counselor 18 Research assistant 6 Research assistant 18 Chief attendance officer 31 Chief attendance officer 17 Attendance officer 32 Attendance officer 19 Child-labor inspector 34 Child-labor inspector 19 Census supervisor 33 Census supervisor 19 Sec. 5.

(a)This Act applies to all positions under the Board which require at least a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field, and in addition—

(1)involve classroom or other instruction or the supervision and direction of classroom and other instructional activities; or

(2)involve activities, other than teaching, which require the incumbents to possess academic credits in educational theory and 69 Stat. 526practice at least equivalent to those required of a teacher with a bachelor’s degree; or

(3)involve activities which are so directly related to the educational process that the positions have characteristics of the educational field to a marked degree, even though academic credits in educational theory and practice are not required; or

(4)involve the management or direction or organizational units or school services which, though not directly involved in the educational process, require the incumbent to deal so extensively with employees who are directly involved in the educational process on problems that require an understanding of the aims, methods and points of view of educators and educational philosophy, that it becomes impractical, insofar as salary treatment is concerned, to attempt to distinguish between them and positions covered under paragraphs (1), (2), or

(3)of this subsection. This paragraph

(4)shall apply only to such positions as are necessary to coordinate such noneducational units or services with the educational activities of the school system.

(b)The Board, with the concurrence of the Board of CommissionersAuthority of Board to determine positions, etc. of the District of Columbia, is authorized to determine which positions meet the criteria specified in subsection

(a)of this section and to establish or transfer positions covered under other wage or salary fixing acts or authorities to the coverage of this Act. Similarly, the Board, with the concurrence of the said Board of Commissioners, is authorized to determine that positions covered under this Act do not meet the criteria specified in subsection

(a)of this section and to remove any such position from the coverage of this Act: *Provided*, That any employee occupying any position covered by this Act on the effective date of this Act, but which is later determined not to meet the criteria specified in subsection

(a)of this section, shall continue to be entitled to the salary and other benefits of this Act as long as he remains in such position. The Board, subject to the concurrence of the said Board of Commissioners, is authorized to specify for any position to be brought under this Act, the class and group as established in this Act which shall apply to such position: *Provided*, That such class shall be selected on the basis of the difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of such position. Positions brought under this Act in accordance with this section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act to the same degree and in all respects as if such positions were specifically named in this Act. The Board is authorized to conduct such studies as are required to apply the criteria specified in subsection

(a)of this section. TITLE IV—METHOD OF ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EMPLOYEES Sec. 6. On July 1, 1955, each permanent employee assigned to aAssignment to numerical service step. salary class in accordance with section 4 and section 5 of this Act shall be assigned to the numerical service step on the schedule for his class, or class and group, under this Act next above the numerical service step occupied by him on June 30, 1955, under the provisions of the [D. C. Code 31–659 note](/us/dcc/31/659).Salary Act of 1947 and each such employee shall advance one numerical service step each year thereafter until he reaches the highest step provided on the schedule for his class, or class and group, except that each employee under this Act who was on a service step under the Salary Act of 1947 which was numerically as high or higher than the top step provided for the salary class, or class and group, to which he is assigned under section 1 of this Act shall be assigned on July 1, 1955, to the highest step provided for his salary class, or class 69 Stat. 527and group, under section 1 of this Act. The Superintendent of Schools, salary class 1, shall be assigned on July 1, 1955, to the salary provided for that position in section 1 of this Act. Any permanent employee serving in a position not covered by the Salary Act of 1947 but which may be later established under section 5 of this Act shall be given service credit for the purpose of salary placement under this Act equivalent to the number of years of satisfactory service rendered within the school system in the position then occupied by such employee and shall be assigned to the numerical service step on the schedule for his class, or class and group, under this Act next above the numerical service step corresponding to his years of service under his previous classification. If such employee is on a service step in his previous classification which is numerically as high or higher than the top service step provided for his salary class, or class and group, under this Act, he shall be assigned to the highest service step provided for his salary class, or class and group, under this Act. Each employee transferred and assigned to salary class 18 under this Act, and on permanent tenure on July 1, 1955, who on June 30, 1947, was a permanent employee of the Board of Education in either group B or group D of salary classes 1–8, inclusive, in the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended, shall be placed one service[59 Stat. 488](/us/stat/59/488); [61 Stat. 260](/us/stat/61/260).[D. C. Code 31–638 to 31–658](/us/dcc/31/638/31/658). step higher than he would otherwise be entitled to under the provisions of this section except that in no case shall his salary be higher than the maximum salary provided for his class and group. Sec. 7.

(a)Each employee appointed under this Act who has notNew appointees, etc. had prior service under the Board or who may be reappointed or reinstated, shall be assigned to the service step numbered next above the number of years of service with which he is credited for the purpose of salary placement. The Board, on the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, is authorized to evaluate the previous experience of each new appointee to determine the number of years with which he may be credited for the purpose of salary placement. Credit for service rendered either inside or outside of public schoolsService credit. of the District of Columbia shall be effective on the date of the regular Board meeting immediately preceding the date of approval by the Board or on the date of appointment, whichever is later. Such credit shall apply to all positions in salary classes 18 and 19, and to the positions of chief librarian and assistant professor, salary class 14; and to the position of associate professor, salary class 11; and to the position of professor, salary class 8. Such placement credit shall not be granted in excess of five years.

(b)In crediting previous experience of any teacher who has been absent from his duties because of naval or military service in the armed forces of the United States or its allies, the Board is hereby authorized to include such naval or military service as the equivalent of approved experience.

(c)No provision in this Act shall be interpreted as preventing anyLeave to enter armed forces. teacher, school officer, or other employee of the Board who has been granted leave to enter the armed forces of the United States or its allies from receiving any annual service increment or increments to which he would have been entitled had he remained continuously in the service of the public schools. Sec. 8.

(a)Each teacher, school officer, and other employeeProbationary salary increase. appointed or promoted on probationary tenure to a position covered by section 1 of this Act shall receive his first increase in salary in that, position on the beginning day of his second year of probationary service in the position; he shall receive his second increase in salary in that position on the date when his appointment or promotion to the position is made permanent; and he shall receive all subsequent 69 Stat. 528increases in salary to which he is entitled in that position on July 1 of each year, beginning with the July 1 next after the date of his permanent appointment or promotion to the position in accordance with section 6 and section 7 of this Act.

(b)Any employee in the service of the Board on the effective date of this Act appointed or promoted on probationary tenure during the period from July 1, 1952, to .June 30, 1955, inclusive, to a position covered by section 4 of this Act shall be compensated for salary increases in accordance with the subsection

(a)of this section and shall receive his first increase effective as of the first date of his second year of probationary service based upon the rates of pay currently in effect on that date and such employee shall be assigned on July 1, 1955, to the numerical service step in the salary schedule for his class, or class and group, in section 1 of this Act corresponding to his number of years of creditable service.

(c)The Board is authorized to terminate the services of any probationaryTermination of probation by Board. employee in the class to which appointed, upon the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, at any time during the two year probationary period: *Provided*, That if an employee so terminated has permanent status within the school system he shall be returned to the salary class he last occupied on permanent status, and placed on the step which would have been occupied by him. Sec. 9. The Board is hereby authorized to appoint and assign temporary Temporary employees.employees within the salary structure of section 1 of this Act, whenever’ such action is necessary and recommended in writing by the Superintendent of Schools. Such appointments shall be for periods not to extend beyond June 30 of the fiscal year in which the appointments are made and the Board is authorized to terminate the appointment of any temporary employee at any time upon the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. Each temporary employee shall be assigned to a numerical service step and receive an annual rate of compensation in accordance with section 7, but he shall receive, no annual service increments and may be credited with not more than five years of service either inside or outside the public schools of the District of Columbia for the purpose of salary placement. Sec. 10.

(a)On and after July 1, 1955, each promotion to group B,Group B or C promotions. or group C, within a salary class shall become effective on the date of the regular Board meeting immediately preceding the date of approval by the Board or on the effective date of the master’s degree or the completion of thirty credit hours beyond the master’s degree, whichever is later.

(b)Any employee in a position covered by section 1 of this Act who is promoted to group B or group C of the same salary class shall be assigned to the same numerical service step on the schedule for his new group as he would have occupied on the schedule from which promoted. Sec. 11. Any employee in a salary class covered by section 1 ofPromotion to higher salary class. this Act, when promoted to a higher-paid salary class, shall be assigned to the lowest numerical service step on the schedule for his new class, or class and groups which will give him an immediate increase in annual salary rate at least equal to the sum of the following:

(1)Any annual service increment to which the employee would have been entitled in his former salary class at the time of his promotion; and

(2)The annual service increment scheduled for his new class and group: *Provided*, That no such employee shall be assigned to a higher numerical service step on the schedule for his new class, or class and group, than he would have occupied on the schedule from which promoted. 69 Stat. 529 TITLE V—ACCOMPANYING LEGISLATION Sec. 12. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary,Employment of retired members of armed services. the Board, on the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, may employ not more than fifteen retired members of the armed services of the United States as teachers of military science and tactics in the public high schools of the District of Columbia, and such teachers so employed shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the salary schedules in section 1 of this Act, in addition to their retired pay and allowances. Sec. 13. The Board is hereby authorized to conduct as parts of theEvening schools, etc. public school system, evening schools, summer schools, and Americanization School, under and within appropriations made by Congress, and on the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools to fix and prescribe the salaries of teachers in the evening and summer schools. Sec. 14. Each employee assigned to salary class 18 in the foregoingClassification of certain employees as teachers. schedules, and to the position of attendance officer, salary class 19; each chief librarian and each assistant professor in class 14; each associate professor in class 11; and each professor in class 8 shall be classified as a teacher for payroll purposes and his annual salary shall be paid in ten monthly installments in accordance with existing law. Sec. 15. On and after the effective date of this Act, the Act entitled Leave.“An Act to provide that the Board of Education of the District of Columbia shall have sole authority to regulate the vacation periods and annual leave of absence of certain school officers and employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia”, approved March 5, 1952, as amended, shall apply to employees of the Board of[66 Stat. 14](/us/stat/66/14).[D. C. Code 31–698](/us/dcc/31/698). Education whose salaries are fixed in salary classes 7–17, inclusive, under this Act. However, such Act shall not apply to the following employees: Chief examiner, class 7; and professor, class 8; associate professor, class 11; Assistant Director. Department of Food Services, class 12; assistant professor and chief librarian, class 14. Sec. 16. On and after the effective date of this Act, the Act entitled “An Act to provide cumulative sick and emergency leave with pay for teachers and attendance officers in the employ of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes’”, approved October 13, 1949. as amended, shall apply to employees of the Board[63 Stat. 842](/us/stat/63/842).[D. C. Code 31–691 *et seq*](/us/dcc/31/691/etseq). whose salaries are fixed in salary class 18, and the position of attendance officer, salary class 19; and to the following employees in the salary classes indicated: Professor, class 8: associate professor, class 11; chief librarian and assistant professor, class 14, under this Act. Sec. 17. On and after the effective date of this Act, the Act entitled “An Act to provide educational employees of the public schools of the District of Columbia with leave of absence, with paid pay, for the purposes of educational improvement, and for other purposes”,[54 Stat. 349](/us/stat/54/349).[D. C. Code 31–632 to 31–637](/us/dcc/31/632/31/637). approved June 12, 1940, shall apply to employees of the Board whose, salaries are fixed under section 1 of this Act. Sec. 18. On and after the effective date of this Act, the Act entitledTeacher exchange program. “An Act to permit the Board of Education of the District of Columbia to participate in the foreign teacher exchange program in cooperation with the United States Office of Education”, approved September 28,[64 Stat. 1076](/us/stat/64/1076).[D. C. Code 31–699 to 31–699b](/us/dcc/31/699/31/699b). 1950, shall apply to employees of the Board whose salaries are fixed under section 1 of this Act. Sec. 19. On and after the effective date of this Act, the Act entitled “An Act for the retirement of public school teachers in the District of[60 Stat. 875](/us/stat/60/875).[D. C. 31–721 to 31–739](/us/dcc/31/721/31/739). Columbia”, approved August 7, 1946, as amended, shall apply to probationary and permanent employees of the Board whose salaries are fixed under section 1 of this Act, and all references in the said Act of 69 Stat. 530August 7, 1946. to the Salary Act of 1947 shall be interpreted to apply[D. C. Code 31–659 note](/us/dcc/31/659). to this Act. Nothing in this section shall require the recomputation of the annuity of any person retired under the Act of August 7, 1946, as amended, prior to the effective date of this Act, or of any person retired prior to the effective date of the Act of August 7, 1946, as amended, whose annuity is computed in accordance with the provisions of that Act. Sec. 20. The District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1947,Repeal.[D. C. Code 31–659 note](/us/dcc/31/659). approved July 7, 1947, as amended, is hereby repealed. Sec. 21. Section 1 of the Act for the Retirement of Public School[D. C. Code 31–721](/us/dcc/31/721). Teachers, approved August 7, 1946, as amended, is amended by striking out “June 30” wherever it appeal’s in such section and inserting in lieu thereof “December 31”, provided that interest shall not be compounded as of December 31, 1955. Sec. 22. Section 6 of the District of Columbia Teachers’ Leave Act of 1949,[D. C. Code 31–696](/us/dcc/31/696). as amended, is amended by adding thereto the following new sentence: “Service rendered by such substitutes shall not be regarded as service within the meaning of the Civil Service Retirement Act of [46 Stat. 468](/us/stat/46/468).[5 USC 691 note](/us/usc/t5/s691).May 29, 1930, as amended.”. Sec. 23. The proviso in section 5 of the Act of August 7, 1946, entitledRepeal. “An Act for the retirement of public school teachers in the [D. C. Code 31–725](/us/dcc/31/725).District of Columbia”, as amended by the Act approved March 6, 1952 (66 Stat. 17), is hereby repealed. Sec. 24. This Act may be cited as “District of Columbia Teachers’Short title. Salary Act of 1955”. Sec. 25. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1955.Effective date. Approved August 5, 1955. Public Law 244: To increase the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, and the Fire department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police, and the White House Police, and for other purposes. Public Law 244 Public Law 244 69 Stat. 530 1955-08-05 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 244 chapter 570 AN ACT To increase the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, and the Fire department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police, and the White House Police, and for other purposes.August 5, 1955[[S. 2428](/us/bill/84/s/2428)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,D. C. police and firemen.Salary increase.[67 Stat. 72](/us/stat/67/72).[D. C. Code 4–813](/us/dcc/4/813). That section 101 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1953 (Public Law 74, Eighty-third Congress), as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 101.

(a)Except as provided in subsection

(b)or (c), the annual basic salaries of the officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force shall be at the rates set forth in the following table: “Chief of police $13,438 Deputy Chiefs 9,094 Inspectors 8,335 Captains 7,085 Lieutenants 6,460 Sergeants 5,936 Corporals 5,472 Private, class 4 (three or more years’ service) 4,990 Private, class 3 (two or more but less than three years’ service) 4,707 Private, class 2 (one or more but less than two years’ service) 4,424 Private, class 1 (less than one year’s service) 4,193 All original appointments of privates shall be made at the annual basic salary of $4,193 and the first year of service shall be probationary. “(b) The annual basic salary of a private of any class of the Metropolitan Police force shall be increased by— 69 Stat. 531 “(1) $1,290, while he is assigned to duty as a detective sergeant; “(2) $500, while he is assigned to duty as a precinct detective; “(3) $323, while he is assigned to duty as a station clerk; “(4) $291, while he is assigned to duty as a probational detective; or “(5) $420. while he is assigned to duty as a motorcycle officer. Paragraph

(5)of this subsection shall apply to any officer below the grade of lieutenant. “(c) Subject to the approval of the Commissioners, the annual basic salary of a private of the Metropolitan Police force shall be increased by an amount not to exceed $420 while he is assigned to duty as a technician.” " Sec. 2. Section 102

(a)of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s[D. C. Code 4–814](/us/dcc/4/814). Salary Act of 1953 is amended by striking out “$120” and “$200” and inserting in lieu thereof “$129” and “$215”, respectively. Sec. 3. Section 201 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s[D. C. Code 4–815](/us/dcc/4/815). Salary Act of 1953 is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 201.

(a)Except as provided in subsection

(b)or (c), the annual basic salaries of the officers and members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall be at the rates set forth in the following table: Fire Chief $13,488 Deputy fire chiefs 9,094 Superintendent of machinery 9,094 Fire marshal 9,094 Battalion fire chiefs 8,335 Assistant superintendent of machinery 8,335 Deputy fire marshal 8,335 Captains 7,085 Pilots 6,803 Marine engineers 6,803 Lieutenants 6,400 Sergeants 5,936 Assistant pilots 5,416 Assistant marine engineers 5,416 Inspectors 5,174 Private, class 4 (three or more years’ service) 4,990 Private, class 3 (two or more hot less than three years’ service) 4,707 Private, class 2 (one or more but less than two years’ service) 4,424 Private, class 1 (less than one year’s service) 4,193 All original appointments of privates shall be made at the annual basic salary of $4,193 and the first year of service shall be probationary. “(b) The annual basic salary of a private of any class of the Fire Department of the District of “Columbia shall be increased by— “(1) $420, while he is assigned to duty as an aide to the Fire Chief or to a deputy or battalion fire chief; “(2) $224, while he is assigned to duty as a regular first driver-operator of a fire department hose wagon, aerial ladder truck, rescue squad, or fire department ambulance; “(3) $420, while he is assigned to duty as a chief radio technician; and “(4) $224, while he is assigned to duty as a chief photographer. “(c) Subject to the approval of the Commissioners, the annual basic salary of a private or an inspector of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall be increased by an amount not to exceed $420 while he is assigned to duty as a technician.” " Sec. 4. Section 202

(a)of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s[D. C. Code 4–816](/us/dcc/4/816). Salary Act of 1953 is amended by striking out “$120” and “$200” and inserting in lieu thereof “$129” and “$215”, respectively. Sec. 5.

(a)Retroactive salary shall be paid by reason of this ActRetroactive salary. only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States 69 Stat. 532(inducting service in the Armed Forces of the United States) or the municipal government of the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this Act, except that retroactive salary shall be paid

(1)to an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police force, or the White House Police force, who retired during the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period which began after February 28, 1955, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act for services rendered during such period, and

(2)in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 3, 1950 (Public Law 636, Eighty-[64 Stat. 395](/us/stat/64/395).first Congress), as amended (5 U. S. C., secs. 61f–61k), for services rendered during the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period which began after February 28, 1955, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act by an officer or member who dies during such period.

(b)For the purposes of this section, service in the Armed Forces of the United States, in the case of an individual relieved from training and service in the. Armed Forces of the United States or discharged from hospitalization following such training and service, shall include the period provided by law for the mandatory restoration of such individual to a position in or under the Federal Government or the municipal government of the District of Columbia. Sec. 6.

(a)This Act shall take effect as of the firstEffective date. day of the first pay period which began after February 28, 1955.

(b)For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for which an individual is eligible under the Federal Employees’ Group [68 Stat. 736](/us/stat/68/736).[5 USC 2091 note](/us/usc/t5/s2091).Life Insurance Act of 1954, all changes in annual basic salary which result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and considered to be effective as of the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the date of such enactment. Approved August 5, 1955. Public Law 245: To amend subsection 303

(e)of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 relating to transportation and storage of household goods of military personnel on permanent change of station. Public Law 245 Public Law 245 69 Stat. 532 1955-08-05 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 245 chapter 571 AN ACT To amend subsection 303

(e)of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 relating to transportation and storage of household goods of military personnel on permanent change of station.August 5, 1955[[H. R. 6277](/us/bill/84/hr/6277)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Armed Forces.Storage of household effects.[37 USC 253](/us/usc/t37/s253). That section 303

(c)of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 802) is amended by inserting the following at the end of the first sentence thereof: “Nontemporary storage of baggage and household effects may be authorized in Government facilities, or in commercial facilities whenever such storage is considered to be more economical to the Government: *Provided, however*, That in no instance shall the weight stored plus the weight transported in connection with a change of station exceed the maximum weight limitation fixed by regulations promulgated by the respective Secretaries where not otherwise fixed by law: *And provided further*, That nontemporary storage of baggage and household effects shall not be authorized for a period longer than one year from the date members are separated from the service, except that a longer period may be authorized by regulations promulgated by the respective Secretaries where a member is confined in a hospital or in its vicinity undergoing medical treatment on date of separation.” Approved August 5, 1955. Public Law 246: To establish a Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, and for other purposes. Public Law 246 Public Law 246 69 Stat. 533 1955-08-05 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-02 84 1 public

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