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20 U.S.C. § 11...14 (EDUCATION)
§§ 11 to 14. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–33, title VI, § 6201, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 653
text: Section 11, acts Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, § 1, 39 Stat. 929; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 15, June 10, 1933; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Oct. 17, 1979, Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301, title V, § 507, 93 Stat. 677, 692, related to annual appropriations for payments to States for teaching agricultural, trade, home economics, and industrial subjects.
text: Section 12, acts Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, § 2, 39 Stat. 930; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–624, § 14(b)(2), 74 Stat. 414, appropriated money for salaries of teachers, supervisors, and directors of agricultural subjects.
text: Section 13, act Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, § 3, 39 Stat. 930, appropriated money for salaries of teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial subjects.
text: Section 14, acts Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, § 4, 39 Stat. 931; June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86–70, § 18(b)(1), 73 Stat. 144; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–624, § 14(b)(2), 74 Stat. 414, appropriated money for preparation of teachers, supervisors, and directors of agricultural subjects and teachers of trade, industrial, and home economics.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title
text: Act June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 2, 49 Stat. 1488, as amended by act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 775, provided that the act of Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, 39 Stat. 929 (enacting sections 11 to 15 and 16 to 28 of this title), was to be known as the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act. The 1917 act was also known as the Vocational Education Act of 1917.
The act of June 8, 1936, ch. 541, 49 Stat. 1488 (enacting sections 15i to 15ggg of this title), which was repealed by Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091, was known as the Vocational Education Act of 1946.
Pub. L. 87–22, § 1, Apr. 24, 1961, 75 Stat. 44, provided that Pub. L. 87–22 (amending sections 15aa, 15bb, 15cc, and 15jj of this title) could be cited as “The Practical Nurse Training Extension Act of 1961”.
20 U.S.C. § 15...15g (EDUCATION)
§§ 15 to 15g. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section 15 was comprised of provisions of act Feb. 23, 1917, ch. 114, § 7, 39 Stat. 933; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 15, June 10, 1933; June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 2, 48 Stat. 1225; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Oct. 17, 1979, Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301, title V, § 507, 93 Stat. 677, 692, which authorized appropriations of $200,000 annually to the Department of Education for studies, investigations and reports and paying salaries of personnel necessary to administer this chapter, and act Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 79, § 1, 40 Stat. 345, which authorized use of that appropriation also for printing and binding, law books, books of reference and periodicals, and postage on foreign mail. Section 7 of act Feb. 23, 1917, was repealed by Pub. L. 105–33, title VI, § 6201, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 653.
Sections 15a to 15c, act Feb. 5, 1929, ch. 153, §§ 1–3, 45 Stat. 1151, appropriated money to be used for further development of vocational education in States and Territories but appropriations were authorized for only four years after the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930.
Sections 15d to 15g, act May 21, 1934, ch. 324, §§ 1–4, 48 Stat. 792, provided for further development of vocational education in several States and Territories by authorizing additional appropriations for the fiscal years 1935–37.
Act June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 7, 49 Stat. 1490, incorporated in section 15o of this title, provided that appropriations authorized by act June 8, 1936, incorporated in sections 15h to 15p of this title, “shall be in lieu thereof and not in addition to the appropriations authorized in” sections 1 and 2 of act May 21, 1934.
20 U.S.C. § 15h...15m (EDUCATION)
§§ 15h to 15m. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091
text: Section 15h, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 1, 49 Stat. 1488; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, § 1, 60 Stat. 775, provided for a popular name. Subject matter of section prior to its amendment related to the development of vocational education in States and Territories, appropriations and their allotment, and matching of funds by States and Territories, and was replaced by sections 15j and 15k of this title.
text: Section 15i, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 2, 49 Stat. 1488; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 775; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925; June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86–70, § 18(b)(2), 73 Stat. 144; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–624, § 14(b)(3), 74 Stat. 414, defined “States and Territories”, “State plan”, “State board”, and “Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act”.
text: Section 15j, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 3, 49 Stat. 1489; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 775; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925; Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1039, § 2, 70 Stat. 1126, authorized appropriations for programs in vocational education in agriculture, home economics, trades and industry, distributive occupations, and fishery trades.
text: Section 15k, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 4, 49 Stat. 1489; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 776; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925, required that Federal funds be matched by State and local funds in order to receive benefits of section 15i et seq. of this title.
text: Section 15l, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 5, 49 Stat. 1489; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 1(a)(1), eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 776; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925, provided for method of payment of funds to which the State or Territory was entitled under section 15i et seq. of this title.
text: Section 15m, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 6, 49 Stat. 1489; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 777; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title, III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925, made funds available for salary and expenses of State directors.
text: For general subject matter of sections 15i to 15m, see section 1241 et seq. of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091, provided that the repeal is effective July 1, 1969.
20 U.S.C. § 15o...15q (EDUCATION)
§§ 15o to 15q. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091
text: Section 15o, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 7, 49 Stat. 1490; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 777; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925, made the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act applicable to the development of vocational education.
text: Section 15p, acts June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 8, 49 Stat. 1490; Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 777; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925, required that industrial-plant training be bona-fide vocational training and that no more than 10 percent be used for the purchase or acquisition of equipment.
text: Section 15q, act June 8, 1936, ch. 541, § 9, as added Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 777; amended Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925, authorized appropriations for Office of Education.
text: For general subject matter of sections 15o to 15q, see section 1241 et seq. of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091, provided that the repeal is effective July 1, 1969.
20 U.S.C. § 15aa...15jj (EDUCATION)
§§ 15aa to 15jj. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091
text: Section 15aa, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 201, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 925; amended Apr. 24, 1961, Pub. L. 87–22, § 2, 75 Stat. 44; Dec. 18, 1963, Pub. L. 88–210, § 11(a)(1), 77 Stat. 411, authorized an appropriation for grants to States with State plans for practical nurse training.
text: Section 15bb, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 202, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 926; amended Apr. 24, 1961, Pub. L. 87–22, § 3, 75 Stat. 44; Dec. 18, 1963, Pub. L. 88–210, § 11(a)(2), 77 Stat. 411, provided for grants to States for practical nurse training.
text: Section 15cc, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 203, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 926; amended Apr. 24, 1961, Pub. L. 87–22, § 4, 75 Stat. 44, set out requirements for State plans under sections 15aa to 15jj of this title.
text: Section 15dd, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 204, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 927, set out method of making and computing payments to States.
text: Section 15ee, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 205, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 927, set out duties and authority of Commissioner in carrying out sections 15aa to 15jj of this title.
text: Section 15ff, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 206, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 928, authorized appointment of advisory committees by Commissioner.
text: Section 15gg, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 207, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 928, provided that amounts paid under sections 15aa to 15jj of this title should in no way affect the availability of funds for practical nurse training under sections 11 to 15, 16, and 18 to 28 and sections 15i to 15m and 15o to 15q of this title.
text: Section 15hh, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 208, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 928, required Commissioner to submit an annual report on administration of sections 15aa to 15jj of this title.
text: Section 15ii, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 209, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 928, authorized appropriation of funds necessary to administer sections 15aa to 15jj of this title.
text: Section 15jj, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title II, § 210, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 928; amended June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86–70, § 18(b)(3), 73 Stat. 144; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–624, § 14(b)(4), 74 Stat. 414; Apr. 24, 1961, Pub. L. 87–22, § 5, 75 Stat. 44, defined terms as used in sections 15aa to 15jj of this title.
text: For general subject matter of sections 15aa to 15jj, see section 1241 et seq. of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091, provided that the repeal is effective July 1, 1969.
20 U.S.C. § 15aaa...15ggg (EDUCATION)
§§ 15aaa to 15ggg. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091
text: Section 15aaa, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title III, § 301, as added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–864, title VIII, § 802, 72 Stat. 1597; amended Oct. 3, 1961, Pub. L. 87–344, title II, § 207, 75 Stat. 760; Dec. 18, 1963, Pub. L. 88–210, § 11(b), 77 Stat. 411, authorized an appropriation of $15,000,000 annually for area vocational education programs.
text: Section 15bbb, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title III, § 302, as added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–864, title VIII, § 802, 72 Stat. 1598, covered allotment of funds appropriated under section 15aaa of this title.
text: Section 15ccc, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title III, § 303, as added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–864, title VIII, § 802, 72 Stat. 1598, set out conditions which States had to fulfill to qualify for payments.
text: Section 15ddd, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title III, § 304, as added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–864, title VIII, § 802, 72 Stat. 1599, set out requirements of programs under sections 15aaa to 15ggg of this title.
text: Section 15eee, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title III, § 305, as added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–864, title VIII, § 802, 72 Stat. 1599, covered additional State plan requirements for eligibility under sections 15aaa to 15ggg of this title.
text: Section 15fff, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title III, § 306, as added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–864, title VIII, § 802, 72 Stat. 1600, authorized appropriations to administer sections 15aaa to 15ggg of this title.
text: Section 15ggg, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 725, title III, § 307, as added Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–864, title VIII, § 802, 72 Stat. 1600; amended June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86–70, § 18(b)(3), 73 Stat. 144; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–624, § 14(b)(4), 74 Stat. 414, defined terms as used in sections 15aaa to 15ggg of this title.
text: For general subject matter of sections 15aaa to 15ggg, see section 1241 et seq. of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091, provided that the repeal is effective July 1, 1969.
20 U.S.C. § 29 (EDUCATION)
§ 29. Repealed. Pub. L. 86–624, § 14(b)(1), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 413
text: Section, act Mar. 10, 1924, ch. 46, § 4, 43 Stat. 18, extended benefits of chapter to Territory of Hawaii.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 86–624, § 47(c), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 423, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (d) of section 14 [amending sections 12, 14, and 238 of this title and repealing this section] shall be applicable in the case of fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1960.”
20 U.S.C. § 30...34 (EDUCATION)
§§ 30 to 34. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091
text: Section 30, acts Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 404, § 1, 46 Stat. 1489; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, extended to Puerto Rico the benefits of sections 11–15, 16, and 18–28 of this title.
text: Section 31, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 71, § 1, 64 Stat. 27, extended to Virgin Islands the benefits of Vocational Education Act of 1946 (sections 15i to 15m, 15o to 15q, 15aa to 15jj, and 15aaa to 15ggg of this title).
text: Section 32, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 71, § 2, 64 Stat. 27; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631, authorized distribution of funds to Virgin Islands.
text: Section 33, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 71, § 3, 64 Stat. 27; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631, set conditions governing use and payment of funds in Virgin Islands.
text: Section 34, act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, § 9, 70 Stat. 909, extended to Guam the benefits of Vocational Education Act of 1946.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091, provided that the repeal is effective July 1, 1969.
20 U.S.C. § 41 (EDUCATION)
§ 41. Incorporation of institution
The President, the Vice President, the Chief Justice, and the heads of executive departments are constituted an establishment by the name of the Smithsonian Institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men, and by that name shall be known and have perpetual succession with the powers, limitations, and restrictions hereinafter contained, and no other.
(R.S. § 5579; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, 19 Stat. 253; Mar. 12, 1894, ch. 36, 28 Stat. 41.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5579 derived from acts Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 1, 9 Stat. 102; Mar. 20, 1871, ch. 1, 17 Stat. 1.
R.S. §§ 5579 to 5594 (codified as sections 41 to 46, 48, 50, 51 to 53, 54 to 57, and 67 of this title) constituted Title 73 of the Revised Statutes, entitled “The Smithsonian Institution.” A preamble to these sections was as follows: “James Smithson, esquire, of London, in the kingdom of Great Britain, having by his last will and testament given the whole of his property to the United States of America, to found, at Washington, under the name of the ‘Smithsonian Institution,’ an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men; and the United States having, by an act of Congress, received said property and accepted said trust; therefore, for the faithful execution of said trust, according to the will of the liberal and enlightened donor.”
R.S. § 5579, as originally enacted, constituted the President, the Vice-President, the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, War, and the Navy, the Postmaster-General, the Attorney-General, the Chief Justice, the Commissioner of the Patent Office, and the Governor of the District of Columbia, and such persons as they might elect honorary members, an establishment by the name of the “Smithsonian Institution,” for the purposes and with the powers specified in the section as set forth here.
heading: Amendments
text: 1894—Act Mar. 12, 1894, substituted “the Chief Justice, and heads of executive departments” for “the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster-General, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, the Commissioner of Patents, the governor of the District of Columbia, and other such persons as they may elect honorary members”.
1877—Act Feb. 27, 1877, substituted “Patents” for “Patent Office”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title of 2003 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 108–72, § 1, Aug. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 888, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 253l–8 of Title 41, Public Contracts, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 75b of this title and section 3521 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 50 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Smithsonian Facilities Authorization Act’.”
heading: Short Title of 1966 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 89–674, § 1, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 953, provided: “That this Act [enacting section 65a of this title and repealing section 65 of this title] may be cited as the ‘National Museum Act of 1966’.”
20 U.S.C. § 42 (EDUCATION)
§ 42. Board of Regents; members
(a) The business of the Institution shall be conducted at the city of Washington by a Board of Regents, named the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to be composed of the Vice President, the Chief Justice of the United States, three Members of the Senate, three Members of the House of Representatives, and nine other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington, and seven of whom shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may modify the number of members, manner of appointment of members, or tenure of members, of the boards or commissions under the jurisdiction of the Smithsonian Institution, other than—
(1) the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and
(2) the boards or commissions of the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
(R.S. § 5580; Mar. 12, 1894, ch. 36, 28 Stat. 41; Pub. L. 91–551, § 1(a), Dec. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title III, § 355], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–303.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5580 derived from acts Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 3, 9 Stat. 103; Jan. 10, 1865, ch. 11, 13 Stat. 420; Mar. 20, 1871, ch. 1, 17 Stat. 1.
heading: Amendments
text: 1998—Pub. L. 105–277 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1970—Pub. L. 91–551 authorized three additional persons on the Board of Regents.
1894—Act Mar. 12, 1894, struck out “the governor of the District of Columbia” after “the Chief Justice of the United States,”.
20 U.S.C. § 43 (EDUCATION)
§ 43. Appointment of regents; terms of office; vacancies
The regents to be selected shall be appointed as follows: The Members of the Senate by the President thereof; the Members of the House by the Speaker thereof; and the nine other persons by joint resolution of the Congress. The Members of the House so appointed shall serve for the term of two years; and on every alternate fourth Wednesday of December a like number shall be appointed in the same manner to serve until the fourth Wednesday in December, in the second year succeeding their appointment. The Senators so appointed shall serve during the term for which they shall hold, without re-election, their office as Senators. Vacancies, occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled as vacancies in committees are filled. The regular term of service for the other nine members shall be six years; and new elections thereof shall be made by joint resolutions of Congress. Vacancies occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise may be filled in like manner by joint resolution of Congress.
(R.S. § 5581; Pub. L. 91–551, § 1(b), (c), Dec. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 1440.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5581 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 3, 9 Stat. 103.
heading: Amendments
text: 1970—Pub. L. 91–551 authorized appointment of three additional members of the board by joint resolution of Congress.
20 U.S.C. § 44 (EDUCATION)
§ 44. Organization of board; expenses; gratuitous services
The Board of Regents shall meet in the city of Washington and elect one of their number as chancellor, who shall be the presiding officer of the Board of Regents, and called the chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution, and a suitable person as Secretary of the institution, who shall also be the secretary of the Board of Regents. The board shall also elect three of their own body as an executive committee, and shall fix the time for the regular meetings of the board; and, on application of any three of the regents to the Secretary of the institution, it shall be his duty to appoint a special meeting of the Board of Regents, of which he shall give notice, by letter, to each of the members; and, at any meeting of the board, eight shall constitute a quorum to do business. Each member of the board shall be paid his necessary traveling and other actual expenses, in attending meetings of the board, which shall be audited by the executive committee, and recorded by the Secretary of the board; but his service as regent shall be gratuitous.
(R.S. § 5582; Pub. L. 91–551, § 1(d), Dec. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 1440.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5582 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 3, 9 Stat. 103.
heading: Amendments
text: 1970—Pub. L. 91–551 increased number of members required to constitute a quorum from five to eight.
20 U.S.C. § 45 (EDUCATION)
§ 45. Special meetings of members
The members of the institution may hold stated and special meetings, for the supervision of the affairs of the institution and the advice and instruction of the Board of Regents, to be called in the manner provided for in the by-laws of the institution, at which the President, and in his absence the Vice President, shall preside.
(R.S. § 5585.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5585 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 8, 9 Stat. 103.
20 U.S.C. § 46 (EDUCATION)
§ 46. Duties of Secretary
The Secretary of the Board of Regents shall take charge of the building and property of the institution, and shall, under their direction, make a fair and accurate record of all their proceedings, to be preserved in the institution until no longer needed in conducting current business; and shall also discharge the duties of librarian and of keeper of the museum, and may, with the consent of the Board of Regents, employ assistants.
(R.S. § 5583; Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 2(4), 65 Stat. 639.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 5583 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 7, 9 Stat. 105.
heading: Amendments
text: 1951—Act Oct. 25, 1951, inserted “until no longer needed in conducting current business”.