An Act to increase the partial pay of educational employees of the public schools of the District of Columbia who are on leave of absence for educational improvement, and for other purposes
PL 88-472 (H.R.5337), enacted 08/21/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-472-AUG. 21, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
Public Law 88-472 
August 21, 1964 
AN ACT 
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(py increase the partial pay of educational employees of the public schools of 
the District of Columbia who are on leave of absence for educational improve-
ment, and for other purposes. 
D.C. 
Educational em-
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
TJnited States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3 of 
pioye"es''." '"'""" th© kct entitled "An Act to provide educational employees of the 
Sabbatical leave public schools of the DistHct of Columbia with leave of absence, with 
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part pay, for purposes of educational improvement, and for other 
purposes", approved June 12, 1940 (54 Stat. 349; sec. 31-632 et seq., 
^^D.c. Code 31- 
j),c. Code, 1961 ed.), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 3. Any employee in the salary class of elementary and second-
ary school teachers whose salary is fixed by the first section of the 
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DlstHct of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955, as amended, who 
D.C, Code's 1- 
is granted leave of absence for educational purposes under the pro-
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visions of this Act, shall receive compensation during the period of 
such leave of absence, such compensation to be equal to one-half of 
the salary which he would have received and paid in the same manner 
as if he were on active duty during the period of such leave of absence 
reduced by (1) the amount of contributions which he is required to 
make to the retirement fund as provided by the Act entitled 'An Act 
for the retirement of public school teachers in the District of Colum-
bia' approved August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 875), as amended (D.C. 
71 Stat. 46. 
Code, sec. 31-725, 1961 ed.), (2) any contributions which he may 
elect to make to group life insurance as provided by the Federal 
Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 736), as 
amended (5 IJ.S.C. 2091(a)), and (3) any contributions which he 
may elect to make to any health benefits plan as provided by the 
Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 708; 5 
IT.S.C.3002)." 
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^^^' ^' 'Section 4 of such Act approved June 12, 1940, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4. Any employee whose salary is fixed by the first section 
of the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955, as amended, 
other than employees in the salary class of elementary and secondary 
school teachers, who is granted leave of absence for educational pur-
poses under the provisions of this Act shall receive compensation dur-
ing the period of such leave of absence, such compensation to be 
equal to one-half of the salary which he would have received and paid 
in the same manner as if he were on active duty during the period 
of such leave of absence or equal to the largest amount to which any 
employee in the salary class of elementary and secondary school 
teachers would be entitled if given such educational leave, which-
ever is less, either payment to be reduced by (1) the amount of con-
tributions which the employee is required to make to the retirement 
fund as provided by the Act entitled 'An Act for the retirement of 
public school teachers in the District of Columbia' approved August 7, 
1946 (60 Stat. 875), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 31-725, 1961 ed.), 
(2) any contributions which he may elect to make to group life insur-
ance as provided by the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance 
Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 736), as amended (5 U.S.C. 2091(a)), and (3) 
any contributions which he may elect to make to any health benefits 
plan as provided by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 
1959 (73 Stat. 708; 5 U.S.C. 3002); Provided, 
That during the 
period of the leave of absence of any employee who is an administra-
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tive or supervisory officer, the Board of Education, on the recom-
mendation of the superintendent of schools, may authorize the 
temporary assignment to his position of any teacher or officer who 
serves under such officer on leave of absence: And provided 
further, 
That the position of the teacher or officer so assigned may be filled 
during the period of such absence by a qualified temporary employee." 
SEC. 3. Section 5 of such Act approved June 12, 1940, is amended 
by striking "teacher or officer" in the two places where it appears 
therein and insetting, in lieu thereof, "employee". 
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on and after July 1, 1968. 
Approved August 21, 1964. 
54 Stat. 350, 
D.C. Code 31-
636. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 88-473 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a mutual-aid plan for fire 
protection by and for the District of Columbia and certain adjacent com-
munities in Maryland and Virginia, and for other purposes." 
August 21, 1964 
[H. R. 5044] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreHentathes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2 of 
the Act entitled "An Act to provide for a mutual-aid plan for fire 
protection by and for the District of Columbia and certain adjacent 
communities in Maryland and Virginia, and for other purposes", 
approved August 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 441, I).(\ Code, sec. 4-414(b), 
1961 edition), is amended (a) by inserting a colon and the subsection 
designation " ( a ) " between "shall" and "waive"; (b) by striking the 
period and inserting a semicolon in lieu thereof; and (c) by adding 
the following subsection: 
"(b) indemnify and save harmless the other parties to such 
agreement from all claims by third parties for property damage 
or personal injury which may arise out of the activities of the 
other parties to such agreement outside their respective jurisdic-
tions under such agreement." 
Approved August 21, 1964. 
D.C. 
Fire-fighting 
agreements. 
Public Law 88-474 
AN ACT 
To provide for the dispositi(m of judgment funds now on deposit to the credit 
of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. 
August 21, 1964 
[H. R. 10672] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the funds on 
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deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the okiaH'judgment ° 
Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma that were appropriated by the Act of funds. 
May 17, 1963 (Public Law 88-25; 77 Stat. 20), to pajr a judgment by 
the Indian Claims Commission in docket 10, and the interest thereon, 
after payment of attorney fees and expenses, may be advanced or 
expended for any purpose that is authorized by the tribal governing 
body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Any part of such 
funds that may be distributed per capita to the members of the tribe 
shall not be subject to the Federal or State income tax. 
Approved August 21, 1964.