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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia (Board), pursuant to the authority set forth under the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Amendments (Act), effective January 2, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1202.01(a) and 38-1202.06(13) (2001 ed. & 2012 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of its intent to amend Chapter 2 of Title 8 DCMR, entitled “Administration and Management”. The Board of Trustees took rulemaking action at a Regular Meeting on April 17, 2013. The purpose of the proposed rule is to allow the Board of Trustees greater latitude in making an acting appointment.
The Board also gives notice of its intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these proposed rules in not less than 30 days after publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 2, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, of Subtitle B, UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, of Title 8, HIGHER EDUCATION, is amended as follows:
Section 210, EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS GENERAL PROVISIONS, Subsection 210.4 is amended to read as follows:
210.4 The President may appoint a current employee to serve in an "acting" status in a position designated to be filled by executive appointment without requiring that employee to resign from his or her current position. Compensation of appointees with "acting" status shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of § 210.6 and other applicable subsections of this chapter. Service in an "acting" status in a position designated to be filled by executive appointment shall be limited to one (1) year. The President shall seek Board approval for an extension forty five (45) days prior to the year ending if he/she determines and can demonstrate that additional time is needed. Should an extension be approved by the Board, the President shall provide the Board immediately with a plan and time line for making the permanent appointment within ninety days (90) of the end of the one (1) year period should the appointment be necessary. The Board may approve an extension or renewal of an acting appointment for no more than one (1) additional year due to extenuating circumstances as determined by the Board.
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of the proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be filed with the Office of General Counsel, Building 39- Room 301Q, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008. Comments may also be submitted by email to smills@udc.edu. Individuals wishing to comment by email must include the phrase “Comment to Proposed Rulemaking” in their subject line. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from the Office of the General Counsel at the address set forth above.
