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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, 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 adopt the amendments of Chapter 2 (Administration and Management) of Subtitle B (University of the District of Columbia), Title 8 (Higher Education), of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR). The purpose of the rule is to allow the Board of Trustees greater latitude in making an acting appointment.
The substance of the rules adopted herein was published in the D.C. Register on April 26, 2013 at 60 DCR 6221, for a period of public comment of not less than thirty (30) days, in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 2-205(a) (2012 Supp). No public comment was received by the Board within the public comment period. The Board of Trustees took final rulemaking action at a regular meeting on June 4, 2013. The rules shall become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 2, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, 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.
