PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
117 STAT. 115
General of the District of Columbia National Guard: Provided further, That such sums as may be necessary for reimbursement to the District of Columbia National Guard under the preceding proviso shall be available from this appropriation, and the availability of the sums shall be deemed as constituting payment in advance for emergency services involved. PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM (INCLUDING
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Public education system, including the development of national defense education programs, $1,206,169,000 (including $939,174,000 from local funds, $208,470,000 from Federal funds, $31,525,000 from other funds, and not to exceed $27,000,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund established pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14–403)), $17,000,000 from local funds, previously appropriated in this Act as a Federal payment, and such sums as may be derived from interest earned on funds contained in the dedicated account established by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, for resident tuition support at public and private institutions of higher learning for eligible District of Columbia residents, to be allocated as follows: (1) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—$902,936,000 (including $713,494,000 from local funds, $150,800,000 from Federal funds, $11,642,000 from other funds, and not to exceed $27,000,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund established pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14– 403) shall be available for District of Columbia Public Schools: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for evaluating District of Columbia Public School employees shall be a non-negotiable item for collective bargaining purposes: Provided further, That this appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the education of any nonresident of the District of Columbia at any District of Columbia public elementary and secondary school during fiscal year 2003 unless the nonresident pays tuition to the District of Columbia at a rate that covers 100 percent of the costs incurred by the District of Columbia which are attributable to the education of the nonresident (as established by the Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools): Provided further, That notwithstanding the amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any other provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the District of Columbia Public Schools on July 1, 2003, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount provided for the District of Columbia Public Schools in the proposed budget of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004 (as submitted to Congress), and the amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the final amount provided for the District of Columbia Public Schools under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools shall be available from this appropriation for official purposes. (2) STATE EDUCATION OFFICE.—$49,687,000 (including $22,594,000 from local funds, $26,917,000 from Federal funds,
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