PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 184 -JULY 1, 1943 Travel expense. mobile); and travel expenses, including attendance at meetings of educational organizations when specifically authorized by the Super- intendent of Schools and the Commissioners, $283,820, of which Acting Superin- $10,000 shall be immediately available: Provided, That the Board ndent of chools, of Education is authorized to assign the Acting Superintendent of Schools to the salary schedule for the Superintendent of Schools, 43 tat. 30. contained in the Teachers' Salary Act of 1924, during the time the said Superintendent is granted leave of absence without pay by the Board of Education, and this appropriation shall be available for payment on that basis of the salary of the Acting Superintendent. General supervision and instruction: For all salaries and expenses necessary for the supervision, instruction, and education in the teachers colleges and in the day, evening, and summer public schools of the District of Columbia, including the education of foreigners of all ages in the Americanization schools, textbooks, lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers and periodicals, postage for strictly official mail matter, and subsistence supplies for pupils attending the schools for crippled children, $8,840,400, of which $300,000 shall Officers and tech- be available immediately: Provided, That hereafter officers and ers in Americaniza- tion, etc., schools. teachers in the Americanization, evening, and summer schools may also be officers and teachers in the regular day schools: Provided Eementary seence further, That hereafter the Board of Education is authorized to etc., teachers. salary payents. designate the months in which the ten salary payments shall be made to teachers assigned to instruction in elementary science and school gardening, and in health, physical education, and playground activi- Pupguidance, sn - ties: Provided further, That from the funds provided for salaries of teachers in the District of Columbia public schools, the Board of Education is authorized to pay the salaries of such teachers, not to exceed one in each junior high school and one in each elementary school, as may be assigned, at a grade not higher than P-3, to super- Fillingofvacancies. visory duties in connection with pupil guidance: And provided fur- ther, That hereafter teaching vacancies which occur during any school year may be filled by the assignment of teachers of special subjects and teachers not now assigned to classroom instruction, and such teachers are hereby made eligible for such assignment without further examination. Vocational education, George-Deen program: For all salaries and expenses necessary for the development of vocational education in the 0pU. 8. . 115-h District of Columbia in accordance with the Act of June 8, 1936 (49 Stat. 1488), $105,848. Operation of buildings and maintenance of equipment: For all salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of school buildings and the purchase and repair of equipment, including insurance and the operation, maintenance, and repair of District-owned or bor- rowed automobiles used in driver-training courses, and allowances for privately owned automobiles used for the performance of official duties within the District of Columbia (not to exceed $264 per annum for each automobile), $1.714,230, of which $150,000 shall be Custodial staf. immediately available: Provided, That hereafter members of the custodial staff in the evening, summer. and Americanization schools may also be members of the custodial staff in the day schools. Repairs and maintenance of buildings and grounds: For all salaries and expenses necessary for the repair, maintenance, and improvement iof school buildings, mechanical equipment, and school grounds, Remunicipa bdigother $566,750, f hich $100,000 shall be immediately available: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for making repairs to other eportmunicipal buildings, subject to reimbursement from other applicable R o. appropriations for the cost of such work, and a report of all such expenditures shall be submitted to Congress in the annual Budget. 322 [57 STAT.
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