The Mayor shall have the authority and is directed to detail, on a full-time basis, all persons who, on May 6, 1976, are employed, on a full-time basis, as nonuniformed equal employment opportunity officers and equal employment opportunity specialists by any agency of the District government other than the Office of Human Rights, to work in the Office of Human Rights as investigators or in other positions, all directly involved in the decision of equal employment opportunity cases instituted against the District government or any of its agencies. No person so detailed shall work on cases instituted against the agency from which the person is detailed. The Mayor shall assign such details on May 6, 1976. The positions which such persons hold shall be transferred to the budget of the Office of Human Rights in and for Fiscal Year 1977. The Metropolitan Police Department and the Fire Department are not authorized by this section to abolish, leave unfilled, or reduce the authority or duties of any uniformed equal employment opportunity officer or specialist position. This section shall not be construed to affect any uniformed position in the District government.
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(May 6, 1976, D.C. Law 1-63, § 9, 22 DCR 6540; Apr. 6, 1977, D.C. Law 1-100, § 2, 23 DCR 8730.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-514.
1973 Ed., § 1-320h.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-63, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-521.01.
Law 1-100 was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 1-310, which was referred to the Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on July 20, 1976 and September 15, 1976, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on October 20, 1976, it was assigned Act No. 1-163 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.