The Board of Higher Education and the Vocational Board shall be abolished on the day that the Board of Trustees convenes its 1st meeting. Except as provided by this unit all functions, powers, and duties of the Board of Higher Education and the Vocational Board under Chapter 11 of this title shall be vested in and exercised by the Trustees. All employees, property (real and personal), and unexpended balances (available or to be made available) of appropriations, allocations, and all other funds and assets and liabilities of the Board of Higher Education and Vocational Board are authorized to be transferred to the Trustees, except the functions of licensing institutions to confer degrees as authorized by this unit. All rules, orders, obligations, determinations and any other understandings of the Board of Higher Education and the Board of Vocational Education shall remain in effect until such time as they may be lawfully amended, modified or repealed by the Trustees.
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(Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1428, Pub. L. 93-471, title II, § 208; as added Nov. 1, 1975, D.C. Law 1-36, § 4, 22 DCR 2929; July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 3(bb), 58 DCR 1720.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 31-1517.
1973 Ed., § 31-1718.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-378, in subsec. (a)(1), substituted “this unit” for “§ 29-615”.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-36, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 38-1202.01.
Law 18-378, the “District of Columbia Official Code Title 29 (Business Organizations) Enactment Act of 2009”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 18-500, which was referred to the Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 7, 2010, and December 21, 2010, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on February 27, 2011, it was assigned Act No. 18-724 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 18-378 became effective on July 2, 2011.