(a) All functions, powers, and duties of the Board of Governors of the District of Columbia School of Law established by § 38-1205.03 shall be vested in and exercised by the Trustees. The District of Columbia School of Law shall be merged with and become a component of the University of the District of Columbia, as a single independent agency of the District of Columbia under the authority and jurisdiction of the Trustees.
(b) 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 Governors are transferred to the Trustees. All rules, orders, obligations, determinations, and any other understandings of the Board of Governors shall remain in effect until such time as they may be lawfully amended, modified, or repealed by the Trustees. Thereafter, any reference in any law, rule, regulation, or other document of the United States or the District of Columbia to the Board of Governors shall be deemed to be a reference to the Trustees, and any reference in any law, rule, regulation, or other document of the United States or the District of Columbia to the District of Columbia School of Law shall be deemed to be a reference to the University of the District of Columbia School of Law.
(c) The Trustees shall be bound by the terms of the Merger Agreement between the University of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia School of Law, signed November 6, 1995.
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(Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1429, Pub. L. 93-471, title 11, § 211, as added, Aug. 1, 1996, D.C. Law 11-152, § 301(d), 43 DCR 2978.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 31-1520.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary addition of section, see § 301(d) of the Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-264, Apr. 26, 1996, 43 DCR 2412), and § 201(d) of the Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-335, August 1, 1996, 43 DCR 4256).
Section 501 of D.C. Act 11-335 provides for the application of the act.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-152, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 38-1201.03.
References in Text
Section 38-1205.03, referred to in (a), was repealed by D.C. Law 11-152, 43 DCR 2978.
Miscellaneous Notes
Law School buildings: For provisions directing the District of Columbia School of Law to submit any lease or building purchase agreement to the Council for review, see § 702 of D.C. Law 10-128.