duties of the board of trustees

duties of the board of trustees Sec. 205. It shall be the duty of the Trustees to— (a) Review the existing public institutions of postsecondary education with respect to (1) accreditation, (2) present programs and functions, and (3) actual and potential capabilities. Those institutions and programs within such institutions that are determined to be sound and valid shall be used as a basis for the several schools, colleges, institutes, campuses, and units of the University, which shall include but not be limited to programs of science and technology, including but not limited to environmental sciences, liberal and fine arts, vocational and technical education and professional studies, including graduate programs, and postgraduate programs. (b) Establish or approve policies and procedures governing admissions, curriculums, programs, graduation, the awarding of degrees, and general policymaking for the units of the University. (c) Prepare and submit to the Mayor, on a date fixed by the Mayor, an annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1977. Such budget shall include a proposed financial operating plan for such fiscal year, and a capital and educational improvements plan for such fiscal year and the succeeding four fiscal years for the University. The Mayor and the Council shall establish the maximum amount of funds which will be allocated to the Trustees for Higher Education, but may not specify the purposes for which such funds may be expended or the amount of such funds which may be expended for the various programs under the jurisdiction of the Trustees. (d) The Trustees may transfer, during the fiscal year, any appropriation balance available for one item of appropriation to another item of appropriation or to a new program, in an amount not to exceed $50,000. (e) Enter into negotiations and binding contracts pursuant to Council regulations regarding contracting with the governments of the United States and District of Columbia and other public and private agencies to render and receive services. (f) Enter into negotiations and binding contracts pursuant to Council regulations to perform organized research, training, and demonstrations on a reimbursable basis for the United States and the government of the District of Columbia and other public and private agencies. (g) Fix tuition for students attending the University with tuition charges to nonresidents being fixed as far as is feasible in amounts comparable to nonresident charges made by similar institutions. 88 Stat. 1427 (h) Fix fees, in addition to tuition, to be paid by resident and nonresident students attending the University. Receipts from these fees shall be deposited in a revolving fund in one or more financial institutions in the District of Columbia, and shall be available, when appropriated, for such purposes as the Trustees shall approve, without fiscal year limitation. (i) Select, appoint, and fix the compensation for a President of the University and Provosts of the units of the University, and approve the appointment and compensation of such other officers as it deems necessary, including legal counsel, except that in no case shall any such compensation be fixed in an amount in excess of that provided for the Mayor unless specifically authorized by legislative act of the Council. (j) Procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at daily rates for individuals not in excess of the maximum daily rate for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title. (k) Develop and define a policy governing academic freedom for the University and establish mechanisms to ensure its enforcement. (l) Perform such other duties as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.