§ 275. — Leaves of absence to employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC275]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 7--EDUCATION OF INDIANS
Sec. 275. Leaves of absence to employees
On and after August 24, 1912 teachers in schools operated by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs may be allowed, in addition to annual leave,
educational leave not to exceed thirty workdays per calendar year, or
sixty workdays in every alternate year, for attendance at educational
gatherings, conventions, institutions, or training schools, if the
interest of the Government requires, under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe; and no additional salary or
expense on account of such leave of absence shall be incurred.
(Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 388, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 519; Aug. 24, 1922, ch. 286,
42 Stat. 829; May 8, 1928, ch. 510, 45 Stat. 493; Pub. L. 85-89, July
10, 1957, 71 Stat. 282.)
Amendments
1957--Pub. L. 85-89 substituted ``Teachers in schools operated by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs'' for ``Teachers of the Indian schools and
physicians of the Indian Service''.
1928--Act May 8, 1928, made section applicable to physicians of the
Indian Service.
1922--Act Aug. 24, 1922, increased educational leave allowance from
15 to 30 days.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
