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B-187525 1 (1976-10-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddyb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: or THE CC3MPTflDLLFR Gkl NERAI. DECISION .OF THE UNITED STATEB WASH.INGTONP 0.0. VrJ¼CIO C C FILE: B-187525 DATE: October 15, 1916 MATTER OF: Payment of expenses for bar review course, bar examination, and court admission, DIGEST: 1, Costa of attending a bar review course are properly payable when the head of an agency determines that members of his legal stuff should take a bar review course under Government Employees' Training Act, 5 U.S.C. $§ 4101*4118 (1970), as unch course is within the definition of training in 5 U.S.C. 6§4104(4). be 2. Examinations which are not an integral part of a course of instruction or of themselves a process designed to impart knowledges and skills to examinee are not within definition of training in 5 U.S.C. § 4104(4) 1970. therefore, Government reimbursement of costs of Government employee in taking bar examina- tion is not permitted by terms of Government Employees' Training Act, 5 U.S.C. §5 4101-4118 (1970). 3. Reimbursement by Government of costs of admission to bar incurred by Government employee cannot be made from appropriated funds because privilege of practic- ing before a particular cosrt is one personal to the attorney and is in nature of expense necessary to qualify for Federal employment. By letter dated September 23, 1976, Mr. John P. Kratzke, Acting Managing Director of the Interstate Commerce Commission (Commission) requests an advance decision as to whether the Commission may property pay the expenses incurred by a Commission employee for taking a bar review course, for taking a bar examination, and for paying a fee upon admission to the bar, We will treat the present submission as a request for a decision from nit agency head under 31 3..C. 5 74 (1970), and our reply is made to the Commission Chairman. Cf., 47 Comp. Gen, 70, 71 (1967). Mr. Kratzke explainn in his letter that the United States DietriLt Court for the Central District of California has annovnced that it will not permit appearances by any attorney other than one who is admitted to the Bar of the State of California. Local Rule. l.3(b)(l). - 1 - i

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