Overseas Teachers Act of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Overseas Teachers Act of 1983 - Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act regarding Department of Defense overseas dependents schools to limit the types and term of teaching positions and the travel and quarters allowance benefits for teachers who are recruited outside the United States. Provides exemptions from such benefit limitations in specified teaching situations. Eliminates the limitation on the amount of leave an overseas teacher may accumulate. Permits the use of leave for paternity purposes. Entitles each teacher to an additional three days of annual leave each school year. Permits a teacher to use such leave for any purpose during the school year, with proper notice. Entitles a Federal or District of Columbia employee who becomes an overseas teacher to a lump-sum payment for annual leave accumulated as such an employee. Transfers leave accumulated by such teachers as sick leave if the teacher becomes a Federal or District of Columbia employee. Allows any teacher who is separated from the service to elect to have any leave remaining: (1) liquidated as a lump-sum payment; (2) considered as creditable service for purposes of retirement …