D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1011

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Rule 5-E1011 - VETERANS PREFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT
1011.1

The provisions of this section shall be applicable in the employment of veterans in the Educational Service.

1011.2

A person who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, not including service under § 511 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code, and who has separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions, may receive an additional five (5) points on any register.

1011.3

A person entitled to preference points as defined in § 1011.2 shall receive an additional five (5) points if the person is separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions, has established the presence at the time of appointment of a service-connected disability, or is receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pensions because of a public law administered by the Veterans Administration or a military department.

1011.4

Any employee who on January 1, 1979, was entitled to veterans preference under federal law, shall continue to be entitled to that veterans preference.

1011.5

The Superintendent shall develop procedures for the consideration of granting veterans preference, as provided in this section, to persons who served in the Armed Forces but were less than honorably discharged. No appeal shall be available to any person not afforded a veterans preference under the provisions of this subsection and § 1011.6.

1011.6

Persons who were less than honorably discharged may be entitled to the preference afforded by this section at the time of initial appointment if they show, to the satisfaction of the Director of Personnel, that they have been discriminated against in violation of those rights guaranteed under the equal employment policy of this chapter.

1011.7

For purposes of appointment preference, no person shall receive any preference after five (5) years from the date of separation from active duty in the armed forces.

1011.8

A person classified as thirty percent (30%) or more disabled under § 1011.3 shall receive an appointment preference regardless of the date of separation from active duty in the armed forces.

1011.9

No person entering the armed forces of the United States after October 14, 1976 shall receive any preference unless the person served in the armed forces of the United States during time of war.

1011.10

No person retiring from the armed forces of the United States shall receive any preference, except as provided in § 1011.8.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1011

Final Rulemaking published at 4297, 4322 (October 3, 1980)