D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-1599

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 7-1599 - DEFINITIONS

1599.1

"Board" or "Board of Trustees" means the District of Columbia Retirement Board established by Section 121(a) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-711(b)(1)(A) ).

"Chairman" means the chairman or chairperson, or his or her designee, of the District of Columbia Retirement Board ("DCRB").

"Day" means a calendar day unless expressly stated otherwise. Any day on which a submission is due or other action occurs must be a day on which the District of Columbia Government is open for regularly scheduled business.

"Election cycle" means the timeframe during which an election of a trustee or trustees is conducted. Except in the event of a special election, or where extenuating circumstances result in a delay, an election cycle shall begin on August 1^st of any year in which a qualified voter position is eligible for election to the Board.

"Election official" means the person or entity appointed by the Board to undertake the activities outlined in these Rules. The election official must be independent, experienced and qualified to conduct elections and may be any one, or combination, of the following:

(a) an officer or employee of the Board;

(b) an officer, employee, or agency of District of Columbia Government; or

(c) an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation.

A qualified voter of any category may not be an election official. An election official will be considered qualified and experienced if the election official has successfully performed independent electoral services of, at least, a similar like, kind and volume as the services described in these Rules.

"Eligible candidate" means a qualified voter who has submitted valid Statements of Candidacy and Qualification and meets all of the criteria to be eligible for election to the Board as defined under these Rules.

"Executive Director" means the Executive Director, or his or her designee, of the District of Columbia Retirement Board.

"Qualified voter" means an active or retired member of the Retirement Plans as reflected in the records of the applicable personnel office, payroll office, or DCRB, as the benefits administrator of the Retirement Plans, at the start of an election cycle.

A qualified voter must be:

(a) An "active firefighter" who is a sworn member or officer of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department ("FEMS");

(b) A "retired firefighter" who has retired from FEMS under the provisions of the District of Columbia Police Officers and Firefighters' Retirement Plan ("Police Officers & Firefighters' Plan");

(c) An "active police officer" who is a sworn member or officer of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD");

(d) A "retired police officer" who has retired from MPD under the provisions of the Police Officers & Firefighters' Plan;

(e) An "active teacher" who is an employee of District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") in a salary class position ET 1-15 or an employee of a District of Columbia public charter school who is an active member of the District of Columbia Teachers' Retirement Plan ("Teachers' Plan"); or

(f) A "retired teacher" who has retired from DCPS or a District of Columbia public charter school under the provisions of the Teachers' Plan.

"Reform Act" means the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, Pub. Law 96-122, Nov. 17, 1979, as amended (codified in D.C. Official Code §§ 1-701 et. seq.).

"Replacement Plan Act" means the Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and Teachers Retirement Benefit Replacement Plan Act of 1998 (D.C. Official Code §§ 1-901.01 et seq.).

"Retirement Plans" means the following:

(a) District of Columbia Police Officers and Firefighters' Retirement Plan ("Police Officers & Firefighters' Plan"), which includes the benefits established under the Replacement Plan Act that applies to service accrued after June 30, 1997 (D.C. Official Code §§ 5-701 et seq.) and the benefits in place under Title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. Law 105-33, Aug. 5, 1997 (codified in D.C. Official Code §§ 1-801.01 et seq.), that apply to service accrued on or before June 30, 1997 (former D.C. Official Code §§ 4-601 et seq.).

(b) District of Columbia Teachers' Retirement Plan ("Teachers' Plan"), which includes the benefits established under the Replacement Plan Act that applies to service accrued after June 30, 1997 (D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2021.01 et seq.) and the benefits in place under Title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. Law 105-33, Aug. 5, 1997 (codified in D.C. Official Code §§ 1-801.01 et seq.) that apply to service accrued on or before June 30, 1997 (former D.C. Official Code §§ 31-1221et seq.).

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-1599

Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 7562 (7/20/2018)