29.302—Definitions.
In this subpart (including appendix A of this
subpart)—
Deferred retirement means retirement
under section 4-623 of the D.C. Code (1997) (under
the Police and Firefighters Plan) or section
31-1231(a) of the D.C. Code (1997) (under the
Teachers Plan).
Deferred retirement age means the
age at which a deferred annuity begins to accrue,
that is, age 55 under the Police and Firefighters
Plan and age 62 under the Teachers Plan.
Department service or departmental service means any period of
employment in a position covered by the Police and
Firefighters Plan or Teachers Plan. Department service or departmental
service may include certain periods of
military service that interrupt a period of
employment under the Police and Firefighters Plan
or the Teachers Plan.
Disability retirement means
retirement under section 4-615 or section 4-616 of
the D.C. Code (1997) (under the Police and
Firefighters Plan) or section 31-1225 of the D.C.
Code (1997) (under the Teachers Plan), regardless
of whether the disability was incurred in the line
of duty.
Enter on duty means commencement of
employment in a position covered by the Police and
Firefighters Plan or the Teachers Plan.
Excess leave without pay or excess LWOP means a period of time in a
non-pay status that in any year is greater than
the amount creditable as service under §
29.105(d).
Hire date means the date the
employee entered on duty.
Military service means—
(1)
For the Police and Firefighters Plan,
military service as defined in section 4-607 of
the D.C. Code (1997) that is creditable as other
service under section 4-602 or section 4-610 of
the D.C. Code (1997); and
(2)
For the Teachers Plan, military service as
described in section 31-1230(a)(4) of the D.C.
Code (1997).
Optional retirement means regular
longevity retirement under section 4-618 of the
D.C. Code (1997) (under the Police and
Firefighters Plan) or section 31-1224(a) of the
D.C. Code (1997) (under the Teachers Plan).
Other service means any period of
creditable service other than departmental service
or unused sick leave. Other service
includes service that becomes creditable upon
payment of a deposit, such as service in another
school system under the Teachers Plan (under
section 31-1208 of the D.C. Code (1997)); and
service that is creditable without payment of a
deposit, such as military service occurring prior
to employment under the Police and Firefighters
Plan.
Pre-80 hire means an individual
whose annuity is computed using the formula under
the Police and Firefighters Plan applicable to
individuals hired before February 15, 1980.
Pre-96 hire means an individual
whose annuity is computed using the formula under
the Teachers Plan applicable to individuals hired
before November 10, 1996.
Sick leave means unused sick leave,
which is creditable in a retirement computation,
as calculated under § 29.105(c).