(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Mayor is authorized to provide for the transfer of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department personnel holding valid certificates as paramedics or emergency medical technicians to be uniformed firefighters.
(1) Transfer shall be to the firefighter step and class with a rate of pay closest to, but not lower than, the rate of pay earned by the employee prior to transfer.
(2) Transferred employees may elect to participate in the District of Columbia Police Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement Program established pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 1 (“Program”).
(3) Transfer is conditioned on the transferred employee meeting the requirements for entry-level firefighters, including meeting established medical standards, undergoing a background check, and successfully completing a physical abilities test and the firefighting training program.
(4) Transferred employees are required to meet citizenship requirements set forth by law or regulation.
(5) Maximum age limitations for appointment shall not apply to transferred employees.
(a-1) [Not funded]
(b) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 2 of Title 1, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this title [section].
CREDIT(S)
(Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 202, 48 DCR 6981; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 37(a), 51 DCR 881; Mar. 31, 2009, D.C. Law 17-356, § 2, 56 DCR 1614.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-105, in subsec. (a)(2), validated a previously made technical correction.
D.C. Law 17-356, in subsec. (a), substituted “technicians, or All Hazards/Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) Specialists,” for “technicians” in the lead-in language and rewrote par. (2); and added subsec. (a-1). Prior to amendment, par. (2) of subsec. (a) read as follows:
“(2) Transferred employees may elect to participate in the Police Officers and Fire Fighters' Retirement Fund pursuant to § 1-903.01.”
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 202 of Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-124, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7861).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 14-28, the “Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act of 2001”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-144, which was referred to the Committee Of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 1, 2001, and June 5, 2001, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 29, 2001, it was assigned Act No. 14-85 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-28 became effective on October 3, 2001.
Law 15-105, the “Technical Amendments Act of 2003”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 15-437, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 4, 2003, and December 2, 2003, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 6, 2004, it was assigned Act No. 15-291 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 15-105 became effective on March 13, 2004.
Law 17-356, the “Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician Transition Amendment Act of 2008”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-768 which was referred to the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 2, 2008, and December 2, 2008, respectively. Approved without the signature of the Mayor on February 2, 2009, it was assigned Act No. 17-723 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-356 became effective on March 31, 2009.
Miscellaneous Notes
Section 4 of D.C. Law 17-356 provides that this act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan.
The Budget Director of the Council of the District of Columbia has determined, as of February 15, 2012, that the fiscal effect of Law 17-356 has not been included in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore, the provisions of this section, enacted by Law 17-356, are not in effect.