Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act”.
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
A BILL
To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service.
Sec. 2 Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia courts
In general— Chapter 17 of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by inserting after section 11—1726 the following new section:
“11—1726A. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments
“The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program established under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts.”
Clerical amendment— The table of contents of chapter 17 of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 11—1726 the following new item:
Sec. 3 Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia Public Defender Service
Section 305 of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(d) The Director may establish a program substantially similar to the program established under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the Service.”