District of Columbia Administrative Code

1101 MANDATORY REGISTRATION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS 1101.1 No prime contractor or subcontractor shall contract with the District government within any twelve (12) month period to perform construction or renovation work in the cumulative amount of five hundred thousand dollars …

1102 PROCEDURES FOR REGISTERING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS 1102.1 Any person or organization seeking to register an apprenticeship program shall submit four copies of all required documents to the Apprenticeship Council for approval. 1102.2 Each application for registration shall se…

1103 STANDARDS FOR REGISTERING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS 1103.1 Training shall be offered in one or more apprenticeable occupations, as defined by these rules. 1103.2 The term of apprenticeship shall be not less than two thousand (2,000) hours per year consistent with training requ…

1104 DEREGISTRATION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS 1104.1 At the sponsor's request, the Apprenticeship Council may de- register an apprenticeship program by giving written notice to the sponsor, indicating that the program is voluntarily deregistered and giving the effective date of …

1105 REINSTATEMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS 1105.1 Each sponsor whose apprenticeship program has been deregistered pursuant to this Chapter may be reinstated by applying to the Apprenticeship Council and demonstrating that the apprenticeship program is operating in accordance w…

1106 REGISTRATION OF INDIVIDUAL APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS REQUIRED 1106.1 No apprentice shall be employed under a registered apprenticeship program unless an individual apprenticeship agreement for that apprentice has been registered with the Director. SOURCE: Notice of Final Rul…

1107 STANDARDS FOR REGISTERING INDIVIDUAL APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS 1107.1 The Director shall register individual apprenticeship agreements which meet the requirements of this section. 1107.2 Each Apprenticeship Agreement shall contain the names, addresses, and signatures of the …

1108 COMPLAINTS UNDER INDIVIDUAL APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS 1108.1 Any controversy or difference arising under an Apprenticeship Agreement which cannot be resolved by the sponsor, or which is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, may be submitted by an apprentice or th…

1109 DEFINITIONS 1109.1 The definitions contained within the act (D.C. Code § 36-401 et seq. (1988)) shall apply to this Chapter. In addition, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed: Apprenticeable Occupation - a skilled occupation which possesses all of the followin…

1400 EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT TO DEFER COMPENSATION 1400.1 Any employee of the District of Columbia government (except an employee of an agency not under the personnel authority of the Mayor or an independent agency as defined in the Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, D.C. Law …

1401 DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION 1401.1 All amounts of compensation deferred under the Plan, all property and rights purchased with such amounts, and all income attributable to such amounts, property, or rights, shall remain (until made available to the partic…

1500 ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD 1500.1 The District of Columbia Retirement Board (the Board) was established as an independent agency of the government of the District of Columbia pursuant to § 1-121(a) of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act of 1979, a…

1501 BOARD MEMBERS 1501.1 The Board shall consist of twelve (12) members, whose terms of office, qualifications, and compensation are mandated by statute (D.C. Official Code § 1-711(b), (c)). The members are fiduciaries to the Funds. 1501.2 The Board shall conduct elections for m…

1502 STAFF 1502.1 Assignments to, removal from, and the remuneration of the staff of the Board shall be determined by the Board’s appointed Executive Director, consistent with applicable provisions of the Retirement Reform Act and the Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act. (D.C. Offi…

1503 COMMITTEES 1503.1 The Board shall establish standing or special committees at its discretion. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 5111 (September 6, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 10792 (November 29, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking p…

1504 REGULAR MEETINGS 1504.1 The Board shall conduct statutorily mandated quarterly meetings each calendar year to consider, conduct and transact official Board business (regular meeting). The transaction of official Board business requires a majority of current voting members. T…

1505 NOTICE OF MEETINGS 1505.1 Public notice shall be given in advance of a Board meeting or closed session in accordance with the District of Columbia Open Meetings Act (D.C. Law 18-350; D.C. Official Code § 2-576) (OMA). SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 5111 (Septem…

1506 OPEN MEETINGS 1506.1 All meetings of the Board, whether regular, special, or emergency, at which official action is taken shall be open to the public as required by the Retirement Reform and Replacement Plan Acts (D.C. Official Code §§ 1-736(c), 1-909.05(e)) and OMA. No Boar…

1507 EXECUTIVE SESSION 1507.1 Any Board meeting, or portion of a meeting, may be closed to the public as permitted by the Retirement Reform and Replacement Plan Acts and the OMA upon a majority vote of the Board. 1507.2 The Board may close a meeting, or any portion of a meeting, …

1508 RECORD OF MEETINGS 1508.1 All Board and committee meetings shall be recorded by electronic means if possible. The Board shall maintain written minutes of each meeting. 1508.2 Unapproved draft minutes of the regular Board meetings shall be made available to the public via the…

1509 FILING AND PUBLICATION OF ADOPTED MEASURE 1509.1 Rules and regulations adopted by the Board that affect legal rights, duties, or privileges of specific parties other than Board members and its staff shall be filed in the District of Columbia Office of Documents, and non-emer…

1510 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 5111 (September 6, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 10792 (November 29, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 6146 (April 22, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published …

1511 ELECTION OF TRUSTEES 1511.1 In accordance with the Reform Act, the Board of Trustees is responsible for and shall conduct elections to allow qualified voters to elect: One (1) active member representative and one (1) retired member representative from FEMS; One (1) active me…

1512 ELECTION NOTICE 1512.1 During any election cycle, the election official must notify all qualified voters of the impending election of a trustee or trustees within the timeframe provided in the election schedule. 1512.2 The election notice shall include: A copy of the electio…

1513 ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES 1513.1 A prospective candidate must be nominated by a qualified voter in the category in which the prospective candidate is seeking election to be eligible for election. A qualified voter in the category for which the trustee election is being held …

1514 VALIDATION OF STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY 1514.1 A Statement of Candidacy shall be considered valid if it satisfies all of the following conditions: the Statement of Candidacy is received by the election official on or before the date and time designated by the election official…

1515 CAMPAIGNING 1515.1 A candidate must behave in an ethical and professional manner when engaged in any activities related to his or her candidacy. 1515.2 A candidate may not campaign or otherwise advance his or her candidacy for election in any way prior to receiving notice fr…

1516 DRAWING OF LOTS FOR BALLOT ORDER 1516.1 In each election cycle, for each qualified voter category, the election official shall determine, by drawing lots, the order of eligible candidate names on the ballots. 1516.2 Drawing lots shall be conducted by the election official in…

1517 BALLOT CONTENT AND FORM 1517.1 The election official shall provide official ballots to qualified voters for the purpose of selecting an eligible candidate preference in an election. The Board shall make available to the election official a list of qualified voters. The list …

1518 VALIDITY OF BALLOTS AND VOTES 1518.1 Only official ballots shall be validated and counted. Improper ballots or votes shall be deemed invalid and not counted. Improper ballots or votes shall include, but are not limited to: Any ballot which is received by the election officia…

1519 BALLOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS AND TESTING 1519.1 The election official shall allow the Executive Director the opportunity to review and approve proofs of final election materials, including official ballots, prior to their printing or distribution to qualified voters. 1519.2 Th…

1520 BALLOT COUNTING 1520.1 The election official shall designate an election official in charge who shall be responsible for the direct supervision and oversight of the ballot counting process. The election official shall also designate ballot counters authorized to count and ta…

1521 AUTHORIZED WATCHERS 1521.1 When paper ballots are counted by hand, an eligible candidate shall be notified of his or her right to be present to observe the counting of ballots in person as an authorized watcher, or to designate another to act as an authorized watcher to atte…

1522 CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS 1522.1 The Board shall certify the results of each election and publish the results in the District of Columbia Register and on the Board’s website. 1522.2 The election results shall be deemed final and not subject to further administrative …

1523 RECOUNTS AND RESOLVING TIE VOTES 1523.1 An eligible candidate in any election may, within seven (7) days after the Board certifies the election results and publishes those results in the District of Columbia Register, petition the Board, in writing, for a recount of the ball…

1524 SPECIAL ELECTION FOR VACANCY OF TRUSTEE POSITION DURING TERM 1524.1 In the event of death, resignation, or removal of a Board trustee before completion of his or her term, where the remainder of the term is greater than six (6) months, the Board shall authorize the election …