District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

Bill: 114-hr-5037
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-04-21
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Lawyers and legal services

State and local courts
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services.</p> <p>The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees.</p>

action_date: 2016-09-20
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.</p>

action_date: 2016-09-22
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2016 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act . 2. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia courts (a) 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. . (b) 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: 11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments. . 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. .

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act . 2. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia courts (a) 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, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code. . (b) 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: 11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments. . 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, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5037 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act . 2. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia courts (a) 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, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code. . (b) 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: 11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments. . 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, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 597 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5037 [Report No. 114–764] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2016 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform September 20, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act . 2. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia courts (a) 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 courts, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code . . (b) 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: 11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments. . 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 Service, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code . .

September 20, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed