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PUBLIC LAW 88-471-AUG. 21, 1964

[78 STAT.

Public Law 88-471 August 21, 1964 [H. R. 10215]

Sick leave benefitsi extension. 5 USC 2061.

Computation.

Firefighting Division.

"Service."

AN ACT Relating to sick leave benefits for officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police force, and the White House Police force.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on and after the effective date of this Act the sick leave provisions of the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951 (65 Stat. 679) shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, be applicable to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police force, and the White House Police force. SEC. 2. Each officer and member of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia (other than officers and employees of the firefighting division), the United States Park Police force, or the White House Police force so employed on the effective date of this Act shall be credited with an initial sick leave balance, which shall be computed as follows: The total length of service in terms of years, months, and days shall be determined and for each full year of such service, such officer or member shall be credited with five days of sick leave; any period of such service amounting to less than one full year shall be divided into biweekly pay periods and for each such full biweekly pay period, such officer or member shall be credited with sick leave in the amount of five twenty-sixths of a day, but no credit shall be given for any remaining portion of such total service amounting to less than one full biweekly pay period. I n any case in which the total amount of such sick leave so computed contains a fraction of a day, such total amount shall be rounded to the next highest full day. The maximum number of days of sick leave so credited to any such officer or member under this section shall be one hundred and forty-five days. SEC. 3. Each officer or member of the Firefighting Division of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia so employed on the effective date of this Act shall be credited with an initial sick leave balance which shall be computed as follows: The total length of service in terms of years, months, and days shall be determined and for each full year of such service, such officer or member shall be credited with four days of sick leave; any period of such service amounting to less than one full year shall be divided into biweekly pay periods and for each full biweekly pay period, such officer or member shall be credited with sick leave in the amount of four twenty-sixths of a day, but no credit shall be given for any remaining portion of such service amounting to less than one full biweekly pay period. In any case in which the total amount of such sick leave so computed contains a fraction of a day, such total amount shall be rounded to the next highest full day. The maximum number of days of sick leave so credited to any such officer or member under this section shall be one hundred and sixteen days. SEC. 4. For the purpose of computing the initial sick leave balance as authorized in sections 2 and 3 of this Act, the term "service" as used in such sections shall include (1) periods of employment as an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States P a r k Police force, and the White House Police force, and (2) all other periods of employment under the Government of the United States or under the government of the District of Columbia

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