Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia

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"(2) For the purpose of computing the annuity of

a child under subsection (b) (2) of section 9 of this Act that commences on or after the first day of the first month that begins on or after the effective date of the District of Columbia Teachers' Retirement Amendments of 1970, the items $900, $1,080, $2,700, and $3,240 appearing in subsection (b) (2) of section 9 of this Act shall be increased by the total per centum increases allowed and in force under this section on or after such day and, in case of a deceased annuitant, the items 60 per centum and 75 per centum appearing in subsection

(b) (2) of section 9 of this Act shall be increased by

the total per centum allowed and in force to the annuitant under this section on or after such day".

(d) (1) The first sentence of the first section of such 16 Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-721) is amended to read as fol17 lows: "Beginning on the first day of the first pay period 18 which begins after December 31, 1969, there shall be de19 ducted and withheld from the annual salary of each teacher 20 in the public schools of the District of Columbia an amount 21 equal to 7 per centum of the teacher's annual salary.”. 22 (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall not 23 apply to any persons retired or otherwise separated prior 24 to the date of enactment of this Act.

1 (e) Subsection (b) of section 9 of such Act (D.C.

2 Code, sec. 31-729 (b)) is amended

(1) by amending the first sentence of paragraph (1) to read as follows:

"(b) (1) In the event any teacher to whom this sub6 chapter applies shall die subsequent to March 6, 1952, after 7 completing at least eighteen months of eligible service and 8 is survived by a widow, or dependent widower, such widow 9 or dependent widower shall be paid an annuity beginning 10 the day after the teacher dies, equal to 55 per centum of 11 the amount of an annuity computed as provided in subsec12 tion (a) of section 5 of this Act with respect to such teacher, except that in the computation of the annuity under such subsection the annuity of the teacher shall be at least the

smaller of (i) 40 per centum of his average salary, or (ii)

the sum obtained under such subsection after increasing his

eligible service of the type last performed by the period

elapsing between the date of death and the date he would

have become sixty years of age.";

(2) by amending the first two sentences of paragraph (2) to read as follows:

"(2) If any teacher to whom this subchapter applies

shall die after completing at least eighteen months of eligible

service or after having retired under the provisions of section

3 or section 4 of this Act and is survived by a wife or hus

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1 band, each surviving child shall be paid an annuny equal to 2 the smallest of (a) 60 per centum of the teacher's average 3 salary divided by the number of children, (b) $900, or (c) 4 $2,700 divided by the number of children. If such teacher 5 is not survived by a wife or husband, each surviving child 6 shall be paid an annuity equal to the smallest of (a) 75 7 per centum of the teacher's average salary divided by the 8 number of children, (b) $1,080, or (c) $3,240 divided 9 by the number of children."; and

(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: "(3) In the event any teacher to whom this subchapter 12 applies shall die subsequent to March 6, 1952, after com13 pleting at least eighteen months of eligible service, and is 14 not survived by a widow, a dependent widower, and/or chil15 dren, but is survived by dependent parents or a dependent 16 father or a dependent mother, such surviving dependent par17 ents or parent shall be paid an annuity, beginning the first 18 day of the month following the death of the teacher, equal to 19 55 per centum of the amount of an annuity computed as pro20 vided in subsection (a) of section 5 of this Act with respect

to such teacher, except that, in the computation of the annuity 22 under such subsection, the annuity of the teacher shall be at

23 least the smaller of (i) 40 per centum of his average salary,

or (ii) the sum obtained under such subsection after increas

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1 ing his eligible service of the type last performed by the 2 period elapsing between the date of death and the date he 3 would have become sixty years of age: Provided, That such 4 payments shall be made jointly to surviving dependent par5 ents and payment of such annuity shall continue after the 6 death of either dependent parent: Provided further, That all 7 such payments or any right thereto shall cease upon the 8 death of both dependent parents."

9 (f) (1) The second sentence of subsection (b) (1) of 10 section 5 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-725 (b) (1)) is 11 amended by striking out ", excluding any increase because of 12 retirement under section 4 of this Act,".

(2) The first sentence of subsection (b) (2) of section

5 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-725 (b) (2)) is amended by striking out "50" and inserting in lieu thereof "55".

(g) Such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof

17 the following new section:

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"SEC. 23. Effective on (a) the first day of the first month which begins after October 20, 1969, or (b) the

commencing date of annuity, whichever is later, the annuity

of each surviving spouse whose entitlement to annuity pay22 able from the District of Columbia teachers' retirement and

annuity fund resulted from the death of:

"(1) a teacher prior to October 24, 1962, or

"(2) a retired teacher whose retirement was based

on a separation from service prior to October 24, 1962, shall be increased by 10 per centum."

SEC. 2. (a) The amendments made by subsections (a), 4 (b), (e) (1), (e) (3), and (f) of section 1 of this Act 5 shall not apply in the case of persons retired or otherwise 6 separated prior to October 20, 1969, and the rights of such

persons and their survivors shall continue in the same.

manner and to the same extent as if such amendments had not 9 been made.

(b) The amendment made by subsection (c) (1) of section 1 of this Act shall apply only to determinations of 12 amounts of annuity increases which are made after Oc13 tober 20, 1969, under section 21 of the Act of August 7, 1946 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-739a).

(c) (1) The amendment made by subsection (e) (2) 16 of section 1 of this Act shall become effective on the first day 17 of the first month which begins after October 20, 1969.

(2) The annuity of each surviving child who, immedi19 ately prior to the effective date of such amendment is receiv20 ing an annuity under subsection (b) (2) of section 9 of such 21 Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-729 (b) (2)) or under a compa22 rable provision of any prior law, or who hereafter becomes 23 entitled to receive annuity under such Act shall be recom24 puted effective on such date, or computed from commencing 25 date if later, in accordance with such amendment. No in

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