1. (a)

   1. (1) Repealed.
   2. (2) Repealed.
   3. (3) Repealed.
2. (b) Repealed.
3. (c) There is established as a special fund the Employees' Compensation Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.

4. (d) The following revenue shall be deposited into the Fund:

   1. (1) Such amounts as may be appropriated to or transferred to the Fund; and
   2. (2) Amounts that otherwise accrue to the Fund under this chapter or other law.
5. (e) Money in the Fund shall be used for the payment of compensation and other benefits and expenses incurred to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

6. (f)

   1. (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
   2. (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.

History

Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2342, 25 DCR 5740

Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-175, § 2102(h), 45 DCR 7193

Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-264, § 5(e), 46 DCR 2118

Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 1013, 55 DCR 7598

Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160

Dec. 6, 2025, D.C. Law 26-55, § 7097

Short Title

Short title: Section 1012 of D.C. Law 17-219 provided that subtitle F of title I of the act may be cited as the “Employee Compensation Fund Allowance and Clarification Amendment Act of 2008”.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of the Employees' Compensation Fund Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-225, Dec. 17, 2015, 62 DCR 16245).

For temporary amendment of section, see § 2 of the Disability Compensation Administrative Financing Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-445, September 8, 1998, 45 DCR 6663), and § 2 of the Fiscal Year 1999 Disability Compensation Administrative Financing Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-572, January 12, 1999, 46 DCR 903).

For temporary amendment of section, see § 1702(h) of the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-401, July 13, 1998, 45 DCR 4794), and § 1702(h) of the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-564, January 12, 1999, 46 DCR 669).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 7097 of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146, Sept. 3, 2025, 72 DCR 9623).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 7097 of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-210, Nov. 24, 2025, 72 DCR 13514).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of the Employees' Compensation Fund Clarification TemporaryAmendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Law 21-86, Mar. 9, 2016, 63 DCR 790).

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of the Fiscal Year 1999 Disability Compensation Administrative Financing Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-239, April 20, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 4152).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 17-219 rewrote subsec. (a).

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 1-353.42.

1981 Ed., § 1-624.42.

Applicability

Section 1023 of D.C. Law 21-160 provided that the changes made by section 1022 shall apply as of October 1, 2008.