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Committee hears proposal to credit Marion S. Barry SYEP time toward D.C. retirement; agency flags data, administrative hurdles
Summary
Councilmembers and government staff discussed Bill 206-43, which would allow prior Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program participation to count as creditable service toward District retirement. Witnesses praised the intent; the Department of Employment Services said records and IT limits could complicate implementation.
The Committee on Executive Administration and Labor heard testimony May 14 on Bill 206-43, the Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program Creditable Service Benefit Amendment Act of 2025. The measure would count past participation in the Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) as creditable service for District retirement calculations.
Councilmember Kenyon McDuffie, who introduced the bill's SYEP provision, framed the change as recognition of SYEP participants' work as public service. "This time in the program is service to the district and its citizens, and it should be treated as such," McDuffie said,…
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