# D.C. Code § 38-2001.03: Retirement age; continuous employment requirements

> District of Columbia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.03

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 38-2001.03
- **Heading:** Retirement age; continuous employment requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2001.03

## Text

Any teacher who shall have reached the age of 62 may be retired by the Board of Education on its own motion, or shall be retired if application is made by the teacher. Any teacher who shall have reached the age of 70 shall be retired unless, in the judgment of two thirds of the Board of Education, such teacher should be longer retained for the good of the service; provided, that no sum shall be paid to any teacher upon his retirement under the provisions of this section unless he shall have been continuously employed as a teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia from the time of his attainment of the age of 52 years.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.01 § 38-2001.01. Annuity — Salary deductions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.02 § 38-2001.02. Annuity — Deposit in United States Treasury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.03 § 38-2001.03. Retirement age; continuous employment requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.04 § 38-2001.04. Disability retirement; requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.04.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.05 § 38-2001.05. Annuity allowance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.05.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.06 § 38-2001.06. Minimum-service credit in cases of disability retirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.06.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.07 § 38-2001.07. Appropriations for annuity; reserves; interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.07.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.08 § 38-2001.08. Credit for service outside District.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.08.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.09 § 38-2001.09. Refund on leaving service; reinstatement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.09.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.10 § 38-2001.10. Death of teacher — Designation of beneficiary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.10.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.10a § 38-2001.10a. Death of teacher — Precedence of payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.10a.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.11 § 38-2001.11. Consent to deductions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.11.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.12 § 38-2001.12. Discharge of teachers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.12.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2001.13 § 38-2001.13. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C20_S38-2001.13.md)

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