D.C. Code § 1-1011.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10 / § 1-1011.01
§ 1-1011.01. Election wards.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Not later than 10 days after receiving the official report of the federal decennial census (“census report”) for the District of Columbia (“District”) by the United States Bureau of the Census, the Mayor shall transmit the census report to the Council, including all information pertaining to the official total population of the District and the official population size of each of the census tracts, census blocks, and election wards in the District.
  (2) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (“Board”) shall provide the Council with technical and analytical services necessary for decennial redistricting, including but not limited to, statistical and demographic analysis of official census data and production of computerized election district maps.
  (3) The Mayor and the Board shall make available to the public, at cost, copies of the census data base and any maps to be used for redistricting in hard copy or machine readable form.
(b) The Council shall, by act after public hearing, make any adjustment in the boundaries of election wards that is necessary as a result of population shifts and changes, not later than 90 days after the Council’s receipt of the census report, or not later than July 14th of the year in which the census report is received, whichever is later.
(c) The Council shall divide the District into 8 compact and contiguous election wards, each of which shall be approximately equal in population size.
(d) The total District population and the population of the District’s defined sub-units, as determined by the census report, or any official adjustment of the census report, shall be the exclusive permissible population data for apportionment of election wards.
(e) The boundaries of each of the 8 election wards shall conform to the greatest extent possible with the boundaries of the census tracts that are established by the United States Bureau of the Census.
(f) No redistricting plan or proposed amendment to a redistricting plan shall result in district populations with a deviation range more than 10% or a relative deviation greater than plus-or-minus 5%, unless the deviation results from the limitations of census geography or from the promotion of a rational public policy, including but not limited to respect for the political geography of the District, the natural geography of the District, neighborhood cohesiveness, or the development of compact and contiguous districts.
(g) No redistricting plan or proposed amendment to a redistricting plan shall be considered if the plan or amendment has the purpose and effect of diluting the voting strength of minority citizens.
(h) Except as may otherwise be provided in § 1-1041.03 , any adjustment made less than 180 days prior to a regularly scheduled election shall not be effective for that election, or, if that election is a primary election, for the general election following the primary election.
D.C. Code § 1-204.52 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.52
§ 1-204.52. Annual budget for the Board of Education.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-1507.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / § 1-1507.01
§ 1-1507.01. Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1986.
Status: in_force

(Effective February 4, 1987)
Prepared by the Mayor and transmitted to the Council of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1986, pursuant to the provisions of Section 422(12) of the District Charter.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF PAROLE
I. Transfer The Office of Parole Supervision is hereby transferred from the District of Columbia Department of Corrections to the District of Columbia Board of Parole, to be under the supervision of the Chair of the Board. The Chair shall carry out the functions, duties and authorities transferred to the Board.
II. Purpose The mission of the Board of Parole is to determine if and when it is appropriate to grant parole to an offender who has served the minimum term in prison ordered by the court. In granting parole, the Board determines 1) the terms and conditions of such parole; 2) the standards of supervision for parolees or mandatory release; and, 3) if and when to terminate a parole or mandatory release, as well as whether to modify the terms and conditions thereof.
III. Function The function transferred to the Board of Parole:
To establish policy and standards, and to administer the parole supervision function.
IV. Transfer of Functions All functions and authority of the Department of Corrections related to parole supervision, established pursuant to Commissioner's Order No. 7, dated December 26, 1967, as amended, are hereby transferred to the Board of Parole.
All Department of Corrections positions, personnel, property, records and unexpended balance of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the duties and functions assigned herein, are hereby transferred to the Board of Parole. These funds are to be used only for the purposes for which the appropriation or allocation was originally made. All authority for parole supervision services previously authorized or delegated to the Department of Corrections is hereby transferred to the Board of Parole.
V. Rescission All orders and parts of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this plan are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed, except that any municipal regulations adopted or promulgated by virtue of the authority granted by such orders, shall remain in force until properly revised, amended or rescinded.
No agency of the District of Columbia government is abolished as a consequence of this reorganization. An amendment to Organization Order No. 7 shall be made so as to exclude parole supervision from the functions of the Department of Corrections.
VI. Effective Date This Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1986 shall become effective in accordance with Section 422(12) of Public Law 93-198, or on a date thereafter to be designated pursuant to Executive Order of the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 1-144 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-144
§ 1-144. Inside public buildings.
Status: in_force

The flag of the District of Columbia shall be displayed inside all public buildings whenever and wherever the flag of the United States is displayed.
D.C. Code § 1-608.65 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-608.65
§ 1-608.65. Budgeting.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) Repealed.
(c) The Chief Financial Officer shall determine the exact budget amounts that are under the subordinate agencies’ management authority in accordance with this section.
D.C. Code § 1-301.156 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.156
§ 1-301.156. Tax transparency.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this section and § 1-301.157 , the term:
(1) “Categorical preference” means a tax preference that sets eligibility criteria and is potentially available to all entities that meet the criteria, subject to any funding limitations.
(2) “CFO” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
(3) “Economic development purpose” means a goal to increase or retain business activity, including attracting new businesses or retaining existing ones, encouraging business expansion or investment, increasing or maintaining hiring, or increasing sales.
(4) “Individual preference” means a tax preference, such as a tax abatement, applied to one entity, project, or associated projects.
(5) “On-cycle tax preference” means a tax preference being reviewed in a current year.
(6) “Tax preference” shall have the same meaning as the phrase “tax expenditures” as defined in § 47-318(6) .
D.C. Code § 1-301.110a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.110a
§ 1-301.110a. Leasing authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement is authorized to enter into lease agreements with any person, copartnership, corporation, or other entity, which do not bind the government of the District of Columbia for periods in excess of 20 years for each such lease agreement, on such terms and conditions, including, without limitation, lease-purchase, as he deems to be in the interest of the District of Columbia and necessary for the accommodation of District of Columbia agencies and activities in buildings or other improvements which are in existence or are to be constructed by the lessor for such purposes, or on unimproved real property.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
(d-1) Repealed.
(e) The estimated maximum cost of any project approved pursuant to this section may be increased by an amount equal to the increase, if any, as determined by the Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement, in construction or alteration costs, from the date of transmittal of the prospectus to the Council, not to exceed 10% of the estimated gross cost.
(f) Repealed.
(g) The Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement shall not make any agreement or undertake any commitment that will result in the construction of any building that is to be constructed for lease to, and for predominant use by, the District until the Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement has established detailed specification requirements for the building and unless the proposal is consistent with the Public Facilities Plan.
(h) Repealed.
(h-1) The Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement may acquire a new leasehold interest in any building that is proposed to be leased for the predominant use of rentable space by, or constructed for lease to and for predominant use of rentable space by the District government without regard to §§ 2-354.02 and 2-354.03 ; provided that such leasehold interest is acquired pursuant to a lease negotiated on behalf of the District by a duly licensed commercial real estate broker pursuant to a tenant representative services contract then in effect between the District and the broker.
(i) The Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement shall inspect every building to be constructed for lease to, and for predominant use by, the District government during the construction of the building in order to determine compliance with the specifications established for the building. Upon the completion of the building, the Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement shall evaluate the building to determine the extent, if any, of failure to comply with the specifications for the building. The Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement shall ensure that any contract entered into for a leasehold interest in a building shall contain a provision that permits a reduction in rent during any period that the building is not in compliance with the specifications for the building.
D.C. Code § 1-308.08 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-308.08
§ 1-308.08. Default.
Status: in_force

If there shall be a default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Bonds of a series after the principal or interest shall become due and payable, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, or if the District shall fail or refuse to carry out and perform the terms of any agreement with the holders of any of the Bonds, the holders of the Bonds, or the trustee appointed to act on behalf of the holders of the Bonds, may, subject to the provisions of the financing documents, do the following:
(1) By action, writ, or other proceeding, enforce all rights of the holders of the Bonds, including the right to require the District to carry out and perform the terms of any agreement with the holders of the Bonds or its duties under this part;
(2) By action, require the District to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust;
(3) By action, petition to enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of the Bonds; and
(4) Declare all the Bonds due and payable, whether or not in advance of maturity and, if all the defaults be made good, annul the declaration and its consequences.
D.C. Code § 1-325.421 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.421
§ 1-325.421. SNAP Reinvestment Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the SNAP Reinvestment Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The unspent local fund dollars remaining in the operating budget of the Department of Human Services at the end of each fiscal year shall be deposited into the Fund; provided, that the amount of unspent local fund dollars deposited into the Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not exceed the difference between the total of all amounts that remain to be invested by the Department of Human Services pursuant to active Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program excessive payment error rate liability settlement agreements ("Settlement Agreements") between the Department of Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture minus the amount in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to implement the Settlement Agreements.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended during 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) 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.
D.C. Code § 1-606.08 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-606.08
§ 1-606.08. Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The Hearing Examiner or the Arbitrator may require payment by the agency of reasonable attorney fees if the appellant is the prevailing party and payment is warranted in the interest of justice.
(b) Expired.
D.C. Code § 1-301.192 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.192
§ 1-301.192. Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice grant-making authority.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice ("Deputy Mayor") shall have grant-making authority for the purpose of providing grants to support the Safe Passage Safe Blocks program, which provides a presence and safe passage for students and families as they travel to and from school.
  (2) For the 2025-2026 school year and each subsequent year, the Deputy Mayor shall establish Safe Passage Safe Blocks priority areas by considering violent crime occurring within 500 meters around school campuses and metro stations or transit hubs, for violent incidents committed against students, during the 365 days preceding the selection of a priority area; the number of unusual incidents reported by Safe Passage grantees during the school year for existing program priority areas; and feedback from stakeholders. Beginning May 1, 2025, and by May 1 of each year thereafter, the Deputy Mayor shall report to the Council the priority areas that have been selected or eliminated for the upcoming school year and the data and feedback from stakeholders that was used to make that determination.
  (3) An organization receiving a grant pursuant to this subsection shall submit a report to the Deputy Mayor by the end of each fiscal year in which funds are received containing the following:
    (A) An evaluation of the success of its Safe Passage Safe Blocks program, including a detailed description of the program activities;
    (B) A description of any training or support provided to program staff;
    (C) A summary of the total number of unusual incidents reported by the grantee for each school year to the Safe Passage Safe Blocks program;
    (D) A summary of efforts to coordinate with participating schools, community organizations, and other stakeholders; and
    (E) Any other data or information as required by the Deputy Mayor.
  (4) Not Funded.
  (5) Not Funded.
(b) (1) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice ("Deputy Mayor") shall establish a pilot, under which the Deputy Mayor shall have grantmaking authority to issue grants to eligible organizations, as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, solely for the purpose of creating or augmenting a Safe Commercial Corridors Program, which shall promote public safety and health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the area served by the organization and the surrounding area ("commercial district").
  (2) To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an organization shall:
    (A) Serve the District's residents, workers, business owners, property owners, and visitors of a commercial corridor in the Downtown, Shaw, or Adams Morgan neighborhoods; and
    (B) Engage in the maintenance of public and commercial spaces in a commercial corridor in the Downtown, Shaw, or Adams Morgan neighborhoods.
  (3) An organization seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Deputy Mayor a proposed Safe Commercial Corridors Program application, in a form prescribed by the Deputy Mayor, which shall include:
    (A) A description of the public safety and health problems faced in the commercial district;
    (B) A Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan describing how the applicant proposes to spend the grant funds in evidence-based ways to address the public safety and health problems identified in the application and to promote improvements in public safety and health in the commercial district;
    (C) A Clean Hands certification; and
    (D) Any additional information requested by the Deputy Mayor.
  (4) A Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan may include the following activities:
    (A) Relationship-building with residents, workers, businesses, and regular visitors;
    (B) Connecting residents, workers, visitors, and businesses with resources available through District government agencies and direct service providers;
    (C) Providing safe passage for individuals who request accompaniment walking to transit or their vehicles;
    (D) Assisting business owners with improvements to their security and safety systems and protocols;
    (E) Responding to individuals with substance use disorders and implementing harm-reduction strategies;
    (F) Implementing de-escalation techniques;
    (G) Deterring crime and public safety violations;
    (H) Liaising with residents, workers, businesses, visitors, District public safety and health agencies, direct service providers in the community, and others as appropriate;
    (I) Providing culturally competent services and programming; and
    (J) Implementing other innovative strategies to promote public safety.
  (5) Organizations receiving funds pursuant to this subsection shall endeavor to coordinate with other organizations receiving funds pursuant to this subsection and to share results and lessons learned from implementation of a Safe Commercial Corridors Program and other public safety efforts implemented by the organization.
  (6) A grant awarded pursuant to this subsection may be used to pay for the costs of:
    (A) Salary and fringe benefits for staff;
    (B) Equipment, training, training materials, uniforms, first aid and other medical materials and equipment, and other materials and equipment for purposes of implementing the Safe Commercial Corridors Program; and
    (C) Other costs that support improved public safety and health pursuant to the Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan.
  (7) An organization receiving a grant pursuant to this subsection shall submit a report to the Deputy Mayor by the end of each fiscal year in which funds are received containing the following:
    (A) An evaluation of the success of its Safe Commercial Corridors Program, including a detailed description of the program activities;
    (B) A description of any training or support provided to program staff;
    (C) A summary of the number and types of interactions between program staff and residents, visitors, businesses, and other individuals;
    (D) Evidence indicating the impact of the program activities on public safety and health indicators; and
    (E) Any other data or information as required by the Deputy Mayor.
(c) (1) The Deputy Mayor shall establish a Safe Commercial Corridors Program, under which the Deputy Mayor shall have authority to issue grants to eligible organizations, as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for the purpose of promoting public safety and health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the area served by the organization and the surrounding area ("commercial district").
  (2) To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an organization, which may include a non-profit voluntary business association, shall:
    (A) Serve the District's residents, workers, business owners, property owners, and visitors of a commercial corridor in the District; and
    (B) Engage in the maintenance of public and commercial spaces in the District.
  (3) An organization seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Deputy Mayor a proposed Safe Commercial Corridors Program application, in a form prescribed by the Deputy Mayor, which shall include:
    (A) A description of the public safety and health problems faced in the commercial district;
    (B) A Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan describing how the applicant proposes to spend the grant funds in evidence-based ways to address the public safety and health problems identified in the application and to promote improvements in public safety and health in the commercial district;
    (C) A Clean Hands certification; and
    (D) Any additional information requested by the Deputy Mayor.
  (4) A Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan may include the following activities:
    (A) Relationship-building with residents, workers, businesses, and regular visitors;
    (B) Connecting residents, workers, visitors, and businesses with resources available through District government agencies and direct service providers;
    (C) Providing safe passage for individuals who request accompaniment walking to transit or their vehicles;
    (D) Assisting business owners with improvements to their security and safety systems and protocols;
    (E) Responding to individuals with substance use disorders and implementing harm-reduction strategies;
    (F) Implementing de-escalation techniques;
    (G) Deterring crime and public safety violations;
    (H) Liaising with residents, workers, businesses, visitors, District public safety and health agencies, direct service providers in the community, and others as appropriate;
    (I) Providing culturally competent services and programming; and
    (J) Implementing other innovative strategies to promote public safety.
  (5) Organizations receiving funds pursuant to this subsection shall endeavor to coordinate with other organizations receiving funds pursuant to this subsection and to share results and lessons learned from implementation of a Safe Commercial Corridors Program and other public safety efforts implemented by the organization.
  (6) A grant awarded pursuant to this subsection may be used to pay for the costs of:
    (A) Salary and fringe benefits for staff, including special police officers when specifically authorized by the Deputy Mayor;
    (B) Equipment, training, training materials, uniforms, first aid and other medical materials and equipment, and other materials and equipment for purposes of implementing the Safe Commercial Corridors Program; and
    (C) Other costs that support improved public safety and health pursuant to the Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan.
  (7) An organization receiving a grant pursuant to this subsection shall submit a report to the Deputy Mayor by the end of each fiscal year in which funds are received containing the following:
    (A) An evaluation of the success of its Safe Commercial Corridors Program, including a detailed description of the program activities;
    (B) A description of any training or support provided to program staff;
    (C) A summary of the number and types of interactions between program staff and residents, visitors, businesses, and other individuals;
    (D) Evidence indicating the impact of the program activities on public safety and health indicators; and
    (E) Any other data or information as required by the Deputy Mayor.
(d) (1) The Deputy Mayor shall have grant-making authority for the purpose of providing nonprofit organizations with competitive grants to increase security through both hiring security personnel and utilizing additional security measures.
  (2) To be eligible for a grant, a nonprofit organization shall demonstrate that it is specifically at high risk of terrorist attack or other extremist attacks through reliable risk-assessment methods that measure threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences of an attack, as determined by the Deputy Mayor.
  (3) An organization seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Deputy Mayor an application, in a form prescribed by the Deputy Mayor, which shall include:
    (A) A description of the specific threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences of an attack on the nonprofit organization;
    (B) A plan describing how the applicant proposes to spend the grant funds to improve its safety and prevent potential attacks;
    (C) A Clean Hands certification;
    (D) Documentation proving that the applicant is an eligible 501(c)(3) organization; and
    (E) Any additional information requested by the Deputy Mayor.
  (4) A grant awarded pursuant to this subsection may be used to pay for the costs of:
    (A) Salary and fringe benefits for security personnel;
    (B) Equipment, training, training materials, uniforms, first aid and other medical materials and equipment, and other materials and equipment for purposes of providing for the safety and security of the nonprofit organization; and
    (C) Other security devices, systems, or additional costs associated with target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities.
  (5) Grant funds shall not be used to directly engage in inherently religious activities, such as proselytizing, scripture study, or worship.
  (6) In Fiscal Year 2026, the Deputy Mayor shall issue no less than $750,000 in total grant awards pursuant to this subsection.
D.C. Code § 1-623.34 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-623.34
§ 1-623.34. Funeral expenses; transportation of body.
Status: in_force

(a) If death results from an injury sustained in the performance of duty, the District of Columbia government shall pay, to the personal representative of the deceased or otherwise, funeral and burial expenses not to exceed $5,000, at the discretion of the Mayor.
(b) The body of an employee whose home was in the United States, at the discretion of the Mayor, may be embalmed and transported in a hermetically sealed casket to his or her home or last place of residence at the expense of the Employees’ Compensation Fund if:
  (1) The employee dies from:
    (A) The injury while away from his or her home or official station or outside the United States; or
    (B) Other causes while away from his or her home or official station for the purposes of receiving medical or other services, appliances, supplies, or examination under this subchapter; and
  (2) The relatives of the employee request the return of the body.
If the relatives do not request the return of the body of the employee, the Mayor may provide for its disposition and incur and pay from the Employees’ Compensation Fund the necessary and reasonable transportation, funeral and burial expenses.
D.C. Code § 1-612.03a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-612.03a
§ 1-612.03a. Universal leave program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-301.128 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.128
§ 1-301.128. Seller and third party liability.
Status: in_force

(a) A Certified Service Provider shall be the agent of a seller, with whom the Certified Service Provider has contracted, for the collection and remittance of sales and use taxes. As the seller’s agent, the Certified Service Provider shall be liable for sales and use tax due each member state on all sales transactions it processes for the seller except as set forth in this section. A seller that contracts with a Certified Service Provider shall not be liable to the state for sales or use tax due on transactions processed by the Certified Service Provider unless the seller misrepresented the type of items it sells or committed fraud. In the absence of probable cause to believe that the seller has committed fraud or made a material misrepresentation, the seller shall not be subject to audit on the transactions processed by the Certified Service Provider. A seller shall be subject to audit for transactions not processed by the Certified Service Provider. The member states acting jointly may perform a system check of the seller and review the seller’s procedures to determine if the Certified Service Provider’s system is functioning properly and the extent to which the seller’s transactions are being processed by the Certified Service Provider.
(b) A person that provides a Certified Automated System shall be responsible for the proper functioning of that system and shall be liable to the state for underpayments of tax attributable to errors in the functioning of the Certified Automated System. A seller that uses a Certified Automated System remains responsible and shall be liable to the state for reporting and remitting tax.
(c) A seller that has a proprietary system for determining the amount of tax due on transactions and has signed an agreement establishing a performance standard for that system shall be liable for the failure of the system to meet the performance standard.
D.C. Code § 1-207.13 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-207.13
§ 1-207.13. Transfer of personnel, property, and funds.
Status: in_force

(a) In each case of the transfer, by any provision of this chapter, of functions to the Council, to the Mayor, or to any agency or officer, there are hereby authorized to be transferred (as of the time of such transfer of functions) to the Council, to the Mayor, to such agency, or to the agency of which such officer is the head, for use in the administration of the functions of the Council or such agency or officer, the personnel (except the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, the Assistant to the Commissioner, the Chairman of the District of Columbia Council, the Vice Chairman of the District of Columbia Council, the other members thereof, all of whose officers are abolished by this chapter), property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds which relate primarily to the functions so transferred.
(b) If any question arises in connection with the carrying out of subsection (a) of this section, such questions shall be decided:
  (1) In the case of functions transferred from a Federal officer or agency, by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and
  (2) In the case of other functions (A) by the Council, or in such manner as the Council shall provide, if such functions are transferred to the Council, and (B) by the Mayor if such functions are transferred to him or to any other officer or agency.
(c) Any of the personnel authorized to be transferred to the Council, the Mayor, or any agency by this section which the Council or the head of such agency shall find to be in excess of the personnel necessary for the administration of its or his function shall, in accordance with law, be retransferred to other positions in the District or Federal Government or be separated from the service.
(d) No officer or employee shall, by reason of his transfer to the District government under this chapter or his separation from service under this chapter, be deprived of any civil service rights, benefits, and privileges held by him prior to such transfer or any right of appeal or review he may have by reason of his separation from service.
D.C. Code § 1-167.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-167.02
§ 1-167.02. Go-Go Music Preservation Plan.
Status: in_force

No later than 240 days after April 11, 2020, the Mayor shall create and submit to the Council a plan to support, preserve, and archive go-go music and its history, including the responsibilities of various District agencies such as the Archives, the Office of Cable Television, Film, and Music Entertainment, and the District of Columbia Public Library.
D.C. Code § 1-748 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / § 1-748
§ 1-748. Claims procedure.
Status: in_force

In accordance with regulations issued by the Board, the Board shall provide to any participant or beneficiary who has a claim for benefits under a retirement program denied:
(1) Adequate written notice of such denial, setting forth the specific reasons for such denial in a manner calculated to be understood by such participant or beneficiary; and
(2) A reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review of the decision denying such claim.
D.C. Code § 1-306.42 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-306.42
§ 1-306.42. Building permits associated with street or alley closings or zoning density increases.
Status: in_force

An applicant who obtains a street or alley closing or a zoning density increase who is required to construct or rehabilitate affordable housing pursuant to this part shall not be issued a building permit for the applicant’s commercial development until the applicant certifies to the District either that a building permit has been issued for the required amount of affordable housing, or that the applicant has contributed sufficient funds to a housing provider to construct or rehabilitate the required amount of affordable housing.
D.C. Code § 1-327.54c — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-327.54c
§ 1-327.54c. Alternative Responses to Calls for Service Pilot Program.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Office shall, in coordination with the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice ("DMPSJ") and the Department of Behavioral Health ("DBH"), establish an Alternative Responses to Calls for Service Pilot Program ("Pilot Program") to dispatch non-law enforcement agency personnel and community-based responders to calls for service, including calls for service related to individuals experiencing:
    (A) Behavioral health emergencies;
    (B) Homelessness; or
    (C) Substance use.
  (2) The Pilot Program shall:
    (A) Center a public-health approach to emergency response in its protocols, training, operations, and public engagement;
    (B) Prioritize the diversion of calls for service away from a law enforcement response and towards District agencies or community-based organizations that employ unarmed practitioners or professionals, such as mental-health professionals and social workers; and
    (C) To the extent possible, operate during non-business hours.
(b) With regard to the Pilot Program, the Office, DMPSJ, and DBH shall:
  (1) Develop protocols for:
    (A) Identifying and dispatching certain categories of calls for service; and
    (B) Cross-training law enforcement personnel, non-law enforcement agency personnel, and community-based responders, including call-center employees;
  (2) Conduct public education to build awareness and trust in the Pilot Program, including by developing branding, publicly accessible and lay-friendly educational materials, and strategic messaging about:
    (A) The Pilot Program's purpose, goals, and operations; and
    (B) Alternatives to calling 9-1-1 or dispatching law enforcement for certain categories of calls for service;
  (3) By October 1, 2021, convene a working group of community-based experts and practitioners in alternative responses to calls for service, in addition to directly impacted individuals, to advise on the Pilot Program's development, training, operations, community engagement, and evaluation, including the District agencies, community-based organizations, or other entities to which individuals will be diverted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section; and
  (4) By January 1, 2022, and every 3 months thereafter, publish, at a minimum, the following information on the Office's website:
    (A) The members of the working group convened pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection;
    (B) The Pilot Program's protocols for identifying and dispatching calls for service;
    (C) The non-law enforcement agencies and community-based responders to which eligible calls for service are being dispatched; and
    (D) Aggregated for that reporting period:
      (i) The hours during which the Pilot Program operated;
      (ii) A description of the Pilot Program's staffing internal and external to the Office and any training provided;
      (iii) The expenditures for the Pilot Program, by purpose for the expenditure, amount, and source;
      (iv) A list of the public events held, attended, and upcoming related to the Pilot Program;
      (v) The number of calls for service eligible for diversion, broken down by day, period of time, and category of call for service;
      (vi) Of those eligible calls for service identified under sub-subparagraph (v) of this subparagraph, the number of calls for service diverted, broken down by day, period of time, category of call for service, entity to which the calls for service were diverted, response time, the reason for any significant delays in response time, and outcome of the call for service, including whether anyone on the scene was:
        (I) Taken into custody through arrest or other means, such as involuntary commitment;
        (II) Sustained physical injuries during the response; or
        (III) Connected to or provided supportive services, and the nature of those supportive services; and
      (vii) Of those eligible calls for service identified under sub-subparagraph (v) of this subparagraph, if law enforcement was not initially dispatched in response to the call for service, whether the responding non-law enforcement agency personnel or community-based responders later requested a law enforcement response, and if so, the outcome of that request.
D.C. Code § 1-301.155 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.155
§ 1-301.155. Financial reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than December 1, 2014, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, until the approval of the Fiscal Year 2016 budget and financial plan, the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a report to the Council on the following subjects:
  (1) Progress toward ensuring that the Fiscal Year 2016 budget will be balanced, including:
    (A) Savings achieved to date;
    (B) Additional revenue certified through revised revenue estimates; and
    (C) Additional revenue that may be certified through revenue enhancements;
  (2) An analysis of procurement reform efforts in Fiscal Year 2014, including:
    (A) Contracts reviewed for potential cost savings;
    (B) Savings secured through the renegotiation of existing contracts; and
    (C) A report from the Office of Contracting and Procurement to the Chief Financial Officer regarding subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph,
  (3) An analysis of personnel review efforts, including:
    (A) Positions left vacant or eliminated as a result of cost-savings initiatives; and
    (B) Savings secured through personnel savings; and
  (4) Any other operating budget savings achieved or targeted in Fiscal Year 2014.
(b) Agencies shall report on their progress toward limiting personal and nonpersonal expenditures whether one-time or recurring.
D.C. Code § 1-610.64 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-610.64
§ 1-610.64. Employment contracts with subordinate agency heads.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall not enter into an employment contract with a subordinate agency head that contains terms and conditions of employment that are inconsistent with existing law.
(b) If the Mayor executes an employment contract with a subordinate agency head in the Executive Service, the contract shall be posted to the website of the District of Columbia Department of Human Resources within 30 days of signing. The requirement to post the contract shall be subject to relevant exemptions pursuant to § 2-534 and required disclosures pursuant to § 2-536 .
(c) An employment contract, if any, with a subordinate agency head shall be transmitted to the Council simultaneously with the transmittal of the nomination of the subordinate agency head.
D.C. Code § 1-325.153a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.153a
§ 1-325.153a. Closure of capital budget memoranda of understanding; transfer of surplus capital funds.
Status: in_force

(a) After the termination date of a memorandum of understanding, the buyer agency shall have 60 days to reconcile the accounting and budget data and close the funding line for the memorandum of understanding associated with the capital project in the system of accounting and reporting.
(b) (1) After the closing date of the memorandum of understanding, the Office of Budget and Planning within the OCFO shall notify the buyer agency and the seller agency of any issues that must be resolved to close the funding line for the memorandum of understanding in the project management system, including:
    (A) Any outstanding issues related to removal of any encumbrances and pre-encumbrances:
    (B) The need for reconciliation of the capital project budget and expenditures between the buyer agency and the seller agency related to the memorandum of understanding; or
    (C) Needed accounting entries necessary to zero out the budget balance for the memorandum of understanding.
  (2) After the 60-day reconciliation period required by subsection (a) of this section, the OCFO, through its Director of Capital Improvements, shall adjust entries to ensure the close of the funding line for a memorandum of understanding associated with a capital project, with no outstanding balances remaining.
(c) Any surplus capital funds that the Director of Capital Improvements identifies following the 60-day reconciliation period shall be deposited in the Capital Project Support Fund.
D.C. Code § 1-621.51 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-621.51
§ 1-621.51. Establishment of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

There is established an Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund Advisory Committee (“Advisory Committee”) to advise the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in its administration of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund (“Fund”) established pursuant to § 1-621.09(c) .
D.C. Code § 1-611.08 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-611.08
§ 1-611.08. Compensation — Members of boards and commissions.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of any board or commission who receives compensation or reimbursement of expenses on January 1, 1980, shall receive such rates of compensation or reimbursement of expenses as are provided in existing law, rule, regulation, or order, or in this chapter, except as may be modified from time to time by rules and regulations published pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(a-1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, members of boards and commissions shall not be compensated for time expended in the performance of official duties except as authorized by subsections (b), (c), (c-1), (c-2), and (c-3) of this section.
(b) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to establish by rule and regulation the standards for, and rates of, compensation or reimbursement of expenses for members of any board or commission, including any board or commission established after January 1, 1980. Any such rules and regulations proposed by the Mayor shall be transmitted to the Council of the District of Columbia for a 30-day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days on which the Council of the District of Columbia is on recess) review period. Such rules and regulations shall become effective only if the Council of the District of Columbia does not adopt, within 30 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days on which the Council of the District of Columbia is on recess) from the date of the Mayor’s submission, a resolution disapproving such rules and regulations in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1-604.05 , rules and regulations published under this subsection shall be effective no earlier than 30 days after their publication in the District of Columbia Register.
(c) Members of the following boards and commissions shall be entitled to compensation in the form of a salary as currently authorized by law:
  (1) Public Service Commission;
  (2) Contract Appeals Board;
  (3) Rental Housing Commission;
  (4) Repealed.
  (5) Board of Ethics and Government Accountability; and
  (6) Full-time members of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission.
(c-1) Members of the following boards and commissions shall be entitled to compensation in the form of an hourly rate of pay as follows:
  (1) Board of Zoning Adjustment members shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $25 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings, not to exceed $12,000 for each board member per year;
  (2) Office of Employee Appeals members shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $25 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings, not to exceed $6,000 for each member per year;
  (3) District of Columbia Retirement Board Members shall be entitled to compensation as provided in § 1-711(c) ;
  (4) Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board members shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $25 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings, not to exceed $8,000 for each board member per year;
  (5) Public Employee Relations Board members shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $25 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings, not to exceed $6,000 for each board member per year;
  (6) Zoning Commission members shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $25 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings, not to exceed $12,000 for each commission member per year;
  (7) Historic Preservation Review Board members shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $25 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings, not to exceed $3,000 for each board member per year;
  (8) Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board members shall be entitled to:
    (A) Compensation at the hourly rate of $50 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings, not to exceed $18,000 for each member per year; and
    (B) A stipend of $250 per week for each member for their service on the board, except for the Chairperson, who shall be entitled to a stipend of $350 per week;
  (9) Part-time members of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $50 for time spent in performance of duties at meetings; and
  (10) District of Columbia Board of Elections members shall be entitled to compensation at the hourly rate of $40 while actually in the service of the board, not to exceed the $12,500 for each member per year and $26,500 for the Chairperson per year.
  (11) Repealed.
(c-2) Members of the following boards and commissions shall be entitled to compensation in the form of stipend as follows:
  (1) Each Commissioner of the Board of the District of Columbia Housing Authority ("Board") shall be entitled to a stipend of $8,000 per year for their service, and the chairperson shall be entitled to an additional stipend of $4,000 per year; provided, that subsection (c-3) of this section shall not apply to the chairperson of such Board. Each such Commissioner also shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual travel and other expenses reasonably related to attendance at Board meetings and fulfillment of official duties. Stipends and reimbursements shall be made at least quarterly and prorated, if necessary, to reflect the dates of actual membership on the Board or dates of service as chairperson of the Board;
  (2) Each member of the Higher Education Licensure Commission shall be entitled to a stipend of $8,000 per year for their service on the commission. Each member also shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual travel and other expenses reasonably related to the performance of the duties of the commission while away from their homes or regular places of business;
  (3) Repealed.
  (4) Community representatives of the For-Hire Vehicle Advisory Council shall be entitled to compensation of $50 per meeting, up to a maximum of $1,350 per member per annum;
  (5) Each member of the Interagency Council on Homelessness ("Council") appointed pursuant to § 4-752.01(b)(5) may receive compensation in the form of a stipend of not more than $50 per meeting of the Council, meeting of a committee of the Council, or meeting of a formal working group of the Council, in accordance with standards the Mayor may establish by rulemaking;
  (6) Each member of an advisory panel appointed pursuant to § 39-204(6) may receive compensation from the Commission in the form of a stipend of up to $250 for each day the panel convenes to review applications;
  (7) Repealed.
  (8) Each member of the Food Policy Council ("FPC") appointed pursuant to § 48-313 , may receive compensation in the form of a stipend of not more than $100 per meeting of the FPC or meeting of a formal working group of the FPC, in accordance with standards the Mayor may establish by rulemaking;
  (9) Not Funded.
  (10) Each member of the Advisory Committee appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Black LGBTQ History Preservation Establishment Act of 2024 , may receive compensation in the form of a stipend of not more than $100 per meeting of the Advisory Committee, in accordance with standards the Mayor may establish by rulemaking.
  (11) Not Funded.
(c-3) Chairpersons of the boards and commissions specified in subsections (c-1) and (c-2) of this section who are public members shall be entitled to an additional compensation of 20% above the annual maximum.
(c-4) Each member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("Board") appointed pursuant to § 9-1108.11 , who is not an employee of the District or a public official, shall be entitled to the following stipend, to be paid on a quarterly basis, for his or her service on the Board:
  (1) For a principal member, $20,000 per 12-month period.
  (2) For an alternate member, $250 for each day the alternate member serves in the stead of a principal member to determine a quorum of the Board.
(d) Members of boards and commissions shall not be entitled to reimbursement for expenses unless specifically authorized by law; except, that transportation, parking, or mileage expenses incurred in the performance of official duties may be reimbursed, not to exceed $15 per meeting or currently authorized amounts, whichever is less.
(e) The Mayor shall conduct a comprehensive study of the compensation and stipend levels of the District’s boards and commissions, recognizing the different characteristics of these entities, and examining the best practices in the compensation and stipend policies of surrounding and comparable jurisdictions. Based on this study, the Mayor shall provide a report to the Council by December 31, 2002, with recommendations for a rational compensation and stipend policy applicable to boards and commissions, including any recommendations for changes in specific compensation and stipend levels that could be addressed in the FY 2004 budget and financial plan.
D.C. Code § 1-301.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.01
§ 1-301.01. Additional powers of Mayor, Council, and Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement.
Status: in_force

(a) Waiver of business license renewal fees for personnel of armed forces. — The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within its discretion, in accordance with such regulations as it may make, to provide for the waiver of payment by any person in the military service of the United States of any annual or other periodic fee required by law to be paid to the District of Columbia or to any District of Columbia board or commission as a condition to retaining or renewing any license or permit to engage in any business or calling or to practice any profession in the District of Columbia.
(b) Bond requirements for certain businesses; amount; termination of surety’s liability; notification by surety of payment on bond; insolvency of surety; action on bond; amount of recovery; certified copy of bond; license examination. — (1) The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within its discretion to make and modify, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within his discretion to enforce, regulations requiring persons, firms, and corporations, other than utility companies, engaged within the District of Columbia in the business of plumbing or gas fitting, or of installing, maintaining, or repairing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or mechanical refrigerating apparatus, equipment, appliances, systems, or parts thereof, or of installing, maintaining, or repairing apparatus, equipment, fixtures, appliances, or wiring, using or conducting electric current, to furnish and keep in force a bond running to the District of Columbia with corporate surety authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury to do business pursuant to § 9305 of Title 31, United States Code, or by the Insurance Department of the District of Columbia to issue surety bonds in the District of Columbia which meet the statutory capital and surplus requirements or as otherwise determined by the Mayor to be appropriate and necessary in the amount for underwriting such bonds in an amount not exceeding $5,000, conditioned upon the performance in accordance with law and regulations in force in the District of Columbia of all such work undertaken by such person, firm, or corporation, and to keep the District of Columbia harmless from the consequences of any and all acts performed by said person, firm, or corporation in connection with such business during the period covered by the said bond.
  (2) The surety on any such bond may terminate its liability under such bond by giving 30 days written notice thereof, served either personally or by registered mail, to the principal and to the Mayor; and upon giving such notice the surety shall be discharged from all liability under such bond for any act or omission of the principal occurring after the expiration of 30 days from the date of service of such notice. Unless on or before the expiration of such period the principal shall duly file a new bond in like amount and conditioned as the original in substitution of the bond so terminated, the license of the principal to engage in such business shall likewise terminate upon the expiration of such period. Upon making any payment on account of its bond, the surety shall immediately notify the Mayor.
  (3) In the event the surety becomes insolvent or a bankrupt, or ceases to be authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury to do business pursuant to § 8 of Title 6, United States Code [see now 31 U.S.C. § 9305], or by the Insurance Department of the District of Columbia, to do business in the District of Columbia, the principal shall, within 10 days after notice thereof, given by the Mayor, duly file a new bond in like amount and conditioned as the original, and, if the principal shall fail to do so, the license of such principal shall terminate. If a recovery be had on any bond, the principal shall restore the bond to its original amount.
  (4) Any person aggrieved by the violation of any law or regulation in force in the District of Columbia relating to such business shall have, in addition to his right of action against said person, firm, or corporation, a right to bring suit against the surety on said bond, either alone or jointly with the principal thereon, and to recover in an amount not exceeding the penalty of the bond any damages sustained by reason of any act, transaction, or conduct of the principal which is in violation of law or regulation in force in the District of Columbia relating to such business: Provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impose upon the surety on any such bond a greater liability than the total amount thereof or the amount remaining unextinguished by any prior recovery or recoveries as the case may be.
  (5) The Mayor shall furnish to anyone applying therefor a certified copy of any such bond filed with them upon payment of a fee to be fixed by the Mayor therefor, and such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence in any court that such bond was duly executed and delivered by the person, firm, or corporation whose name appears therein.
  (6) The Council is further authorized to provide, in accordance with such regulations as it may prescribe, for the examination of the qualifications and fitness of all applicants for licenses to engage in any of the businesses herein enumerated by a board, consisting of not less than 2 persons who have been actively engaged in the District of Columbia for at least 5 years next preceding their appointment in the business for which license is sought (one of whom shall have been an owner or manager and one of whom shall have been an employee competent to superintend the performance of work) and not less than 1 official of the District of Columbia, appointed by the said Mayor: Provided, that nothing herein shall repeal existing law relating to the examination and licensing of master plumbers and gas fitters.
(c) (1) Leasing powers. — The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within his discretion to rent any building or land belonging to the District of Columbia or under the jurisdiction of the Mayor, or any available space therein, whenever such building or land, or space therein, is not then required for the purpose for which it was acquired, and to rent any used personal property belonging to the District of Columbia which is not then needed for the purpose for which it was acquired: Provided, that nothing contained in this subsection shall have the effect of changing in any manner Public Law No. 732, 74th Congress, entitled “An Act to authorize the operation of stands in federal buildings by blind persons, to enlarge the economic opportunities of the blind, and for other purposes”, approved June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. §§ 107-107 f).
  (2) The Mayor may not exercise his or her authority under this subsection with respect to the parcels of land that are the subject of the Transfer of Jurisdiction Plat recorded in the Surveyor's Office of the District of Columbia on February 5, 2025, on page 13 of subdivision book 223, together with any public streets within or adjacent to such parcels that may be closed from time to time; except, that the Mayor may lease such parcels, on the condition that the preconditions for the issuance of bonds and the expenditure of bond proceeds set forth in § 10-1605.05 , have been met.
(d) Issuance of revocable permits for construction of tunnels, and laying of conduits and pipes. — The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within his discretion to grant revocable permits upon such terms, conditions, bonds, and rentals as the Mayor may impose for the construction of tunnels, and the laying of conduits and pipes in the alleys, streets, and avenues in the District of Columbia under the jurisdiction of the Mayor.
(e) Suspension of officers and employees. — Except as otherwise provided, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within his discretion to suspend, with or without pay, any officer or employee appointed by him and, under such rules or regulations as he may prescribe, to delegate this power to any officers or employees of the District of Columbia.
(f) Name and rename highways, buildings, public places and property. — The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within its discretion to name or change the name of a highway, circle, bridge, building, park or other public place or property as provided in §§ 9-204.01 through 9-204.09 :
  (1) Repealed.
  (2) The name of any person shall embrace the given name or names as well as the surname of such person and shall be so noted on the records of the Council of the District of Columbia and official records filed with the Surveyor of the District of Columbia.
(g) Assess and collect fees for copies and transcripts of regulations, permits, certificates and records; disposition of moneys. — The Mayor of the District of Columbia may fix, assess, and collect fees for copies of orders, regulations, permits, certificates, and transcripts of records furnished by the District of Columbia, including, but not limited to, transcripts of records of births and deaths. Such fees shall not exceed the reasonably estimated cost of providing such copies, certificates, and transcripts, and shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia government.
(h) Penalties for violation of rules and regulations. — The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within its discretion, where not otherwise specifically provided, to prescribe a penalty upon conviction of a violation of any rule or regulation authorized by §§ 1-301.01 to 1-301.05 and 1-301.21 by a fine of not more than $300 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days.
(i) Purchase and sale of maps and publications; issuance without charge; delegation of authority; payment of cost. — The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered within his or her discretion:
  (1) To purchase and sell maps and to sell copies and subscriptions of the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large, the District of Columbia Register, the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, other government publications, and other data and information (“government materials”), including binders for material, at prices the Mayor or his or her designated agent determines to be necessary to approximate the cost of the material, including the cost of distribution. The Mayor shall not charge the Council of the District of Columbia for copies or subscriptions of government materials or any other rule, regulation, or document that has general applicability and legal effect which the Council needs to perform its legislative responsibilities. All receipts from the sale of such material shall be deposited in the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
  (2) To issue such material without charge, in the discretion of the Mayor, to officers and employees of the governments of the United States and the District of Columbia, to states, territories, and possessions of the United States, local governmental units, and foreign governments; to institutions of research and learning; to applicants for, or holders of, particular licenses issued by the District of Columbia; and to any other person when it is determined by said Mayor or his designated agent or agents that it is in the best interest of the District of Columbia to furnish such material without charge; and to delegate to the heads of departments and agencies of the government of the District of Columbia the authority likewise to make the distribution authorized by this paragraph of such material as may be purchased by the departments and agencies. Material to be distributed under the authority of this paragraph shall be supplied to the District of Columbia department or agency proposing to make such distribution, only upon payment by the department or agency of the cost thereof.
(j) Placement of orders with federal departments and agencies; payment of cost; obligations upon appropriations. — The Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement is authorized and empowered in his discretion to place orders, if he determines it to be in the best interest of the District of Columbia, with any federal department, establishment, bureau, or office for materials, supplies, equipment, work, or services of any kind that such federal agency may be in a position to supply or be equipped to render, by contract or otherwise, and shall pay promptly by check to such federal agency, upon its written request, either in advance or upon furnishing or performance thereof, all or part of the estimated or actual costs thereof as determined by such department, establishment, bureau, or office as may be requisitioned; but proper adjustments on the basis of the actual costs of the materials, supplies or equipment furnished or work or services performed, paid for in advance, shall be made as may be agreed upon by the departments, establishments, bureaus, or offices concerned. Orders placed as provided in this subsection shall be considered as obligations upon appropriations in the same manner as orders or contracts placed with private contractors.
(j-1) Placement of orders with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. — (1) Notwithstanding Chapter 3A of Title 2 [ § 2-351.01 et seq.], the Mayor, or his or her delegate, may contract with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for the provision or receipt of materials, supplies, equipment, work, or services of any kind. Contracts executed pursuant to this subsection shall be considered obligations upon appropriations in the same manner as orders or contracts executed pursuant to subsections (j) or (k) of this section.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the District Department of Transportation shall be an authorized delegate.
(j–2) Placement of orders with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments – Notwithstanding Chapter 3A of Title 2 , the Mayor may contract with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments for the provision or receipt of materials, supplies, equipment, work, or services of any kind.  Contracts executed pursuant to this subsection shall be considered obligations upon appropriations in the same manner as orders or contracts executed pursuant to subsections (j) or (k) of this section.
(k) Placement of orders with departments, offices, or agencies of the District; payment of cost; obligations upon appropriations. — (1) The Mayor may authorize the heads of District departments, offices, and agencies to place orders with any other department, office, or agency of the District for materials, supplies, equipment, work, or services of any kind that the requisitioned department, office, or agency may be in a position to supply or equipped to render; provided, that the Chief Financial Officer shall submit quarterly to the Council and the Mayor the summary required by D.C. Official Code § 47-355.05(e) , along with all Memoranda of Understanding between District agencies involving an exchange of materials, supplies, equipment, work, or services of any kind. The department, office, or agency placing any such orders shall either advance, subject to proper adjustment on the basis of actual cost, or reimburse, such department, office or agency the actual cost of materials, supplies, or equipment furnished or work or services performed as determined by such department, office, or agency as may be requisitioned. Orders placed as provided in this subsection shall be considered as obligations upon appropriations in the same manner as orders or contracts placed with private contractors.
  (2) Repealed.
(l) Leases or permits for use of public space over or under 9th Street Southwest. — The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered in his discretion to enter into leases of, or to grant revocable permits for the use of, the public space over or under 9th Street Southwest in the District of Columbia to an extent not inconsistent with the use of such street by the general public for the purpose of travel, and in connection with any such lease or permit to impose such terms, including but not limited to the deposit of bond or other security, and to provide for the payment of such rents or fees as the Mayor may, in his discretion, determine to be necessary or desirable, but the Mayor shall, in connection with entering into a lease for, or granting a permit for, the use of public space over said Street in the District of Columbia, provide as a condition of any such lease or permit that such space shall not be used by the lessee or permittee in such manner as to deprive any real property not owned by such lessee or permittee of its easements of light, air, and access.
D.C. Code § 1-319.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-319.02
§ 1-319.02. Promulgation of regulations.
Status: in_force

The Mayor is directed to promulgate regulations governing the use of volunteers by agencies, departments, commissions, and instrumentalities of the District of Columbia: Provided, that the District of Columbia Board of Education and the Council of the District of Columbia may promulgate regulations governing their respective use of volunteers.
D.C. Code § 1-809.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / § 1-809.01
§ 1-809.01. Interim administration.
Status: in_force

(a) Administration of benefits until appointment of trustee. — Notwithstanding subchapter II of this chapter , after the enactment of this chapter the District Government shall continue to discharge its duties and responsibilities under the District Retirement Program and the District Retirement Fund (as such duties and responsibilities are modified by this chapter), including the responsibility for Federal benefit payments, until such time as the Secretary notifies the District Government that the Secretary has directed the Trustee to carry out the duties and responsibilities required under the contract.
(b) Reimbursement. — The Secretary or the Trustee shall, at such times during or after the period of interim administration described in subsection (a) of this section as are deemed appropriate by the Secretary or the Trustee, reimburse the District Government for any administrative expenses incurred by the District Government in carrying out subsection (a) of this section:
  (1) If the Secretary or the Trustee finds such expenses to be reasonable and necessary; and
  (2) To the extent that the District Government is not reimbursed for such expenses from other sources.
(c) Making District Retirement Fund whole. — The District Government shall reimburse the District Retirement Fund for any benefits paid inconsistent with this chapter from the District Retirement Fund between the freeze date and such time as the Secretary notifies the District government that the Secretary has directed the Trustee to carry out the duties and responsibilities required under the contract.
D.C. Code § 1-301.174 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.174
§ 1-301.174. District of Columbia Auditor Legal Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-301.191 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.191
§ 1-301.191. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice; establishment; authority.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b) , the Council establishes the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (“Office”), as a separate agency, subordinate to the Mayor, within the executive branch of the District of Columbia government, which shall be headed by the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice shall be appointed to head the Office pursuant to § 1-523.01(a) .
(c) The Office shall:
  (1) Be responsible for providing guidance and support to, and coordination of, public safety, justice, and returning citizen agencies within the District of Columbia government, including the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs, established by § 24-1302 ;
  (2) Ensure accountability through general oversight over public safety, justice, and returning citizen agencies, as well as the programs under the jurisdiction of the Office;
  (3) Promote, coordinate, and oversee collaborative efforts among District government agencies, and between District and federal government agencies, to ensure public safety and enhance the delivery of public safety, justice, and returning citizen services;
  (4) Serve as a liaison to federal government agencies associated with public safety, justice, or returning citizen issues, in the coordination, planning, and implementation of public safety, justice, and returning citizen matters;
  (5) Repealed.
  (6) Repealed.
  (7) By January 1, 2022, the Office shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council a report identifying the statutory and regulatory collateral consequences of criminal records in the District, along with recommendations for their mitigation or elimination.
(d) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice who is the incumbent head of the Office on September 14, 2011.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term "returning citizens" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 24-1301(5) .
D.C. Code § 1-202.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-202.01
§ 1-202.01. Redevelopment Land Agency.
Status: in_force

(a)-(e) [Omitted].
(f) For the purpose of § 1-207.13(d) , employees in the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency shall be deemed to be transferred to the District of Columbia as of January 2, 1975 without a break in service.
D.C. Code § 1-204.26 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.26
§ 1-204.26. Procurement authority of the Chief Financial Officer.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall carry out procurement of goods and services for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer through a procurement office or division which shall operate independently of, and shall not be governed by, the Office of Contracting and Procurement established under Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 [ Chapter 3A of Title 2 ] or any successor office, except the provisions applicable under such unit to procurement carried out by the Chief Procurement Officer established by § 2-301.05 [ § 2-352.01 ] or any successor office shall apply with respect to the procurement carried out by the Chief Financial Officer’s procurement office or division.
D.C. Code § 1-301.89c — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.89c
§ 1-301.89c. Authority to issue subpoenas in investigation of consumer protection matters.
Status: recodified

Recodified as § 1-301.88d .
D.C. Code § 1-327.31 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-327.31
§ 1-327.31. Short title.
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the “Customer Service Operations Establishment Act of 2002”.
D.C. Code § 1-325.281 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.281
§ 1-325.281. Department of Behavioral Health Enterprise Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Department of Behavioral Health Enterprise Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Department of Behavioral Health (“Department”) in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The Fund shall consist of revenue from the following fees, proceeds, and revenues collected from the following activities and operations:
  (1) Proceeds from the cafeteria managed and operated by the Department on the St. Elizabeths Hospital Campus;
  (2) Fees charged for trainings and Continuing Education Units by the Department’s Organizational Development- DMH Training Institute; and
  (3) Recoupment and collection of housing bridge subsidy payments from individual consumers, representative payees, and landlords by the Department’s Adult Services Supported Housing program.
(c) The Fund shall be used for the management and operation of the food cafeteria, DMH Training Institute, and Supported Housing programs managed and operated by the Department.
D.C. Code § 1-624.06 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-624.06
§ 1-624.06. Abolishment of positions for Fiscal Year 1996.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-1001.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10 / § 1-1001.01
§ 1-1001.01. Election of electors.
Status: in_force

In the District of Columbia electors of President and Vice President of the United States, the Delegate to the House of Representatives, the members of the State Board of Education, the members of the Council of the District of Columbia, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the Mayor, United States Senator and Representative, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, and the following officials of political parties in the District of Columbia shall be elected as provided in this subchapter:
(1) National committeemen and national committeewomen;
(2) Delegates to conventions and conferences of political parties including delegates to nominate candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States;
(3) Alternates to the officials referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section, where permitted by political party rules; and
(4) Such members and officials of local committees of political parties as may be designated by the duly authorized local committees of such parties for election at large or by ward in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 1-129.35 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-129.35
§ 1-129.35. Use of funds by Statehood Delegation members.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member of the Statehood Delegation shall use New Columbia Statehood Fund monies for:
  (1) Any expense closely and directly related to the operation of his or her office; or
  (2) Any expense that the Commission deems necessary for appropriate purposes related to the purposes of the Commission; provided, that the Commission's determination of necessity shall be final and conclusive, and its certificate shall be sufficient voucher for the expenditure of appropriations made pursuant to this section.
(b) (1) Fund monies shall not be used by members of the Statehood Delegation for:
    (A) Campaign expenses related to any election, local or national;
    (B) To influence the outcome of any election, local or national;
    (C) Any contributions or loans to any political party or candidate for federal or non-federal office;
    (D) Any personal expenses, or travel expenses not closely and directly related to the office the member holds; or
    (E) Any personal salary or stipend for the member.
  (2) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(E) of this subsection shall not limit the ability of a member of the Statehood Delegation to pay salaries to employees other than the member, or to pay vendors providing services closely and directly related to the office the member holds.
(c) Upon request, but at least annually, each Statehood Delegation member shall provide the Chief Financial Officer with an accounting of the expenditures made with the money received from the Fund. The date by which the accounting is due shall be set by the Chief Financial Officer. Information submitted by members of the Statehood Delegation shall be included in the report required by § 1-129.33 .
D.C. Code § 1-1001.12 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10 / § 1-1001.12
§ 1-1001.12. Interference with registration and voting.
Status: in_force

No one shall interfere with the registration or voting of another person, except as it may be reasonably necessary in the performance of a duty imposed by law.
D.C. Code § 1-321.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-321.01
§ 1-321.01. Mayor’s authority to determine honorariums; deposit of funds in Treasury; receipt of honorarium without prejudice to retirement compensation; “honorarium” defined.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in the sections mentioned in § 1-321.02 , the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and empowered to determine from time to time the honorariums to be paid to the members of the boards, commissions, and committees appointed and established by authority of such sections, such authority to include the power to determine the total amount per annum of any such honorarium.
(b) The funds derived from fees and charges for examinations, licenses, certificates, registrations, or for any other service rendered by any such board, commission, or committee, remaining after the payment, or provision made for payment of all obligations of the respective boards, commissions, and committees outstanding as of June 30, 1954, shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia and on and after July 14, 1956, all moneys collected for such fees and charges shall be paid into the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia.
(c) Notwithstanding the limitation of any other law or regulation to the contrary, any person heretofore or hereafter appointed as a member of any such board, commission or committee may receive his honorarium as well as any retired pay, retirement compensation, or annuity to which such member may be entitled on account of previous service rendered to the United States or District of Columbia government.
(d) As used in §§ 1-321.01 to 1-321.06 , “honorarium” means the fee, per diem, compensation, or any amount paid to any member of any such board, commission, or committee for service as such member. Payments made under §§ 1-321.01 to 1-321.06 shall be governed by the provisions of § 1-611.08 .
D.C. Code § 1-622.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-622.03
§ 1-622.03. District life insurance benefits.
Status: in_force

The District shall provide the group life insurance benefits set forth in § 1-622.07 to all employees of the District first employed after September 30, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or by rule.
D.C. Code § 1-305.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-305.03
§ 1-305.03. Maintenance of lights outside city limits.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall have power to erect light, and maintain lamp posts, with lamps, outside of the city limits, when, in his judgment, it shall be deemed proper or necessary.
D.C. Code § 1-1518.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / § 1-1518.01
§ 1-1518.01. Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2003.
Status: in_force

1. Purpose for the Reorganization Plan Pursuant to the Governmental Reorganization Procedures Act of 1981 this represents the Reorganization Plan for the Office of Risk Management (Plan). The Plan would establish the Office of Risk Management (Office), state the purpose of the Office, state the duties of the Chief Risk Officer and state the authority and functions of the Office.
The Plan would transfer responsibility for the District of Columbia's public sector disability compensation program, public sector safety and health management program, claims for unliquidated damages filed against the District government and the risk management aspects affecting the safety and physical security of District government facilities to the newly established Office.
The Plan would also provide for the Office to purchase insurance for the benefit of the District, place administration of the Settlements and Judgments Fund within the Office subject to the financial management of the District's Chief Financial Officer and repeal the authority of the Office of the Corporation Counsel [now Attorney General for the District of Columbia] to settle claims against the District of Columbia under Part III, A, subsections 1 and 2 of Reorganization Order 50, as amended (June 26, 1953). In addition, the Plan would establish a Risk Management Council and effectively repeal all reorganization plans and executive orders in conflict with the Plan.
2. Definitions For the purpose of the Plan, unless otherwise required by the context the term:
  (1) "Agency risk management representative" means the individual in each agency whose duties include exposure identification and assessment and risk control strategy coordination at the agency level on behalf of the agency director. Where this individual obtains the necessary professional training as specified by the Chief Risk Officer they may be referred to as the "Agency Risk Manager".
  (2) "Chief Risk Officer" means the head of the Office of Risk Management.
  (3) "Claims management" means the process used to administer and gather data concerning any notice to the District government of any alleged wrongful acts, whether tortuous, contractual, or equitable in nature, for which the District, its officers, agents, or employees are allegedly responsible, including, but not limited to, claims arising from unresolved civil, administrative, or judicial litigation.
  (4) "Cost of risk" means the cost of actual losses sustained, administrative costs of the risk management program, costs of funding losses, costs of risk control efforts and other outside service costs.
  (5) "District government facility" means a building either owned, controlled, occupied, or leased by the District government.
  (6) "Office of Risk Management" means the office (Office) established by the Plan.
  (7) "Risk assessment" means the process for conducting reviews and investigations of District operations, activities and facilities to identify and measure risk exposures.
  (8) "Risk control" means the effective minimization of the probability, frequency, and severity of accidental losses on a pre-loss and post-loss basis through the selection and implementation of mitigation strategies, a proactive compliance monitoring program for safety and security, and contingency planning for District government operational interruptions or emergencies.
  (9) "Risk exposure" means exposure to issues or matters which have potential to create financial, reputational, efficiency and organizational losses, including losses from any alleged wrongful acts, whether tortuous, contractual, or equitable in nature, for which the District, its officers, agents, or employees are allegedly responsible, including, but not limited to, claims arising from unresolved civil, administrative, or judicial litigation.
  (10) "Risk financing" means claims management and the professional anticipation and planned funding of loss payments resulting from adjudication or settlement of claims.
  (11) "Risk funding" means the selection and application of specific techniques to meet the financial obligation caused by unexpected losses including retention such as self-insurance, or transfer such as purchasing insurance or other contractual transfer, and the oversight of those techniques.
  (12) "Risk identification and analysis" means the systematic identification, measurement, analysis, and documentation of the District government's exposure to risk.
  (13) "Risk management" means the continuous process of risk identification and analysis, employing effective risk assessment, risk control, risk financing, and risk funding strategies to minimize and control risk exposure and actual and potential losses.
  (14) "Risk map" means a schematic drawing that illustrates the prioritization of risk exposures in terms of anticipated frequency and severity of occurrence suggesting organizational hierarchy and priority of strategies for risk management.
3. Creation of the Office of Risk Management. (a) There is created within the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia the Office of Risk Management (Office) with direct oversight by the City Administrator.
  (b) The head of the Office shall be the Chief Risk Officer, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to section 422 (1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; D.C. Code § 1-204.22 (1)). To be eligible for appointment as the Chief Risk Officer a person shall have demonstrated, through his or her knowledge and experience, the ability to administer a public risk management office of the size and complexity of the Office established by the Plan.
  (c) The Chief Risk Officer shall be paid at an annual rate, determined by the Mayor. To the extent that the annual salary rate exceeds that set forth in the District of Columbia Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), the proposed salary shall be forwarded to the Council and set forth in a pay resolution approved by the Council as required by the CMPA.
  (d) Notwithstanding any delegation of the authority to settle claims that the Mayor may delegate to the Chief Risk Officer, the Chief Risk Officer may redelegate any or all of such settlement authority to the Corporation Counsel [now Attorney General for the District of Columbia].
4. Purpose of the Office of Risk Management. (a) The purpose of the Office is to provide risk management direction, guidance and support to District government agencies so that they can minimize the total cost of risk, resulting in improved government operations and enhanced service delivery. This will be accomplished by integrating agency programs of systematic risk identification and analysis, selecting and implementing appropriate risk control strategies, and prudently financing anticipated and incurred losses, into a District government integrated risk management program. The result will be to minimize the probability, occurrence and impact of accidental losses in the District government and to support the effective and efficient achievement of the District government's strategic risk management objectives.
  (b) The strategic objectives of the Office shall include the:
    (1) Institutionalization of risk management as a regular District-wide and agency-specific function;
    (2) Systematization of the identification and analysis of District-wide and agency-specific exposures to risk;
    (3) Minimization of the likelihood and severity of losses through effective safety and security risk control strategies; and
    (4) Formalization of the philosophy, policies and procedures for financing identified risks and incurred losses.
5. Duties of the Chief Risk Officer. (a) The Chief Risk Officer shall be the central risk management official for the District government.
  (b) The Chief Risk Officer shall exercise full direction and supervision over the Office its functions and personnel, including the authority to organize the Office and to redelegate to employees authority as, in the judgment of the Chief Risk Officer, is warranted in the interests of efficiency and sound administration.
6. Functions of the Office. The Office, through the Chief Risk Officer, shall:
  (a) Identify gaps, omissions, or inconsistencies in risk management practices and policies, and recommend and oversee the implementation of appropriate responsive laws, regulations, rules, or procedures for adoption pursuant to the Plan;
  (b) Organize and operate the Office to ensure the accomplishment of the Office's purpose;
  (c) Prepare reports as necessary and as required by the Mayor or the Council;
  (d) Create and maintain a District government prioritization risk map based on the frequency and severity of projections of anticipated loss;
  (e) Minimize the probability, frequency, and severity of accidental losses to the District government on a pre-loss and post-loss basis through a pro-active and compliance monitoring program for safety, security and contingency planning for District government operational interruptions or emergencies;
  (f) Conduct and oversee on-site risk management assessments of all District government facilities and operations;
  (g) Maintain a risk management resource library for the assistance of agency risk management and Office personnel;
  (h) Provide risk management training to District employees and agency risk management representatives;
  (i) Appropriately utilize technology to maximize the Office's efforts in accomplishing its purposes under the Plan;
  (j) Administer, organize, and exercise all of the powers, duties, and functions concerning the District of Columbia Government Employees' Disability Compensation Program;
  (k) (1) Administer, organize, and exercise all of the powers, duties, and functions concerning the District of Columbia Public Sector Occupational Safety and Health Management Program authorized and required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended (84 Stat. 1590), Title XX of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Code § 1-620.01 et seq.), and applicable codes, rules, and regulations including, but not limited to:
      (A) the D.C. Occupational Safety and Health Board, Occupational Safety and Health Standards (29 DCMR, Chapters 30-32);
      (B) the Building Code approved pursuant to the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986;
      (C) the Electrical Code approved pursuant to the Construction Code Approval and Amendments Act of 1986;
      (D) the Fire Prevention Code approved pursuant to the Construction Codes Approval Amendments Act of 1986; and
      (E) the Plumbing Code approved pursuant to the Construction Code Approval and Amendments Act of 1986.
    (2) The Office's authority under this subsection shall not supersede any statutory authority of other District agencies, including but not limited to the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the Department of Health, or the Department of Housing and Community Development, with primary enforcement jurisdiction for any of the codes or regulations referenced in this section;
  (l) Ensure that safety, physical security, liability, and other risk management concerns of District owned, controlled, leased, or occupied facilities are appropriately addressed. In performing its functions, the Office shall not duplicate the functions of the Office of Property Management as set forth in section 1804 of the Office of Property Management Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Code § 10-1003 ) [repealed];
  (m) Create a culture of risk awareness and management, within the District government, concerning District government facilities, employees, volunteers, and visitors;
  (n) By delegation from the Mayor, pursuant to section 422 (b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; D.C. Code § 1-204.22 (6)), procure insurance and utilize alternative risk financing strategies, as necessary and pursuant to an authorized appropriation, for the benefit of the District government to compensate for large liabilities and catastrophic exposure to risk including, but not limited to, tort settlements and judgments, contractual settlements and judgments, and property losses;
  (o) Implement and maintain a system for managing the resolution of outstanding recommendations/findings from various sources including the Inspector General, the D.C. Auditor, external District-wide audits with management letter recommendations, court orders, retained consultants and others; and
  (p) Procure goods and services and contract for the Office.
7. Disability Compensation Program. (a) All of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the Office of Personnel under section 1202 of the District of Columbia Government Employees Disability Compensation Reorganization and Amendment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; 48 DCR 6891), are hereby transferred to the Office.
  (b) All property, records, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Office of Personnel under section 1202 of the District of Columbia Government Employees Disability Compensation Reorganization and Amendment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; 48 DCR 6891), are hereby transferred to the Office.
8. Transfer of Public Sector Occupational Safety and Health Management Program. (a) All of the powers, duties, and functions concerning the District of Columbia public sector Occupational Safety and Health Management Program authorized and required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended (84 Stat. 1590), Title XX of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Code § 1-620.01 et seq.) and applicable codes, rules, and regulations, including those set forth in section 6 (m) of this act, currently performed by the Department of Employment Services, are hereby transferred to the Office.
  (b) All of the property, records, personnel, and unexpended appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Employment Services for the program described in this section are hereby transferred to the Office.
9. Transfer of the OCC Claims Unit Operations. (a) The administration and control of the unit set aside for the receipt and processing of claims filed against the District of Columbia government pursuant to D.C. Code § 12-309 , presently vested in the Office of the Corporation Counsel [now Attorney General for the District of Columbia], is hereby transferred to the Office.
  (b) All of the property, records, personnel and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, claim recoveries and other funds available or to be made available to the Office of the Corporation Counsel [now Attorney General for the District of Columbia] for the Claims Unit are hereby transferred to the Office.
10. Risk Management Council. (a) The Chief Risk Officer shall create and manage a Risk Management Council constituted of agency risk management representatives and professional leaders from the Office.
  (b) Through the Risk Management Council, the Chief Risk Officer shall:
    (1) Meet with, receive reports from, and generally oversee the functions of agency risk management representatives;
    (2) Coordinate, integrate, and guide the work of agency risk management representatives to identify, measure, analyze, and document agency and District government risk exposure;
    (3) Facilitate topical interaction among agency risk management representatives and Office leaders to foster the development and effective implementation of a comprehensive, integrated risk management program for the District;
    (4) Cultivate awareness, understanding and support for risk, safety and security management initiatives as part of the District's strategic, integrated risk management program; and
    (5) Monitor the effectiveness of agency Risk Assessment and Control Committees (RACCs)
  (c) The Risk Management Council shall:
    (1) Exchange risk management ideas and best practices;
    (2) Identify and share available risk management resources;
    (3) Provide input to the development of District-wide risk management practice standards and risk and safety administrative regulation review;
    (4) Establish the risk management culture of the District in support of institutionalizing and systematizing the risk management program of the District;
    (5) Identify opportunities for economies of scale in the implementation of risk management strategies;
    (6) Participate in loss trend analysis and related exposure awareness communication;
    (7) Participate in the evolution of the District risk management information system;
    (8) Provide primary coordination to the performance requirements for risk management in agency director's contracts;
    (9) Participate in the cost of risk allocation methodology, communication and monitoring; and
    (10) Coordinate internal agency emergency response plan development and maintenance including plans for continuity of operations in the event of any emergency, and definition of interaction points with the external District Emergency Response Plan coordinated by the Emergency Management Agency.
11. Repealers. Any provision of a Reorganization Plan or Executive Order in conflict with any provision of this reorganization is hereby repealed, except that any regulations adopted or promulgated by virtue of the authority granted by such conflicting provision shall remain in force until properly revised.
12. Effective Date. The Plan shall take effect immediately after the statutorily required sixty (60) day Council review period.
D.C. Code § 1-1231.21 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12A / § 1-1231.21
§ 1-1231.21. Mandatory training of a notary public.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a commission as a notary public in the District that does not already hold such a commission from the Mayor shall satisfactorily complete the training provided by the Mayor.
(b) The Mayor shall establish courses of study for notary publics. Trainings shall cover laws, rules, procedures, and ethics relevant to notarial acts.
D.C. Code § 1-615.52 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-615.52
§ 1-615.52. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, the term:
  (1) “Contract” means any contract for goods or services between the District government and another entity but excludes any collective bargaining agreement.
  (2) “Contributing factor” means any factor which, alone or in connection with other factors, tends to affect in any way the outcome of the decision.
  (3) “Employee” means any person who is a former or current District employee, or an applicant for employment by the District government, including but not limited to employees of subordinate agencies, independent agencies, the District of Columbia Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Housing Authority, and the Metropolitan Police Department, but excluding employees of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  (4) “Illegal order” means a directive to violate or to assist in violating a federal, state or local law, rule, or regulation.
  (5) (A) “Prohibited personnel action” includes but is not limited to: recommended, threatened, or actual termination, demotion, suspension, or reprimand; involuntary transfer, reassignment, or detail; referral for psychiatric or psychological counseling; failure to promote or hire or take other favorable personnel action; or retaliating in any other manner against an employee because that employee makes a protected disclosure or refuses to comply with an illegal order, as those terms are defined in this section.
    (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term :
      (i) “Investigation” includes an examination of fitness for duty and excludes any ministerial or nondiscretionary factfinding activity necessary to perform the agency’s mission.
      (ii) “Retaliating” includes conducting or causing to be conducted an investigation of an employee or applicant for employment because of a protected disclosure made by the employee or applicant who is a whistleblower.
  (6) “Protected disclosure” means any disclosure of information, not specifically prohibited by statute, without restriction to time, place, form, motive, context, forum, or prior disclosure made to any person by an employee or applicant, including a disclosure made in the ordinary course of an employee’s duties by an employee to a supervisor or a public body that the employee reasonably believes evidences:
    (A) Gross mismanagement;
    (B) Gross misuse or waste of public resources or funds;
    (C) Abuse of authority in connection with the administration of a public program or the execution of a public contract;
    (D) A violation of a federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation, or of a term of a contract between the District government and a District government contractor which is not of a merely technical or minimal nature; or
    (E) A substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety.
  (7) “Public body” means:
    (A) The United States Congress, the Council, any state legislature, the District of Columbia Office of the Inspector General, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, or any member or employee of one of these bodies;
    (B) The federal, District of Columbia, or any state or local judiciary, any member or employee of these judicial branches, or any grand or petit jury;
    (C) Any federal, District of Columbia, state, or local regulatory, administrative, or public agency or authority or instrumentality of one of these agencies or authorities;
    (D) Any federal, District of Columbia, state, or local law enforcement agency, prosecutorial office, or police or peace officer;
    (E) Any federal, District of Columbia, state, or local department of an executive branch of government; or
    (F) Any division, board, bureau, office, committee, commission or independent agency of any of the public bodies described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of this paragraph.
  (8) “Supervisor” means an individual employed by the District government who meets the definition of a “supervisor” in § 1-617.01(d) or who has the authority to effectively recommend or take remedial or corrective action for the violation of a law, rule, regulation or contract term, or the misuse of government resources that an employee may allege or report pursuant to this section, including without limitation an agency head, department director, or manager.
  (9) “Whistleblower” means an employee who makes or is perceived to have made a protected disclosure as that term is defined in this section.
D.C. Code § 1-301.89 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.89
§ 1-301.89. Appointment of special counsel.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the Attorney General determines that his or her duty to represent the public interest in a particular matter may prevent him or her from adequately representing the government, an agency, or an official, the Attorney General shall notify the Mayor of this circumstance and the Mayor shall appoint special counsel to represent the government, an agency, or an official for the matter.
(b) If the Attorney General determines that he or she is unable to provide adequate representation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in a matter in which the Mayor is expected to be adverse to the special counsel, the Attorney General shall notify the Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who shall appoint the special counsel for the matter.
D.C. Code § 1-623.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-623.01
§ 1-623.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this subchapter:
(1) The term “employee” means:
  (A) A civil officer or employee in any branch of the District of Columbia government, including an officer or employee of an instrumentality wholly owned by the District of Columbia government;
  (B) An individual rendering personal service to the District of Columbia government similar to the service of a civil officer or employee of the District of Columbia, without pay or for nominal pay, when a statute authorizes the acceptance or use of the service or authorizes payment of travel or other expenses of the individual, but does not include a member of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Fire Department of the District of Columbia who is pensioned or pensionable under §§ 5-701 through 5-724 ; and
  (C) An individual selected pursuant to Chapter 121 of Title 28 of the United States Code and serving as a petit or grand juror and who is otherwise an employee for the purposes of this subchapter as defined by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
(2) The term “physician” includes surgeons, podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, chiropractors, and osteopathic practitioners within the scope of their practice as defined by law. The term “physician” includes chiropractors only to the extent that their reimbursable services are limited to treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation as demonstrated by X-ray to exist, and subject to rules and regulations issued by the Mayor.
(3) The term “medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies” includes services and supplies by podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, chiropractors, osteopathic practitioners, and hospitals within the scope of their practice as defined by District or state law and as designated by the Mayor to provide services to injured employees. Reimbursable chiropractic services are limited to treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine, to correct a subluxation as demonstrated by X-ray to exist, and subject to rules and regulations issued by the Mayor.
(4) The term “monthly pay” means the monthly pay at the time of injury or the monthly pay at the time disability begins or the monthly pay at the time compensable disability recurs if the recurrence begins more than 6 months after the injured employee resumes regular full-time employment with the District, whichever is greater, except when otherwise determined under § 1-623.13 with respect to any period.
(5) (A) The term “injury” means:
    (i) Accidental injury or death arising out of and in the course and scope of employment; and
    (ii) Occupational disease or infection as arises naturally out of such employment or as naturally or unavoidably results from such accidental injury.
  (B) The term “injury” includes:
    (i) An injury caused by the willful act of third persons directed against an employee because of his or her employment; and
    (ii) Damage to, or destruction of, eyeglasses, hearing aids, medical braces, artificial limbs, and other medical devices and such time lost while such device or appliance is being replaced or repaired.
(6) Repealed.
(7) The term “parent” includes stepparents and parents by adoption.
(8) The terms “brother” and “sister” mean one who at the time of the death of the employee is under 18 years of age or over that age and incapable of self-support, and include stepbrothers and stepsisters, half brothers and half sisters, and brothers and sisters by adoption, but does not include married brothers or married sisters.
(9) The term “child” means one who at the time of the death of the employee is under 18 years of age or over that age and incapable of self-support, and includes stepchildren, adopted children and posthumous children, but does not include married children.
(10) The term “grandchild” means one who at the time of the death of the employee is under 18 years of age or over that age and incapable of self-support.
(11) Repealed.
(12) The term “compensation” includes the money allowance payable to an employee or his or her dependents and any other benefits paid for from the Employees’ Compensation Fund, but this does not in any way reduce the amount of the monthly compensation payable for disability or death.
(13) The term “student” means an individual under 23 years of age who has not completed 4 years of education beyond the high school level and who is regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training at an institution which is:
  (A) A school, college, or university operated or directly supported by the United States, by the District, by a state or local government, or political subdivision thereof;
  (B) A school, college, or university which has been accredited by the District, by a state, by a state-recognized or nationally-recognized accrediting agency or body;
  (C) A school, college, or university not so accredited, but whose credits are accepted on transfer by at least 3 institutions which are so accredited for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited; or
  (D) An additional type of educational or training institution as defined by the Mayor.
Such an individual is deemed not to have ceased to be a student during an interim between school years if the interim is not more than 4 months and if he or she shows, to the satisfaction of the Mayor, that he or she has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a full-time course of study or training during the semester or other enrollment period immediately after the interim or during periods of reasonable duration during which, in the judgment of the Mayor, he or she is prevented by factors beyond his or her control from pursuing his or her education. A student whose 23rd birthday occurs during a semester or other enrollment period is deemed a student until the end of the semester or other enrollment period.
(14) Repealed.
(15) Repealed.
(16) The term “organ” means a part of the body that performs a special function, and for purposes of this subchapter excludes the brain, heart, and back.
(17) “Utilization review” means the evaluation of the necessity, character, and sufficiency of both the level and quality of medically related services provided an injured employee based upon medically related standards.
(18) (A) The term “managed care organization” means an organization of physicians and allied health professionals organized to and capable of providing systematic and comprehensive medical care and treatment of injured employees which is designated by the Mayor to provide such care and treatment under this subchapter.
  (B) The term “allied health professional” means a medical care provider (including a nurse, physical therapist, laboratory technician, X-ray technician, social worker, or other provider who provides such care within the scope of practice under applicable law) who is employed by or affiliated with a managed care organization.
(19) The term “claimant” means a person who has applied for benefits under this subchapter.
(20) Repealed.
(21) The term “surviving spouse or domestic partner” means the spouse or domestic partner living with or dependent for support on the decedent at the time of his or her death, or living apart for reasonable cause or because of his or her desertion.
(22) The term “accident” means an unexpected traumatic event during a single work shift identifiable by time and place of occurrence and producing objective symptoms of an injury.
D.C. Code § 1-1432 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / § 1-1432
§ 1-1432. DC-NET Services and Innovation Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the DC-NET Services and Innovation Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer ("Office") in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) There shall be deposited into the Fund all payments for telecommunications services furnished by the Office's DC-NET program from independent District government agencies; agencies of the federal government; agencies of state or local governments; nonprofit entities providing services in the District; entities outside the District government that may engage the DC-NET program to provide telecommunications services to the District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia public charter schools, or the District of Columbia Public Library; any open-access public network established for the purpose of providing Internet access services to underserved residents or neighborhoods in the District; and entities designated by the Mayor as necessary to support economic development initiatives of the District government.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
  (1) Network enhancement, maintenance, and expansion;
  (2) District government information technology innovation;
  (3) Initiatives and actions to incorporate emerging information and communication technologies into the operations of District government agencies to enhance agency operations and the quality of life for District residents, businesses, and visitors through smart technology, including the internet of things, public Wi-Fi, connected devices, and sensors, innovation competitions, and data analytics; and
  (4) To pay for operational and administrative costs of the DC-NET program.
(d) (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) 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.
D.C. Code § 1-1105.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1105.03
§ 1-1105.03. Exceptions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-907.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 9 / § 1-907.05
§ 1-907.05. Information about retirement programs.
Status: in_force

Upon a request of the Retirement Board, he Mayor, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chairman of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, the President of the Board of Education, or their successors, shall furnish to the Retirement Board information with respect to retirement programs and post employment benefit programs to which this chapter applies as the Retirement Board considers necessary to enable it to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter and to enable the enrolled actuary engaged pursuant to § 1-907.03(a) to carry out the responsibilities of the enrolled actuary under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 1-204.64 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.64
§ 1-204.64. Short period of limitation.
Status: in_force

(a) At the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date of the first publication pursuant to the notice in § 1-204.63(a) that an act authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds has taken effect:
  (1) Any recital or statement of fact contained in such act or in the preamble or title of such act shall be deemed to be true for the purpose of determining the validity of the bonds authorized by such act, and the District and all others interested shall be estopped from denying any such recital or statement of fact; and
  (2) Such act, and all proceedings in connection with the authorization of the issuance of such bonds including any election held on the question of issuing such bonds, shall be deemed to have been duly and regularly taken, passed, and done by the District, in compliance with this chapter and all other applicable laws, for the purpose of determining the validity of such act and proceedings; and no court shall have jurisdiction in any suit, action, or proceeding questioning the validity of such act or proceedings except in a suit, action, or proceeding commenced before the end of such 20-day period.
(b) At the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date of the first publication pursuant to the notice in § 1-204.63(a) that an act authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds has taken effect, no court shall have jurisdiction in any suit, action, or proceeding questioning the validity of any general obligation bond issued pursuant to such act if:
  (1) Such general obligation bond was purchased in good faith and for fair value; and
  (2) Such general obligation bond contains substantially the following statement which shall bind the District of Columbia:
  “It is hereby certified and recited that all conditions, acts, and things required by the District of Columbia Home Rule Act and other applicable laws to exist, to have happened, and to have been performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond exist, have happened, and have been performed and that the issue of bonds, of which this is one, together with all other indebtedness of the District of Columbia, is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law.”
D.C. Code § 1-1207 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12 / § 1-1207
§ 1-1207. Foreign bills of exchange.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-204.13 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.13
§ 1-204.13. Investigations by the Council.
Status: in_force

(a) The Council, or any committee or person authorized by it, shall have power to investigate any matter relating to the affairs of the District, and for that purpose may require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other evidence. For such purpose any member of the Council (if the Council is conducting the inquiry) or any member of the committee may issue subpoenas, and administer oaths upon resolution adopted by the Council or committee, as appropriate.
(b) In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, the Council by resolution may refer the matter to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, which may by order require such person to appear and give or produce testimony or books, papers, or other evidence, bearing upon the matter under investigation. Any failure to obey such order may be punished by such Court as a contempt thereof as in the case of failure to obey a subpoena issued, or to testify, in a case pending before such Court.
D.C. Code § 1-525.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-525.01
§ 1-525.01. Modifications of Board of Education Reduction-in-Force procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, an employee of the District of Columbia Public Schools shall be:
  (1) Classified as an Educational Service employee;
  (2) Placed under the personnel authority of the Board of Education; and
  (3) Subject to all Board of Education rules.
(b) School-based personnel shall constitute a separate competitive area from nonschool-based personnel who shall not compete with school-based personnel for retention purposes.
D.C. Code § 1-621.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-621.02
§ 1-621.02. District health benefits.
Status: in_force

The District shall provide health benefits as set forth in § 1-621.05 to all employees of the District first employed after September 30, 1987, except those specifically excluded by law or by rule.
D.C. Code § 1-301.88a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.88a
§ 1-301.88a. Authority over personnel.
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall be the personnel authority for the Office of the Attorney General. The Attorney General’s personnel authority shall be independent of the personnel authority of the Mayor established under §§ 1-204.22 and 1-604.06 , except that the personnel provisions applicable to the Mayor under Chapter 6 of this title [ § 1-601.01 et seq.], shall apply to the Attorney General’s exercise of this authority, unless specifically exempted by District statute.
D.C. Code § 1-204.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.03
§ 1-204.03. Compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of the Council shall receive compensation, payable in periodic installments, at a rate equal to the maximum rate as may be established from time to time for grade 12 of the General Schedule under § 5332 of Title 5 of the United States Code. On and after the end of the 2-year period beginning on the day the members of the Council first elected under this chapter take office, the Council may, by act, increase or decrease such rate of compensation. Such change in compensation, upon enactment by the Council in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall apply with respect to the term of members of the Council beginning after the date of enactment of such change.
(b) All members of the Council shall receive additional allowances for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties of office as may be approved by the Council.
(c) The Chairman shall not engage in any employment (whether as an employee or as a self-employed individual) or hold any position (other than his position as Chairman), for which he is compensated in an amount in excess of his actual expenses in connection therewith.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), as of December 21, 2001, the Chairman shall receive compensation, payable in equal installments, at a rate equal to $10,000 less than the annual compensation of the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 1-308.26 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-308.26
§ 1-308.26. Participant obligations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-1163.16 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.16
§ 1-1163.16. Liability of candidates for financial obligations incurred by committees; imputing actions of agents of candidates.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in §§ 1-1163.10a(a)(2) , 1-1163.24(a)(2) , and 1-1163.27(a)(2) , no provision of this part shall be construed as creating liability on the part of any candidate for any financial obligation incurred by a committee.
(b) For the purposes of this part , actions of an agent of a candidate shall be imputed to the candidate; provided, that the actions of the agent may not be imputed to the candidate in the presence of a provision of law requiring a willful and knowing violation of this part , unless the agency relationship to engage in the act is shown by clear and convincing evidence.
D.C. Code § 1-1171.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11B / § 1-1171.01
§ 1-1171.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Board” means the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability established by § 1-1162.02 .
(2) “Candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination or election to any elective office in the District whether or not the person is elected. An individual is deemed to be a candidate if the individual has received political contributions or made expenditures or has consented to another person receiving contributions or making expenditures with a view to bringing about the individual’s nomination or election.
(3) “Employee” means:
  (A) Any individual paid by the District government from grant or appropriated funds for his or her services or holding office in the District of Columbia, other than the following (if not otherwise employed by the District):
    (i) Employees of the courts of the District of Columbia;
    (ii) The Mayor;
    (iii) The Attorney General;
    (iv) The members of the Council;
    (v) Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners;
    (vi) Members of the State Board of Education; or
    (vii) Members of the District of Columbia Statehood Delegation;
  (B) A member of a board or commission who is nominated for a position pursuant to § 1-523.01(e) ; and
  (C) A member of a board or commission who is nominated for a position pursuant to § 1-523.01(f) , when the member is engaged in political activity that relates to the subject matter that the member’s board or commission regulates.
(4) “On duty” means the time period when an employee is:
  (A) In a pay status other than paid leave, compensatory time off, credit hours, time off as an incentive award, or excused or authorized absence (including leave without pay); or
  (B) Representing any agency or instrumentality of the District government in an official capacity.
(5) “Partisan” when used as an adjective means related to a political party.
(6) “Partisan political group” means any committee, club, or other organization that is regulated by the District and that is affiliated with a political party or candidate for public office in a partisan election, or organized for a partisan purpose, or which engages in partisan political activity.
(7) “Partisan political office” means any office in the District government for which any candidate is nominated or elected as representing a party any of whose candidates for Presidential elector received votes in the last preceding election at which Presidential electors were selected, but shall exclude any office or position within a political party or affiliated organization.
(8) (A) “Political activity” means any activity that is regulated by the District directed toward the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, partisan political group, ballot initiative, or referendum. For the purposes of § 1-1171.03 , political activity is not limited to activities regulated by the District.
  (B) (i) The Board may, by rule, define certain basic activities as nonpolitical activities.
    (ii) The term “nonpolitical activities” shall include:
      (I) Media inquiries;
      (II) Answering questionnaires; and
      (III) Scheduling.
(9) (A) “Political contribution” means:
    (i) A gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money, or anything of value, made for any political purpose;
    (ii) A contract, promise, or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for any political purpose;
    (iii) A payment by any person, other than a candidate or a political party or affiliated organization, of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to any candidate or political party or affiliated organization without charge for any political purpose; and
    (iv) The provision of personal services, paid or unpaid, for any political purpose.
  (B) The term “political contribution” shall not include the value of services provided without compensation by any individual on behalf of any candidate, campaign, political party, or partisan political group.
(10) “Political party” means a national political party, a State political party, or an affiliated organization that is regulated by the District.
(11) “Political purpose” means an objective of promoting or opposing a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group that is regulated by the District.
D.C. Code § 1-1402 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / § 1-1402
§ 1-1402. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Office is to centralize responsibility for the District government’s investments in information technology and telecommunications systems to help District departments and agencies provide services more efficiently and effectively.  The Office will develop and enforce policy directives and standards regarding information technology and telecommunications systems throughout the District government.  The Office will also serve as a source of expertise for District departments and agencies seeking to use information technology and telecommunications systems to improve services. In addition, the Office shall work to ensure that all District residents and businesses have reasonable, affordable, and equitable access to high-speed Internet services.
D.C. Code § 1-732 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / § 1-732
§ 1-732. Annual report.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) The Board shall publish an annual report for each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1980) with respect to each retirement program to which this chapter applies and with respect to the Fund for such retirement program. Such report shall be filed with the Mayor, the Council, the Speaker, and the President pro tempore in accordance with § 1-734(a) and shall be made available and furnished to participants and beneficiaries in accordance with § 1-734(b) .
    (B) The annual report shall include the information described in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section and, when applicable, subsection (f) of this section, and shall also include:
      (i) The financial statement and opinion required by paragraph (3) of this subsection; and
      (ii) The actuarial statement and opinion required by paragraph (4) of this subsection.
  (2) If some or all of the information needed to enable the Board to comply with the requirements of this chapter is maintained by: (A) An insurance carrier or other organization which provides some or all of the benefits under the retirement program, or holds assets of the Fund for such retirement program in a separate account; (B) a bank or similar institution which holds some or all of the assets of the Fund in a common or collective trust or a separate trust, or custodial account; or (C) the Mayor (or the Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board, established pursuant to § 5-722 , in carrying out the Mayor’s responsibilities under the Policemen and Firefighter’s Retirement and Disability Act [ § 5-701 et seq.]; such carrier, organization, bank, or institution, or the Mayor, shall transmit and certify the accuracy of such information to the Board within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year (or such other date as may be prescribed under regulations of the Board).
  (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the Board shall engage an independent qualified public accountant who shall conduct such examination of any financial statements of the Fund, and of other books and records of the Fund or the retirement program as the accountant may deem necessary to enable the accountant to form an opinion as to whether the financial statements and schedules required to be included in the annual report by subsection (b) of this section are presented fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. Such examination shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall involve such tests of the books and records of the Fund and the retirement program as are considered necessary by the independent qualified public accountant. The independent qualified public accountant shall also offer his opinion as to whether the separate schedules specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section and the summary material required under § 1-734(b)(2) present fairly, and in all material respects, the information contained therein when considered in conjunction with the financial statements taken as a whole. The opinion by the independent qualified public accountants shall be made a part of the annual report.
    (B) In offering his opinion under this section, the accountant may rely on the correctness of any actuarial matter certified to by an enrolled actuary if he so states his reliance.
    (C) The opinion required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph need not be expressed as to any statements required by subsection (b)(2)(G) of this section prepared by a bank or similar institution or insurance carrier regulated and supervised and subject to periodic examination by a state or federal agency if such statements are certified by the bank, similar institution, or insurance carrier as accurate and are made a part of the annual report.
  (4) (A) The Board shall engage an enrolled actuary who shall be responsible for the preparation of the materials comprising the actuarial statement required under subsection (d) of this section.
    (B) The enrolled actuary shall utilize such assumptions and techniques as are necessary to enable him to form an opinion as to whether the contents of the matters reported under subsection (d) of this section: (i) Are in the aggregate reasonably related to the experience of the Fund and the retirement program and to reasonable expectations; and (ii) represent his best estimate of anticipated experience under the Fund and the retirement program. The opinion by the enrolled actuary shall be made with respect to, and shall be made a part of, each annual report.
    (C) In making a certification under this section, the enrolled actuary may rely on the correctness of any accounting matter under subsection (b) of this section as to which any qualified public accountant has expressed an opinion if he so states his reliance.
(b) (1) An annual report under this section shall include a financial statement containing a statement of assets and liabilities, and a statement of changes in net assets available for benefits under the retirement program, which shall include details of revenues and expenses and other changes aggregated by general source and application. In the notes to financial statements, disclosures concerning the following items shall be considered by the accountant: A description of the retirement program, including any significant changes in the retirement program made during the period and the impact of such changes on benefits; the funding policy (including the policy with respect to prior service cost), and any changes in such policy during the year; a description of any significant changes in benefits made during the period; a description of material lease commitments, other commitments, and contingent liabilities; a description of agreements and transactions with persons known to be parties in interest; and any other matters necessary to fully and fairly present the financial statements of the Fund.
  (2) The statement required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall have attached the following information in separate schedules;
    (A) A statement of the assets and liabilities of the Fund, aggregated by categories and valued at their current value, and the same data displayed in comparative form for the end of the previous fiscal year;
    (B) A statement of receipts in and disbursements from the Fund during the preceding 12-month period, aggregated by general source and application;
    (C) A schedule of all assets held for investment purposes, aggregated and identified by issuer, borrower, or lessor, or similar party to the transaction (including a notation as to whether such party is known to be a party in interest), maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value, cost, and current value;
    (D) A schedule of each transaction involving a person known to be a party in interest, the identity of such party in interest and his relationship or that of any other party in interest to the Fund, a description of each asset to which the transaction relates; the purchase or selling price in case of a sale or purchase, the rental in case of a lease, or the interest rate and maturity date in case of a loan; expenses incurred in connection with the transaction; the cost of the asset, the current value of the asset, and the net gain or loss on each transaction;
    (E) A schedule of all loans or fixed income obligations which were in default as of the close of the fiscal year or were classified during the year as uncollectable and the following information with respect to each loan on such schedule (including a notation as to whether parties involved are known to be parties in interest): The original principal amount of the loan; the amount of principal and interest received during the reporting year; the unpaid balance; the identity and address of the obligor; a detailed description of the loan (including date of making and maturity, interest rate, the type and value of collateral, and other material terms); the amount of principal and interest overdue (if any) and an explanation thereof;
    (F) A list of all leases which were in default or were classified during the year as uncollectable and the following information with respect to each lease on such list (including a notation as to whether parties involved are known to be parties in interest): The type of property leased (and, in the case of fixed assets such as land, buildings, and leaseholds, the location of the property); the identity of the lessor or lessee from or to whom the Fund is leasing; the relationship of such lessors and lessees, if any, to the Fund, the government of the District of Columbia, any employee organization, or any other party in interest; the terms of the lease regarding rent, taxes, insurance, repairs, expenses, and renewal options; the date the leased property was purchased and its cost; the date the property was leased and its approximate value at such date; the gross rental receipts during the reporting period; expenses paid for the leased property during the reporting period; the net receipts from the lease; the amounts in arrears; and a statement as to what steps have been taken to collect amounts due or otherwise remedy the default;
    (G) The most recent annual statement of assets and liabilities of any common or collective trust maintained by a bank or similar institution in which some or all the assets of the Fund are held, of any separate account maintained by an insurance carrier in which some or all of the assets of the Fund are held, and of any separate trust maintained by a bank as trustee in which some or all of the assets of the Fund are held, and in the case of a separate account or a separate trust, such other information as may be required by the Board in order to comply with this subsection; and
    (H) A schedule of each reportable transaction, the name of each party to the transaction (except that, in the case of an acquisition or sale of a security on the market, the report need not identify the person from whom the security was acquired or to whom it was sold) and a description of each asset to which the transaction applies; the purchase or selling price in case of a sale or purchase, the rental in case of a lease, or the interest rate and maturity date in case of a loan; expenses incurred in connection with the transaction; the cost of the asset, the current value of the asset, and the net gain or loss on each transaction.
  (3) For purposes of subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2) of this subsection, the term “reportable transaction” means a transaction to which the Fund is a party and which is:
    (A) A transaction involving an amount in excess of 3 percent of the current value of the assets of the Fund;
    (B) Any transaction (other than a transaction respecting a security) which is part of a series of transactions with or in conjunction with a person in a fiscal year, if the aggregate amount of such transactions exceeds 3 percent of the current value of the assets of the Fund;
    (C) A transaction which is part of a series of transactions respecting 1 or more securities of the same issuer, if the aggregate amount of such transactions in the fiscal year exceeds 3 percent of the current value of the assets of the Fund; or
    (D) A transaction with or in conjunction with a person respecting a security, if any other transaction with or in conjunction with such person in the fiscal year respecting a security is required to be reported by reason of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(c) The Board shall furnish as a part of an annual report under this section the following information:
  (1) The number of individuals covered by the retirement program;
  (2) The name and address of each member of the Board;
  (3) Except in the case of a person whose compensation is minimal (as determined under regulations of the Council, which regulations the Council shall initially promulgate within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this chapter and who performs solely ministerial duties as determined under such regulations), the name of each person (including any consultant, broker, trustee, accountant, insurance carrier, actuary, administrator, investment counsel, or custodian who rendered services to the Board or who had transactions with the Board) who directly or indirectly received compensation from the Board during the preceding year for services rendered to the Board or the participants or beneficiaries of the retirement program for which a Fund was established, the amount of such compensation, the nature of his services, his relationship, if any, to the District of Columbia government or any employee organization, and any other officer, position or employment he holds with any party in interest;
  (4) An explanation of the reason for any change in appointment of any accountant, insurance carrier, enrolled actuary, or investment counsel appointed by the Board; and
  (5) Such other financial and actuarial information as the Council may by regulation prescribe.
(d) (1) An annual report under this section for a fiscal year shall include a complete actuarial statement applicable to the fiscal year which shall include the following information:
    (A) The date of the actuarial valuation applicable to the fiscal year for which the report is filed;
    (B) The date and amount of the payments to the Fund for the fiscal year for which the report is filed and contributions for prior fiscal years not previously reported, including payments by the participants, the United States, and the District of Columbia;
    (C) The following information applicable to the fiscal year for which the report is filed:
      (i) The amounts determined under § 1-722(a)(1) ;
      (ii) The accrued liabilities;
      (iii) An identification of benefits not included in the calculation;
      (iv) A statement of the other facts and actuarial assumptions and methods used to determine costs; and
      (v) A justification for any change in actuarial assumptions or cost methods;
    (D) The number of participants and beneficiaries covered by the retirement program;
    (E) A certification of the amount of the payments to the Fund necessary to reduce the accumulated funding deficiency to zero;
    (F) A statement by the enrolled actuary of any change in actuarial assumptions made with respect to the Fund during the year;
    (G) A statement by the enrolled actuary of the estimated current value of vested benefits under the retirement program;
    (H) A statement by the enrolled actuary that to the best of his knowledge the report is complete and accurate;
    (I) A copy of the opinion required by subsection (a)(4) of this section;
    (J) Such other information regarding the retirement program as the Council may by regulation require; and
    (K) Such other information as the enrolled actuary may determine is necessary to fully and fairly disclose the actuarial position of the Fund.
  (2) The actuary shall make an actuarial valuation of the Fund for every 3rd fiscal year, unless he determines that a more frequent valuation is necessary to support his opinion under subsection (a)(4) of this section.
(e) A report under this section for a fiscal year shall include a statement prepared by the Board of:
  (1) The relative riskiness of the investments during the fiscal year of the assets of the Fund;
  (2) A comparison of the average return on the investments of the Fund during the year with the average return on the investments of other public pension funds during the year that have comparable asset valuation; and
  (3) The average daily balance of, and the average rate earned by, assets of the Fund in each of any time or demand deposits during the year.
(f) (1) If some or all of the benefits under the retirement program are purchased from and guaranteed by an insurance company, insurance service, or other similar organization, a report under this section shall include a statement from such insurance company, service, or other similar organization covering the fiscal year and enumerating:
    (A) The premium rate or subscription charge and the total premium or subscription charges paid to each such carrier, insurance service, or other similar organization and the approximate number of persons covered by each class of such benefits; and
    (B) The total amount of premiums received, the approximate number of persons covered by each class of benefits, and the total claims paid by such company, service, or other organization; dividends or retroactive rate adjustments, commissions, and administrative service or other fees or other specific acquisition costs paid by such company, service, or other organization; any amounts held to provide benefits after retirement; the remainder of such premiums; and the names and addresses of the brokers, agents, or other persons to whom commissions or fees were paid, the amount paid to each, and for what purpose.
  (2) If any such company, service, or other organization does not maintain separate experience records covering the specific groups it serves, the report shall include, in lieu of the information required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection, a statement as the basis of its premium rate or subscription charge, the total amount of premiums or subscription charges received from the Fund, and a copy of the financial report of the company, service, or other organization and, if such company, service, or organization incurs specific costs in connection with the acquisition or retention of any particular Fund or Funds, a detailed statement of such costs.
D.C. Code § 1-1162.16 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1162.16
§ 1-1162.16. Dismissal of meritless claim, complaint, or request for investigation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board may dismiss, at any stage of the proceedings, any claim, complaint, request for investigation, investigation, or portion of an investigation that the Board finds to be without merit.
(b) The Board may require a person who made or caused to be made a claim, complaint, or request for investigation in bad faith and without merit to pay reasonable fees for time spent reviewing or investigating the claim, complaint, or requests for investigation.
D.C. Code § 1-350.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-350.05
§ 1-350.05. Lien for delinquent debt.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person liable to pay a delinquent debt neglects or refuses to pay the delinquent debt after demand by the Central Collection Unit, the amount, including any interest and any fees imposed for collection of the delinquent debt that may accrue, shall be a lien in favor of the District of Columbia upon all property (including rights to property), whether real or personal, belonging to the person, and shall have the same effect as a lien created by judgment. The lien shall attach to all real or personal property (including rights to property) belonging to, or acquired by, the person at any time during the period of the lien.
(b) The lien imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to have arisen on the 91st day after the debt became due and owing to the District and shall continue until the delinquent debt is satisfied or becomes unenforceable.
(c) The lien imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall not be valid against a bona fide purchaser for value, holder of a security interest, mechanic’s lien, or judgment lien creditor until the lien has been filed with the Recorder of Deeds by the Central Collection Unit.
(d) Upon transferring a delinquent debt to the Central Collection Unit, a transferring agency’s authority to file a lien for that debt shall terminate.
D.C. Code § 1-1511.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / § 1-1511.02
§ 1-1511.02. Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1992.
Status: in_force

(Effective October 1, 1992)
Prepared by the Mayor and transmitted to the Council of the District of Columbia, pursuant to the provisions of Section 422(12) of the Charter of the District of Columbia.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF TOURISM AND PROMOTIONS
I. Establishment The Office of Tourism and Promotions ("Office") is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the Government under the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (DMED). The Office shall be supervised and administered by a Director who shall be appointed by the Mayor to a position in the Executive Service pursuant to Title X of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, D.C. Law 2-139, effective March 3, 1979, (D.C. Code former sections 1-611.1 - 1.611.2, and subject to the advice and consent of the Council. The Mayor's Special Assistant for Tourism shall be the Acting Director pending confirmation by the Council.
II. Purpose The purpose of the Office is to increase revenues generated by tourism and related promotional, leisure and entertainment activities. The Office of Tourism and Promotions will coordinate the economic development efforts of the city in the areas of tourism and conventions and will better serve local firms engaged in the tourism industry by providing a more efficient delivery of public services.
The Office coordinates the development of an integrated advertising, marketing and promotional plan for the District which will lead to increased business and leisure travellers to the District. Travellers will be encouraged to patronize Washington business establishments, thereby increasing employment and business opportunities for District residents and businesses. Every effort will be made to stimulate increased opportunities for small, minority and women-owned District-based businesses.
This Office shall also have the responsibility for promoting Washington, D.C., as a venue for film, television and recording production. Promotion of Washington, D.C., as a site for entertainment-related business activities fits neatly with tourism promotion. Out-of-state film, television and record companies need to be "sold" on Washington, D.C.
The monuments and other attractions, affordable hotel and guest accommodations, and neighborhood diversity are all selling points to be emphasized by both the tourism and entertainment functions in District government. These functions will be jointly promoted under the Office of Tourism and Promotions.
III. Organization The Director shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall report to the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development. The Director shall have oversight responsibility for the D.C. Committee to Promote Washington and the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development.
The Director shall initially hire two staff persons to carry out the functions of this Office. As need is demonstrated, justified and approved through budget authorization, additional staff may be hired to carry out the functions of the Office of Tourism and Promotions.
IV. Functions A. The functions of the Office of Tourism and Promotions shall be to: 1. Coordinate and manage all District government activity related to tourism, convention and business travel and related promotional activities;
    2. Serve as the Mayor's liaison to District agencies on issues affecting tourism and conventions;
    3. Serve as a liaison to those agencies that affect the development or use of tourism attractions;
    4. Maintain oversight on the use of Hotel Occupancy Tax ("HOT") dollars by promotional agencies, including the D.C. Committee to Promote Washington, the Washington, D.C. Convention and Visitors Association, the D.C. Chamber of Commerce and the Washington Convention Center;
    5. Serve as liaison between government and the aforementioned agency recipients of HOT funds;
    6. Insure that the Mayor's priorities relating to tourism and convention activities are conveyed to interested organizations and citizens;
    7. Serve as the representative of the Mayor for tourism, promotion and convention related functions;
    8. Arrange meetings, workshops, conferences and receptions to achieve the goals outlined in Section 2. above;
    9. Encourage and assist in the coordination of activities that promote or create attractions in the District for the tourist or business traveller; and
    10. Work to stimulate employment and economic development activities through tourism, entertainment and convention enterprises.
  B. All functions heretofore performed by the Mayor's Special Assistant for Tourism are transferred to the Office of Tourism and Promotions.
V. Transfers All positions, property, records and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocation, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the duties and functions assigned herein are transferred to the Office of Tourism and Promotions. This includes all positions, budget and other available resources currently held in the Office of Business and Economic Development and allocated to the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development and to the D.C. Committee to Promote Washington.
VI. Abolishment The position of Mayor's Special Assistant for Tourism is abolished.
VII. Effective Date This Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1992 shall become effective on October 1, 1992, following Council review, in accordance with Section 422(12) of P.L. 93-198.
D.C. Code § 1-204.56d — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.56d
§ 1-204.56d. Quarterly financial reports.
Status: in_force

(a) Submission of quarterly financial reports. — Not later than fifteen days after the end of every calendar quarter (beginning with a report for the quarter beginning October 1, 1997), the Chief Financial Officer shall submit to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on the District of Columbia of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, a report on the financial and budgetary status of the government of the District of Columbia for the previous quarter.
(b) Contents of report. — Each quarterly financial report submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall include the following information:
  (1) A comparison of actual to forecasted cash receipts and disbursements for each month of the quarter, as presented in the District’s fiscal year consolidated cash forecast which shall be supported and accompanied by cash forecasts for the general fund and each of the District government’s other funds other than the capital projects fund and trust and agency funds;
  (2) A projection of the remaining months cash forecast for that fiscal year;
  (3) Explanations of (i) the differences between actual and forecasted cash amounts for each of the months in the quarter, and (ii) any changes in the remaining months forecast as compared to the original forecast for such months of that fiscal year;
  (4) The effect of such changes, actual and projected, on the total cash balance of the remaining months and for the fiscal year;
  (5) Explanations of the impact on meeting the budget, how the results may be reflected in a supplemental budget request, or how other policy decisions may be necessary which may require the agencies to reduce expenditures in other areas;
  (6) An aging of the outstanding receivables and payables, with an explanation of how they are reflected in the forecast of cash receipts and disbursements;
  (7) For each department or agency, the actual number of full-time equivalent positions, the actual number of full-time employees, the actual number of part-time employees, and the actual number of temporary employees, together with the source of funding for each such category of positions and employees; and
  (8) A statement of the balance of each account held by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority as of the end of the quarter, together with a description of the activities within each such account during the quarter based on information supplied by the Authority.
D.C. Code § 1-735 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / § 1-735
§ 1-735. Reporting of participants’ benefit rights.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board shall furnish to any participant or beneficiary who so requests in writing a statement indicating, on the basis of the latest available information:
  (1) The total benefits accrued; and
  (2) The nonforfeitable retirement benefits, if any, which have accrued, or the earliest date on which benefits will become nonforfeitable.
(b) A participant or beneficiary is not entitled to receive more than 1 report under subsection (a) of this section during any 12-month period.
D.C. Code § 1-328.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-328.05
§ 1-328.05. Workforce job development grant-making authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of the Department of Employment Services (“DOES”) may issue grants in accordance with applicable federal and District law to individuals and organizations from the funds made available to the DOES pursuant to local appropriations or, in coordination with the Workforce Investment Council, pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2822), for workforce development purposes, including increasing occupational skills, job retention, employment opportunities, and earnings of the District’s workforce pursuant to:
  (1) Section 32-242;
  (2) Section 32-243;
  (3) Section 32-752;
  (4) Sections 32-1331 and 32-1332; and
  (5) Section 32-1610.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 47-368.06 , grants that may be issued pursuant to this section include grants that the Mayor, Director of the DOES, or an agency receives through an intra-District transfer, a memorandum of understanding, or a reprogramming from an agency lacking grant-making authority.
(b-1) (1) In addition to the notice required pursuant to § 1-328.13(c) , before making or issuing a grant pursuant to this section, DOES shall:
    (A) (i) Issue a request for applications ("RFA"), which shall remain open for at least 30 days; and
      (ii) Beginning no later than the date the RFA is issued, post the RFA on the homepage of its website and widely advertise the RFA through public means, including social media;
    (B) Host a pre-application conference at least 14 days after the release of the RFA, at least 7 days before the deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent, if required, and at least 14 days before the deadline for submitting an application;
    (C) Verify an applicant's reported past performance and statements of receiving prior funding for similar work; and
    (D) Notwithstanding § 1-328.14(1) , and before issuing an award selection notice, notify each applicant whose application was not selected for award, in writing, and include copies of the reviewers' evaluations and comments.
  (2) (A) A grant reviewer for grants issued pursuant to this section may not have a financial or personal relationship with any applicant in the competition the reviewer is judging and shall recuse him or herself from any competition in which such a relationship exists.
    (B) A grant reviewer shall complete a conflict of interest form indicating the nature of any financial or personal relationships with any applicant in a grant competition the reviewer is judging.
  (3) Whenever possible, DOES shall conduct site visits and interviews with identified grant finalists before making or issuing an award.
(c) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
(d) By July 30, 2013, the Director of DOES shall submit to the Council a report providing an analysis of, and corrective actions for any problems pertaining to, the following issues related to contracting and procurement processing with DOES:
  (1) The procedures through which DOES processes and issues grants;
  (2) The average timeframe in which a contract is processed; and
  (3) The common delays to grant issuance.
(e) The DOES shall:
  (1) Post on its website all executed grant agreements in full, without redactions; and
  (2) Quarterly transmit to the Council unredacted grantee performance evaluations and completed monthly status report forms.
D.C. Code § 1-1231.07 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12A / § 1-1231.07
§ 1-1231.07. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.
Status: in_force

(a) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:
  (1) The individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or
  (2) The individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.
(a-1) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer does not read or understand the language of the document being notarized.
(a-2) A notarial officer may require a signer to provide a certified translation of the document being notarized.
(b) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by a law other than this chapter .
D.C. Code § 1-627.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-627.05
§ 1-627.05. Agreements authorized.
Status: in_force

(a) Any assignment entered into by a District agency under the authority of this subchapter must be implemented by a written agreement and this agreement shall contain the following provisions:
  (1) The signature of the employee to be assigned indicating he or she fully concurs in the assignment and has been made aware of all appropriate rules and regulations governing the assignment;
  (2) The approval of appropriate officials of the sending and receiving agencies or organizations;
  (3) The terms and conditions for the payment of salary and other expenses, and any reimbursement among participating agencies or organizations; and
  (4) The duties and responsibilities to be carried out on the assignment.
(b) The agreement must be signed by all participants before the assignment can become effective.
D.C. Code § 1-1162.10a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1162.10a
§ 1-1162.10a. Open Government Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Open Government Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Board in accordance with this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
  (1) All fines, costs, and fees collected pursuant to § 2-579 ; and
  (2) Funds collected pursuant to § 1-350.02(a-5)(2) .
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the operations and personnel of the Office of Open Government.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (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.
D.C. Code § 1-813.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / § 1-813.02
§ 1-813.02. Reports by Comptroller General.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — The Comptroller General is authorized to conduct evaluations of the administration of this chapter to ensure that the Trust Fund and Federal Supplemental Fund are being properly administered and shall report the findings of such evaluations to the Secretary and the Congress.
(b) Access to information. — For the purpose of evaluations under subsection (a) of this section the Comptroller General, subject to § 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. § 6103], shall have access to and the right to copy any books, accounts, records, correspondence or other pertinent documents that are in the possession of the Secretary or the Trustee, or any contractor or subcontractor of the Secretary or the Trustee.
D.C. Code § 1-1102.07 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1102.07
§ 1-1102.07. Reports by others than political committees and candidates.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-207.32 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-207.32
§ 1-207.32. Personal interest in contracts or transactions.
Status: in_force

Any officer or employee of the District who is convicted of a violation of § 208 of Title 18, United States Code  , shall forfeit his office or position.
D.C. Code § 1-811.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / § 1-811.05
§ 1-811.05. Special requirements upon discontinuation of Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) Successor to Trustee. — If the Secretary determines that the Trust Fund shall be discontinued after it has been depleted of assets, the Secretary shall appoint a successor to the Trustee to administer the requirements of this chapter, with the same powers and subject  to the same conditions as were applicable to the Trustee.
(b) Continuing application of terms and conditions. — The methodology selected by the Secretary under § 1-811.04(b) , and the payment of benefits pursuant to such methodology, shall be subject to the same arrangements, terms, and conditions as were applicable under this chapter to the Trust Fund and the benefits paid under the Trust Fund (including provisions relating to the treatment of the Trust Fund under certain laws).
D.C. Code § 1-617.09 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-617.09
§ 1-617.09. Unit determination.
Status: in_force

(a) The determination of an appropriate unit will be made on a case-to-case basis and will be made on the basis of a properly-supported request from a labor organization. No particular type of unit may be predetermined by management officials nor can there be any arbitrary limit upon the number of appropriate units within an agency. The essential ingredient in every unit is community of interest: Provided, however, that an appropriate unit must also be one that promotes effective labor relations and efficiency of agency operations. A unit should include individuals who share certain interests, such as skills, working conditions, common supervision, physical location, organization structure, distinctiveness of functions performed, and the existence of integrated work processes. No unit shall be established solely on the basis of the extent to which employees in a proposed unit have organized; however, membership in a labor organization may be considered as 1 factor in evaluating the community of interest of employees in a proposed unit.
(b) A unit shall not be established if it includes the following:
  (1) Any management official or supervisor: Except, that with respect to fire fighters, a unit that includes both supervisors and nonsupervisors may be considered: Provided, further, that supervisors employed by the District of Columbia Public Schools may form a unit which does not include nonsupervisors;
  (2) A confidential employee;
  (3) An employee engaged in personnel work in other than a purely clerical capacity;
  (4) An employee engaged in administering the provisions of this subchapter;
  (5) Both professional and nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote or petition for inclusion in the unit;
  (6) Employees of the Council of the District of Columbia; or
  (7) Employees within the Educational Service in the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education who serve without tenure pursuant to [ § 1-608.01a ].
(c) Two or more units for which the labor organization holds exclusive recognition within an agency may be consolidated into a single larger unit if the Board determines the larger unit to be appropriate. The Board shall certify the labor organization as the exclusive representative in the new unit when the unit is found appropriate.
D.C. Code § 1-204.93 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.93
§ 1-204.93. Public Service Commission.
Status: in_force

There shall be a Public Service Commission whose function shall be to insure that every public utility doing business within the District of Columbia is required to furnish service and facilities reasonably safe and adequate and in all respects just and reasonable. The charge made by any such public utility for any facility or services furnished, or rendered, or to be furnished or rendered, shall be reasonable, just, and nondiscriminatory. Every unjust or unreasonable or discriminating charge for such facility or service is prohibited and is hereby declared unlawful.
D.C. Code § 1-551.06 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-551.06
§ 1-551.06. Bonus pay and special awards pay; exceptions to prohibition.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the prohibition in § 1-551.02(a) , funds may be used to pay:
  (1) Retirement awards;
  (2) Hiring bonuses for difficult-to-fill positions;
  (3) Additional income allowances for difficult-to-fill positions; provided, that this is not a waiver of § 1-551.05 ;
  (4) Agency awards or bonuses funded by private grants or donations;
  (5) Employee awards pursuant to § 1-619.01 ;
  (6) Safe-driving awards;
  (7) Gainsharing incentives in the Department of Public Works;
  (8) Suggestion or invention awards;
  (9) Quality steps;
  (10) Salary incentives negotiated through collective bargaining; or
  (11) Any other award or bonus required by an existing contract or collective bargaining agreement that was entered into before October 8, 2016.
(b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in § 1-551.02(a) or any other provision of law, no restrictions on the use of funds to support the categories of special awards pay (comptroller subcategory 0137) or bonus pay (comptroller subcategory 0138) shall apply to employees of the District of Columbia Public Schools who are based at a local school or who provide services directly to individual students.
(c) Notwithstanding the prohibition in § 1-551.02(a) or any other provision of law, the Office of the Attorney General shall pay employees of the Office of the Attorney General all performance allowance payments to which they are entitled or may become entitled under any approved compensation agreement negotiated between and executed by the Mayor and Compensation Unit 33 of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1403, AFL-CIO for the period from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2017.  These payments are necessary to satisfy the requirements of § 1-608.57 , which requires the Attorney General's performance-management system to link pay to performance.
D.C. Code § 1-821.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / § 1-821.01
§ 1-821.01. Transition from District of Columbia administration.
Status: in_force

Sections 1-805.03  , 1-807.02(b)(2)  , 1-807.03(d)  , and 1-809.01   shall apply to the administration of the District of Columbia Judges Retirement Fund established under § 1-714 , the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund established under § 11-1570 , and the retirement program for judges under subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 11 , except as follows:
(1) In applying [each such] section:
  (A) Any reference to this chapter shall instead refer to subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 11 ;
  (B) Any reference to the District Retirement Program shall be deemed to include the retirement program for judges under subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 11 ;
  (C) Any reference to the District Retirement Fund shall be deemed to include the District of Columbia Judges Retirement Fund established under § 1-714 ;
  (D) Any reference to federal benefit payments shall be deemed to include judges retirement pay, annuities, refunds, and allowances under subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 11 ;
  (E) Any reference to the Trust Fund shall instead refer to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund established under § 11-1570 ;
  (F) Any reference to § 1-807.03 shall instead refer to § 1-714 ; and
  (G) Any reference to subchapter II shall instead refer to § 11-1570 .
(2) In applying § 1-805.03 :
  (A) Any reference to the contract shall instead refer to the agreement referred to in § 11-1570(b) ; and
  (B) Any reference to the Trustee shall instead refer to the Trustee or contractor referred to in § 11-1570(b) .
(3) In applying § 1-809.01(d) :
  (A) Any reference to this section shall instead refer to § 1-714 ; and
  (B) Any reference to the Trustee shall instead refer to the Secretary or the Trustee or contractor referred to in § 11-1570(b) .
(4) In applying § 1-765.1(b) , any reference to the Trustee shall instead refer to the Trustee or contractor referred to in § 11-1570(b) .
D.C. Code § 1-629.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-629.01
§ 1-629.01. Waiver of claims for erroneous employees payments.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with rules issued by the Mayor, the Mayor may waive with written justification, in whole or part, a claim of the government against an employee or former employee of the District arising under § 1-629.02 when collection would be:
  (1) Against equity;
  (2) Against good conscience; and
  (3) Not in the best interests of the District.
(b) The authority to waive a claim for erroneous payment may not be exercised if there exists, in connection with the claim, an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, fault, or lack of good faith on the part of the employee, former employee, or any other person having an interest in obtaining a waiver of the claim.
(c) After the expiration of 3 years immediately following the date on which the erroneous payment was discovered by the government, or 3 years immediately following March 3, 1979, whichever is later, the Mayor may not make any claim for an erroneous payment or debt owed to the government, except where the claim involves money owed for federal health benefits, federal life insurance, or United States civil service retirement.
(d) A decision by the Mayor to deny a waiver of the government’s claim for erroneous employee payment shall be the final administrative decision of the District government.
(e) When the government has been reimbursed for a claim for erroneous payment in whole or in part, and a waiver of the claim is then granted, the employee or former employee shall be entitled to a refund of the amount of the reimbursement.
(f) An erroneous payment, the collection of which is waived under this subchapter, is a valid payment for all purposes.
(g) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to affect in any way the authority under any other statute to litigate, settle, compromise, or waive any claim of the government.
D.C. Code § 1-621.09a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-621.09a
§ 1-621.09a. Calculation of District of Columbia payment to Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) As specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Chief Financial Officer shall engage an enrolled actuary, to be paid for out of the Fund, to make the following determinations as of a specified date on the basis of the entry age normal funding method and in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles and practices with respect to the Fund:
    (A) The normal cost, determined as a level percentage of covered annual payroll;
    (B) The unfunded accrued liability payment; which, for the purposes of this section, means the level amount or the level percentage of covered annual payroll that, when contributed annually to the Fund for a period of not greater than 30 years, would be sufficient to fund the liability for benefits accrued by participants as of the valuation date (“accrued liability”) in excess of the current value of assets of the Fund (“unfunded accrued liability”);
    (C) The current value of the assets in the Fund;
    (D) The estimated covered annual payroll; and
    (E) Such additional information as the Chief Financial Officer may need to make the determinations specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection and in subsection (b) of this section.
  (2) Unless the actuary engaged by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection determines that a more frequent valuation is necessary to support the actuary’s opinion, the actuary shall make the determinations described in paragraph (1) of this subsection upon the request of the Chief Financial Officer and at least once every year.
  (3) (A) On the basis of the most recent determinations made under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the enrolled actuary shall certify to the Chief Financial Officer each year, at a time specified by the Chief Financial Officer, the following information for the next fiscal year with respect to the Fund:
      (i) The normal cost;
      (ii) The present value of future benefits payable from the Fund for covered employees as of the valuation date;
      (iii) The unfunded accrued liability payment;
      (iv) The current value of assets as of the valuation date; and
      (v) The value of assets used in developing the amortization of unfunded accrued liability payment.
    (B) In calculating the District’s annual required contribution to the Fund, a closed amortization period of 30 years or less shall be used.
  (4) On the basis of the most recent certification submitted by the enrolled actuary under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Chief Financial Officer shall certify the sum of the normal cost and the unfunded accrued liability payment (“amount of the District payment”) for the next fiscal year for the Fund.
(b) (1) On the basis of the most recent determinations made under subsection (a)(4) of this section, the Chief Financial Officer shall, by March 1st of each year, certify to the Mayor and the Council the amount of the District contribution to the Fund.
  (2) The Mayor, in preparing each annual budget for the District of Columbia pursuant to §  1-204.42 , and the Council, in adopting each annual budget in accordance with §  1-204.46 , shall, for the Fund, include in the budget no less than the amount of the District payment for the Fund certified by the Chief Financial Officer under paragraph (1) of this subsection. The Mayor and the Council may comment and make recommendations concerning any such amount certified by the Chief Financial Officer.
(c) (1) Before the enactment of any law, resolution, regulation, rule, or agreement producing any change in health and life insurance benefits for annuitants, the Mayor shall notify the Chief Financial Officer, who in turn shall engage an enrolled actuary to estimate the effect of that change in benefits over the next 5 fiscal years on the:
    (A) Accrued liability of the Fund;
    (B) Unfunded accrued liability of the Fund;
    (C) Unfunded accrued liability payment with respect to the Fund;
    (D) Normal cost with respect to the Fund; and
    (E) The District’s annual required contribution to the Fund.
  (2) The Mayor shall transmit the estimates of the actuary to the Chief Financial Officer and the Council, and the change in benefits shall not become effective until the end of a 30-day period of review, which shall begin on the date of the Mayor’s transmittal.
D.C. Code § 1-307.71 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-307.71
§ 1-307.71. Use of reserve funds for administrative expenses.
Status: in_force

(a) No more than 20% of the funds in the opportunity account reserve fund account shall be used for administrative costs of the opportunity account program during either of the first 2 years of an opportunity account program. No more than 15% of the funds in the opportunity account reserve fund account may be used for administrative costs during any subsequent year.
(b) Funds deposited by account holders shall not be used for administrative costs.
D.C. Code § 1-1171.06a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11B / § 1-1171.06a
§ 1-1171.06a. Conforming amendment.
Status: omitted

Omitted.
D.C. Code § 1-319.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-319.05
§ 1-319.05. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “employee” means a person who is paid by the District of Columbia government from grant or appropriated funds for his or her services.
(2) The term “volunteer” means a person who donates his or her services to a specific program or department of the District of Columbia government, by his or her free choice and without payment for the services rendered. The reimbursement of the actual expenditures by a volunteer on behalf of the District of Columbia government shall not make that person an employee of the District of Columbia for the purposes of this section.
(3) The term “agencies, departments, commissions, and instrumentalities of the District of Columbia” means all governmental instrumentalities and bodies of the District of Columbia government, except the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
D.C. Code § 1-811.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / § 1-811.04
§ 1-811.04. Determination of methodology for making payments.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice to President and Congress. — Not later than 18 months before the time that assets remaining in the Trust Fund are projected to be insufficient for making Federal benefit payments and covering necessary administrative expenses when due, the Secretary shall so advise the President and the Congress.
(b) Selection of methodology. — Before all available assets of the Trust Fund have been depleted, the Secretary shall determine whether Federal benefit payments and necessary administrative expenses under this chapter shall be made by one of the following methods:
  (1) Continuation of the Trust Fund using payments from the Federal Supplemental Fund.
  (2) Discontinuation of the Trust Fund, with payments made:
    (A) By direct payment by the Secretary from the Federal Supplemental Fund; or
    (B) From the Federal Supplemental Fund through another department or agency of the United States.
(c) Arrangements by Secretary. — The Secretary shall make appropriate arrangements to implement the determinations made in this section.
D.C. Code § 1-614.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-614.01
§ 1-614.01. Established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-325.381 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.381
§ 1-325.381. Product Stewardship Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Product Stewardship Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund:
  (1) Permit fees collected pursuant to § 8-233.04 ;
  (2) Civil fines and penalties collected pursuant to § 8-233.06 ;
  (3) Fees collected pursuant to § 8-1041.04 ;
  (4) Civil penalties and fines collected pursuant to § 8-1041.12 ; and
  (5) Fees and fines collected pursuant to § 8-771.10 .
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the purposes of supporting and administering subchapter II of Chapter 2A of Title 8 , Subtitle B, and Subtitle D.
(d) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
D.C. Code § 1-623.31 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-623.31
§ 1-623.31. Subrogation of the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If an injury or death for which compensation is payable under this subchapter is caused under circumstances creating a legal liability on a person other than the District of Columbia government to pay damages, the Mayor may require the beneficiary to do the following:
    (A) Assign to the District of Columbia government any right of action he or she may have to enforce the liability or any right he or she may have to share in money or other property received in satisfaction of that liability; or
    (B) Prosecute the action in his or her own name.
  (2) An employee required to appear as a party or witness in the prosecution of such an action is in an active duty status while so engaged.
(b) A beneficiary who refuses to assign or prosecute an action in his or her own name when required by the Mayor is not entitled to compensation under this subchapter.
(c) The Mayor may prosecute or compromise a cause of action assigned to the District of Columbia government. When the Mayor realizes on the cause of action, he or she shall deduct therefrom and place to the credit of the Employees’ Compensation Fund the amount of compensation already paid to the beneficiary and the expense of realization or collection. Any surplus shall be paid to the beneficiary and credited on future payment of compensation payable for the same injury. The beneficiary is entitled to not less than one-fifth of the net amount of a settlement or recovery remaining after the expenses thereof have been deducted.
D.C. Code § 1-307.72 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-307.72
§ 1-307.72. Exclusion of opportunity account funds from public assistance program calculations.
Status: in_force

Funds in an opportunity account, including accrued interest, shall not be considered in the determination of whether a person is eligible to receive, or the determination of the amount of, any public assistance or benefits.
D.C. Code § 1-611.14 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-611.14
§ 1-611.14. Classification policy; grade levels; publication required; public hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) For the period beginning October 1, 1980, and ending on the last day of the pay period that contains September 30, 1981, the basic pay for an employee in the Career or Excepted Service shall not exceed $50,112.50 per annum.
(b) For the period beginning October 1, 1980, and ending on the last day of the pay period that contains September 30, 1981, or until an executive pay plan is established by the Council pursuant to § 1-610.33 , the basic pay for an employee in the Executive Service shall not exceed $50,112.50 per annum.
(c) For the period beginning October 1, 1980, and ending September 30, 1981, the basic pay for an employee of the Board of Education shall not exceed $50,112.50 per annum: Except, that of the Superintendent of Schools, which shall not exceed $55,400.00 per annum.
(d) For the period beginning October 1, 1980, and ending September 30, 1981, the basic pay for educational employees under the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia whose basic pay as of September 30, 1980, is $50,112.50 per annum or above shall not be increased, nor shall the basic rate of pay of an employee whose basic pay is less than $50,112.50 per annum be paid at a rate in excess of that amount.
D.C. Code § 1-1163.02b — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.02b
§ 1-1163.02b. Board independent agency; facilities; seal.
Status: in_force

(a) In the performance of its duties, or in matters of procurement, the Campaign Finance Board shall not be subject to the direction of any nonjudicial officer of the District, except as provided in the Merit Personnel Act .
(b) The District government shall furnish to the Campaign Finance Board such records, information, services, personnel, offices, equipment, and such other assistance and facilities as may be necessary to enable the Campaign Finance Board to properly to perform its functions.
(c) Subject to the approval of the Mayor, the Campaign Finance Board is authorized to adopt and use a seal.
D.C. Code § 1-307.23 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-307.23
§ 1-307.23. Eligibility requirements.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 1-1151.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1151.04
§ 1-1151.04. Aggregate and individual contribution limits.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-204.12 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.12
§ 1-204.12. Acts, resolutions, and requirements for quorum.
Status: in_force

(a) The Council, to discharge the powers and duties imposed herein, shall pass acts and adopt resolutions, upon a vote of a majority of the members of the Council present and voting, unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by the Council. Except as provided in the last sentence of this subsection, the Council shall use acts for all legislative purposes. Each proposed act shall be read twice in substantially the same form, with at least 13 days intervening between each reading. Upon final adoption by the Council each act shall be made immediately available to the public in a manner which the Council shall determine. If the Council determines, by a vote of two-thirds of the members, that emergency circumstances make it necessary that an act be passed after a single reading, or that it take effect immediately upon enactment, such act shall be effective for a period of not to exceed 90 days. Resolutions shall be used (1) to express simple determinations, decisions, or directions of the Council of a special or temporary character; and (2) to approve or disapprove proposed actions of a kind historically or traditionally transmitted by the Mayor, the Board of Elections, Public Service Commission, Armory Board, Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, or the Convention Center Board of Directors to the Council pursuant to an act. Such resolutions must be specifically authorized by that act and must be designed to implement that act.
(b) A special election may be called by resolution of the Council to present for an advisory referendum vote of the people any proposition upon which the Council desires to take action.
(c) A majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the lawful convening of any meeting and for the transaction of business of the Council, except a lesser number may hold hearings.
D.C. Code § 1-1105.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1105.02
§ 1-1105.02. Persons required to register.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-328.18 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-328.18
§ 1-328.18. Human Services grants.
Status: in_force

(a) For grants, the grant agreements for which are received by the Department of Human Services ("DHS") signed by the grantee after October 1, 2026, that are funded exclusively by local operating funds, and for which DHS is the sole grantor ("DHS local grants"), the first payment to the grantee under the grant shall issue no later than 30 days following the start of the fiscal year or other term of service during which the grantee must perform under its grant agreement with DHS or no later than 30 days following the actual receipt by DHS of a signed grant agreement, whichever is later.
(b) DHS shall provide the grant agreement for each DHS local grant to the grantee for the grantee's review and signature no later than 30 days following the start of the fiscal year or other term of service during which the grantee must perform under its grant agreement with DHS.
D.C. Code § 1-621.09c — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-621.09c
§ 1-621.09c. Information about the other post-employment benefits system.
Status: in_force

Upon request by the Chief Financial Officer, the Mayor and the head of any District agency or instrumentality shall furnish to the Chief Financial Officer information with respect to the benefits system to which this subchapter applies as the Chief Financial Officer considers necessary to enable it to carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter and to enable the enrolled actuary engaged pursuant to §  1-621.09(a) to carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 1-1021.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10 / § 1-1021.04
§ 1-1021.04. Effective date.
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect at the end of the 30-day period provided for the Congressional review of acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in § 1-206.02(c)(1) : Provided, however, that no initiative, referendum or recall measure may be initiated as provided in §§ 1-1001.16 and 1-1001.17 until on or after October 1, 1978.
D.C. Code § 1-1105.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1105.05
§ 1-1105.05. Activity reports.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-551.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-551.04
§ 1-551.04. Bonus pay and special awards pay; reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other requirements under this subchapter , any payment of bonus pay or special awards pay made pursuant to § 1-551.02(b) shall be followed, within 60 days of the payment, by notification in writing to the relevant personnel authority of the issuance of the payment and a description of the basis for the payment that includes the employee's name, title, and salary, the payment amount, and a detailed justification for the payment.
D.C. Code § 1-207.42 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-207.42
§ 1-207.42. Open meetings.
Status: in_force

(a) All meetings (including hearings) of any department, agency, board, or commission of the District government, including meetings of the Council of the District of Columbia, at which official action of any kind is taken shall be open to the public. No resolution, rule, act, regulation, or other official action shall be effective unless taken, made, or enacted at such meeting.
(b) A written transcript or a transcription shall be kept for all such meetings and shall be made available to the public during normal business hours of the District government. Copies of such written transcripts or copies of such transcriptions shall be available, upon request, to the public at reasonable cost.
D.C. Code § 1-129.07 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-129.07
§ 1-129.07. Tax-exempt status.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-207.38 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-207.38
§ 1-207.38. Advisory neighborhood commissions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Council shall by act divide the District into neighborhood commission areas and, upon receiving a petition signed by at least 5 per centum of the registered qualified electors of a Neighborhood Commission area, shall establish for that neighborhood an elected Advisory Neighborhood Commission. In designating such neighborhoods, the Council shall consider natural geographic boundaries, election districts, and divisions of the District made for the purpose of administration of services.
(b) Elections for members of each Advisory Neighborhood Commission shall be nonpartisan, and shall be administered by the Board of Elections and Ethics. Advisory Neighborhood Commission members shall be elected from single-member districts within each neighborhood commission area by the registered qualified electors of such district.
(c) Each Advisory Neighborhood Commission:
  (1) May advise the District government on matters of public policy including decisions regarding planning, streets, recreation, social services programs, health, safety, and sanitation in that neighborhood commission area;
  (2) May employ staff and expend, for public purposes within its neighborhood commission area, public funds and other funds donated to it; and
  (3) Shall have such other powers and duties as may be provided by act of the Council.
(d) In the manner provided by act of the Council, in addition to any other notice required by law, timely notice shall be given to each Advisory Neighborhood Commission of requested or proposed zoning changes, variances, public improvements, licenses, or permits of significance to neighborhood planning and development within its neighborhood commission area for its review, comment, and recommendation.
(e) In order to pay the expenses of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, enable them to employ such staff as may be necessary, and to conduct programs for the welfare of the people in a neighborhood commission area, the District government shall allot funds to the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions out of the general revenues of the District. The funding apportioned to each Advisory Neighborhood Commission shall bear the same ratio to the full sum allotted as the population of the neighborhood bears to the population of the District. The Council may authorize additional methods of financing Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
(f) The Council shall by act make provisions for the handling of funds and accounts by each Advisory Neighborhood Commission and shall establish guidelines with respect to the employment of persons by each Advisory Neighborhood Commission, which shall include fixing the status of such employees with respect to the District government, but all such provisions and guidelines shall be uniform for all Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and shall provide that decisions to employ and discharge employees shall be made by the Advisory Neighborhood Commission. These provisions shall conform to the extent practicable to the regular budgetary, expenditure and auditing procedures and the personnel merit system of the District.
(g) The Council shall have authority, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to legislate with respect to the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions established in this section.
(h) The foregoing provisions of this section shall take effect only if agreed to in accordance with the provisions of § 1-207.03(a) .
D.C. Code § 1-325.441 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.441
§ 1-325.441. Opioid Abatement Fund.
Status: recodified

Recodified as § 7-3221 .