Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/32-241.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 12:15:24+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - § 32–241. Programs for employment and training of young District domiciliaries.
↪ Chapter 2. Employment of Minors.
↪ Subchapter II. Programs for Youth Employment.
↪ § 32–241. Programs for employment and training of young District domiciliaries.
Subchapter II. Programs for Youth Employment.
§ 32–242. Training and work experience in persistent problem areas of the District.
§ 32–241. Programs for employment and training of young District domiciliaries.
(A)(i) A summer youth jobs program to provide for the employment or training each summer of not fewer than 10,000 or more than 21,000 youth. Youth shall be 14 through 24 years of age on the date of enrollment in the program; provided, that the program shall provide employment or training each summer to no more than 900 youth ages 22 through 24 years of age on the date of enrollment.
(ii) Youth 14 or 15 years of age at the date of enrollment shall receive an hourly work readiness training rate of not less than $5.25.
(iii) Youth ages 16 to 21 years at the date of enrollment shall be compensated at an hourly rate of not less than $8.25.
(iv) Youth 22 through 24 years of age at the date of enrollment shall be compensated at an hourly rate equal to the minimum wage specified in § 32-1003.
(A-i) Registration for the summer youth jobs program shall occur annually.
(B) The weekly number of hours of employment under the summer youth jobs program shall be established according to the age of the youth to be employed and the nature and requirements of the job, but shall not be fewer than 20 hours or more than 40 hours per week. Participants in this program shall be employed for a period of no more than 6 weeks.
(C) Employment may include an appropriate number of supervisory positions at an hourly wage of $9.25 to $13. Supervisory positions shall not be subject to the requirements under this paragraph regarding the number of hours and weeks of employment.
(D) The Department of Employment Services shall implement the summer youth jobs program subject to the appropriation of funds or availability of funds through public-private partnerships between the District government and a District business that has the ability to employ youth under this program; provided, that these partnerships shall be subject to all federal and District laws, rules, and regulations relating to the procurement and award of contracts, grants, or other government assistance. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “District Business” means a corporation or any entity carrying on any trade or business in the District of Columbia that is subject to taxation under § 47-1807.02 or § 47-1808.03.
(2) In school employment and work readiness training. — An in-school employment and work readiness training program to provide for the employment or training during the school year of students aged 14 through 21 years on a part-time basis at no less than the federal minimum wage, or work readiness training rate at no less than $5.25 per hour. Priority shall be given to students who meet the eligibility criteria and standards of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1425; 29 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq.) (“Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act”), as identified in regulations issued to implement this subchapter. The Mayor may provide financial incentives to increase performance outcomes.
(3) Out-of-school, year-round employment and work readiness training. — An out-of-school, year-round employment and work readiness training program to provide youth 16 through 24 years of age with employment at the prevailing entry level wage for the job being performed and no less than the federal minimum wage, or work readiness training at a training rate no less than $5.25 per hour. The Mayor may provide financial incentives to promote work readiness training activities and to increase performance outcomes. Priority shall be given to youth who meet the eligibility criteria and standards of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as identified in regulations issued to implement this subchapter. The program shall include safeguards to assure that the prospect of employment resulting from this program does not induce students to drop out of school.
(4) On-the-job training program for adults.— An on-the-job training program for unemployed individuals at least 18 years of age. Priority shall be given to participants who meet the eligibility criteria and standards of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as identified in regulations issued to implement this subchapter. The District government shall reimburse participating employers no more than 75% of the prevailing wage paid for an occupation, as determined by the Mayor, for a period not to exceed 12 months. The employer shall pay all wages in excess of the allowable reimbursement and all fringe benefits. The Mayor shall require that participating private-sector employers agree to hire persons who successfully complete the program. On-the-job training participants shall not displace existing employees or be used as substitutes for regular workers.
(5) Training and retraining for employment.— Programs for pre-employment training and retraining for persons 16 years of age and above. Priority shall be given to participants who meet the eligibility criteria and standards of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as identified in regulations issued to implement this subchapter. Training programs established pursuant to this paragraph may be coupled with those conducted pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection.
(b) Employment under the programs established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be provided directly with the government of the District of Columbia or with the private sector on a fully funded, partially or match-funded basis through grants to or by contract with nonprofit or profit-making organizations, associations, institutions or businesses. The Mayor shall not use more than 10% of funds for the programs for administrative and vendor costs. The Mayor may enter into performance-based contracts to implement programs described in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The programs established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may include, but shall not be limited to, the following supportive services and activities: Transportation; orientation; counseling and training; supplies and equipment; and program promotion.
(d) For the purposes of this section, to give priority to participants who meet the eligibility criteria and standards of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act means to engage in a good-faith effort to fill at least 30% of a program’s available positions with persons who meet the eligibility criteria and standards of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(e) An employer required by law to pay a minimum wage higher than that specified in this section shall pay such higher wage to persons employed pursuant to this section.
(f) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall issue regulations to implement this section. The rules and regulations issued by the Mayor for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this section shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council of the District of Columbia for a 45 calendar-day review period, excluding days of Council recess. No such rules or regulations shall take effect until the end of the 45 calendar-day period beginning on the day such rules or regulations are transmitted by the Mayor to the Chairman of the Council, and then only if during such period the Council does not adopt a resolution disapproving such rules and regulations in whole or in part.
(C) Participants’ employment following the end of the program.
(2) The information required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be published by February 1, 2016 and annually thereafter.
(3) It is the sense of the Council that the Department of Employment Services shall consult with the Council on revising the existing evaluation requirement for the summer youth jobs program to focus on program outcomes and program effectiveness.
(4) With regard to the summer 2015 program only, the Mayor shall conduct an assessment and evaluation of employment outcomes as of December 31, 2015, for summer employment participants 22 through 24 years of age.
(5) In Fiscal Year 2016, the District of Columbia Auditor shall conduct an evaluation of multiple years of the summer youth jobs program to assess whether the program has met and is meeting program objectives.
This section is referenced in § 1-328.05, § 32-243, § 32-771, and § 47-1818.03.
D.C. Law 16-305, in subsec. (d)(4)(B), substituted “An individual with a disability” for “A handicapped individual”.
D.C. Law 17-221 rewrote subsec. (d).
D.C. Law 18-111, in subsec. (a)(1)(A), substituted “no less than 10,000 and no more than 21,000 youth” for “10,000 youth”; added subsec. (a)(1)(A-i ); and, in subsec. (a)(1)(B), substituted “period of no more than 6 weeks” for “minimum of”.
D.C. Law 18-223 added a section heading; and, in subsec. (a)(1)(B), substituted “25 hours” for “40 hours”.
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 21-36 rewrote (a)(1)(A) and (A-i); substituted “but shall not be fewer than 20 hours or more than 40 hours” for “but shall not be less than 20 nor more than 25 hours” in (a)(1)(B); rewrote (a)(1)(C); repealed (a)(1) (E); rewrote (a)(2), (3), (4), and (5); added the last sentence in (b); rewrote (d); and added (g).
Section 109 of D.C. Law 22-124 repealed § 3 of D.C. Law 21-112. Therefore the changes made to this section by D.C. Law 21-112 have been given effect.
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-112: § 3 of D.C. Law 21-112 provided that the change made to this section by § 2 of D.C. Law 21-112 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2142 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2142 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2062 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of the delayed applicability provision affecting this section, see § 105 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-163, Oct. 23, 2017, 64 DCR 10778).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2062 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Access to Youth Employment Programs Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-170, October 26, 2007, 54 DCR 10982).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1071 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1071 of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2261 of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2232(a) of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of the Youth Employment and Work Readiness Training Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-73, May 26, 2015, 62 DCR 6884, 21 DCSTAT 1449).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of the Youth Employment and Work Readiness Training Temporary Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-93, June 17, 2015, 62 DCR 8852).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see §§ 2032 and 2034 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 21-23, see § 2033 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(a) of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-164, Oct. 16, 2015, 62 DCR 13734).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 8 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-292, Jan. 27, 2016, 63 DCR 1211).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see §§ 2 and 3 of the Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-306, Feb. 18, 2016, 63 DCR 2180).
For temporary (225 days) repeal of the delayed applicability provision affecting this section, see § 107 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2017 (D.C. Law 22-44, Jan. 25, 2018, 64 DCR 12387).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of the Access to Youth Employment Programs Temporary Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Law 17-75, January 23, 2008, law notification 55 DCR 1455).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of the Youth Employment and Work Readiness Training Temporary Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Law 21-23, Sept. 17, 2015, 62 DCR 8852).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 10 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Law 21-76, Feb. 27, 2016, 63 DCR 264).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of section, see § 2 of the Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Expansion Temporary Amendment Act of 2016 D.C. Law 21-104, April 20, 2016, 63 DCR 3656, 20 DCSTAT 3149).
Short title: Section 1070 of D.C. Law 18-111 provided that subtitle H of title I of the act may be cited as the “Summer Youth Employment Amendment Act of 2009”.
Short title: Section 2231 of D.C. Law 18-223 provided that subtitle T of title II of the act may be cited as the “Youth Workforce Development Planning and Evaluation Amendment Act of 2010”.
Short title: Section 2061 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle G of title II of the act may be cited as “Summer Youth Employment Compensation Amendment Act of 2011”.
Authorization of funds for contract with D.C. Street Academy: Section 3 of D.C. Law 4-124 provided that during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, the expenditure of funds is authorized for a direct contract with the D.C. Street Academy, a nonprofit, certified, and accredited secondary school specifically designed and established to serve the target population identified in § 36-702(a)(5) § 32-241, (2001 Ed.).

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