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D.C. Law Library - § 1–608.01. Creation of Career Service.
↪ Subchapter VIII. Career Service.
↪ § 1–608.01. Creation of Career Service.
§ 1–608.01. Creation of Career Service.
(2) Open competition for initial appointment to the Career Service; provided, that resident District graduates shall receive consideration priority as provided in subsection (b-1) of this section;
(4) Appointments to be made on the basis of merit by selection from the highest qualified available eligibles based on specific job requirements, from appropriate lists established on the basis of the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection with appropriate regard for:
(A) Affirmative action goals;
(B) The preferences provided in subsections (e) and (e-1) of this section; and
(C) The veterans preference provided in subchapter VII of this chapter; in its place.
(11) Establishment of programs, including trainee programs, designed to attract and utilize persons with minimal qualifications, but with potential for development, with special emphasis on resident District graduates as provided in subsection (b-1) of this section, in order to provide career development opportunities for members of disadvantaged groups, persons with disabilities, women, and other appropriate target groups. These programs may provide for permanent appointments to trainee or similar positions through competition limited to these persons;
(b-1)(1) For each entry-level job opening, a subordinate agency, or the Department of Human Resources acting on behalf of the subordinate agency, shall:
(A) Directly solicit Career Service applications from resident District graduates through means that effectively target that population:
(B) Accept applications for at least 5 business days;
(C) Use numerical ratings, categorical rankings, or pass-fail ratings to score or rank entry-level job applicants as qualified or the equivalent of qualified, pursuant to regulations issued by the Mayor;
(D) Conduct individual interviews with select candidates as part of its hiring process; and
(E) Exclusively consider hiring resident District graduate applicants who are scored or ranked as at least qualified (or the equivalent of qualified), until that pool of resident District graduate applicants has been exhausted.
(2) If a subordinate agency is unable to fill a position after considering all qualified (or equivalently scored or ranked) resident District graduate applicants, the subordinate agency may consider other candidates.
(3) An applicant who claims resident District graduate consideration priority under this subsection shall submit proof of entitlement to the priority in a manner determined by the Mayor.
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted as superseding a collective bargaining agreement that:
(A) Requires a subordinate agency to post vacant Career Service positions internally to allow agency bargaining unit term and temporary employees to apply and compete before posting the positions externally; or
(B) Requires a subordinate agency to give consideration priority for Career Service entry-level jobs to applicants other than resident District graduates.
(5) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified" shall have the same meaning as provided in sections 809 through 810 of Title 6-B of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (6-B DCMR §§ 809-810), or subsequent regulations issued by the Mayor.
(4A)(A) Each subordinate agency head shall submit to the Mayor an annual report detailing, for each new employee hired into an entry-level job during the reporting period, whether the employee is a resident District graduate.
(B) The Mayor shall integrate into each subordinate agency's annual performance objectives the target percentage of new hires into entry-level jobs who are resident District graduates.
(C)(i) The Mayor shall conduct annual audits of each subordinate agency's personnel records to ensure that all persons receiving resident District graduate consideration priority submitted requisite proof of entitlement.
(ii) Audit reports shall be submitted annually to the Council.
(d-1) For members of the Metropolitan Police Department and notwithstanding § 1-632.03(a)(1)(B) or any other law or regulation, the Assistant Chiefs of Police, Deputy Chiefs of Police, and inspectors shall be selected from among the lieutenants and captains of the force and shall be returned to the same civil service rank when the Mayor so determines.
(d-3)(1) The Fire Chief shall recommend to the Mayor criteria for Career Service promotions and Excepted Service appointments to the positions of Battalion Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief that address the areas of education, experience, physical fitness, and psychological fitness. The recommended criteria shall be the same for Career Service promotions and Excepted Service appointments to these positions. When establishing the criteria, the Fire Chief shall review national standards, such as the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard on Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.
(e)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2, and in accordance with § 1-515.02, an applicant for District government employment in the Career Service who is a District resident at the time of application shall be awarded a 10-point hiring preference over a nonresident applicant; provided, that the applicant claims the preference.
(2)(A) Failure to maintain District residency for a period of 7 consecutive years from the individual's effective date of hire into the position for which the individual claimed the residency preference shall result in forfeiture of District government employment.
(C) Beginning on May 23, 2019, waivers for residency requirements applicable to employees in the Career Service shall be governed by § 1-515.05.
(3) Any individual hired under a previous residency law who was subject to a residency requirement shall be treated as if the individual claimed a preference and was hired pursuant to the Residency Preference Amendment Act of 1988 [D.C. Law 7-203].
(5A)(A) An individual entitled to a hiring preference under subsection (e-1)(1)(B) of this section, regardless of place of residency, shall be deemed to be a District resident and shall be eligible for the District resident hiring preference described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(B) If an individual covered by subsection (e-1)(1)(B) claims the residency preference under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the individual shall become a District resident within 180 days after separation from the foster care program and be subject to the requirements of § 1-515.02.
(C) Within 180 days of May 23, 2019, the Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue final rules to implement the preference system established by this paragraph.
(7)(A) Except as provided in § 1-515.03(a)(6), and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Mayor may not require an individual to reside in the District of Columbia as a condition of employment in the Career Service.
(e-1)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 [§ 2-1401.01 et seq.], an applicant for District government employment in the Career Service shall be awarded a 10-point hiring preference; provided, that the applicant claims the preference, if, at the time of application, the applicant:
(4) For the purposes of this subsection, the term “foster care” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-342(2).
(5) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules by resolution within the 30-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 801, 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 1, 1979, D.C. Law 3-14, § 2(a), 25 DCR 10565; Aug. 7, 1980, D.C. Law 3-81, § 2(g), 27 DCR 2632; May 22, 1981, D.C. Law 4-2, § 2(a)-(c), 28 DCR 2586; Apr. 3, 1982, D.C. Law 4-92, § 2(a)-(c), 29 DCR 745; Aug. 1, 1985, D.C. Law 6-15, § 7(a), 32 DCR 3570; Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-203, § 2(a), 36 DCR 450; Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1277, Pub. L. 101-168, § 110B(b)(1); June 10, 1998, D.C. Law 12-124, § 101(e), 45 DCR 2464; July 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-138, § 2(a), 45 DCR 2972; Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-146, Pub. L. 105-277, § 153; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-260, § 2(c), 46 DCR 1318; Apr. 12, 2000. D.C. Law 13-91, § 103(h), 47 DCR 520; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 822(a), 47 DCR 6308; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-194, § 104(a), 51 DCR 9406; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 3(d), 53 DCR 6198; Feb. 6, 2008, D.C. Law 17-108, § 203(d), 54 DCR 10993; Sept. 12, 2008, D.C. Law 17-231, § 3(c), 55 DCR 6758; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 223(c)(2), 56 DCR 1117; Mar. 14, 2012, D.C. Law 19-115, § 2(a), 59 DCR 461; July 13, 2012, D.C. Law 19-162, § 3, 59 DCR 5713; Mar. 7, 2015, D.C. Law 20-173, § 201(a), 61 DCR 12582; Feb. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-211, § 2(c), 65 DCR 12603; May 23, 2019, D.C. Law 22-315, § 3(d), 66 DCR 1983.)
1981 Ed., § 1-608.1.
1973 Ed., § 1-338.1.
This section is referenced in § 1-602.01, § 1-602.02, § 1-602.04, § 1-608.59, § 1-609.57, § 4-1303.03, § 34-801, and § 50-2301.04.
D.C. Law 13-91, in par. (13) of subsec. (a), substituted “subchapter XVII-A” for “subchapter XVII”.
D.C. Law 16-305, in subsec. (a)(11), substituted “persons with disabilities” for “handicapped persons”.
D.C. Law 17-108, rewrote subsecs. (e)(1) and (2); in subsec. (e)(7)(B), substituted “7 consecutive years” for “5 consecutive years”; and added subsec. (g).
D.C. Law 17-231, in subsec. (c)(1), substituted “spouse, domestic partner” for “husband, wife”.
D.C. Law 19-115 repealed subsec. (c).
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-173 substituted “the Assistant Chiefs of Police, Deputy Chiefs of Police, and inspectors shall be selected from among the lieutenants and captains of the force and shall be returned to the same civil service rank when the Mayor so determines” for “the Assistant and Deputy Chiefs of Police and inspectors shall be selected from among the captains of the force and shall be returned to the rank of captain when the Mayor so determines” in (d-1).
Traffic adjudication, hearing examiners powers and duties, see § 50-2301.04.
D.C. retirement board, see § 1-711.
Procurement, employees subject to ethical conduct requirements, see § 2-310.01.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-211: § 7156 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 4 of D.C. Law 22-211. Therefore the amendment of this section by D.C. Law 22-211 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-211: § 4 of D.C. Law 22-211 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(c) of D.C. Law 22-211 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) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-211, see § 7156 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(c) of the Legal Service Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-620, January 22, 1999, 46 DCR 1343).
For temporary (90-day) designation of section as Part A, Career Service Created, and temporary addition of a Part B, Lateral Police Career Appointments, consisting of §§ 1-608.11 to 1-608.15, see § 2(b) of the Lateral Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-137, August 4, 1999, 46 DCR 6802).
For temporary (90-day) designation of section as Part A, Career Service Created, and temporary addition of a Part B, Lateral Police Career Appointments, consisting of §§ 1-608.11 to 1-608.15, see § 2(b) of the Lateral Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-175, November 2, 1999, 46 DCR 9236).
For temporary (90-day) designation of section as Part A, Career Service Created, and temporary addition of a Part B, Lateral Police Career Appointments, consisting of §§ 1-608.11 to 1-608.15, see § 2(b) of the Lateral Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers Clarifying Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-231, January 11, 2000, 47 DCR 506).
For temporary (90-day) designation of section as Part A, Career Service Created, and temporary addition of a Part B, Lateral Police Career Appointments, consisting of §§ 1-608.11 to 1-608.15, see § 2(b) of the Lateral Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-305, April 7, 2000, 47 DCR 2701).
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 822(a) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 822(a) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Department of Parks and Recreation Term Employee Appointment Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-50, April 27, 2009, 56 DCR 3584).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(a) of the Metropolitan Police Department Commencement of Discipline and Command Staff Appointment Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-524, Dec. 18, 2014, 61 DCR 13112, 20 STAT 4438).
For temporary (225 day) additions, see § 2 of Lateral Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers Temporary Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Law 13-61, October 12, 1999, law notification 47 DCR 1983).
For temporary (225 day) additions, see § 2 of Lateral Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers Clarifying Temporary Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Law 13-102, January 10, 2000, law notification 47 DCR 4339).
“(6A) The position of a term employee in the Department of Parks and Recreation, paid by local appropriated funds and performing permanent services, that is renewed for more than 4 consecutive term appointments shall be converted to a career service employee position, subject to all laws regulating employee competition.”
Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 18-30 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
The “Residency Preference Amendment Act of 1988”, referred to in subsection (e)(3), is D.C. Law 7-203.
Section 153 of Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-146, repealed D.C. Law 12-138, which had added a subsection (f) to this section.