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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion › Subchapter I - General › § 4–261.02. Categorical eligibility for SNAP

§ 4–261.02. Categorical eligibility for SNAP.
(a) The Mayor shall establish a TANF funded program or service for the purpose of establishing categorical eligibility.
(b) Categorical eligibility shall be granted to all applicants with an income, as that term is defined in § 4-205.05(4), at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
(Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 5082, 57 DCR 181; Dec. 13, 2022, D.C. Law 24-195, § 3, 69 DCR 012709; Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-301, § 2(b), 70 DCR 581.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-561, Oct. 17, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5082 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) addition, see § 5082 of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion › Subchapter I - General › § 4–261.03. LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative

§ 4–261.03. LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative.
(a) The Mayor shall establish a LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative for the purpose of providing the maximum standard utility allowance to all participants.
(b) All SNAP recipients who would receive additional SNAP benefits if they received the minimum annual benefit described in subsection (c) of this section shall be automatically enrolled in the LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative.
(c) All LIHEAP Heat and Eat participants shall receive a minimum annual benefit of $ 20.01.
(d) Participation in the LIHEAP Heat and Eat initiative shall not preclude any recipient from receiving standard LIHEAP benefits for which he or she is eligible.
(Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 5083, 57 DCR 181; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 5052, 61 DCR 9990; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 6022, 64 DCR 7652; Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-301, § 2(c), 70 DCR 581.)
Effect of Amendments
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-155 substituted “$ 20.01” for “$ 1” in (c).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6022 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) amendment of this section, see § 6022 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) addition, see § 5083 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) addition, see § 5083 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 days) amendment of this section, see § 5052 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377, July 14, 2014, 61 DCR 7598, 20 STAT 3696).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5052 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-449, October 10, 2014, 61 DCR 10915, 20 STAT 4188).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 5052 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion › Subchapter I - General › § 4–261.04. Locally funded supplemental benefits

§ 4–261.04. Locally funded supplemental benefits.
(a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2015, but beginning no later than October 1, 2015, a household participating in SNAP whose federally funded benefit is less than $30 per month shall receive locally funded benefits to bring the household's total benefit to $30 per month.
(b) Not Funded.
(Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 5084; as added Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 2062, 61 DCR 9990; Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-301, § 2(d), 70 DCR 581.)
Applicability
Applicability of D.C. Law 24-301: § 3 of D.C. Law 24-301 provided that the amendment of subsection (b) of this section by § 2(d) of D.C. Law 24-301 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.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 18-111, § 5084, see § 2062 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377, July 14, 2014, 61 DCR 7598, 20 STAT 3696).
For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 18-111, § 5084, see § 2062 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-449, October 10, 2014, 61 DCR 10915, 20 STAT 4188).
For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 18-111, § 5084, see § 2062 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion › Subchapter I - General › § 4–261.05. Senior SNAP participation. [Not Funded]

§ 4–261.05. Senior SNAP participation. [Not Funded]
Not Funded.
(Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 5085; as added Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-294, § 3(b), 70 DCR 560.)
Applicability
Applicability of D.C. Law 24-294: § 4 of D.C. Law 24-294 provided that the creation of this section by § 3(b) of D.C. Law 24-294 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.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion › Subchapter II - Transitional SNAP › § 4–261.21. Implementation of transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits

§ 4–261.21. Implementation of transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits.
A qualified household that ceases to receive cash assistance under the District’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (“TANF”) program, funded by federal TANF funds, District Maintenance of Effort (“MOE”) funds, or any other cash assistance received under a state-funded program (collectively “cash assistance”) due to a change in income, shall receive transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (“SNAP”) benefits for a period of 5 months after the date on which the cash assistance was terminated, automatically adjusted for the loss of the cash assistance, pursuant to section 11(s) of the Food Stamp Act Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2020(s) ) (“Food Stamp Act”).
(Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 5082, 57 DCR 6242.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5082 of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
Short Title
Short title: Section 5081 of D.C. Law 18-223 provided that subtitle I of title V of the act may be cited as the “SNAP Expansion Act of 2010”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion › Subchapter II - Transitional SNAP › § 4–261.22. Implementation of simplified self-employment deduction

§ 4–261.22. Implementation of simplified self-employment deduction.
No later than March 31, 2011, the Mayor shall submit to the United States Department of Agriculture, a proposal to use a standard self-employment deduction, with an option for an applicant to prove actual expenses in the event that the applicant’s expenses exceed the set standard deduction under SNAP, pursuant to section 5(m) of the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. § 2014 (m) ) and to 7 C.F.R. § 273.11(b)(3)(v) ).
(Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 5083, 57 DCR 6242.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5083 of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2B - Food Stamp Expansion › Subchapter II - Transitional SNAP › § 4–261.23. Reporting

§ 4–261.23. Reporting.
Beginning on January 1, 2011, and every 6 months thereafter, the Mayor shall provide the following information, delineated by month, to the Council, the:
(1) Number of households participating in the District’s cash assistance TANF programs;
(2) Number of households participating in SNAP;
(3) Number of homeless households participating in SNAP;
(4) Number of households who left the District’s cash assistance TANF programs, including the reasons they left;
(5) Number of households who left SNAP, including the reasons they left; and
(6) Number of SNAP participants who are self-employed.
(Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 5084, 57 DCR 6242.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5084 of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2C - SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery Pilot Program › § 4–271.01. SOAR Pilot Program

§ 4–271.01. SOAR Pilot Program.
(a) There is established within the Department of Human Services (“Department”) a SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery, or SOAR Pilot Program (“Program”) to provide application assistance for individuals applying to receive Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) and Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”).
(b)(1) The Department may contract with, or provide a grant to, a qualified community- based nonprofit corporation, organization, or consortia of organizations, with offices located in the District, to operate the Program. The Department shall establish the criteria that an entity must meet to be selected to operate the Program. If the Department is unable to contract with an outside entity that meets the specified criteria, or determines it to not be in the best interest of the District, the Department shall operate the Program.
(2) A grant issued under this subsection shall be administered pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 [§ 1-328.11 et seq.].
(c) The Program shall conduct outreach to homeless individuals to provide intensive assistance and support with completing an SSI or SSDI application with the federal Social Security Administration.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 5132, 61 DCR 9990.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of this chapter, see § 5142 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377, July 14, 2014, 61 DCR 7598, 20 STAT 3696).
For temporary (90 days) addition of this chapter, see § 5132 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-449, October 10, 2014, 61 DCR 10915, 20 STAT 4188).
For temporary (90 days) addition of this chapter, see § 5132 of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.01. Definitions

§ 4–281.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) "Area median income" means the area median income of the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area as set forth in the periodic calculation provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
(3) "Federal poverty guidelines" means the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, approved October 27, 1998 (112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2)).
(4) "Low-income household" means a household consisting of one or more individuals with a household income:
(A) At or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines for the size of the household; or
(B) At or below 40% of the area median income for the size of the household.
(5) "Program" means the Career Mobility Action Plan program.
(6) "Program participant" means a household enrolled in the program.
(7) "Support services" means services to program participants provided under this program and may include:
(A) Rental assistance;
(B) Income support; or
(C) Career navigation and advancement services, coaching, case management, and other support services and resources.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 201, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.02. Career Mobility Action Plan program authorization

§ 4–281.02. Career Mobility Action Plan program authorization.
(a) The Department shall establish and administer the Career Mobility Action Plan program for the purpose of reducing and removing obstacles that low-income households confront as they pursue higher incomes through employment, including a decrease in public benefits that may result from an increase in the household's income.
(b)(1) The Department may provide support services to program participants to help achieve the goals of the program.
(2) The types and amounts of support services provided shall be determined based on household income, household composition, and other criteria established by the Department. Other criteria may include:
(A) Funding availability;
(B) Reducing the impact of losses of other types of benefits a household may receive as income increases;
(C) Addressing short-term household emergencies; or
(D) Supporting career advancement activities.
(c) The Department may issue grants to service providers to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 202, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 3 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 3 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 3 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.03. Eligibility, enrollment, and program requirements

§ 4–281.03. Eligibility, enrollment, and program requirements.
(a) To be eligible to participate in the program, a household shall:
(1) Reside in the District;
(2) Be a low-income household at the time the household's initial eligibility is determined;
(3) Contain at least one individual who is currently participating in a housing assistance program administered by the District or federal government at the time that the household's initial eligibility is determined; and
(4) Meet any other eligibility criteria established by the Mayor by rule.
(b)(1) The Department may establish preference criteria and an application process and conduct a randomized lottery to select eligible households to participate in the program to aid in the evaluation of the program.
(2) The established preference criteria may:
(A) Factor in whether a household:
(i) Is participating in a time-limited housing-assistance program;
(ii) Includes children under the age of 18; and
(iii) Is willing to participate in career-related and other program activities; and
(B) Limit participation to households that are participating in one or more specific housing assistance programs at the time their initial eligibility for the program is determined.
(c) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to create an entitlement to the program.
(d)(1) A program participant shall remain eligible to participate in the program for no more than 5 years after enrollment regardless of income.
(2) To remain eligible to participate in the program, a program participant shall:
(A) Maintain residency in the District;
(B) Participate in any support services mandated;
(C) Comply with paragraph (3) of this subsection; and
[(D)] Meet other requirements and criteria established by the Department.
(3) Program participants must exit other housing-assistance programs upon enrollment in the program. A program participant shall cease to be eligible to participate in the program if, during the program participant's enrollment, any member of the program participant's household becomes enrolled in another District- or federal government-funded rental assistance program.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 203, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 4 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 4 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 4 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.04. Notice of changes to services or supports

§ 4–281.04. Notice of changes to services or supports.
(a)(1) The Department shall provide written notice by U.S. postal mail and, where possible, by electronic mail, to a program participant before terminating, reducing, or changing the program participant's support services.
(2) The notice shall advise the program participant of the:
(A) Action the Department plans to take;
(B) Reason for the action;
(C) Date the action will be taken; and
(D) Program participant's right to request a hearing as provided under § 4-281.05.
(b) A program participant shall be considered to have received the notice required by this subsection upon the notice's postmark date or upon the send date if the notice was also sent via electronic mail, whichever date is earlier.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 204, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 5 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 5 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 5 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.05. Hearings

§ 4–281.05. Hearings.
(a) A program participant or the program participant's representative may request a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings ("OAH") to appeal a decision by the Department to:
(1) Terminate the program participant from the program in less than 5 years of participation; or
(2) Reduce or change the support services provided to the program participant based on:
(A) The program participant's:
(i) Failure to comply with the program requirements"
(ii) Income; or
(iii) Household composition; or
(B) Other criteria established by the Department.
(b) The Mayor shall give the program participant reasonable notice of the time and location of the hearing.
(c)(1) Upon receipt of a hearing request, the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, shall offer the program participant, or program participant's representative, an opportunity for an administrative review by the Department of the decision that is the subject of the hearing request.
(2) If eviction is imminent, the Department shall take all reasonable steps to provide expedited administrative review to maximize resolution of the appeal.
(d) A program participant shall have 30 calendar days following receipt of the notice required under § 4-281.04 to request a hearing.
(e) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with § 4-754.41(f)(1)-(3)).
(f) A program participant that timely requests a hearing shall continue to receive the program services or supports provided to the program participant prior to receiving notice of the adverse action, pending a final decision.
(g) If OAH enters a decision in favor of a program participant, the Mayor shall authorize corrected payments and services, if applicable, retroactively to the date the incorrect action was taken.
(h) Materials and documents filed with OAH during the hearing proceedings shall be maintained in compliance with § 2-1831.13(d), and any other District or federal law pertaining to the confidentiality of records.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 205, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 6 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.06. Confidentiality

§ 4–281.06. Confidentiality.
(a) The Department shall not use or disclose information collected from or about a program participant or applicant except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Provided that the use or disclosure is not otherwise prohibited under District or federal law, the Department may use and disclose to other District agencies, contractors, grantees, auditors, and program evaluators information in program records concerning current or former program participants or applicants without prior consent from any individual to whom the information pertains to:
(1) Establish an applicant's eligibility for, or to determine their amount and type of, support services;
(2) Coordinate for the program participant their support with other services provided by the District government, federal government, or a private individual or entity;
(3) Conduct oversight activities, including management, financial and other audits, program evaluations, planning, investigations, examinations, inspections, quality reviews, licensure, disciplinary actions, or civil, administrative, or criminal proceedings or actions; or
(4) Conduct research related to program services, benefits, supports, assistance, or program outcomes.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 206, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 7 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 7 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 7 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.07. Exclusion from income for certain purposes

§ 4–281.07. Exclusion from income for certain purposes.
Support services shall not be considered income or an asset for purposes of Chapter 2 of this title.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 207, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 8 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 8 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 8 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 2D - Career Mobility Action Plan Program › § 4–281.08. Rulemaking

§ 4–281.08. Rulemaking.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-287, § 208, 70 DCR 538.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 9 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 9 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 69 DCR 6253).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 9 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter I - General › § 4–302. Powers of Mayor regarding custody, placement and adoption of dependent children

§ 4–302. Powers of Mayor regarding custody, placement and adoption of dependent children.
The Mayor may:
(1) Accept for care, custody, and guardianship dependent or neglected children whose custody or parental control has been transferred to the Mayor, and to provide for the care and support of such children during their minority or during the term of their commitment, including the initiation of adoption proceedings and the provision of subsidy in appropriate cases under § 4-301;
(2) With respect to all children accepted by him for care, place them in private families either without expense or with reimbursement for the cost of care, or in appropriate cases to place them in private families under an adoption subsidy agreement concluded under § 4-301 or to place them in institutions willing to receive them either without expense or with reimbursement for the cost of care; and
(3) Consent to, arrange for, or initiate court proceedings for the adoption of all children committed to the care of the Mayor whose parents have been permanently deprived of custody by court order, or whose parents have relinquished a child to the Mayor or to a licensed child-placing agency which has transferred the relinquishment to the Mayor under § 4-1406.
(July 26, 1892, 27 Stat. 269, ch. 250, § 5; Mar. 19, 1906, 34 Stat. 73, ch. 960, § 8; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 11; Jan. 12, 1942, 55 Stat. 883, ch. 649, § 3; Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1060, Pub. L. 93-241, § 1(b).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 3-117.
1973 Ed., § 3-117.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 4-301.
Cross References
Age of majority, see § 46-101.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commission. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance › § 4–321. Definitions

§ 4–321. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(2) “Department” means the District of Columbia Department of Human Services.
(3) “Residence state” means the state where the child is living.
(4) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a Territory or Possession of or administered by the United States.
(June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 401, 47 DCR 2850.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance › § 4–322. Findings

§ 4–322. Findings.
The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) Finding adoptive families for children, for whom state assistance is desirable pursuant § 4-301, and assuring the protection of the interests of children affected during the entire assistance period, require special measures when the adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another state.
(2) Provision of medical and other necessary services for children, with state assistance, encounters special difficulties when the provision of services takes place in other states.
(June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 402, 47 DCR 2850.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance › § 4–323. Purposes

§ 4–323. Purposes.
The purposes of this subchapter are to:
(1) Provide procedures for interstate children’s adoption assistance payments, including medical payments; and
(2) Authorize the Mayor to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided by the District.
(June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 403, 47 DCR 2850.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance › § 4–325. Compacts authorized

§ 4–325. Compacts authorized.
The Mayor is authorized to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of the District with other states to protect children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided by the District and to provide procedures for interstate children’s adoption assistance payments, including medical payments. When so entered into, and for so long as it shall remain in force, the compact shall have the force and effect of law.
(June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 405, 47 DCR 2850.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance › § 4–326. Contents of compacts

§ 4–326. Contents of compacts.
A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by this subchapter shall have the following content:
(1) A provision making it available for joinder by all states.
(2) A provision or provisions for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to the parties, but with a period of one year between the date of the notice and the effective date of the withdrawal.
(3) A requirement that the protections afforded by or pursuant to the compact continue in force for the duration of the adoption assistance and be applicable to all children and their adoptive parents who on the effective date of the withdrawal are receiving adoption assistance from a party state other than the one in which they are resident and have their principal place of abode.
(4) A requirement that each instance of adoption assistance to which the compact applies be covered by an adoption assistance agreement in writing between the adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency of the state which undertakes to provide the adoption assistance, and further, that any such agreement be expressly for the benefit of the adopted child and enforceable by the adoptive parents, and the state agency providing the adoption assistance.
(5) Such other provisions as may be appropriate to implement the proper administration of the compact.
(June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 406, 47 DCR 2850.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 4-327.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance › § 4–327. Optional contents of compacts

§ 4–327. Optional contents of compacts.
A compact entered into pursuant to this subchapter may contain the following provisions in addition to those required pursuant to § 4-326.
(1) Provisions establishing procedures for and entitlement to medical and other necessary social services for the child in accordance with applicable laws, even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than the one responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part or all of the costs thereof; and
(2) Any other provisions as may be appropriate or incidental to the proper administration of the compact.
(June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 407, 47 DCR 2850.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter II - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance › § 4–328. Federal participation

§ 4–328. Federal participation.
Consistent with federal law, the Department, in connection with the administration of this subchapter and any compact pursuant hereto, shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272), Titles IV(E) and XIX of the Social Security Act, and any other applicable federal laws, the provision of adoption assistance and medical assistance for which the federal government pays some or all of the cost. The Department shall apply for and administer all relevant federal aid in accordance with law.
(June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 408, 47 DCR 2850.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds › § 4–341. Legislative findings

§ 4–341. Legislative findings.
(a) The long term needs of District of Columbia children who are in foster care are not being served. Although the Adoption and Safe Families Amendment Act of 2000 shortens the time in which children may remain in foster care, many of these children require additional assistance in order to be adopted.
(b) The financial costs associated with maintaining the 3,000 foster children are high. In addition to the monthly payments to foster parents, the Child and Family Services Agency must supervise and staff each case, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia must pay attorneys and judges to review each case, and the Office of Corporation Counsel must staff and review each case.
(c) Even more critical are the tragic human costs associated with allowing children to languish in foster care. The most recent study on the fate of foster children who “age out” of the child welfare system without finding a permanent home found that 12 to 18 months after they left foster care, just half were employed, one-third were receiving public assistance, one-fifth of the girls had given birth, and more than one-quarter of the boys had been incarcerated.
(d) Many of the children in foster care have foster parents desirous of adopting them but are unable to do so because of the costs associated with adoption.
(e) Providing these foster parents with a one-time financial assistance package in the form of vouchers would facilitate adoptions. Financial assistance would consist of vouchers to cover the costs of the necessary homestudies, compilation of information on the foster children’s backgrounds and special needs, and attorneys’ fees.
(f) The Congress has appropriated, in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, approved November 29, 1999 (Pub. L. No. 106-113; 113 Stat. 1501), a $5 million payment, to remain available until September 30, 2001, to the District of Columbia to create incentives to promote the adoption of children in the District’s foster care system.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 3802, 47 DCR 6308.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 3802 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 §§ 3802 to 3807 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds › § 4–342. Definitions

§ 4–342. Definitions.
For the purpose of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Attorneys’ fees” means the legal costs and expenses which are directly related to the adoption of a foster child or foster children.
(2) “Foster care” means 24 hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians for whom the Child and Family Services Agency has placement care and responsibility.
(3) “Foster child” and “foster children” mean a child, or children, who comes under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to § 16-2320 or whose parents’ rights have been relinquished pursuant to § 4-1406.
(4) “Foster parent” means an individual with whom a foster child is legally placed.
(5) “Homestudy” means the “investigation, report and recommendation” required by § 16-307.
(6) “Related sibling group” means a group of siblings with at least one parent in common, residing together in the home of a foster parent.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 3803, 47 DCR 6308.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-608.01 and § 4-1303.03.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 3803 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 §§ 3802 to 3807 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds › § 4–343. Establishment of the Adoption Incentive Program; purpose

§ 4–343. Establishment of the Adoption Incentive Program; purpose.
There is established the Adoption Incentive Program (“Program”). The purpose of the Program is to provide foster parents with access to a one-time financial assistance package to assist them with the expenses associated with attorneys’ fees and the homestudy relating to the adoption of a foster child, subject to the availability of funds in the Adoption Voucher Fund.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 3804, 47 DCR 6308.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 3804 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 §§ 3802 to 3807 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds › § 4–344. Establishment of the Adoption Voucher Fund

§ 4–344. Establishment of the Adoption Voucher Fund.
(a) There is established the Adoption Voucher Fund (“Fund”). The Fund shall be comprised of $2 million of the $5 million appropriated in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, approved November 29, 1999 (Pub. L. No. 106-113; 113 Stat. 1501), and additional funds in their entirety which Congress may appropriate from time to time for the purpose of providing incentives for foster parents to adopt District children.
(b) Monies in the Fund shall be used only for the payment of homestudies and attorneys’ fees, as well as any administrative costs directly associated with the implementation of this subchapter. The Fund shall be the sole source of payments under the Program.
(c) Funds deposited in the Fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of the fiscal year or at any other time, but shall remain available until expended for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section, subject to authorization by Congress in an appropriations act.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 3805, 47 DCR 6308; Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 5302, 51 DCR 8441.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-205 added subsec. (c).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 3805 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 §§ 3802 to 3807 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 § 5302 of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 5302 of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
Short Title
Short title of subtitle C of title V of Law 15-205: Section 5301 of D.C. Law 15-205 provided that subtitle C of title V of the act may be cited as the Adoption Voucher Fund Amendment Act of 2004.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds › § 4–344.01. Establishment of the Adoption Support Fund

§ 4–344.01. Establishment of the Adoption Support Fund.
(a) There is established the Adoption Support Fund (“Support Fund”). The Support Fund shall be comprised of $3 million of the $5 million appropriated in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, approved November 29, 1999 (Pub. L. No. 106-113; 113 Stat. 1501), and additional funds in their entirety which Congress may appropriate from time to time for the purpose of providing support incentives for foster parents who adopt District of Columbia children and enhancing recruitment and support of prospective adoptive families.
(b) Monies in the Support Fund shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) $1 million to establish a scholarship fund to support postsecondary education and training for adopted children;
(2) $1 million to create an Adoption Resource Center with post-adoption service capacity; and
(3) $1 million to enhance recruitment and support of prospective adoptive families.
(c) The Child and Family Services Agency shall administer the Support Fund.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 3805a; as added Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 2202, 48 DCR 6981.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2002 of Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-124, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7861).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds › § 4–345. Benefits

§ 4–345. Benefits.
(a) A foster parent may receive the following:
(1) A voucher for the payment of $1,500 for a homestudy for each foster child or related sibling group; and
(2) A voucher for the payment of $5,000 for attorneys’ fees for each foster child or related sibling group; provided that, the voucher may only be applied to attorney’s fees charged at an hourly rate of not more than $125 per hour and related expenses billed at actual cost.
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to create an entitlement to financial assistance for the adoption of a foster child, or foster children, if no funds remain available in the Adoption Voucher Fund.
(c) Vouchers issued pursuant to this section shall be in addition to, and may not limit the amount of, money available to a foster parent under § 4-301.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 3806, 47 DCR 6308.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 3806 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 §§ 3802 to 3807 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 4 - Public Care Systems › Chapter 3 - Adoption Programs › Subchapter III - Incentive Program and Special Funds › § 4–346. Administration of the Adoption Incentive Program and the Adoption Voucher Fund

§ 4–346. Administration of the Adoption Incentive Program and the Adoption Voucher Fund.
(a) The Child and Family Services Agency (“CFSA”) shall administer the Program and the Fund. CFSA shall:
(1) Within 180 days of October 19, 2000, identify children whose permanency plans are adoption, for as long as funds are available from the Fund;
(2) Obtain a document signed by the foster parents stating their intent to adopt within 180 days of identifying the children pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
(3) Upon obtaining the signed document required by paragraph (2) of this subsection, immediately provide a voucher for attorneys’ fees and a voucher for the homestudy to the foster parent.
(b) Vouchers issued pursuant to this section shall contain a statement describing the benefits to the adopting foster parents under the program, as well as the terms and conditions for the use of the vouchers.
(c) Adopting foster parents shall present the vouchers to their attorney and licensed agency hired to perform the homestudy.
(d) An attorney hired by a foster parent shall submit a voucher for attorneys’ fees with his or her first bill to CFSA, which shall set up an account with a $5,000 balance. Thereafter, the attorney shall submit his or her bills quarterly to CFSA. CFSA shall pay the attorney within 30 days with funds from the account.
(e) The licensed agency hired to perform the homestudy shall submit its bill and the voucher for the homestudy to CFSA after the homestudy is complete for payment within 30 days.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 3807, 47 DCR 6308.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 3807 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 §§ 3802 to 3807 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).