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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter II - Affirmative Action in District Government Employment › § 1–521.05. Agency affirmative action plan — Program for securing equal employment opportunity

§ 1–521.05. Agency affirmative action plan — Program for securing equal employment opportunity.
The plan shall further state what actions the agency is taking to secure the equal employment opportunity within the agency of the groups enumerated in § 1-521.03, and of the aging, the young, persons with disabilities, and the homosexual citizens of the District, whether such citizens be actual or potential employees of the District government.
(May 6, 1976, D.C. Law 1-63, § 6, 22 DCR 6539; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 3, 59 DCR 5567.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-511.
1973 Ed., § 1-320e.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-521.07.
Effect of Amendments
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “persons with disabilities” for “the handicapped.”
Editor's Notes
Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter II - Affirmative Action in District Government Employment › § 1–521.06. Continuing responsibility of agencies for equal employment opportunity

§ 1–521.06. Continuing responsibility of agencies for equal employment opportunity.
Equal employment opportunity is a continuing responsibility of every agency, whether or not the hiring and promotion goals in affirmative action employment plans have been reached.
(May 6, 1976, D.C. Law 1-63, § 7, 22 DCR 6540.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-512.
1973 Ed., § 1-320f.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter II - Affirmative Action in District Government Employment › § 1–521.07. Agency affirmative action plan; number of hires, promotions and terminations during period of plan

§ 1–521.07. Agency affirmative action plan; number of hires, promotions and terminations during period of plan.
The plan shall further state the number of hires, promotions, and terminations (due to retirement, death, reductions in service or force, lack of performance, disciplinary action, and all other reasons), and indicate the permanent, temporary, or probationary status of the terminated employees of, and personnel grievance and equal employment complaints instituted by, persons known to be members of the various classes specified in § 1-521.05, during the period since the previously submitted plan.
(May 6, 1976, D.C. Law 1-63, § 8, 22 DCR 6540.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-513.
1973 Ed., § 1-320g.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter II - Affirmative Action in District Government Employment › § 1–521.08. Detail by Mayor of nonuniformed equal employment opportunity officers and specialists to Office of Human Rights; limitation; uniformed positions unaffected

§ 1–521.08. Detail by Mayor of nonuniformed equal employment opportunity officers and specialists to Office of Human Rights; limitation; uniformed positions unaffected.
The Mayor shall have the authority and is directed to detail, on a full-time basis, all persons who, on May 6, 1976, are employed, on a full-time basis, as nonuniformed equal employment opportunity officers and equal employment opportunity specialists by any agency of the District government other than the Office of Human Rights, to work in the Office of Human Rights as investigators or in other positions, all directly involved in the decision of equal employment opportunity cases instituted against the District government or any of its agencies. No person so detailed shall work on cases instituted against the agency from which the person is detailed. The Mayor shall assign such details on May 6, 1976. The positions which such persons hold shall be transferred to the budget of the Office of Human Rights in and for Fiscal Year 1977. The Metropolitan Police Department and the Fire Department are not authorized by this section to abolish, leave unfilled, or reduce the authority or duties of any uniformed equal employment opportunity officer or specialist position. This section shall not be construed to affect any uniformed position in the District government.
(May 6, 1976, D.C. Law 1-63, § 9, 22 DCR 6540; Apr. 6, 1977, D.C. Law 1-100, § 2, 23 DCR 8730.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-514.
1973 Ed., § 1-320h.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter IV - Modifications of Board of Education Reduction-In-Force Procedures › § 1–525.01. Modifications of Board of Education Reduction-in-Force procedures

§ 1–525.01. Modifications of Board of Education Reduction-in-Force procedures.
(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.
(Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321 215, Pub. L. 104-134, § 146; Sept. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 2372, Pub. L. 104-194, § 139.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-609.2.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of subchapter IX-A (Reserved), see § 2(j) of the Legal Service Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-620, January 22, 1999, 46 DCR 1343).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter V - Vesting Under Previous District of Columbia Retirement Program › § 1–527.01. Vesting under previous District of Columbia retirement program

§ 1–527.01. Vesting under previous District of Columbia retirement program.
For purposes of vesting pursuant to § 1-626.10(b), creditable service with the District for employees whose participation in the District Defined Contribution Plan ceases as a result of the implementation of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 shall include:
(1) continuous service performed by nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts after September 30, 1997; and
(2) service performed for a successor employer, including the Department of Justice or the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency established under § 24-133, that provides services previously performed by the District government.
(Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-532, Pub. L. 105-277, § 802(b).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-627.10a.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VI - Spouse Equity › § 1–529.01. Application

§ 1–529.01. Application.
This subchapter shall apply to any District employee or District retiree who is covered by the retirement program defined under § 1-702(7), or the retirement program established by §§ 1-626.03 to 1-626.12, or an officer, member, or retiree of the United States Park Police Force, or an officer, member or retiree of the United States Secret Service to whom the District of Columbia Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability Act (D.C. Code § 5-707 et seq.) applies.
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-214, § 2, 36 DCR 513; Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2167, Pub. L. 102-422, § 1(1); June 28, 1994, 108 Stat. 730, Pub. L. 103-268, § 1(a).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-3001.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-529.03, § 1-529.04, § 5-723.05, and § 38-2021.17.
Emergency Legislation
Section 5 of D.C. Law 11-218 repealed D.C. Act 11-369.
For temporary repeal of the Police Officers’, Fire Fighters’, and Teachers’ Defined Benefit Pension Program Emergency Establishment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-369, August 21, 1996, 41 DCR 4637), see § 5 of the New Hires Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and Teachers Pension Modification Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-10, March 3, 1997, 44 DCR 1633).
Effective Dates
Section 1(b) of Pub. L. 103-268 provided that the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the District of Columbia Spouse Equity Act of 1988.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VI - Spouse Equity › § 1–529.02. Definitions

§ 1–529.02. Definitions.
(a) “Court order” means any judgment, decree, or property settlement issued by or approved by any court of any state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Native American court in connection with, or incident to, the divorce, annulment of marriage, or legal separation of an employee or retiree.
(b) “Employee” means an individual who performs a function of the District government and who receives compensation for the performance of the services, as provided in § 1-603.01(7) or an officer, member, or retiree of the United States Park Police Force or an officer, member, or retiree of the United States Secret Service to whom the District of Columbia Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability Act (D.C. Code § 5-707 et seq.) applies.
(c) “Qualifying court order” means one that by its terms awards to a former spouse all or a portion of an employee’s or retiree’s retirement benefits, a payment from an employee’s or retiree’s retirement benefits, or a survivor annuity. The court order must state the former spouse’s share as a fixed amount, or a percentage or a fraction of the annuity, and shall indicate whether the former spouse should receive the amount awarded directly from the District. For purposes of awarding a survivor annuity, the court order must also either state the former spouse’s entitlement to a survivor annuity or direct the employee or retiree to provide a survivor annuity.
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-214, § 3, 36 DCR 513; Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2167, Pub. L. 102-422, § 1(2), (3).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-3002.
Editor's Notes
Law 17-358 amended this section subject to congressional enactment.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VI - Spouse Equity › § 1–529.03. Compliance with court orders

§ 1–529.03. Compliance with court orders.
(a) For purposes of this section, “former spouse” means a living person whose marriage to an employee or retiree has been subject to a divorce, annulment, or legal separation resulting in a court order, except that with respect to an award of a survivor annuity, it additionally means a living person:
(1) Who was married for at least 9 months to an employee or retiree who performed at least 18 months creditable service in a position covered by 1 or more of the retirement systems in § 1-529.01; and
(2) Whose marriage to the employee or retiree was terminated prior to the death of the employee or retiree.
(b) The Mayor shall comply with any qualifying court order that is issued prior to the employee’s retirement. Any qualifying court order that awards the entire amount the retirement system is responsible for with respect to that employee bars recovery by any other person.
(c) The Mayor shall comply with any qualifying court order that is issued after the employee’s retirement only to the extent it is consistent with any election previously executed at the time of retirement by the employee regarding that former spouse. Any qualifying court order that awards the entire amount the retirement system is responsible for with respect to that employee bars recovery by any other person.
(d) The Mayor is not obligated to comply with qualifying court orders issued prior to March 16, 1989.
(e)(1) Any reduction in an employee’s annuity, made pursuant to the relevant retirement system in order to provide for a survivor annuity awarded by court order, shall cease upon remarriage of the former spouse if the remarriage occurs before age 55.
(2) Payment of a survivor annuity to a former spouse pursuant to a court order shall cease upon the remarriage of the former spouse if the remarriage occurs before age 55.
(f) The Mayor is not obligated to comply with a qualifying court order issued after an employee's or retiree's death.
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-214, § 4, 36 DCR 513; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 1112, 63 DCR 10775.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-3003.
Editor's Notes
Law 17-358 amended this section subject to congressional enactment.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VI - Spouse Equity › § 1–529.04. Enrollment in health benefits plan

§ 1–529.04. Enrollment in health benefits plan.
(a) For purposes of this section, “former spouse” means a living person:
(1) Who was married for at least 9 months to an employee or retiree who performed at least 18 months creditable service in a position covered by 1 or more of the retirement systems referred to in § 1-529.01;
(2) Whose marriage to the employee or retiree was terminated prior to the death of the employee or retiree;
(3) Who was enrolled as a family member in a health benefits plan approved under the Federal Health Benefits Program or in a plan approved under §§ 1-621.05 through 1-621.13 at any time during the 18-month period before the dissolution of the marriage by divorce, annulment, or legal separation; and
(4) Who is receiving any portion of an annuity or survivor’s annuity or is entitled to receive an annuity or survivor’s annuity pursuant to an election by the employee at the time of retirement, a qualifying court order, or the provisions of the retirement system.
(b) Any former spouse of an employee or of a retiree may enroll in a health benefits plan approved under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program or in a plan approved under §§ 1-621.05 through 1-621.13.
(c) Any former spouse who enrolls in a health benefits plan pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may elect to enroll either as an individual or for self and family, subject to an agreement by the former spouse to pay the full subscription charge of the enrollment, including any amount set aside for the administration of the health benefits plan and any necessary reserves as determined by the Mayor.
(d) Only former spouses whose marriages were dissolved after March 16, 1989 through divorce, annulment, or legal separation shall be eligible to enroll in the health benefits plans.
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-214, § 6, 36 DCR 513.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-3004.
Editor's Notes
Law 17-358 amended this section subject to congressional enactment.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VI - Spouse Equity › § 1–529.05. Rules

§ 1–529.05. Rules.
The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue proposed rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) for a 45-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, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this section shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Mayor by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-214, § 7, 36 DCR 513.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-3005.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition of §§ 1-531.01 and 1-531.02, see § 3702 of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-453, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8026).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VII - Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining › § 1–531.01. Reimbursement for representation by Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

§ 1–531.01. Reimbursement for representation by Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.
(a) Any agency that is represented by the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (“OLRCB”) in third-party cases, grievances, and dispute resolution shall pay the cost of representation established through an intradistrict agreement with the OLRCB.
(b) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2003, the OLRCB shall calculate and assess the costs for representing agencies under the direct personnel authority of the Mayor in third-party cases, grievances, and dispute resolution. The OLRCB shall negotiate the cost of representing an independent agency in third-party cases, grievances, and dispute resolution with the independent agency.
(Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 3802, 49 DCR 6968.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VII - Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining › § 1–531.02. Budget for Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

§ 1–531.02. Budget for Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.
Beginning with the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2004, the Mayor shall provide in the budget funding for the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (“OLRCB”) represented as a separate line or responsibility center. The Mayor shall include in the budget request submitted to the Council historical spending information for the OLRCB so that an accurate, complete comparison can be made of the fiscal costs for the OLRCB.
(Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 3803, 49 DCR 6968.)
Cross References
Administration, “employee” defined, see § 2-223.01.
D.C. Housing Authority, executive director, duties, see § 6-255.
Department of Corrections, employees, mandatory drug and alcohol testing, grounds for termination, see §§ 24-211.23 and 24-211.24.
Department of public health, director, see § 7-153.
Education Licensure Commission, personnel, appointment and compensation, see § 38-1305.
Election campaigns, conflict of interest, disclosure, see § 1-1106.02.
Equal opportunity employment, veterans’ preference, see § 1-607.03.
Health occupation boards, compensation of staff set by Mayor, see § 3-1204.07.
Licensure, non-health related occupations and professions, compensation of boards’ support personnel, see § 47-2853.10.
Management supervisory service, composition, see § 1-609.52.
Merit system, educational employees, coverage, see § 1-602.03.
Merit system, effective date provisions, see § 1-636.02.
Merit system, equal employment opportunity, physically handicapped and developmentally disabled persons, see § 1-607.02.
Merit system, personnel system, transition, rights and benefits, see § 1-602.04.
Office of Police Complaints, executive director, duties, application of this chapter, see § 5-1106.
Public libraries, board of trustees, selection and appointment of professional librarian, see § 39-105.
Public Parking Authority, Board of Directors, compensation, see § 50-2504.
Sports and Entertainment Commission, employees not District employees, exempted from coverage, see § 3-1417.
University of the District of Columbia, Board of Trustees, powers and duties, selecting CEO and staff, approving academic and legal counsel appointments, see § 38-1202.06.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VIII - Workplace Wellness › § 1–541.01. Workplace wellness policy

§ 1–541.01. Workplace wellness policy.
(a) The Mayor shall develop and adopt a workplace wellness policy for the District government no later than one year following February 26, 2015. The workplace wellness policy shall be reviewed and updated annually.
(b) The workplace wellness policy required by subsection (a) of this section shall apply to all District agencies, including independent District agencies and the Council of the District of Columbia, but excluding boards and commissions, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, and the Courts.
(c) The workplace wellness policy required by subsection (a) of this section shall include initiatives that:
(1) Establish measurable goals for improving the health of District government employees;
(2) Improve nutrition in the workplace, including:
(A) Expanding opportunities for employees to store lunches and foods in District buildings; and
(B) Promoting the availability and consumption of water throughout the day;
(3) Improve the physical fitness of employees and physical activity during the work day, including:
(A) Providing opportunities for employees to exercise at their desks and offices; and
(B) Ensuring that staircases are accessible and their use is encouraged;
(4) Promote healthy living and educate employees about physical activity, healthy eating, stress management, and disease prevention;
(5) Provide for early detection and screening for key health indicators; and
(6) Support changes in the work environment to encourage healthy behaviors and breastfeeding and promote occupational safety and health.
(d) Each agency shall designate one employee as the agency’s wellness coordinator who shall have the responsibility of implementing the wellness policy in the agency and promoting wellness programs.
(e) It is the goal of the District for each agency to achieve the American Heart Association’s gold-level designation as a “Fit-Friendly” workplace or other evidence-based workplace initiatives of national or local health organizations.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 1092, 61 DCR 9990.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 1092 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 section, see § 1092 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 section, see § 1092 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 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VIII - Workplace Wellness › § 1–541.02. Healthy food and beverage standards for District government property

§ 1–541.02. Healthy food and beverage standards for District government property.
(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules establishing healthy food and beverage nutrition and procurement standards that are guided by the General Services Administration document “Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations” for all District agencies no later than one year following February 26, 2015.
(b) The standards shall consider both positive and negative contributions of nutrients, ingredients, and foods to diets, including calories, portion size, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, sugar, and the presence of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nutrients of concern in Americans’ diets.
(c) The standards shall apply to foods and beverages purchased or served by District agencies, including at meetings, events, in vending machines, and through onsite vendors, with the exception of food served by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Behavioral Health to persons who reside at their institutions or are in their direct custody. No less than 50% of all foods and beverages shall be healthy, as guided by the General Services Administration document “Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations”.
(d) The standards shall not apply to food to be served to children in schools, but may apply to food served to adults in schools if that food is separate and different from the food served to children.
(e) Exemptions may be allowed for those circumstances in which the individuals consuming the food have specific dietary needs.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 1093, 61 DCR 9990.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 1093 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 section, see § 1093 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 section, see § 1093 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 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VIII-A - Student loan repayment assistance for Council employees › § 1–545.01. Student loan repayment assistance for Council employees

§ 1–545.01. Student loan repayment assistance for Council employees.
(a) There is established within the Council of the District of Columbia a Council Employee Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program to provide eligible post-secondary loan repayment assistance to Council employees who have been employed at the Council for one or more years as of the start of the fiscal year in which funds are appropriated for such purpose.
(b) The Council shall develop guidelines for the Council Employee Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program to include eligible loans, employee obligations, and calculation of benefits.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 1032, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 1032 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 1032 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VIII-B - Data Collection and Reporting of Sexual Harassment Complaints of District Government Employees › § 1–546.01. Definitions

§ 1–546.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) "Sexual harassment" shall have the same meaning as applied pursuant to § 2-1402.11.
(2) "Sexual Harassment Officer" means, for each agency of the District government, the agency's equal employment opportunity officer, human resources manager, or individual competent in equal employment opportunity laws who has been designated by the agency to accept sexual harassment complaints and to review and investigate claims and who has been registered with the Office of Human Rights for that purpose.
(Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-171, § 2, 69 DCR 009215.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VIII-B - Data Collection and Reporting of Sexual Harassment Complaints of District Government Employees › § 1–546.02. Tracking sexual harassment complaints

§ 1–546.02. Tracking sexual harassment complaints.
(a) For each fiscal year, each agency shall track how many sexual harassment complaints by the agency's employees:
(1) Have been reported;
(2) Have been resolved by mediation;
(3) Have been investigated;
(4) Have been substantiated through investigation;
(5) Have been deemed unsubstantiated through investigation;
(6) Have resulted in administrative or disciplinary action against one or more individuals determined to have sexually harassed the complainant;
(7) Have resulted in legal action;
(8) Have resulted in a financial settlement; and
(9) Are pending.
(b) Each agency shall also track the amounts of all financial settlements resulting from sexual harassment complaints involving the agency during each fiscal year.
(c) Each agency shall facilitate compliance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section by ensuring that either its Sexual Harassment Officer or an alternative agency designee, as identified in writing to the Office of Human Rights, are notified within 30 days any time an employee of the agency complains of sexual harassment, and by ensuring that the Sexual Harassment Officer or an alternative agency designee has continuous access to all information necessary to comply with subsections (a) and (b); provided, that if an employee's complaint is against an agency's Sexual Harassment Officer or alternative agency designee, the agency shall ensure that all information that would be tracked by the Sexual Harassment Officer or alternative agency designee under subsections (a) and (b) regarding the complaint is reported directly to the Office of Human Rights within 30 days of each occurrence.
(Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-171, § 3, 69 DCR 009215.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter VIII-B - Data Collection and Reporting of Sexual Harassment Complaints of District Government Employees › § 1–546.03. Reporting

§ 1–546.03. Reporting.
(a) By November 12, 2023, and annually thereafter, each agency shall transmit all data collected pursuant to § 1-546.02 regarding the preceding fiscal year to the Office of Human Rights.
(b) By December 3, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Office of Human Rights shall submit a report to the Council and the Office of the Attorney General including the data described in § 1-546.02 for each agency. For agencies with fewer than 50 employees, the Office of Human Rights may elect to report some of the information listed in § 1-546.02(a) in aggregate format across clusters of up to 5 agencies if the Director of the Office of Human Rights, in consultation with the Director of the Department of Human Resources, determines doing so is necessary to safeguard the confidentiality of individual employees.
(Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-171, § 4, 69 DCR 009215.)
Editor's Notes
For a temporary (225 days) requirement that the Inspector General hire and direct independent counsel to review investigations of complaints of sexual harassment and violations of Mayor's Order 2017-313, see D.C. Law 25-79.
For a temporary (90 days) amendment to the requirement that the Inspector General hire and direct independent counsel to review investigations of complaints of sexual harassment and violations of Mayor's Order 2017-313, see sections 2 and 3 of D.C. Act 25-293.
For a temporary (90 days) requirement that the Inspector General hire and direct independent counsel to review investigations of complaints of sexual harassment and violations of Mayor's Order 2017-313, see D.C. Act 25-292.
For a temporary (90 days) requirement that the Inspector General hire and direct independent counsel to review investigations of complaints of sexual harassment and violations of Mayor's Order 2017-313, see D.C. Act 25-202.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter IX - Bonus Pay and Special Awards Pay › § 1–551.01. Short title

§ 1–551.01. Short title.
This subchapter may be cited as the "Bonus Pay and Special Awards Pay Act of 2016".
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 1001, 63 DCR 10775.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter IX - Bonus Pay and Special Awards Pay › § 1–551.02. Bonus pay and special awards pay; generally

§ 1–551.02. Bonus pay and special awards pay; generally.
(a) Unless authorized pursuant to this subchapter, no funds shall be used to support the categories of bonus pay or special awards pay. The prohibition on the use of funds under this subchapter shall include funds appropriated to any agency, department, unit, or instrumentality of the District of Columbia government, and, unless specifically authorized in a grant agreement, any funds disbursed by the District through a grant.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an agency, department, unit, or instrumentality of the District of Columbia government may use funds to support the categories of bonus pay or special awards pay if the agency, department, unit, or instrumentality establishes a Performance Based Rewards Program pursuant to § 1-551.03 and meets the other requirements of this subchapter.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, each personnel authority of the Council, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, and the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions may use funds to support bonus pay or special awards pay.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 1002, 63 DCR 10775; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 1072(a), 64 DCR 7652.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 1072(a) 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 § 1072(a) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter IX - Bonus Pay and Special Awards Pay › § 1–551.03. Bonus pay and special awards pay; Performance Based Rewards Program

§ 1–551.03. Bonus pay and special awards pay; Performance Based Rewards Program.
(a) In order to use funds for bonus pay or special awards pay, a District agency, department, unit, or instrumentality shall establish a Performance Based Rewards Program ("Program") that is approved by the personnel authority for the relevant agency, department, unit, or instrumentality.
(b) A Program established pursuant to this subchapter shall include detailed regulations for the payment of bonus pay or special awards pay to employees that, at a minimum:
(1) Limit the authorization period for bonus pay and special awards pay to the fourth quarter of the fiscal year;
(2) Limit the issuance of bonus pay or special awards pay to a one-time basis, without any promise or suggestion of continuing payments;
(3) Limit the issuance of bonus pay or special awards pay to employees on an individual basis, and not to a group or class of employees unless each of the employees in the group or class individually warrants such payment;
(4) Require any issuance of bonus pay or special awards pay to be based on performance, with the employee having exceeded the expectations of the supervisor or employer;
(5) Require that an employee have had a performance evaluation, in writing, no earlier than 90 days before the issuance of a bonus pay or special awards pay;
(6) Require written justification for the bonus pay or special awards pay by the employee's immediate supervisor or the head of the agency, department, unit, or instrumentality;
(7) Cap the amount of bonus pay or special awards pay that can be received at 10% of the employee's base rate of pay or, for an employee paid at an hourly rate, an amount not to exceed 10% of the employee's wages for the 12 months preceding the award; and
(8) Limit the availability of any bonus pay or special awards pay to one payment per calendar year and prohibit an employee from receiving bonus pay and special awards pay within the same calendar year.
(c) Any Program for an Executive branch agency, department, unit, or instrumentality, including an independent agency, shall be approved by the District of Columbia Human Resources Department before its implementation.
(d) This section shall not apply to the Council, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, and the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 1003, 63 DCR 10775; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 1072(b), 64 DCR 7652.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 1072(b) 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 § 1072(b) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter IX - Bonus Pay and Special Awards Pay › § 1–551.04. Bonus pay and special awards pay; reporting requirements

§ 1–551.04. Bonus pay and special awards pay; reporting requirements.
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.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 1004, 63 DCR 10775.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter IX - Bonus Pay and Special Awards Pay › § 1–551.05. Bonus pay and special awards pay; subordinate agency heads ineligible

§ 1–551.05. Bonus pay and special awards pay; subordinate agency heads ineligible.
Any authorization under this subchapter for the use of funds to support the categories of bonus pay or special awards pay shall not extend to a payment to a subordinate agency head in the Executive Service established by subchapter X-A of Chapter 6 of this title.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 1005, 63 DCR 10775.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter IX - Bonus Pay and Special Awards Pay › § 1–551.06. Bonus pay and special awards pay; exceptions to prohibition

§ 1–551.06. Bonus pay and special awards pay; exceptions to prohibition.
(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.
(Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 1006, 63 DCR 10775.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter X - Freeze on Pay Increases and Benefits from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. [Repealed] › § 1–555.01. Definitions. [Repealed]

§ 1–555.01. Definitions. [Repealed]
*NOTE: This section was repealed by temporary legislation that will expire on June 16, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*
Repealed.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 1022, 67 DCR 10493; Nov. 3, 2021, D.C. Law 24-44, § 8(a), 68 DCR 009690.)
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) repeal of this section, see § 8(a) of Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget and COVID Relief Adjustment Temporary Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-44, Nov. 3, 2021, 68 DCR 009690).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter X - Freeze on Pay Increases and Benefits from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. [Repealed] › § 1–555.02. Freeze on cost-of-living adjustments. [Repealed]

§ 1–555.02. Freeze on cost-of-living adjustments. [Repealed]
*NOTE: This section was repealed by temporary legislation that will expire on June 16, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*
Repealed.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 1023, 67 DCR 10493; Nov. 3, 2021, D.C. Law 24-44, § 8(a), 68 DCR 009690.)
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) repeal of this section, see § 8(a) of Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget and COVID Relief Adjustment Temporary Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-44, Nov. 3, 2021, 68 DCR 009690).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter X - Freeze on Pay Increases and Benefits from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. [Repealed] › § 1–555.03. Maintenance of Fiscal Year 2020 salary schedules and benefits. [Repealed]

§ 1–555.03. Maintenance of Fiscal Year 2020 salary schedules and benefits. [Repealed]
*NOTE: This section was repealed by temporary legislation that will expire on June 16, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*
Repealed.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 1024, 67 DCR 10493; Nov. 3, 2021, D.C. Law 24-44, § 8(a), 68 DCR 009690.)
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) repeal of this section, see § 8(a) of Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget and COVID Relief Adjustment Temporary Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-44, Nov. 3, 2021, 68 DCR 009690).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter X - Freeze on Pay Increases and Benefits from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. [Repealed] › § 1–555.04. Rules. [Repealed]

§ 1–555.04. Rules. [Repealed]
*NOTE: This section was repealed by temporary legislation that will expire on June 16, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*
Repealed.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 1025, 67 DCR 10493; Nov. 3, 2021, D.C. Law 24-44, § 8(a), 68 DCR 009690.)
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) repeal of this section, see § 8(a) of Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget and COVID Relief Adjustment Temporary Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-44, Nov. 3, 2021, 68 DCR 009690).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter X - Freeze on Pay Increases and Benefits from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. [Repealed] › § 1–555.05. Revised revenue contingency. [Repealed]

§ 1–555.05. Revised revenue contingency. [Repealed]
*NOTE: This section was repealed by temporary legislation that will expire on June 16, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*
Repealed.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 1026, 67 DCR 10493; Nov. 3, 2021, D.C. Law 24-44, § 8(a), 68 DCR 009690.)
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) repeal of this section, see § 8(a) of Fiscal Year 2021 Revised Local Budget and COVID Relief Adjustment Temporary Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-44, Nov. 3, 2021, 68 DCR 009690).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 5 - Officers and Employees Generally › Subchapter XI - District of Columbia Auditor Compensation › § 1–556.01. Auditor compensation

§ 1–556.01. Auditor compensation.
Pursuant to § 1-204.55(a), the District of Columbia Auditor shall be paid at a rate equal to the compensation of the Chairman of the Council established pursuant to § 1-204.03(d).
(Sept. 6, 2023, D.C. Law 25-50, § 1042, 70 DCR 10366.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 1 - Government Organization › Chapter 6 - Merit Personnel System › Subchapter II - Coverage; Status of Present Employees; Retention of Existing Personnel Rights and Benefits › § 1–602.04. Status of employees employed by the District of Columbia government on the date that this chapter becomes effective as provided in § 1-636.02; retention of existing rights

§ 1–602.04. Status of employees employed by the District of Columbia government on the date that this chapter becomes effective as provided in § 1-636.02; retention of existing rights.
(a) Persons employed by the District of Columbia government serving on the date that this chapter becomes effective, as provided in § 1-636.02, shall be guaranteed rights and benefits at least equal to those currently applicable to such persons under provisions of personnel law and rules and regulations in force on the date immediately prior to the date that this chapter becomes effective as provided in § 1-636.02.
(b) All provisions of existing contracts between the District government and labor organizations shall be honored until their expiration.
(c) On January 1, 1980, all persons employed by the District of Columbia government, including those persons employed by the District of Columbia government on the date that this chapter becomes effective as provided in § 1-636.02, shall automatically transfer into the appropriate personnel system as established pursuant to subchapters VIII and VIII-A of this chapter or § 1-609.04 or § 1-609.09. The classification of and compensation for the position assumed upon transfer, and the rights and benefits inhering in such position, shall be at least equal to the classification, compensation, rights and benefits associated with the position from which said employee is transferred. The rights and benefits protected under this subsection shall be only those applicable to said employees under the provisions of personnel laws and rules and regulations in force on December 31, 1979: Provided, however, that no employee covered under the provision of this subsection shall be reduced in pay except as provided in subchapter XXIV of this chapter.
(d) After January 1, 1980, persons employed by the District of Columbia government on the date that this chapter becomes effective as provided in § 1-636.02 and who transfer into the appropriate personnel system, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of subsection (e) of § 1-608.01 and subsection (d) of § 1-608.01a.
(e) Employees hired on or after the date that this chapter becomes effective as provided in § 1-636.02 shall be governed by all the provisions of this chapter without exception.
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 204, 25 DCR 5740; Aug. 7, 1980, D.C. Law 3-81, § 21(b), 27 DCR 2632.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-602.4.
1973 Ed., § 1-332.4.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-602.05, § 1-602.06, § 1-603.01, § 1-608.01, § 1-617.16, and § 1-623.02.
References in Text
Section 1-609.09, referenced in (c), was repealed by D.C. Law 12-260, § 2(f), 46 DCR 1318, effective April 20, 1999.