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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 15 - Workers’ Compensation › § 32–1545. Effective date

§ 32–1545. Effective date.
This chapter shall take effect on 60 days after the expiration of the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act Emergency Amendment Act of 1982, after a 30-day period of Congressional review following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council of the District of Columbia to override the veto) as provided in § 1-206.02(c)(1).
(July 1, 1980, D.C. Law 3-77, § 47, 27 DCR 2503; Apr. 22, 1982, D.C. Law 4-102, § 2, 29 DCR 1179.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 36-345.
References in Text
The “District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Act Emergency Amendment Act of 1982,” referred to near the beginning of this section, is D.C. Act 4-160. Act 4-160 expired on May 26, 1982. Consequently, this chapter took effect on July 24, 1982.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1601. Council findings

§ 32–1601. Council findings.
The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) Many District workers need an integrated workforce investment system to help them assume responsibility for building a better future for themselves and their families.
(2) A workforce investment system should be consumer-driven, accountable and responsive to the needs of employers and job seekers.
(3) The goals of an integrated workforce development systems are to:
(A) Coordinate activities at the state and local levels to increase the occupational skills, employment, job retention and earnings of the workforce;
(B) Reduce welfare dependency by helping workers obtain employment that will assure self-sufficiency;
(C) Enhance the productivity and competitiveness of District business and industry;
(D) Encourage ongoing progress toward work preparation from kindergarten through adulthood;
(E) Encourage the attraction and retention of high skill and high wage employers; and
(F) Encourage cooperation among regional workforce development efforts to promote the participation of District residents in the regional economy.
(4) To implement the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2822 [repealed]), the District of Columbia must apply the necessary resources to carry out its assigned responsibilities and must delegate accountability and authority, as allowed under the federal law, to the governing entity of the workforce investment system.
(5) These objectives are to be accomplished under the direction of the District’s Workforce Investment Council. This Council will enlist the views of a diverse group of business, labor, community, education and government leaders to develop a strategic plan for workforce development in the District of Columbia.
(6) The strategic plan should provide for the development of a comprehensive, consumer-driven employment and career development system that meets the needs of all members of the workforce, including those entering the workforce for the first time, those in transition to employment and those currently employed who seek to enhance their skills for continued career advancement.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 2, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 2(a), 53 DCR 6794.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-191 substituted “Council of the District of Columbia” for “Council” in the introductory language.
Mayor's Orders
Establishment—Workforce Investment Council, see Mayor’s Order 2011-114, July 1, 2011 ( 58 DCR 5868).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1602. Definitions

§ 32–1602. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) Repealed.
(1A) “Eligible training provider” means an organization that is approved to receive funds for individual training accounts for employment and training services, in accordance with criteria and procedures established by the Workforce Investment Council.
(1B) “Individual training account” or “ITA” means the primary way individuals receive funds for training pursuant to the Federal Act.
(2) “Federal Act” or “WIA” means the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2822 [repealed]), or the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (Pub. L. No. 113-128; 128 Stat. 1425), in accordance with § 32-1612.01.
(3) “Self-sufficiency” means the self-sufficiency level as established annually by the Workforce Investment Council.
(4) Repealed.
(5) “WIC” means the Workforce Investment Council established by § 32-1603.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 3, 47 DCR 4644; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(a), 62 DCR 1518.)
Effect of Amendments
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-263 repealed (1) and (4); added (1A) and (1B); rewrote (2) and (3); and added (5).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1602.01. Participant eligibility criteria

§ 32–1602.01. Participant eligibility criteria.
Any individual who receives an Individual Training Account as provided in Chapter 5, section 134 [29 U.S.C. § 2864, repealed] of the Federal Act shall be a bona fide resident of the District.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 3a; as added Nov. 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 1702, 50 DCR 5668.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 1702 of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-105, June 20, 2003, 50 DCR 5613).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 1702 of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-149, September 22, 2003, 50 DCR 8360).
Short Title
Short title of title XVII of Law 15-39: Section 1701 of D.C. Law 15-39 provided that title XVII of the act may be cited as the Residency Requirement for Individual Training Accounts Funded by the Workforce Investment Act Amendment Act of 2003.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1603.01. WIA administrative entity

§ 32–1603.01. WIA administrative entity.
The Mayor shall designate an agency to serve as the WIA administrative entity, which shall:
(1) In cooperation with the WIC:
(A) Develop the District’s state plan;
(B) Negotiate the District’s state performance measures as required under section 136(b) of the Federal Act;
(C) Develop the District’s annual report as required under section 136(d) of the Federal Act;
(D) Develop and submit all reports required under the Federal Act; and
(E) Advise the Mayor and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia on the annual budget and spending plan for youth activities as described in section 129 of the Federal Act and employment and training activities as described in section 134 of the Federal Act;
(2) Serve as the fiscal agent for all funds described in section 127 and section 132 of the Federal Act;
(3) Develop and administer a District-wide employment statistics system consistent with section 309 of the Federal Act;
(4) Subject to certification by WIC:
(A) Serve as the operator of American Job Centers;
(B) Provide core services as described in section 134(d)(2) of the Federal Act through the American Job Centers; and
(C) Provide intensive services as described in section 134(d)(3) of the Federal Act through the American Job Centers;
(5) Administer all grants and contracts for training services as described in section 134(d)(4) of the Federal Act, subject to policies established by WIC; and
(6) Administer all grants and contracts with youth providers identified by WIC through the process described in §  32-1610.01.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 4a; as added May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(c), 62 DCR 1518.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1604. Council approval of state workforce plans

§ 32–1604. Council approval of state workforce plans.
Upon the Mayor’s approval of the state plan described in § 32-1603(f)(2)(A), or any modification of such plan, the Mayor shall transmit the state plan to the Council for a 10-day period of review. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the state plan or modification, by resolution, within the 10-day review period, the state workforce plan shall be deemed approved.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 5, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 129(b), 56 DCR 1117; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(d), 62 DCR 1518.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 substituted “Council of the District of Columbia” for “Council”; and validated a previously made technical correction by substituting “Council” for “Board”.
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-263 rewrote the section.
Editor's Notes
Establishment and Appointments—D.C. State Rehabilitation Council, see Mayor’s Order 2001-173, November 30, 2001 ( 48 DCR 11586).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1605. Labor market analysis. [Repealed]

§ 32–1605. Labor market analysis. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 6, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 129(c), 56 DCR 1117; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(e), 62 DCR 1518.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction by substituting “Council” for “Board”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1605.01. Career Pathways Innovation

§ 32–1605.01. Career Pathways Innovation.
(a) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2017, and pursuant to § 32-1603(c), the Council shall issue Career Pathways Innovation grants to design, pilot, and scale best practices in the implementation of adult career pathways and improve district performance as mandated by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1425; 29 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq.), using a career pathways approach, consistent with the city-wide strategic plan developed by the Adult Career Pathways Task Force pursuant to § 32-1661.
(b) In Fiscal Year 2016, the Council shall solicit technical assistance to prepare for the issuance of the grants authorized by subsection (a) of this section.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 6a; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 2122, 62 DCR 10905.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 2122 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1606. Performance based accountability. [Repealed]

§ 32–1606. Performance based accountability. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 7, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 129(d), 56 DCR 1117; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(f), 62 DCR 1518.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 32-1603.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction by substituting “Council” for “Board”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1608. Anti-displacement

§ 32–1608. Anti-displacement.
Participants in training activities funded pursuant to § 32-1607 shall not be assigned or placed to work for any employer or worksite where:
(1) Any other individual is laid off from the same or substantially equivalent job;
(2) An employer has terminated a regular employee and filled the vacancy with a participant;
(3) An employer has caused an involuntary reduction in the workforce and filled the vacancy with a participant;
(4) An employer has caused an involuntary reduction below full-time hours of any employee in the same or substantially equivalent job;
(5) An employer has caused an involuntary reduction in wages or employment benefits;
(6) Placement of a recipient will violate an existing collective bargaining agreement, unless the labor organization and the employer provide a written concurrence;
(7) The job is created in a promotional line that will infringe in any way upon the promotional opportunities of currently employed individuals;
(8) The placement is the equivalent of filling an established unfilled position vacancy, or is the equivalent of performing a job that is substantially similar to the vacant position, unless the participant is given a bona fide opportunity to apply for the position as an unsubsidized employee after 18 weeks of satisfactory service in the position; or
(9) There is a hiring freeze for positions that are the same or substantially similar to the position performed by the participants.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 9, 47 DCR 4644; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(h), 62 DCR 1518.)
Effect of Amendments
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-263 rewrote the introductory language.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1609. Grievance procedure

§ 32–1609. Grievance procedure.
The Mayor shall direct the Workforce Investment Council to establish and maintain a procedure to receive grievances or complaints alleging violations of the Federal Act from participants and other interested or affected parties. The procedure shall be in accordance with section 181(c) [29 U.S.C. § 2931 ] of the Federal Act.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 10, 47 DCR 4644; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(i), 62 DCR 1518.)
Effect of Amendments
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-263 substituted “Workforce Investment Council” for “Office of Human Rights.”
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1610. Use of funds for employment and training activities

§ 32–1610. Use of funds for employment and training activities.
(a) The District’s state workforce investment board shall develop policies and procedures pertaining to the use of funds pursuant to section 134 [29 U.S.C. § 2864] of the Federal Act.
(b) Repealed.
(b-1) The WIC shall establish policies and procedures for the development of a one- stop delivery system consistent with the requirements of sections 121 and 134(c) of the Federal Act, including policies and procedures for the certification of American Job Centers and the selection of one-stop operators consistent with the requirements of section 121(d) of the Federal Act.
(b-2) The WIC shall develop policies and procedures to ensure that American Job Centers provide:
(1) Core services, as described in section 134(d)(2) of the Federal Act;
(2) Access to intensive career services, as described in section 134(d)(3) of the Federal Act; and
(3) Training services, as described in 134(d)(4) of the Federal Act and consistent with the requirements in § 32-1607.
(c) Intensive services offered by the one-stop delivery system may include addiction recovery. Consistent with this subchapter, intensive services may also include short-term prevocational services that raise job seekers’ basic reading, writing and computational skills to enable them to compete for jobs.
(d) Repealed.
(d-1) The policies and procedures required by subsection (b-2) of this section shall ensure that eligible individuals seeking services through American Job Centers receive an initial assessment of aptitudes and abilities that is non-gender biased and that assesses a woman’s interest in high-wage employment, including for positions that are nontraditional employment for women.
(e) Consistent with this subchapter, job seekers who are employed, but do not earn a self-sufficient wage, shall be eligible for intensive services.
(f) Any funds expended pursuant to this section shall be appropriated by the Council of the District of Columbia.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 11, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 129(f), 56 DCR 1117; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(j), 62 DCR 1518.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-328.05.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353, in subsecs. (a) and (f), validated previously made technical corrections.
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-263 rewrote (a); repealed (b) and (d); and added (b-1), (b-2), and (d-1).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1610.01. Youth activities

§ 32–1610.01. Youth activities.
(a) The WIC shall develop policies and procedures for the selection of providers of youth employment and training services consistent with the requirements of section 123 of the Federal Act.
(b) The policies and procedures required by subsection (a) of this section shall ensure that the providers of youth employment and training activities are selected on a competitive basis.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 11a; as added May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(k), 62 DCR 1518.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1611. One-stop partners. [Repealed]

§ 32–1611. One-stop partners. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 12, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 129(g), 56 DCR 1117; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(l), 62 DCR 1518.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction by substituting “Council” for “Board”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1611.01. Mandatory partner programs

§ 32–1611.01. Mandatory partner programs.
(a) With the approval of the Mayor, WIC shall develop and enter into a memorandum of agreement with mandatory partner programs consistent with the requirements of section 121(c) of the Federal Act.
(b) To the extent that they are available in the District, the mandatory partner programs required by subsection (a) of this section shall include the:
(1) Workforce Investment Act Adult program;
(2) Workforce Investment Act Youth program;
(3) Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker program;
(4) Wagner-Peyser Act programs and activities;
(5) Local Veterans Outreach program;
(6) Disabled Veterans Outreach program;
(7) Trade Adjustment Assistance;
(8) Senior Community Service Employment Program, as authorized under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, approved October 17, 2006 (120 Stat. 2522; 42 U.S.C. § 3056);
(9) Unemployment insurance programs authorized under District of Columbia unemployment compensation laws;
(10) Vocational rehabilitation programs, as authorized under Parts A and B of the Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 1093; 29 U.S.C. § 720);
(11) Any postsecondary career and technical education activities authorized under the Vocational Education Act of 1963, approved August 12, 2006 (120 Stat. 684; 20 U.S.C. § 2301);
(12) Adult education and literacy activities authorized under Title II of WIA;
(13) Employment and training activities carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act, approved October 27, 1998 (112 Stat. 2728; 42 U.S.C.§ 9901);
(14) Job-readiness training and employment-placement assistance under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, approved August 1, 1968 (82 Stat. 476; 12 U.S.C. § 1701u); or
(15) Job Corps activities.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 12a; as added May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(m), 62 DCR 1518.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1612. Regional cooperation

§ 32–1612. Regional cooperation.
This subchapter encourages the Council to work with its Maryland and Virginia counterparts to develop a regional information sharing system that allows one-stops and welfare agencies in the District and surrounding jurisdictions to access information regarding regional employment opportunities, job training providers, and support services.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 13, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 129(h), 56 DCR 1117.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction by substituting “Council” for “Board”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1612.01. Reference

§ 32–1612.01. Reference.
(a) Except as otherwise specified, a reference in this subchapter to a section or provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2822), shall be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (Pub. L. No 113-128; 128 Stat. 1425).
(b) This section shall apply as of July 22, 1014 [2014].
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 13a; as added May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 2(n), 62 DCR 1518.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I - General › § 32–1613. Disclosure of information by the Council

§ 32–1613. Disclosure of information by the Council.
The Council shall not withhold information from the public regarding its operations, procedures, and decisions that would otherwise be subject to disclosure under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2.
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 14, 47 DCR 4644; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 129(i), 56 DCR 1117.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction by substituting “Council” for “Board”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter I-A - Workforce Development System Expenditure Guide › § 32–1623. Requirement to share information

§ 32–1623. Requirement to share information.
District agencies that manage, administer, oversee, or fund workforce development or adult education programs covered pursuant to § 32-1622(c) shall transmit to the WIC the information necessary to create the guide no later than 60 days after receiving a request from the WIC for such information; provided, that:
(1) An agency shall not be required to disclose information specifically protected from disclosure to another agency pursuant to District or federal law;
(2) An agency shall not be required to transmit individual-level or personally identifiable information without a legally executed memorandum of understanding or similar legal instrument;
(3) All agencies shall comply with all relevant privacy laws and no personally identifiable information shall be publicly released or made publicly available; and
(4) The Public Charter School Board shall not be required to transmit the information required by this subchapter, although the WIC may request such information from the Public Charter School Board.
(May 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-95, § 103, 65 DCR 2861.)
Applicability
Section 7030 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed section 301 of D.C. Law 22-95 amending the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-95 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-95: § 301 of D.C. Law 22-95 provided that the creation of this section by § 103 of D.C. Law 22-95 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 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter II - Workforce Investment Implementation Individual Training Accounts Limitation › § 32–1631. Limits on funding Individual Training Accounts

§ 32–1631. Limits on funding Individual Training Accounts.
(a) Beginning January 1, 2015, or upon the effective date of [D.C. Law 20-263, effective May 2, 2015], whichever occurs first, no eligible training provider shall be eligible to receive funding for more than 5 individual training accounts in a calendar year unless at least 25% of the students participating in the entity’s training programs are funded by sources other than the individual training accounts.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2016, no eligible training provider shall be eligible to receive funding for more than 5 individual training accounts in a calendar year unless at least 50% of the students participating in the entity’s training programs are funded by sources other than the individual training accounts.
(c) WIC shall establish a procedure by which eligible training providers shall certify as to:
(1) The total number of students enrolled in the eligible training provider’s training programs;
(2) The number of students who are funded by sources other than individual training accounts; and
(3) The percentage calculated using the number in paragraph (1) of this subsection as the denominator and the number in paragraph (2) of this subsection as the numerator.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term:
(1) “Eligible training provider” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-1602(1A).
(2) “Individual training account” shall have the same meaning as provided § 32-1602(1B).
(Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 1142, 51 DCR 8441; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-263, § 3(a), (b)(1), (c), 62 DCR 1518.)
Effect of Amendments
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-263 rewrote (a) to (c); and added (d).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) workforce investment implementation individual training accounts limitation provisions, see § 1142 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) workforce investment implementation individual training accounts limitation provisions, see § 1142 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 M of title I of Law 15-205: Section 1141 of D.C. Law 15-205 provided that subtitle M of title I of the act may be cited as the Workforce Investment Implementation Individual Training Accounts Limitation Amendment Act of 2004.
Editor's Notes
Applicability of D.C. Law 20-263: Section 3(b)(2) of D.C. Law 20-263 provided that § 3(b)(1) of the act, which amended subsection (c) of this section, shall apply as of October 1, 2014.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter III - Educational Stepladder Program › § 32–1651. Establishment of the Educational Stepladder program

§ 32–1651. Establishment of the Educational Stepladder program.
(a) There is established an Educational Stepladder program. The Educational Stepladder program shall provide funding for undertrained and unemployed District residents to enroll in certain certificate courses that are, in consultation with the Department of Employment Services (“DOES”):
(1) Offered by institutions of higher education accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and located in the District of Columbia; and
(2) Approved by the Workforce Investment Council (“Council”), established by § 32-1603.
(b) An institution of higher education described in subsection(a)(1) of this section that seeks to become a participant in the Educational Stepladder program is encouraged to enter into discussions with business and industry leaders to ascertain what workforce skills and knowledge are in demand so that the institution can design its course offerings to meet actual workforce needs in the District. The Council shall approve only courses that are:
(1) Tailored to the needs of the job market in the District;
(2) Designed to provide the student with marketable knowledge or a marketable skill;
(3) A maximum of 12 months in duration; and
(4) Student aid or grant eligible.
(Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 1152, 51 DCR 8441; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 99(a), 53 DCR 6794.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 32-1603, § 51-109.01, and § 51-110.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-191, in subsecs. (a)(2) and (b), substituted “Council” for “Board”.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) educational stepladder, see §§ 2 to 7 of Educational Stepladder Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-220, December 21, 2001, 49 DCR 400).
For temporary (90 day) educational stepladder, see §§ 2 to 7 of Educational Stepladder Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-303, March 25, 2002, 49 DCR 3395).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 1152 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) addition, see § 1152 of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) additions, see §§ 2 to 7 of Educational Stepladder Temporary Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-111, April 13, 2002, law notification 49 DCR 4059).
Short Title
Short title of subtitle N of title I of Law 15-205: Section 1151 of D.C. Law 15-205 provided that subtitle N of title I of the act may be cited as the Educational Stepladder Act of 2004.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter III - Educational Stepladder Program › § 32–1652. Funding of program

§ 32–1652. Funding of program.
(a) The DOES shall make individual training account (“ITA”) funds received by the District pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq.), available to pay for a student’s enrollment in a certificate course; provided, that the course has been approved pursuant to the procedures and criteria established by this subtitle, and by the Council, in consultation with the DOES.
(b) The Council’s proposed procedures and criteria shall be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia for a 30-day period of review, excluding days of Council of District of Columbia recess. If the Council of the District of Columbia does not approve or disapprove the procedures and criteria by resolution within this 30-day period, the procedures and criteria shall be deemed approved.
(c) Prior to expending ITA funds to pay for a student’s enrollment in an approved course, the institution or the student shall apply for any grant funds available to the institution or to the student for this purpose. In the case of a student who meets the eligibility requirements for a grant and who has made timely application for such grant but the funds have not been received by the institution, the institution shall credit the student’s account in the amount of the grant. Upon receipt of the grant, the institution shall apply the funds received to the student’s account. In the case where a grant is available, ITA funds shall be used to the extent that the cost of the course exceeds the amount of grant funds received.
(Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 1153, 51 DCR 8441; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 99(b), 53 DCR 6794.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-191, in subsecs. (a) and (b), substituted “Council” for “Board”; and, in subsec. (b), substituted “Council of the District of Columbia” for “Council”.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 1153 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) addition, see § 1153 of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter III - Educational Stepladder Program › § 32–1653. Funding of students

§ 32–1653. Funding of students.
Pursuant to § 51-109.01, a student enrolled in an Educational Stepladder program approved course and who maintains a satisfactory level of attendance and achievement in the program and who is:
(1) Receiving unemployment insurance compensation shall be eligible for an extension of benefits for the duration of the program, up to a maximum amount of 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount, or 100% of the wages for employment paid the individual by employers during his or her base period, whichever is the lesser; this total amount includes regular benefits and any federal extension that may be in effect; or
(2) Not receiving unemployment insurance compensation may be eligible for a weekly monetary benefit equal to the unemployment insurance compensation weekly benefit amount a person earning minimum wage would receive, to the extent that funds are available, for the duration of the program, up to a maximum of 52 times the calculated weekly benefit.
(Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 1154, 51 DCR 8441.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 1153 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) addition, see § 1153 of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter IV - Adult Training Funding. [Repealed] › § 32–1671. Use of local funds designated for adult training. [Repealed]

§ 32–1671. Use of local funds designated for adult training. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 2261, 57 DCR 181; Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 9015, 61 DCR 9990.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2261 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 days) repeal of this section, see §§ 9015 and 9029 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) repeal of this section, see § 9015 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) repeal of this section, see § 9015 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).
Short Title
Short title: Section 2260 of D.C. Law 18-111 provided that subtitle BB of title II of the act may be cited as the “Adult Training Funding Act of 2009”.
Editor's Notes
Section 9029 of D.C. Law 20-155 provided that the repeal by § 9015 of the act shall apply as of September 30, 2014.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter V - Healthcare Workforce Partnership › § 32–1681. Definitions

§ 32–1681. Definitions.
(1) "HWI grant" means the grant awarded to the Intermediary pursuant to § 32-1682.
(2) "Intermediary" means the entity selected to be the Healthcare Workforce Intermediary pursuant to § 32-1682.
(3) "Partnership" means the Healthcare Workforce Partnership established pursuant to § 32-1684.
(4) "Training" means occupational skills training for occupations in the healthcare sector.
(5) "WIC" means the Workforce Investment Council.
(6) "WIOA" means the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1425; 29 U.S.C. § 3101
et seq.
).
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 2072, 67 DCR 10493.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter V - Healthcare Workforce Partnership › § 32–1682. Establishment of a Healthcare Workforce Intermediary

§ 32–1682. Establishment of a Healthcare Workforce Intermediary.
(a)(1) By December 1, 2020, the WIC shall select, through award of a grant, the Healthcare Workforce Intermediary to establish, convene, and assist the Healthcare Workforce Partnership.
(2) Consistent with part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1, the WIC shall issue multi-year grants for a period of 4 years, subject to the availability of funds.
(b) The entity selected to be the Intermediary shall:
(1) Be a nonprofit organization, industry association, or community-based organization;
(2) Have a proven track record of success convening healthcare sector employers or have a significant role in the healthcare sector;
(3) Have existing relationships with training providers; and
(4) Have a proven track record of successful fundraising.
(c) Over the course of the HWI grant, the WIC shall:
(1) Provide technical assistance to the Partnership through the Intermediary, which may include:
(A) Assisting the Partnership in obtaining data and information from District agencies;
(B) Providing the Partnership with customized labor market and economic analysis;
(C) Providing the Partnership with education and guidance on WIOA; and
(D) Providing the Partnership with information on the number of District residents that training providers have the capacity to train in healthcare occupations;
(2) Submit to the Partnership for feedback the proposed statement of work for any grant solicitation for the provision of training at least 30 days before issuing the request for proposals;
(2A) [Expires September 30, 2024] Submit to the Partnership for feedback the proposed statement of work for the direct care worker training grant outlined in § 32-1693.06; and
(3) Use the Partnership's Healthcare Occupations Reports to align District government funded workforce development training with current and future healthcare sector hiring needs in the District.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 2073, 67 DCR 10493; Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 4120(a), 68 DCR 010163.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4120(a) of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
Editor's Notes
Section 4122 of D.C. Law 24-45 provided that the amendments to this section made by § 4120(a) of D.C. Law 24-45 shall expire on September 30, 2024.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter V - Healthcare Workforce Partnership › § 32–1683. Intermediary duties

§ 32–1683. Intermediary duties.
The Intermediary shall:
(1) By July 1, 2021:
(A) Appoint members to the Partnership consistent with the criteria specified in § 32-1684(b)(3);
(B) Convene at least 4 Partnership meetings;
(C) Compose and transmit to the WIC the Partnership's first Healthcare Occupations Report, as described in § 32-1684(e);
(2) For the duration of the grant:
(A) Provide administrative support to the Partnership;
(B) Convene Partnership meetings at least quarterly;
(C) Compile and transmit to the WIC feedback from the Partnership on any statement of work for a proposed grant solicitation for the provision of training no more than 15 days after receiving the statement of work pursuant to § 32-1682(d)(2) [§ 32-1682(c)(2)];
(D) Work with the Partnership to coordinate and ensure provision of career coaching, screening and referral services, practice interviews, and job fairs for healthcare sector employment for qualified District training graduates;
(E) Facilitate requests for professional development and learning opportunities for training providers and training participants at healthcare facilities;
(F) Annually, compose and transmit the Partnership's Healthcare Occupations Report, as described in § 32-1684(e); and
(G) Perform additional duties on behalf of the Partnership consistent with the purposes of this subtitle and as funds permit; and
(3) During the fourth year of the HWI grant, raise private funds equal to the value of the HWI grant for that year, which the Intermediary shall reserve for use until after the expiration of the HWI grant in order to sustain the Partnership without dedicated District government funding.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 2074, 67 DCR 10493.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter V - Healthcare Workforce Partnership › § 32–1685. Establishment of a healthcare training program

§ 32–1685. Establishment of a healthcare training program.
(a) By September 1, 2021, the WIC shall establish a healthcare training program ("program") to fund or arrange for training of District residents in a minimum of 2 healthcare occupations identified in the Partnership's first Healthcare Occupations Report, issued pursuant to § 32-1684(e), which may include one occupation for upskilling of incumbent workers.
(b) To provide training, the WIC may:
(1) Issue healthcare training grants ("grants") to train providers, pursuant to § 32-1603(c); or
(2) Partner with the University of the District of Columbia Community College or Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
(c)(1) If the program includes a grant, subject to availability of funds, each grant shall be for not less than $100,000 per year for 3 years to provide training for District residents.
(2) To be eligible for a grant, a grantee shall:
(A) Be licensed by the Higher Education Licensure Commission as a post-secondary institution, degree or non-degree seeking;
(B) Agree to utilize the training curricula recommended by the Partnership pursuant to § 32-1684(e)(5); and
(C) Demonstrate consistent successful attainment of the following benchmarks for its training participants:
(i) Completion of training;
(ii) Credential attainment;
(iii) Unsubsidized employment in the occupation of training; and
(iv) Retention of employment for 6 months or longer in the occupation of training.
(3) Preference shall be given to grant applicants utilizing an integrated education and training model, as defined 34 C.F.R. § 463.35.
(d)(1) The WIC shall utilize WIOA common performance measures to track program performance.
(2) The WIC shall report on the performance of the program as required by § 32-1622.
(e) The WIC shall make its best effort to use WIOA Title I funds to issue any grants authorized in this section.
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 2076, 67 DCR 10493.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter V - Healthcare Workforce Partnership › § 32–1686. Monitoring and evaluation

§ 32–1686. Monitoring and evaluation.
By August 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the WIC shall transmit to the Mayor and the Council the Healthcare Occupation Report developed by the Partnership pursuant to § 32-1684(e).
(Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 2077, 67 DCR 10493.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter VI - IT Community Training and Advisory Board. [Expires September 30, 2024] › § 32–1691.01. Definitions

§ 32–1691.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) "Community training provider" means an entity in the District that has received an IT training grant awarded pursuant to § 32-1691.06.
(2) "Dual-enrollment" means enrollment at both a WIC-approved community-based IT training program and UDC-CC or WDLL.
(3) "IT" means information technology.
(4) "IT Board" means the Information Technology Occupational Advisory Board.
(5) "IT training" means occupational skills training that leads to an industry-recognized credential for IT jobs in any sector.
(6) "Program" means the Information Technology Investment Program established pursuant to § 32-1691.02.
(7) "Program participant" means a District resident who is enrolled in Program training and receiving Program assistance authorized pursuant to § 32-1691.02.
(8) "Program training" means any of the following, collectively or independently, as determined by context:
(A) Credit-bearing courses at UDC-CC that may be applied toward a UDC-CC degree;
(B) WDLL courses; or
(C) IT training through a community training provider.
(9) "Program training providers" means UDC-CC and WDLL, to the extent those entities are engaged in providing Program training, and community training providers.
(10) "Public health emergency" means the Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency declared pursuant to Mayor's Order 2020-046, on March 11, 2020, and all subsequent extensions.
(11) "Satisfactory academic progress" means maintaining an academic standing consistent with the requirements for Program completion, as determined by the Program training provider.
(12) "UDC" means the University of the District of Columbia.
(13) "UDC-CC" means the UDC Community College.
(14) "UDC-CC degree" means the Associate of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any of the technology academies offered through the UDC-CC.
(15) "WDLL" means the UDC-CC Division of Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning.
(16) "WDLL courses" means Information Technology and Office Administration Career Pathway courses offered through the WDLL.
(17) "WIC" means the Workforce Investment Council, established pursuant to § 32-1603.
(18) "WIOA" means the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, approved July 22, 2014 (128 Stat. 1425; 29 U.S.C. § 3101
et seq
.).
(Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 4092, 68 DCR 010163.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 4092 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 32 - Labor › Chapter 16 - Workforce Investment Implementation › Subchapter VI - IT Community Training and Advisory Board. [Expires September 30, 2024] › § 32–1691.02. Establishment of the Information Technology Investment Program

§ 32–1691.02. Establishment of the Information Technology Investment Program.
(a) The WIC, in collaboration with UDC, the University of the District of Columbia Foundation, Inc., and community training providers, shall establish the Information Technology Investment Program to provide financial assistance to District residents who seek to obtain IT occupational credentials through Program training and to support District residents in obtaining IT jobs. The WIC shall be responsible for providing funding for the Program consistent with the memoranda of understanding required pursuant to § 32-1691.05 and the IT training grants authorized pursuant to § 32-1691.06.
(b) The Program shall provide industry-informed, up-to-date IT training and certification at no cost to eligible District residents, who, under the Program, may receive the following financial assistance to pursue Program training:
(1) Payment of tuition, to the extent charged;
(2) Payment of academic costs, including the costs of books, supplies, and membership fees; and
(3) A monthly stipend to be used toward living expenses and transportation for participants pursuing WDLL courses or IT training through community training providers.
(c) Program training shall be offered at the UDC-CC campus and any WDLL satellite location and at community training provider sites located in the District, as approved by the WIC.
(d) Program marketing and public education shall be provided by UDC-CC, WDLL, and community training providers to attract District residents to the Program and for the duration of the Program.
(Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 4093, 68 DCR 010163.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 4093 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).