District of Columbia Administrative Code

400 AUTHORITY 400.1 These regulations are issued pursuant to §2(a), and (f) of the Youth Employment Act of 1979 (D.C. Law 3-46) approved November 9, 1979.

401 SCOPE AND PURPOSE 401.1 These regulations implement §2(a) (1), Summer Youth Jobs of the Youth Employment Act of 1979. 401.2 It is the purpose of the Summer Youth Jobs Program to provide summer employment for District of Columbia youth between fourteen (14) and twenty-one (21)…

402 NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUITABLE SERVICES 402.1 No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical handicap, matriculation, political affiliation or be…

403 ELIGIBILITY FOR SUMMER JOBS FUNDS 403.1 The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services shall be eligible to receive funds under the Act in order to provide meaningful employment and training opportunities through a Summer Youth Jobs Program for young persons fourt…

404 PLANNING AND ADVISORY COUNCILS 404.1 YES shall utilize in the planning and implementation phase, a Youth Employment Advisory Council, Board or Commission or an advisory body established by the Department for the purpose of assuring the advisory contributions of representative…

405 BASIC PROGRAM DESIGN PROVISIONS 405.1 The YES Program shall do the following: (a) Provide services to those eligible members among the youth population within the Department's jurisdiction, taking into account any priorities identified by the YES Director. The services shall …

406 YES GENERAL PLAN DESCRIPTION 406.1 The Director shall submit a YES General Plan to the Mayor. The Mayor may conditionally approved the Plan subject to final resolutions of any comments received during the comment and publication period. 406.2 The Mayor shall approve or disapp…

407 YES GENERAL PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS 407.1 The Department shall submit for the Mayor's approval by a date set by the Mayor, a YES General Plan. 407.2 The Mayor shall approve or disapprove the General Plan after determining if it meets the following requirements: (a) It is comple…

408 STAFF AND PERSONNEL STANDARDS 408.1 Methods of personnel administration shall be established and maintained in conformity with applicable District of Columbia laws and agency regulations. 408.2 Recipients which are not units of the government of the District of Columbia are n…

409 WORKSITE STANDARDS AND WORKSITE AGREEMENT 409.1 No participants under eighteen (18) years of age shall be employed in any occupation which the Director or YES Director has found to be hazardous for persons between fourteen (14) and eighteen (18) years of age. 409.2 Participan…

410 ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION 410.1 At the time of enrollment, each youth participant shall meet the following requirements: (a) Be fourteen (14) through twenty-one (21) years of age inclusive; and (b) Be a resident of Washington, D.C.

411 PARTICIPANT INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT 411.1 YES staff at the time of intake shall assess every individual to determine the person's interest and eligibility and decide whether YES can provide those services or activities enabling participants to obtain meaningful summer employmen…

412 PARTICIPANT COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS 412.1 YES and participating employers shall provide participant benefits, wages and allowances in parity with the benefits, wages and allowances permitted under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. 41…

413 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 413.1 The Department shall submit to the Mayor the following reports: (a) The YES status summary including participant characteristics as of July 30, and August 30, 1980 components (e.g., Vocational Exploration Program (VEP) shall be included in this re…

414 MONITORING PROCEDURES AND INDEPENDENT SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION UNIT (YEEU) 414.1 As part of its internal program management procedures, YES shall establish a monitoring unit which shall be independent of, and not accountable to any unit being monitored. This unit sh…

415 INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLAINTS 415.1 Investigations may be initiated upon the request of any person, organization or by the Department on its own initiative. 415.2 Complaints may be brought by any individual or organization including, but not limited to, program participants, …

416 POLITICAL PATRONAGE 416.1 No recipient, contractor, program, component may select, reject or promote a participant based on that individual's political affiliation or beliefs. The selection or advancement of employees as a reward for political services or as a form of politic…

417 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES 417.1 No program or component may involve political activities. 417.2 No participant may engage in partisan political activities during hours for which the participant is paid with funds provided by the Act. 417.3 No participant may be employed or out-sta…

418 PREVENTION OF FRAUD AND PROGRAM ABUSE 418.1 For purposes of this section, "Fraud" includes knowing-or the reckless misrepresentation of facts which induces reliance on such misrepresentation to the detriment of a second party, particularly those misrepresentations affecting t…

419 LOBBYING ACTIVITIES 419.1 No funds provided under the Act may be used to influence a Member of Congress, a State or local legislator or elected official to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation of the legislators. 419.2 Communications and consultation with State an…

420 SECTARIAN ACTIVITIES 420.1 Participants shall not be employed to construct, operate, or maintain any facility used for sectarian instruction or religious worship. 420.2 Neither participant nor funds shall be involved in religious or anti-religious activities.

421 UNIONIZATION AND ANTI-UNIONIZATION ACTIVITIES 421.1 Neither participants nor funds shall be used to either promote or oppose unionization. 421.2 No individual shall be required to join a union as a condition for enrollment in a program, unless the individual is employed under…

422 THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, IMPROPER INDUCEMENT, OBSTRUCTION OF INVESTIGATION AND OTHER CRIMINAL PROVISIONS 422.1 Any individual who works with any agency or employer in any capacity and receives monies, funds, assets or property under the Act shall be subject to the full prosecutio…

423 TERMINATION DATE AND PROCESS FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM 423.1 Participants shall not be enrolled in program activities beyond September 30. However, in no event may a participant work, full time in YES after the beginning of his or her school year. 423.2 Allowable activities afte…

499 DEFINITIONS 499.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed: Academic Credit - for education, training or work experience applicable toward a secondary school diploma, post secondary degree or accredited certificate of completion consiste…

500 GENERAL PROVISIONS 500.1 The District of Columbia Out-of-School Year-Round Employment Program is authorized by §2(a)(3) of the Youth Employment Act of 1979. 500.2 The purpose of the program is to expand employment opportunities for out-of school youth through the direct subsi…

501 ELIGIBILITY 501.1 In order to participate in this year-round employment program a person shall meet all of the following basic eligibility requirements: (a) Be a resident of the District of Columbia; (b) Be age sixteen (16) through twenty-four (24) years of age; or (c) Have c…

502 PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT, ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL 502.1 The Director shall utilize the District's free Public Job Service for the recruitment of out-of-school youth. 502.2 The Job Service, in seeking eligible participants, shall utilize its current applicant files and conduct …

503 JOBS ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVES 503.1 Jobs to be approved for incentives shall do the following: (a) Provide a prevailing entrance wage for the job being performed, but shall not be subsidized at a rate which exceeds the minimum wage rate specified in §6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor …

504 TRAINING OR PARTICIPANTS 504.1 Participating employers are expected to provide participants with the same type of training on-the-job and supervision as that provided to other similar employees. 504.2 The Director shall, to the extent resources permit, provide funds for job r…

505 AGREEMENTS WITH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS 505.1 Participating employers shall enter into a formal agreement with the Director in order to participate in the program. 505.2 The agreement shall contain the employer's assurance that only eligible individuals referred by the D.C. G…

506 TRANSFER, TRANSITION AND PLACEMENT AND PARTICIPANTS 506.1 The Director may approve the transfer or re-employment of a participant; Provided, that the participant has demonstrated a good faith effort to perform all the normally required duties of an employee and that the total…

507 MONITORING 507.1 In carrying out the responsibilities under the Out-of-School Year-Round Program, the Director shall provide for a monitoring and technical assistance program, utilizing departmental staff, as well as the staff of any contractual agents. 507.2 Monitoring shall…

508 REPORTING 508.1 The Director shall establish reporting systems, which shall include the following: (a) The data on the criteria for determining the eligibility of youth; (b) The method used in selection of participants; (c) The job skills acquired; and (d) The placement objec…

509 COMPLAINT PROCEDURE 509.1 Complaints may be brought by an individual or organization including, but not limited to, program participants, employers, contractors, staff of the employer, applicants for participation, labor unions, and community based organizations. 509.2 With t…

599 DEFINITIONS 599.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed: Act - the authorizing legislation for the Youth Employment Act of 1979, (D.C. Law 3-46). Director - the Director of the Department of Employment Services, or the Director's desi…

600 GENERAL PROVISIONS 600.1 The District of Columbia On-Job Training Program for Adults With Dependents is established by §2(a)(4) of the Youth Employment Act of 1979. 600.2 The purpose of the program is to provide financial incentives to private and public employers who hire, t…

601 PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY 601.1 In order to participate in this on-the-job training program a person shall meet all of the following basic eligibility requirements: (a) Be a resident of the District of Columbia; (b) Be twenty-two (22) years or older; (c) Have one (1) or more de…

602 PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT, ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL AND HIRING 602.1 The Director shall utilize the District's free Public Employment Service for the recruitment of unemployed adults with dependents. 602.2 The Employment Service shall, in seeking eligible participants, utilize it's…

603 JOBS ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVES AND JOB DEVELOPMENT 603.1 Jobs to be approved for incentive reimbursement shall meet the following requirements: (a) Provide a prevailing entrance wage not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) per hour; (b) Provide for employment opportunities which lea…

604 REIMBURSEMENT 604.1 Participating employers shall be reimbursed as an incentive an average of fifty percent (50%) of the participant-employee's entrance level wage rate (exclusive of fringe benefits, overtime, premium pay and other labor costs) for a period of up to fifty-two…

605 AGREEMENTS WITH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS 605.1 Participating employers shall enter into a formal agreement with the Director in order to be eligible to receive the reimbursement incentives in §604. 605.2 The agreement shall contain the employer's concurrence to hire into jobs …

606 TRANSFER OF PARTICIPANTS/EMPLOYEES 606.1 The Director may approve the transfer of re-employment of a participant-employee; Provided, that the participant-employee has demonstrated a good faith effort to perform all the normally required duties of an employee and provided that…

607 MONITORING 607.1 In carrying out the responsibilities under the Adult With Dependents Program, the Director shall provide for a monitoring and technical assistance program utilizing departmental staff, as well as that of any contractual agents. 607.2 Monitoring shall include …

608 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE GOALS 608.1 The Director, in cooperation with participating employers, shall endeavor to achieve the following performance goals: (a) The participating employers shall employ seventy percent (70%) of all participants initially hired for the full fifty-two …

699 DEFINITIONS 699.1 When used in this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed: Act - the Youth Employment Act of 1979 (D.C. Law 3-46). Dependent - any persons who is a resident of the District and for whom the participant provides support. Director - the Di…

700 GENERAL PROVISIONS 700.1 The District of Columbia's In-School Employment Program for Youth is established by §2(a)(2) of the Youth Employment Act of 1979. 700.2 The purpose of this program is to provide school students with subsidized part-time employment at the federal minim…

701 PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY 701.1 In order to participate in the In-School Employment Program, a person shall meet all of the following basic eligibility requirements: (a) Be a resident of the District of Columbia; and (b) Be between fourteen (14) and twenty-one (21) years of age…

702 JOBS ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVES 702.1 Jobs to be approved for incentives shall meet the following requirements: (a) Provide for the development of job skills which lead to participants' future economic self-sufficiency; (b) Be designed, whenever applicable, to accommodate academ…

703 WORK EXPERIENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS 703.1 Participating employers are expected to provide participants with the same work experience and supervision provided to their regular employees.