Title 1 — Government Organization.

(a) For appointment under the provisions of subchapters VIII and VIII-A of this chapter, persons who have served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for more than 180 consecutive days, not including service under honorable conditions as provided under § 511(d)…

The Council believes that properly validated and standardized employee selection procedures can significantly contribute to the implementation of nondiscriminatory personnel policies, as required by this subchapter. It is also recognized that professionally developed tests, when …

The selection procedures utilized shall be job related to minimize or eliminate discrimination.

(a) Each person utilizing a selection procedure in choosing among candidates for a position shall have available for inspection evidence that the procedure does not violate § 1-607.05. Such evidence shall be examined for indications of possible discrimination, such as instances o…

No benefit program shall be denied to any District employee on account of sex.

Specific standards to carry out the purposes of this subchapter shall be adopted by the Mayor.

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(a) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations governing employment, advancement, and retention in the Career Service which shall include all persons appointed to positions in the District government, except persons appointed to positions in the Excepted, Executive, Educational,…

(a) For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia for educational employees of the University of the District of Columbia. (b) The Board shall issue rules and regulations governing employment, advanc…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Agency” means any subordinate or independent agency of the District government, but does not include the following entities: (A) Superior Court or the Court of Appeals; (B) District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Manag…

(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b), the Council establishes the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, within the executive branch of the District of Columbia government. The office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Mayor and serve at the Mayor’s pleasure. (b)(1) T…

There is established within the District government a Legal Service for independent and subordinate agencies to ensure that the law business of the District government is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the District and is of the highest quality. In order to impro…

(a) A Senior Executive Attorney Service is established as part of the Legal Service. The Senior Executive Attorney Service shall be administered to assure that Senior Executive Attorneys are accountable and responsible for the effectiveness and productivity of employees under the…

(a) Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General shall be hired by the Attorney General. Attorneys employed by subordinate agencies shall be hired by the subordinate agency heads after consultation with the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel. Attorneys em…

(a) Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General, wherever located in the District government, including Senior Executive attorneys, shall act under the direction, supervision, and control of the Attorney General. (a-1) Attorneys employed by subordinate agencies shall…

(a) Notwithstanding subchapter XVI-A of this chapter [§ 1-616.51 et seq.], a Legal Service attorney, other than a Senior Executive Attorney, shall be subject to disciplinary action, including removal, suspension, reduction in grade, or the placing of such attorney on enforced ann…

(a)(1) Attorneys in the Legal Service, other than attorneys employed by independent agencies, shall participate in an annual mandatory program of continuing legal education. The Attorney General shall establish a program for attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney Genera…

(a) Compensation for Legal Service attorneys shall be reviewed annually by the Mayor and shall be fixed in accordance with the following policy: (1) The compensation of Senior Executive Attorneys shall be competitive with that provided by the federal government Senior Executive S…

(a) The provisions of § 1-608.01(e) shall apply to employment in the Legal Service other than the Senior Executive Service Attorney Service and attorneys employed by the Council of the District of Columbia. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 1-608.01(e) and 2-1401.01 et seq…

No later than one year after April 20, 1999, the Corporation Counsel shall report, in writing, to the Mayor and the Council concerning all aspects of the operation of the Legal Service since its establishment. This report shall include a description of: (1) The effect of any pay …

The Attorney General and the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel may each adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.].

The provisions of this subchapter shall apply on April 20, 1999, except as follows: (1) Section 1-608.52 shall include attorneys employed by the District of Columbia Board of Education as part of the new Legal Service only as long as there is no Congressional statutory requiremen…

Until the Legal Service budget for attorneys and support staff who perform work, primarily as or for the General Counsel of a subordinate agency is transferred to the budget of the subordinate agency involved, the Office of the Attorney General shall continue to be responsible fo…

By October 5, 2014, the District of Columbia Department of Human Resources, in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General, shall transfer to the subordinate agencies, all attorney and support staff employees, personal property, full-time equivalent position authority, …

(a) Repealed. (b) Repealed. (c) The Chief Financial Officer shall determine the exact budget amounts that are under the subordinate agencies’ management authority in accordance with this section.

Nothing in this chapter shall limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of the attorney-client privilege, whether statutory or common law, with respect to communications between attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General and subordinate agency personnel, or lega…

(a) Except as provided by the rules for temporary waiver of this requirement, each attorney, hearing officer, or administrative law judge who is required to be a member of the D.C. Bar as a prerequisite of employment, employed by the Mayor, the Office of the Corporation Counsel, …

The qualifications for each Excepted Service position shall be developed and issued by the appropriate personnel authority in consultation with the Mayor. Each employee appointed in the Excepted Service (except those included in § 1-609.08) must be well qualified for the position…

(a) Each person holding an excepted appointment under the authority of this section and §§ 1-609.01 and 1-609.03 shall be an individual: (1) Whose primary duties are of a policy determining, confidential, or policy advocacy nature; and (2) Who either reports directly to the head …

(a) Under qualifications issued pursuant to § 1-609.01, each appropriate personnel authority may appoint persons to the Excepted Service as follows: (1) The Mayor may appoint no more than 220 persons; (2) The Members of the Council of the District of Columbia may appoint persons …

Special noncompetitive appointments may be made to positions provided under the authority of this section. Such positions are covered by the provisions of § 1-609.02 relating to the Excepted Service positions. The nature of the appointment must be made known to the employee prior…

Employees in the Excepted Service (other than those appointed under the authority of § 1-609.04) do not have any job tenure or protection. After 1 year of average or above average performance as determined under subchapter XIII-A of this chapter, persons appointed under the autho…

(a) An appointee to the Excepted Service shall be domiciled in the District of Columbia at the time of his or her appointment or within 180 days of their appointment and shall remain domiciled in the District of Columbia during the period of the appointment, to be considered a bo…

Persons holding nontemporary appointments in the District of Columbia government, paid from appropriations made to the Office of the Mayor, may, on January 2, 1979, be reassigned to other offices or agencies of the District government. Persons holding appointments in the District…

(a) The following employees of the District shall be deemed to be in the Excepted Service. Their terms of office shall be at the pleasure of the appointing authority, or as provided by statute for a term of years, subject to removal for cause as may be provided in their appointin…

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There is established within the District government the Management Supervisory Service to ensure that each agency has the highest quality managers and supervisors who are responsive to the needs of the government. Persons appointed to the Management Supervisory Service are not in…

(a) Each individual (except for employees appointed pursuant to §§ 1-609.01 to 1-609.08 or subchapters VIII-A, VIII-B, or X-A of this chapter, employees of the Board of Education, employees of the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, and uniformed memb…

Appointments by the personnel authority shall be made on the basis of merit from among the highest qualified applicants, based on specific job requirements. Examining procedures shall be designed to achieve the maximum objectivity, reliability, and validity.

(a) An appointment to a position in the Management Supervisory Service shall be an at-will appointment. Management Supervisory Service employees shall be given a 15-day notice prior to termination. Upon termination, a person with Career or Educational Service status, or with Exce…

Management Supervisory Service employees shall be required to maintain and enhance their management and supervisory skills.

A pay schedule shall be developed by the Mayor following a classification and compensation study for the Management Supervisory Service.

The provisions of § 1-608.01(e)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7) shall apply to employment in the Management Supervisory Service.

(a) Persons currently holding appointments to positions in the Career Service who meet the definition of “management employee” as defined in § 1-614.11(5) shall be appointed to the Management Supervisory Service unless the employee declines the appointment. Persons declining appo…

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(a) An Executive Service is established to ensure that the executive management of the District of Columbia government is responsive to the needs of the citizens and the goals of the government. Persons serving in the Executive Service shall assist the Mayor in advancing program …

(a) The Executive Schedule (“DX Schedule”), shall be divided into 5 pay levels and shall be the basic pay schedule for subordinate agency head positions. (b)(1) The Mayor shall designate the appropriate pay level within the range of the DX Schedule for each subordinate agency hea…

(a) The Executive Service Public Safety Schedule (“DX Public Safety Schedule”) shall be divided into 4 pay levels and shall be the basic pay schedule for subordinate agency heads within the public safety cluster who are required to hold a medical degree or another advanced health…

(a) A person appointed to a position in the Executive Service shall be appointed at the level on the DX Schedule or DX Public Safety Schedule designated for the subordinate agency to which he or she is appointed, and shall receive a salary set at any amount within the salary rang…