1. (a) There is established the Workplace Rights Grant Program for the purpose of authorizing OAG to provide grants to community-based organizations to conduct activities with eligible individuals related to employment laws and to inform the OAG's work related to employment laws.

2. (b) OAG shall administer the Program by:

   1. (1) Issuing Program grants to community-based organizations to provide:

      1. (A) Outreach and worker education;
      2. (B) Outreach and legal services; or
      3. (C) A combination of outreach, worker education, and legal services.
   2. (2) Awarding Program grants at least annually, which may include the continuation or renewal of multi-year grants, to at least 2 qualified community-based organizations;
   3. (3) Adopting policies, procedures, guidelines, and requirements for the grants, including performance measures and target outcomes; and
   4. (4) Issuing all grants pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1.

3. (c) OAG may:

   1. (1) Require that at least 95% of the individuals served by a Program grant in a grant year be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals or reasonably believed to be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals; and
   2. (2) Pay grants on a performance basis or a reimbursable basis.

4. (d) Program grants shall:

   1. (1) Have a duration of at least one year and up to 3 years, subject to the availability of appropriations and contingent on satisfactory performance by a grantee during the grant's first year or, if applicable, the grant's second year; and
   2. (2) Be for not less than $100,000 per year per grant.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2093 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2093 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) amendment of this section, see § 4152 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).

History

Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 2093

Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 4152