1. (a)

   1. (1) The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") shall establish a police officer cadet program for the purpose of instructing, training, and exposing cadets to:

      1. (A) MPD's operations; and
      2. (B) The duties and responsibilities of serving as an MPD police officer.

   2. (2) The police officer cadet program established in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be composed of the following persons residing in the District, who shall have substantial ties to the District, such as currently or formerly residing, attending school, or working in the District for a significant period of time:

      1. (A) Senior-year high school students; and
      2. (B) High school graduates under 25 years of age.
2. (b) A person successfully completing the required training and service in a cadet program established pursuant to this section shall be accorded full preference for appointment as a member of MPD or of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, if the person shall have met all other requirements pertaining to membership in the chosen Department.
3. (c) There may be appropriated the funds necessary for the administration of this section.

History

Mar. 9, 1983, D.C. Law 4-172, § 2(a), (c), (d), 29 DCR 5745

Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 832, 47 DCR 6308

June 19, 2001, D.C. Law 13-313,§ 20(a), 48 DCR 1873

Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-194, § 402(b), 51 DCR 9406

Apr. 22, 2017, D.C. Law 21-280, § 2

Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-345, § 133

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 832 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Law Enforcement Career Opportunity Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-500, Oct. 12, 2016, 63 DCR 12934).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Law Enforcement Career Opportunities for District Residents Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-372, Apr. 25, 2022, 69 DCR 4013).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Law Enforcement Career Opportunities for District Residents Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-2, Jan. 19, 2023, 70 DCR 1044).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-194, in subsec. (b), substituted “Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department” for “District of Columbia Fire Department”.

D.C. Law 13-313, in subsec. (a), substituted “21 years” for “the 21 years”.

“The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department may establish a police officer cadet program for the purpose of instructing, training, and exposing interested persons, primarily young adults residing in the District of Columbia, to the operations of the Metropolitan Police Department and the duties, tasks, and responsibilities of serving as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department.”

D.C. Law 13-172 rewrote subsec. (a), which had read:

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 4-107.1.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 5-109.02 and § 5-419.

Cross References

Cadet training programs, police officers or firefighters, funding and administration, see § 38-912.

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Law Enforcement Career Opportunity Temporary Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21-174, Dec. 17, 2016, 63 DCR 13569).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Law Enforcement Career Opportunities for District Residents Expansion Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-131, June 30, 2022, 69 DCR 005038).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Law Enforcement Career Opportunities for District Residents Expansion Temporary Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25-1, Mar. 22, 2023, 70 DCR 1863).