3900.1 A member of the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) appointed pursuant to § 4(b)(5) of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005, effective October 22, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-35; D.C. Official Code § 4-752.01(b)(5)), shall, subject to Section 3902, receive compensation in the form of a stipend in the amount set forth in Subsection 3901.1, if the member:

(a) Is appointed to and is a participating member of the ICH Consumer Engagement Work Group or ICH Youth Action Board;

(b) Attends, in person, the substantial entirety of:

(1) A meeting of the full ICH;

(2) A meeting of the ICH Executive Committee, an ICH Standing Committee, or an ICH Working Group in which the ICH member has an official role; or

(3) A non-ICH event for which their attendance has been determined by the ICH to be beneficial to the work of the ICH and which they attend in an official capacity as a member of the ICH;

(c) Has executed an agreement with the ICH setting out the terms and conditions under which the stipend will be provided;

(d) Requests a stipend for the meeting or event from ICH; and

(e) Is not otherwise compensated by the District government or another entity for attending the meeting or event.

3900.2 For the purposes of Subsection 3900.1(b), attending the substantial entirety of a meeting or event means arriving no later than fifteen (15) minutes after the stated start time of the meeting or event, staying during the meeting or event, and leaving no earlier than fifteen (15) minutes before the end of the meeting or event.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 5313 (May 14, 2021).