1310.1 An employee selected for training in a non-District government facility shall agree in writing to:

1. (a) Continue in the service of the District government after the end of the training for a period of time at least equal to the length of the training period, unless the employee is involuntarily separated; and
2. (b) Pay to the District government the amount of all expenses incurred in connection with the training, other than his or her salary, if the employee voluntarily leaves District government service before the end of the period for which he or she had agreed to serve.

1310.2 The agreement shall also outline the procedure to recover payments of expenses incurred in such training.

1310.3 In determining the required service covered in the agreement, the employee shall be given credit for service performed beginning on the first workday after the end of the training.

1310.4 An employee who enters into an agreement pursuant to § 1310.1 shall give his or her employing agency a minimum notice of ten (10) workdays prior to the employee separating from District government service.

1310.5 A written agreement pursuant to § 1310.1 shall not be necessary in the following situations:

1. (a) When an employee is selected for training provided by a manufacturer as a part of the normal service contract as a result of purchase or lease or demonstration of a product under a procurement contract;
2. (b) When an employee is selected for training that does not exceed eighty (80) hours of duty time within a single training program;
3. (c) When an employee is selected for training that is given through an independent study course; or
4. (d) When the cost of training an employee is below two thousand five-hundred dollars ($2,500).

1310.6 The District government may recover the incurred training expenses as provided in Chapter 29 of these regulations. Each personnel authority may waive the training expenses, in whole or in part, if recovery would be against equity, good conscience, or against the public interest.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 89 (January 2, 2004).