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200.1 The District of Columbia government employs dedicated people who are selected from the best qualified talent, considering the government's immediate and long-term needs.

200.2 Employees are organized into one of six services: Career, Educational, Excepted, Executive, Legal, or Management Supervisory Service.

200.3 The provisions of this chapter apply only to applicants, candidates, and employees for or in the Career Service, and to individuals appointed, or reappointed, to a position within the Educational Service in the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and, as provided in § 219.3, the Excepted Service. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the Executive, Management Supervisory, or Legal Service, or the Excepted Service other than as stated in this provision.

200.4 This chapter does not apply to the recruitment, selection, or promotion of fire, police, or emergency medical services employees. Procedures for these activities are covered by Chapter 8.

200.5 Section 239 applies to all District government agencies and individuals seeking or selected to provide regularly scheduled volunteer services to the District of Columbia for an established volunteer program.

200.6 Section 239 shall not apply:

(a) To the District of Columbia Board of Education, Council of the District of Columbia, Office of the DC Auditor, Office of the Attorney General, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals;

(b) To volunteers who donate their time to support occasional events including but not limited to, festivals, games, and school events where parents, students or community members donate their time for tasks that are not safety sensitive as provided in Chapter 4 (Suitability) of this subtitle; or

(c) To volunteers who perform functions that are not established as part of an agency volunteer program pursuant to §239.2.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 4342 (October 3, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 2869 (March 19, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 010413 (September 26, 2025).