403.1 The personnel authority for each agency shall verify the following information, and shall record the date, time, means, and results of such verification:

1. (a) Past employment;
2. (b) Residency (if a preference is claimed);
3. (c) Military service (if a preference is claimed);
4. (d) Education, if required by the position or if used to substitute for experience in qualifying the individual for the position;
5. (e) License, certification, or training, if required by the position or if used in qualifying the individual for the position; and
6. (f) References.

403.2 Upon completing a general suitability screening in accordance with Subsection 403.1, the personnel authority shall inform the agency of the results, and may make a determination that an appointee is not suitable for employment, and may thereby:

1. (a) Deny him or her examination for, or appointment to, the position for which the individual had been considered; or
2. (b) Require the employing agency to terminate the appointee from District government service.

403.3 A subordinate agency that has been delegated personnel authority to conduct general suitability screenings shall promptly make an appropriate determination under Subsection 403.2 upon completing the general suitability screening, and immediately inform the program administrator of that determination in writing.

403.4 If any discrepancies, consistent with Section 408, are identified, a subordinate agency that has been delegated personnel authority to conduct general suitability screenings shall investigate to the fullest extent of their ability until the discrepancies are resolved. Individuals under consideration for the positions shall fully cooperate in any such investigation as a prerequisite to employment.

403.5 When a discrepancy cannot be resolved, the discrepancy shall be presented in writing to the personnel authority, who will determine within ten (10) days of receipt of the request, whether the individual is disqualified.

403.6 A general suitability screening shall be deemed valid for a period of one (1) year and need not be repeated by a program administrator for subsequent applications by the same individual for that period of time.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 11591 (December 24, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 724 (January 25, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking at 58 DCR 531 (January 21, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13820 (October 23, 2015).