Section 7-801. ELIGIBILITY

 

801.1To participate in the training or retraining program, a person shall meet all of the following basic eligibility requirements:

 

(a)For the Training Program:

 

(1) Be a resident of the District of Columbia;

 

(2) Be 16 or older;

 

(3) Have completed at least (12) years of education or equivalent, or have been separated from a formal educational system for more than (30) days; and

 

(4) Be unemployed or underemployed;

 

(b)For the Retraining Program:

 

(1) Be a resident of the District of Columbia;

 

(2) Be 16 or older; and

 

(3) Be unemployed or underemployed and have limited opportunities for employment, reemployment or upward mobility in the same or a similar occupation. This includes older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment.

 

801.2Priority shall be given to persons who are economically disadvantaged or have other barriers to employment.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 6947, 6948 (November 2, 1990).