*NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will expire on April 9, 2023.*
(a) To be eligible to participate in the program, a household shall:
(1) Reside in the District of Columbia;
(2) Be a low-income household at the time that the household's initial eligibility is determined;
(3) Contain at least one individual who is currently participating in a housing-assistance program administered by the District or federal government at the time that the household's initial eligibility is determined; and
(4) Meet any other eligibility criteria established by the Mayor.
(b) The Department may establish preference criteria and an application process, and may also conduct a randomized lottery to select eligible households to participate in the program and to aid in the evaluation of the program. Preference criteria may factor in whether a household is participating in a time-limited housing-assistance program, includes children under the age of 18, and is willing to participate in career-related and other program activities. Preference criteria may limit participation to households that are participating in one or more specific housing-assistance programs at the time their initial eligibility for the program is determined.
(c) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to create an entitlement to the program.
(d)(1) A program participant shall remain eligible to participate in the program for no more than 5 years after enrollment regardless of income.
(2) To remain eligible to participate in the program, program participants shall maintain residency in the District, participate in any support services mandated as a condition of continued eligibility in the program, and meet requirements and criteria established by the Department.
(3) Program participants must exit other housing-assistance programs upon enrollment in the program. A program participant shall cease to be eligible to participate in the program if, during the program participant's enrollment, any member of the program participant's household becomes enrolled in another District- or federal government-funded rental assistance program.
(Aug. 27, 2022, D.C. Law 24-161, § 4, 69 DCR 008381.)
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 4 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-521, July 27, 2022, 69 DCR 009895).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 4 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-433, May 23, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 4 of Career Mobility Action Plan Program Establishment Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-161, Aug. 27, 2022, 69 DCR 008381).
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