*NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will expire on May 4, 2023.*
(a) A school or training program applying to participate in the Program shall be licensed to operate and be in good standing in the District or another state.
(b) Eligible schools and training programs shall be competitively reviewed and selected by the Mayor for participation in the Program based upon:
(1) The number of years during which the school or training program has successfully provided education or training in the healthcare sector and in high-need healthcare careers;
(2) The quality of the education or training provided by the school or training program;
(3) The school or training program's commitment to train individuals in high-need healthcare careers; and
(4) Such other relevant factors as the Mayor may establish.
(c) Preferential consideration for participation in the Program shall be given to eligible schools and training programs located in the District.
(d) Each school or training program selected to participate in the Program shall enter into a contract with the District agreeing to:
(1) Educate or train Program participants;
(2) Assist Program participants in the required examinations;
(3) Pay the examination fees necessary for the Program participant's licensure, registration, or certification in a high-need healthcare career;
(4) Assist Program participants in submitting applications for their licensure, registration, or certification in a high-need healthcare career; and
(5) Submit such reports and information regarding the school or training program's Program participation as may be required by the Mayor.
(e) The contract required by subsection (d) of this section may provide the District with specific remedies for a school or training program's breach of the contract, and the District shall have the general right to enforce the contract in law or equity.
(Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-184, § 102, 0 DCR 0.)
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 102 of High Need Healthcare Career Scholarship and Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-468, July 6, 2022, 69 DCR 008390).
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 102 of High Need Healthcare Career Scholarship and Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-184, Sept. 21, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
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