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AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To provide, on an emergency basis, for the health, safety, and welfare of District residents and
support to businesses during the current public health emergency, and for other purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE I. LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ................................................ 4
Sec. 101. Wage replacement. ............................................................................................... 4
Sec. 102. Unemployment insurance clarification. ............................................................... 5
Sec. 103. Shared work compensation program clarification. .............................................. 6
Sec. 104. Family and medical leave................................................................................... 13
Sec. 105. Paid public health emergency leave. .................................................................. 15
TITLE II. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 18
Sec. 201. Small business microgrants. ............................................................................... 18
Sec. 202. Contractor advance payment. ............................................................................. 19
Sec. 203. Certified Business Enterprise assistance. ........................................................... 19
Sec. 204. Alcoholic beverage regulation. .......................................................................... 21
Sec. 205. Third-party food delivery commissions. ............................................................ 28
Sec. 206. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 29
Sec. 207. Taxes and trade name renewals.......................................................................... 29
TITLE III. CONSUMER PROTECTION AND REGULATION ...................................... 29
Sec. 301. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 29
Sec. 302. Funeral services consumer protection. ............................................................... 30
Sec. 303. Debt collection. .................................................................................................. 31
Sec. 304. Emergency credit alerts. ..................................................................................... 33
Sec. 305. Enhanced penalties for unlawful trade practices. ............................................... 34
Sec. 306. Price gouging and stockpiling. ........................................................................... 34
Sec. 307. Utility shutoff. .................................................................................................... 36
Sec. 308. Utility payment plans. ........................................................................................ 37
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Sec. 309. Composting virtual training. .............................................................................. 40
Sec. 310. Emergency Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking authority. ........ 40
Sec. 311. Vacant property designations. ............................................................................ 41
Sec. 312. Extension of licenses and registrations; waiver of deadlines. ............................ 42
TITLE IV. HOUSING AND TENANT PROTECTIONS ................................................... 42
Sec. 401. Mortgage relief. .................................................................................................. 42
Sec. 402. Tenant payment plans. ....................................................................................... 44
Sec. 403. Residential cleaning. .......................................................................................... 46
Sec. 404. Eviction prohibition. .......................................................................................... 47
Sec. 405. Residential tenant protections. ........................................................................... 47
Sec. 406. Rent increase prohibition. .................................................................................. 51
Sec. 407. Nonprofit corporations and cooperative association remote meetings. ............. 51
Sec. 408. Foreclosure moratorium. .................................................................................... 51
TITLE V. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ................................................................ 52
Sec. 501. Prescription drugs. ............................................................................................. 52
Sec. 502. Homeless services. ............................................................................................. 52
Sec. 503. Extension of care and custody for aged-out youth. ............................................ 54
Sec. 504. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 55
Sec. 505. Health status and residence of wards. ................................................................ 55
Sec. 506. Contact tracing hiring requirements. .................................................................. 56
Sec. 507. Public health emergency authority. .................................................................... 56
Sec. 508. Public benefits clarification and continued access. ............................................ 59
Sec. 509. Notice of modified staffing levels. ..................................................................... 59
Sec. 510. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 60
Sec. 511. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 60
Sec. 512. Long-Term Care Facility reporting of positive cases. ....................................... 60
Sec. 513. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 60
Sec. 514. Hospital support funding. ................................................................................... 60
Sec. 515. Contractor reporting of positive cases. .............................................................. 61
TITLE VI. EDUCATION ....................................................................................................... 63
Sec. 601. Graduation requirements. ................................................................................... 63
Sec. 602. Out of school time report waiver. ...................................................................... 63
Sec. 603. Summer school attendance. ................................................................................ 63
TITLE VII. PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE .................................................................. 64
Sec. 701. Jail reporting. ..................................................................................................... 64
Sec. 702. Civil rights enforcement..................................................................................... 64
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Sec. 703. FEMS reassignments.......................................................................................... 65
Sec. 704. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 65
Sec. 705. Extension of time for non-custodial arrestees to report. .................................... 65
Sec. 706. Good time credits and compassionate release. ................................................... 66
Sec. 707. Healthcare provider liability. ............................................................................. 67
Sec. 708. Comprehensive policing and justice reform extension. ..................................... 69
TITLE VIII. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ................................................................... 69
Sec. 801. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 69
Sec. 802. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 69
Sec. 803. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 69
Sec. 804. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 69
Sec. 805. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 69
Sec. 806. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 69
Sec. 807. Remote notarizations.......................................................................................... 69
Sec. 808. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 70
Sec. 809. Open meetings.................................................................................................... 71
Sec. 810. Electronic witnessing. ........................................................................................ 71
Sec. 811. Electronic wills. ................................................................................................. 74
Sec. 812. Administrative hearings deadlines. .................................................................... 76
Sec. 813. Other boards and commissions. ......................................................................... 76
Sec. 814. Living will declaration. ...................................................................................... 76
Sec. 815. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 77
Sec. 816. WMATA Board of Directors appointment. ....................................................... 77
TITLE IX. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ................................................................................. 77
Sec. 901. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 77
Sec. 902. Grant budget modifications. ............................................................................... 77
Sec. 903. Budget submission requirements. ...................................................................... 78
Sec. 904. Reserved. ............................................................................................................ 78
Sec. 905. Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. ............................................................. 78
Sec. 906. Council detailee appointment clarification. ....................................................... 80
TITLE X. REPEALS; APPLICABILITY; FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT;
EFFECTIVE DATE ................................................................................................................ 81
Sec. 1001. Repeals. ............................................................................................................ 81
Sec. 1002. Applicability..................................................................................................... 81
Sec. 1003. Fiscal impact statement. ................................................................................... 81
Sec. 1004. Effective date. .................................................................................................. 81
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2021.
TITLE I. LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 101. Wage replacement.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of District law, but subject to applicable federal laws
and regulations, during a period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public health
emergency pursuant to section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980,
effective October 17, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code 7-2304.01), an affected
employee shall be eligible for unemployment insurance in accordance with subsection (b) of this
section.
(b)(1) Upon application, an affected employee shall receive unemployment insurance
compensation (UI), which the Director of the Department of Employment Services shall
administer under the Unemployment Compensation Program established pursuant to the District
of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 946; D.C.
Official Code 51-101 et seq.).
(2) An affected employee shall be eligible for UI regardless of whether the:
(A) Employer has provided a date certain for the employees return to
work; or
(B) Employee has a reasonable expectation of continued employment with
the current employer.
(3) For an affected employee, the term most recent work shall mean the
employer for whom the individual last performed at least one day of employment as that term is
defined by section 1(2)(B) of the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act,
approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 946; D.C. Official Code 51-101(2)(B)).
(c) Benefits paid pursuant to this section shall not be charged to the experience rating
accounts of employers.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term affected employee means an employee
who, except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, is otherwise eligible for UI pursuant to
section 9 of the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28,
1935 (49 Stat. 950; D.C. Official Code 51-109), and who is determined by the Mayor to have
become unemployed or partially unemployed as a result of the circumstances giving rise to the
public health emergency. The term affected employee includes an employee who has been
quarantined or isolated by the Department of Health or any other applicable District or federal
agency, an employee who has self-quarantined or self-isolated in a manner consistent with the
recommendations or guidance of the Department of Health, any other applicable District or
federal agency, or a medical professional, or an employee of an employer that ceased or reduced
operations due to an order or guidance from the Mayor or the Department of Health or a
reduction in business revenue resulting from the circumstances giving rise to the public health
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emergency, as determined by the Mayor, all as demonstrated by reasonable documentation
required by the Mayor or the Mayors designee.
(e) For the purposes of a public health emergency, good cause as set forth in section 10
of the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49
Stat. 950; D.C. Official Code 51-110), shall include:
(1) An employers failure to timely comply with a written directive from the
Mayor or the Department of Health in relation to public safety measures necessary to protect its
employees or the public during the public health emergency; or
(2) An employers requirements that an employee be physically present in the
workplace despite the employee having:
(A) Been quarantined or isolated by the Department of Health or any other
applicable District or federal agency; or
(B) Self-quarantined or self-isolated in a manner consistent with the
recommendations or guidance of the Department of Health, any other applicable District or
federal agency, or a medical professional.
(f) If the Mayor determines that the payment of UI under this section may not be made
from the District Unemployment Fund or from the unemployment fund of another jurisdiction
due to federal law or regulation, payment may be made by the Mayor from any other source of
funds that is available.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of District law, but subject to applicable federal laws
and regulations, during a period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public health
emergency pursuant to section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980,
effective October 17, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code 7-2304.01), the
requirements of section 9(a)(4)(B) and (5) of the District of Columbia Unemployment
Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 950; D.C. Official Code 51-
109(a)(4)(B) and (5)), shall not apply.
Sec. 102. Unemployment insurance clarification.
The District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, effective August 28, 1935
(49 Stat. 946; D.C. Official Code 51-101 et seq.), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 1(2) (D.C. Official Code 51-101(2)) is amended by adding a new
subparagraph (A-i) to read as follows:
(A-i) During a period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public
health emergency pursuant to section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of
1980, effective October 17, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code 7-2304.01), and in
conformity with federal law, the Director may determine that the term employment as defined
in paragraph (2)(A) of this section may include individuals who are self-employed, seeking part-
time employment, do not have sufficient work history, or otherwise would not qualify for regular
unemployment or extended benefits under District or federal law or pandemic emergency
unemployment compensation..
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(b) Section 3(c)(2) (D.C. Official Code 51-103(c)(2)) is amended by adding a new
subparagraph (G) to read as follows:
(G) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefits
paid to an individual pursuant to section 2104 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act, approved March 27, 2020 (134 Stat. 318; 15 U.S.C. 9023), shall not be charged
against an employers account..
(c) Section 8 (D.C. Official Code 51-108) is amended as follows:
(1) The existing text is designated as subsection (a).
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows:
(b) During a period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public health emergency
pursuant to section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, effective
October 17, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code 7- 2304.01), and subject to the
availability of additional moneys provided