Section 32-1685 - Establishment of a healthcare training program(a) By September 1, 2021, the WIC shall establish a healthcare training program ("program") to fund or arrange for training of District residents in a minimum of 2 healthcare occupations identified in the Partnership's first Healthcare Occupations Report, issued pursuant to section 2075(e), which may include one occupation for upskilling of incumbent workers.(b) To provide training, the WIC may: (1) Issue healthcare training grants ("grants") to train providers, pursuant to section 4(c) of the Workforce Investment Implementation Act of 2000, effective July 18, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-150; D.C. Official Code § 32-1603(c) ); or(2) Partner with the University of the District of Columbia Community College or Office of the State Superintendent of Education.(c)(1) If the program includes a grant, subject to availability of funds, each grant shall be for not less than $100,000 per year for 3 years to provide training for District residents.(2) To be eligible for a grant, a grantee shall: (A) Be licensed by the Higher Education Licensure Commission as a post-secondary institution, degree or non-degree seeking;(B) Agree to utilize the training curricula recommended by the Partnership pursuant to section 2075(e)(5); and(C) Demonstrate consistent successful attainment of the following benchmarks for its training participants: (i) Completion of training;(ii) Credential attainment;(iii) Unsubsidized employment in the occupation of training; and(iv) Retention of employment for 6 months or longer in the occupation of training.(3) Preference shall be given to grant applicants utilizing an integrated education and training model, as defined 34 C.F.R. § 463.35.(d)(1) The WIC shall utilize WIOA common performance measures to track program performance.(2) The WIC shall report on the performance of the program as required by section 102 of the Workforce Development System Transparency Amendment Act of 2018, effective May 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-95; D.C. Official Code § 32-1622 ).(e) The WIC shall make its best effort to use WIOA Title I funds to issue any grants authorized in this section.Added by D.C. Law 23-149,§ II-H-2076, 67 DCR 10493, eff. 12/3/2020.