Section 32-541.02 - Establishment of a paid-leave program; rules(a) The Mayor shall establish a paid-leave program to administer the paid-leave benefits provided for in this subchapter.(b)(1) Within 180 days after April 7, 2017, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this act.(2) The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within the 45-day period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.(c) Within 30 days after October 1, 2021, or after any expansion of benefits or change to the employer contribution rate pursuant to section 104 a(c), the Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501et seq.), shall issue rules, which may include the issuance of emergency rules, to implement the provisions of this act. Amended by D.C. Law 24-45,§ IV-G-4062, 68 DCR 010163, eff. 11/13/2021.Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-264, § 102, 64 DCR 2121.Applicability
Section 7034 of D.C. Law 22-33 repealed § 301 of D.C. Law 21-264. Therefore the changes made to this section by D.C. Law 21-264 have been given effect.
Applicability of D.C. Law 21-264: § 301 of D.C. Law 21-264 provided that the creation of this section by § 102 of D.C. Law 21-264 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.