D.C. Code § 42-2109: Proposals to develop a Technical Training Program.

(a)

The Mayor shall issue a RFP inviting organizations to submit proposals for the development and implementation of a Technical Training Program consistent with this chapter and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(b)

The Technical Training Program shall contain, at minimum, the following training elements:

(1)

Teaching individuals the legal rights and responsibilities of homeownership;

(2)

Training individuals in financial management to assist them in meeting the financial responsibilities of homeownership;

(3)

Providing individuals with technical skills that will permit them to identify and correct conditions that are unsafe or that may otherwise lead to deterioration of the property; and

(4)

Providing individuals with such other skills and information as may be required by rule.