{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1653","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1653","heading":"Funding of students.","body":"Pursuant to § 51-109.01, a student enrolled in an Educational Stepladder program approved course and who maintains a satisfactory level of attendance and achievement in the program and who is:\n\n(1)\nReceiving unemployment insurance compensation shall be eligible for an extension of benefits for the duration of the program, up to a maximum amount of 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount, or 100% of the wages for employment paid the individual by employers during his or her base period, whichever is the lesser; this total amount includes regular benefits and any federal extension that may be in effect; or\n\n(2)\nNot receiving unemployment insurance compensation may be eligible for a weekly monetary benefit equal to the unemployment insurance compensation weekly benefit amount a person earning minimum wage would receive, to the extent that funds are available, for the duration of the program, up to a maximum of 52 times the calculated weekly benefit.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 16. Workforce Investment Implementation.","Subchapter III. Educational Stepladder Program."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1653","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a959f23b9e72224f45d6cbb172461d0f746a9713da9625b713ee59e99671cc75","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1652","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1661"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}