{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-245","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-245","heading":"Evaluation of the summer youth employment program.","body":"(a)\nBy December 1, 2019, and every year thereafter, the Mayor shall hire an independent contractor to evaluate the next year's summer youth employment program. The contractor shall conduct the evaluation according to nationally accepted standards. The evaluation criteria shall include a pre-program and post-program survey of participating youth and employers. The contractor shall interview local youth workforce development stakeholders, experts, and providers when preparing the evaluation.\n\n(b)\nThe evaluation shall include an assessment of the following:\n(1)\nClient satisfaction from participating youth and employers;\n(2)\nJob responsibilities of participating youth;\n(3)\nSupport mechanisms for participating youth and employers;\n(4)\nSense of progress as it relates to job readiness and specific work skills gained for participating youth;\n(5)\nAn estimation of the percentage of youth participating in each of the various types of activities provided through the summer youth employment program (for example, work experience, academic, and youth enrichment);\n(6)\nAn assessment of the steps taken to address shortcomings identified in previous program evaluations and an analysis of the effectiveness of these corrective measures;\n(7)\nThe various types of soft skills training programs offered, including pre-program bootcamps, online modules, contracted services, and in-program instruction, to determine which models were most successful at imparting soft skills; and\n(8)\nThe causes of participant attrition, including the impact of the program's registration and documentation requirements on attrition.\n\n(c)\nBy December 30, 2020, and every year thereafter, the contractor shall present the results of the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the Council and the Department of Employment Services. The department shall place the evaluation on its website.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 2. Employment of Minors.","Subchapter II. Programs for Youth Employment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-245","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"38e0744dec2d3e7d4cce7926460445bda746fc42681a02f4f4dd915a760f34f4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-244","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-246"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}