SUBTITLE O. UNIVERSAL PAID LEAVE FUND

(a) A new section 1151a is added to read as follows:

" Sec. 1151a. Definitions.

"For the purposes of this subtitle , the term "Act" means the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01 et seq. ) .".

(b) Section 1152 (D.C. Code § 32-551.01) is amended as follows:

(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(3) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows:

" (b) Money in the Fund shall be used to:

" (1) Pay benefits provided under the Act ; and

" (2) Fund the Universal Paid Leave Administration Fund established pursuant to section 1153(a) in the following amounts:

" (A) No more than 8.75% of money in the Fund for the purposes described in section 1153(c)(1) ;

" (B) No more than .75% of the money in the Fund for the purposes described in section 1153(c)(2) ; and

" (C) No more than 0.5% of the money in the Fund for the purposes described in section 1153(c)(3) .".

(c) A new section 1153 is added to read as follows:

" Sec. 1153. Universal Paid Leave Administration Fund.

" (a) There is established as a special fund the Universal Paid Leave Administration Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Employment Services ("DOES") in accordance with subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section.

" (b) Pursuant to section 1152(b)(2) , amounts appropriated from the Universal Paid Leave Fund annually for the purposes described in subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited in the Fund.

" (c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:

" (1) Administration of the Act by DOES, including public education pursuant to section 106(j) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.06(j)) ; provided, that no more than 6% of the money appropriated annually for administration may be used for public education and of those public education funds, at least $500,000 shall be used to fund the Workplace Leave Navigators Program established pursuant to section 2093 of the Workplace Leave Navigators Program Establishment Amendment Act of 2020, passed on 2nd reading on July 28, 2020 (Enrolled version of Bill 23-760) ;

" (2) Enforcement of section 108(e) and section 110(a) and (b) of the Act by the Office of Human Rights, which may include education and outreach on individuals' rights under the Act ; and

" (3) Hearing of appeals of claim determinations by the Office of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to section 108(a) , (b) , and (c) .

" (d) Beginning no later than October 1, 2020, and by October 1 annually thereafter, DOES shall execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of Human Rights for the intradistrict transfer of funds appropriated, pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section, for enforcement; provided, that DOES shall transfer funds appropriated for enforcement to the Office of Human Rights no later than October 2 of any year even if the agencies fail to execute a Memorandum of Understanding by October 1 of that year.

" (e) Beginning no later than October 1, 2020 and by October 1 annually thereafter, DOES shall execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of Administrative Hearings for the intradistrict transfer of funds appropriated, pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section, for hearing of appeals of claim determinations; provided, that DOES shall transfer funds appropriated for hearing of appeals of claim determinations to the Office of Administrative Hearings no later than October 2 of any year even if the agencies fail to execute a Memorandum of Understanding by October 1 of that year.

" (f) Money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall revert to the Universal Paid Leave Fund, established pursuant to section 1152 .".

Sec. 2143. Conforming amendments.

The Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01 et seq. ), is amended as follows:

(a) Subsection 101 (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01) is amended as follows:

(1) Paragraph (10)(A) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(2) Paragraph (21) is amended by striking the phrase ""Universal Paid Leave Implementation Fund" means the Uniform Paid Leave Implementation Fund" and inserting the phrase ""Universal Paid Leave Fund" means the Universal Paid Leave Fund" in its place.

(b) Section 103 (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.03) is amended as follows:

(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(3) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(4) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(5) Subsection (d) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(6) Subsection (e) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(7) Subsection (f) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(c) Section 104(g)(6)(A) (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.04(g)(6)(A)) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(d) Section 105(a)(2) (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.05(a)(2)) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(e) Section 106(j)(1) (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.06(j)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

" (j) (1) The Mayor shall conduct a public-education campaign, which shall be paid for out of the Universal Paid Leave Administration Fund, pursuant to section 1153(c)(1) of the Universal Paid Leave Implementation Fund Act of 2016, passed on 2nd reading on July 28, 2020 (Enrolled version of Bill 23-760) , to inform individuals of the benefits provided for in this act. The Workplace Leave Navigators Program, established pursuant to section 2093 of the Workplace Leave Navigators Program Establishment Amendment Act of 2020, passed on 2nd reading on July 28, 2020 (Enrolled version of Bill 23-760) , shall be a component of the Mayor's public-education campaign.".

(f) Section 109(c) (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.09(c)) is amended as follows:

(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.

(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "Universal Paid Leave Implementation" both times it appears and inserting the phrase "Universal Paid Leave" in its place.