B26-0110: Government Recruitment and Retention Act of 2025

Legislative Summary

As introduced, Bill 26-110 would establish recruitment incentives and retention payments for certain difficult-to-fill positions. It would require the Mayor to transmit a quarterly report to the Council on hiring and retention rates including the number and value incentive and retention payments provided. It would establish a new Director of Recruitment and Retention within the Office of the City Administrator. It would authorize the Metropolitan Police Department to contract with an entity to execute a campaign to encourage high-school age students to enroll in the cadet corps program. It also authorizes the Department of Corrections to contract with an entity to execute a campaign to encourage high school-age students to pursue a career as a correctional officer. It would also direct the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to establish an internship program for high school-age students.