Mayor Bowser Introduces Legislation to Make More DC Residents Eligible for the MPD Cadet Corps Program
Date Released:
Thu, 11/18/2021
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Robert J. Contee, III highlighted legislation that the Mayor introduced this week that will make more DC residents eligible to participate in the MPD Cadet Corps Program. The Law Enforcement Career Opportunities for District Residents Expansion Amendment Act of 202l would remove the requirement that applicants must have graduated from a DC high school, opening up the program to more young adults who are DC residents.