5807989 Public Hearing (Joint ) (Revised) on Bill 21-385, Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2015
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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 REVISED
COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN MCDUFFIE, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON
Bill 21-385, the “Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2015”
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016
11:00 A.M., ROOM 412, JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Human Services, and Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary, announce a joint public hearing on Bill 21-385, the “Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities Civil Rights Restoration Act of 2015.” The hearing will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building. This revised notice reflects a correction in the date of the hearing from November 27, 2015 to January 27, 2016.
The purpose of this bill is to establish that civil commitment is no longer required for persons supported by the Department of Disability Services (DDS) in order to receive residential services. It ceases new civil commitments of persons with intellectual disabilities, except commitments for those found to be incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case. It terminates existing commitments unless a person or his or her substitute decision-maker provides informed consent to continue commitment to the Superior Court within 90 days of the effective date of the legislation. It creates the legal framework for supported decision making where people with intellectual disabilities can make decisions with the help of their families.
Those who wish to testify should contact Malcolm Cameron, Legislative Analyst to the Committee on Health and Human Services, at 202-741-0909 or via e-mail at mcameron@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Monday, January 25, 2016. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.
For those unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements can be emailed to mcameron@dccouncil.us or mailed to Malcolm Cameron at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 115, Washington, D.C., 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
