4711113 Public Hearing Notice on B20-607, "Child Development Home License Regulation Amendment Act of 2013"  

  • Council of the District of Columbia

    Committee on Human Services

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004                                   

     

     

    THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

    JIM GRAHAM, CHAIRPERSON

     

    ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON


    BILL 20-0607, THE “Child Development Home License Regulation Amendment Act of 2013

     

    TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 AT 11:00 A.M.

     

    ROOM 500

    THE JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING

    1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004

    Councilmember Jim Graham, Chairperson of the Committee on Human Services, announces a Public Hearing on Bill 20-0607, the “Child Development Home License Regulation Amendment Act of 2013.”  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. 

     

    Bill 20-607 would change the existing limit which prohibits “child development homes” from serving more than two (2) children younger than two  (2) years of age.  The legislation would allow a “child development home” to be licensed to serve up to six (6) children with a ratio of one (1) adult to two (2) children if there are two (2) or more children younger than two (2) years of age in the group.     

     

    Those who wish to testify should contact Mr. Malcolm Cameron of the Committee on Human Services by e-mail at mcameron@dccouncil.us or by telephone at (202) 724-8191 by January 27, 2014.  E-mail contacts to Mr. Cameron should include the residential ward, full name, title, and affiliation -- if applicable -- of the person(s) testifying.  Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their written testimony to the hearing.  Witnesses representing an organization should limit their testimony to five minutes; individual witnesses will have three minutes.    

     

    If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Human Services, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 116, Washington, D.C. 20004, no later than 5:30 p.m., February 11, 2014.