4748652 Public Hearing Notice (Revised) 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                                          REVISED

 

 

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”

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 AT 11:00 A.M.

 

ROOM 412

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 the rescheduling of a Public Hearing on Bill 20-0607, the “Child Development Home License Regulation Amendment Act of 2013” to allow additional time for stakeholder participation.  The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.  This revised notice reflects a change in the date and hearing room of the hearing.     

 

Bill 20-0607 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 [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone].  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., April 4, 2014.