4581521 Resolution 20-297, "Council Period 20 Rules Committee Jurisdiction and Appointment of Chairpersons and Membership Amendment Resolution of 2013"

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

20-297  

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

October 1, 2013

 

 

To amend the Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 20, Resolution of 2013 to add the jurisdiction of workforce development to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs; to add the jurisdiction of community affairs to the Committee on Government Operations; to add the jurisdiction of the concerns of the aging to the Committee on Health; to add the jurisdiction for human rights to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety; to add the jurisdiction for parks and recreation to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment; to strike the Committee on Workforce and Community Affairs as a standing committee; and to amend the Council Period 20 Appointment of Chairperson Pro Tempore, Committee Chairpersons, and Committee Membership Resolution of 2013 to strike the chairperson and membership of the Committee on Workforce and Community Affairs.

 

            RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Council Period 20 Rules Committee Jurisdiction and Appointment of Chairpersons and Membership Amendment Resolution of 2013”.

 

            Sec. 2.  The Rules of Organization and Procedure for the Council of the District of Columbia, Council Period 20, Resolution of 2013, effective January 2, 2013 (Res. 20-1; 60 DCR 627), is amended as follows:

            (a)  Section 232 (Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs) is amended as follows:           

                        (1)  Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “consumer and regulatory affairs” and inserting the phrase “consumer and regulatory affairs; matters related to workforce-development issues; employment and manpower development” in its place.

                        (2)  Subsection (b) is amended as follows:

                                    (A)  Add the phrase “Apprenticeship Council” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration”.

                                    (B)  Add the phrase “Department of Employment Services” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs”.

                                    (C)  Add the phrase “Occupational Safety and Health Board” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Financial Literacy Council”.

                                    (D)  Add the following phrases at the end of the enumerated list of agencies:

                        “Unemployment Compensation Fund

                        “Workforce Investment Council”.

            (b)  Section 236 (Committee on Government Operations) is amended as follows:

                        (1)  Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “matters regarding Advisory Neighborhood Commissions” and inserting the phrase “matters regarding Advisory Neighborhood Commissions; Latino, African, and Asian and pacific islander affairs; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender affairs; issues related to women; and veterans affairs” in its place.

                        (2)  Subsection (b) is amended as follows:

                                    (A)  Add the following phrases to the beginning of the enumerated list of agencies:           

                                    “Advisory Commission on Caribbean Community Affairs

                                    “Advisory Committee to the Office of GLBT Affairs”.

                                    (B)  Add the following phrases into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Board of Ethics and Government Accountability”:

                                    “Commission on African Affairs

                                    “Commission on African American Affairs

                                    “Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs

                                    “Commission for Women

                                    “Commission on Latino Community Development”.

                                    (C)  Add the following phrases into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Executive Office of the Mayor, including the Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Serve DC, and the Office of Community Affairs”:

                                    “Interfaith Council

                                    “Office of Asian and Pacific Islanders Affairs”.

                                    (D)  Add the following phrases into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Office of Employee Appeals”:

                                    “Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs

                                    “Office of Latino Affairs”.

                                    (E)  Add the phrase “Office of Veterans Affairs” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Office of Risk Management”.

                                    (F) Add the phrase “Office on African Affairs” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Office of the Inspector General”.

            (c)  Section 237 (Committee on Health) is amended as follows:

                        (1)  Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “the regulation of health occupations and professions, and heath care inspectors” and inserting the phrase “the regulation of health occupations and professions, and heath care inspectors; the concerns of the aging” in its place.        

                        (2)  Subsection (b) is amended as follows:

                                    (A)  Add the phrase “Commission on Aging” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Board of Veterinary Examiner”.

                                    (B)   Add the phrase “Office on Aging” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation”.

            (d)  Section 239 (Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety) is amended as follows:

                        (1)  Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “ex-offender affairs” and inserting the phrase “ ex-offender affairs; human rights” in its place.

                        (2)  Subsection (b) is amended as follows:

                                    (A)  Add the phrase “Commission on Human Rights” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Commission on Ex-Offender Affairs”.

                                    (B)  Add the phrase “Office of Human Rights” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Office of Administrative Hearings (including the Advisory Committee to the Office of Administrative Hearings)”.

            (e)  Section 240 (Committee on Transportation and the Environment) is amended as follows:

                        (1)  Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “maintenance of public spaces” and inserting the phrase “maintenance of public spaces; public parks and recreation” in its place.

                        (2)  Subsection (b) is amended as follows:

                                    (A)  Add the phrase “Department of Parks and Recreation” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Department of Motor Vehicles”.

                                    (B)  Add the phrase “Recreation Assistance Board” into the enumerated list of agencies after the phrase “Pedestrian Advisory Council”.

            (f)  Section 241 (Committee on Workforce and Community Affairs) is repealed.

 

            Sec. 3.  Section 3 of the Council Period 20 Appointment of Chairperson Pro Tempore, Committee Chairpersons, and Committee Membership Resolution of 2013, effective January 2, 2013 (Res. 20-2; 60 DCR 693), is amended by repealing paragraph (10).

 

            Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.