5675099 Public Hearing on B21-0351, Body-Worn Camera Program Regulations Amendment Act of 2015, B21-0356, Public Access to Body-Worn Camera Video Amendment Act of 2015, and PR21-0327, Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Cameras Approval ...
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Council of the District of Columbia
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
Notice of Public Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson
Committee on the Judiciary
Announces a Public Hearing on
B21-0351, the “Body-Worn Camera Program Regulations Amendment Act of 2015”
B21-0356, the “Public Access to Body-Worn Camera Video Amendment Act of 2015”
and
PR21-0327, the “Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Cameras Approval Resolution of 2015”
Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 10 a.m.
Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary, will hold a public hearing on Bill 21-0351, the “Body-Worn Camera Program Regulations Amendment Act of 2015”, Bill 21-0356, the “Public Access to Body-Worn Camera Video Amendment Act of 2015”, and Proposed Resolution 21-0327, the “Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Cameras Approval Resolution of 2015”. The hearing will be held in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at 10 a.m.
The stated purpose of Bill 21-0351, the “Body-Worn Camera Program Regulations Amendment Act of 2015”, is to adopt regulations governing the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Program. In the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Act, the Council required the Mayor to submit proposed regulations establishing guidelines for the program to the Council by October 1, 2015. This bill allows the Council to modify the proposed regulations introduced on September 21, 2015, in PR21-0327, the “Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Cameras Approval Resolution of 2015”.
The stated purpose of Bill 21-0356, the “Public Access to Body-Worn Camera Video Amendment Act of 2015”, is to amend the Freedom of Information Act to allow public access to certain BWC footage.
The stated purpose of Proposed Resolution 21-0327, the “Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Cameras Approval Resolution of 2015”, is to approve rules regulating the release of video recorded as a result of police interaction. The rulemaking provides standards for public access to BWC recordings; procedures for auditing the program; and policies for protecting the security and integrity of BWC data.
The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Kate Mitchell, Committee Director, at (202) 727-8275, or via e-mail at kmitchell@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by close of business, October 19, 2015. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses should bring twenty copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically to kmitchell@dccouncil.us.
For witnesses who are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Committee or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at the end of the business day on October 30, 2015.
