3951700 Public Hearing Notice (Abbreviated) on B19-1012, "LGBTQ Homeless Youth Reform Act of 2012"

Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Human Services

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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

 

 

THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

JIM GRAHAM, CHAIR

 

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON

BILL 19-1012, “LGBTQ HOMELESS YOUTH REFORM ACT OF 2012”

 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 AT 10:00 A.M.

 

THE JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING

1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

ROOM 500

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004

 

Councilmember Jim Graham, Chair of the Committee on Human Services, announces a Public Hearing on Bill 19-1012, the “LGBTQ Homeless Youth Reform Act of 2012”.  The hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building.  This hearing notice is abbreviated to provide timely notice to the public.

 

             B19-1012 would amend the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 and the Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Affairs Act of 2006 to require that at least every 5 years the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) coordinates with the Office of GLBT Affairs to calculate the population of homeless youth in the District who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ), require that the ICH and the Office of GLBT Affairs develop and outline policies that will reduce the rate of homelessness in the District among LGBTQ youth, provide funding to homeless service providers for additional beds that are specifically reserved for homeless GLBT youth, and require homeless service providers to implement best practices for the culturally competent care of homeless LGBTQ youth.

 

Those who wish to testify should contact Mr. Malcolm Cameron of the Committee on Human Services by email at [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone].  Email 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.  Individuals will be permitted 3 minutes for oral presentation -- individuals representing organizations or groups will be permitted 5 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 emailed to Mr. Malcolm Cameron at [e-mail]  or submitted to the Committee on Human Services at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 117, Washington, D.C. 20004, by no later than 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2012, when the official record will close.