5739895 Public Hearing on B21-287, Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee Amendment Act of 2015 and B21-399, Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Expansion Amendment Act of 2015”
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs,
Notice of a Public Hearing
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 119 Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., Chair
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Announces a Public Hearing
on
- B21-287, the “Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee Amendment Act of 2015”
- B21-399, the “Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Expansion Amendment Act of 2015”
Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 10:00 A.M.
John A. Wilson Building, Room 500
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., announces the scheduling of a public hearing by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, on B21-287, the “Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee Amendment Act of 2015” and B21-399, the “Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Expansion Amendment Act of 2015”. The public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.
B21-287, the “Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee Amendment Act of 2015”, would establish a Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee in the Department of Employment Services. The Committee would be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of youth apprenticeship programs in the District and identifying ways to implement high school youth apprenticeship programs in the District. The Committee would be required, on a yearly basis, to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Council.
B21-399, the “Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Expansion Amendment Act of 2015”, would amend the Youth Employment Act of 1979 to authorize the Mayor to provide employment or work readiness training for youth participants between the ages of 14 and 24.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Faye Caldwell of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at (202) 727-6683 or by email at fcaldwell@dccouncil.us and provide their name(s), address, telephone number, email address and organizational affiliation, if any, by close of business Monday, December 14, 2015. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.
If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business Wednesday, December 30, 2015. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
