4084687 Public Roundtable Notice on PR19-1072, "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Sanction Policy Approval Resolution of 2012"

Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Human Services

NOTICE OF PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE

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

 

THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

COUNCILMEMBER JIM GRAHAM, CHAIR

 

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE ON

PR 19-1072, “TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES SANCTION POLICY APPROVAL RESOLUTION OF 2012”

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012 AT 10:00 A.M.

THE JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING

1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

ROOM 123

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004

 

Councilmember Jim Graham, Chair of the Committee on Human Services, announces a Public Roundtable on PR 19-1072, “Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Sanction Policy Approval Resolution of 2012”  The hearing will be held on Friday, December 7, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building. 

 

            PR 19-1072 would approve the proposed rules to implement the District of Columbia's progressive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Sanction Policy to provide a graduated reduction of the TANF grant up to full family sanctions to customers, who, despite District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS) outreach and engagement efforts, fail to demonstrate compliance with their TANF Individual Responsibility Plan.

 

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., Friday, December 14, 2012, when the official record will close.