4018436 Public Hearing Notice (Revised/Abbreviated) on B19-1000, "Grandparent Caregivers Program Amendment 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              REVISED/ABBREVIATED

                                                                                                           

 

THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

COUNCILMEMBER JIM GRAHAM, CHAIR

 

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON

BILL 19-1000, “GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS PROGRAM

AMENDMENT ACT OF 2012”

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 AT 3:00 P.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 19-1000, “Grandparent Caregivers Program Amendment Act of 2012.”  The hearing will be held on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. This revised notice reflects a rescheduled hearing date from October 31, 2012 to November 19, 2012.  This hearing notice is also abbreviated to provide timely notice to the public.

 

Bill 19-1000 would allow the District to immediately provide grandparent caregiver subsidies to a grandparent who is assuming the care of a grandchild who is at risk of being removed from the care of his or her parents because of abuse or neglect. 

 

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., Monday, November 26, 2012, when the official record will close.