5776561 Public Hearing on B21-015, Small Business Incubator Act of 2015, B21-463, District of Columbia Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program Act of 2015, and B21-514, Made in DC Program Establishment 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
- B21-015, the “Small Business Incubator Act of 2015”
- B21-463, the “District of Columbia Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program Act of 2015”
- B21-514, the “Made in DC Program Establishment Act of 2015”
Thursday, January 28, 2016, 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 B21-015, the “Small Business Incubator Act of 2015”, B21-463, the “District of Columbia Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program Act of 2015”, and B21-514, the “Made in DC Program Establishment Act of 2015”. The public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.
B21-015, the “Small Business Incubator Act of 2015”, would require the creation of a temporary business license. It would establish a temporary certificate of occupancy and require the Mayor to develop an expedited approval process for obtaining a temporary certificate of occupancy. In addition, it would require the Mayor to establish a database of government-owned property available for temporary commercial activity.
B21-463, the “District of Columbia Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program Act of 2015”, would require the Department of Employment Services and the Department of Small and Local Business Development to establish and provide for the maintenance of the Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program to educate, train, and assist returning citizens in becoming socially responsible entrepreneurs. Furthermore, a fund for the program would be established and maintained by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity.
B21-514, the “Made in DC Program Establishment Act of 2015”, would establish the Made in DC Program within the Department of Small and Local Business Development (“DSLBD”) to promote locally created, manufactured, or assembled products. It would establish the Made in DC Fund to support the program. Finally, it would require DSLBD to report on opportunities for a District-sponsored Innovation Studio Space and Marketplace.
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 Tuesday, January 26, 2016. 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 Thursday, February 11, 2016. 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.
