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Council of the District of Columbia
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
Notice of Public Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson
Committee on the Judiciary
Announces a Public Hearing on
B21-0507, the “Criminal Code Reform Commission Amendment Act of 2015”
Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 1:00 p.m.
Room 123, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary, will hold a public hearing on Bill 21-0507, the “Criminal Code Reform Commission Amendment Act of 2015”. The hearing will be held in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at 1:00 p.m.
The stated purpose of Bill 21-0507, the “Criminal Code Reform Commission Amendment Act of 2015”, is to move responsibility for criminal code reform from the Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission and establish the Criminal Code Reform Commission as an independent agency to analyze and propose reforms to the District’s criminal code.
The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Chanell Autrey, Legislative Counsel, at (202) 727-8272, or via e-mail at cautrey@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by close of business, January 4, 2016. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses should bring twenty copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically to cautrey@dccouncil.us. Please note that this notice has been revised to reflect that witnesses may sign up to testify by close of business on January 4, 2016.
For witnesses who are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Committee or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at the end of the business day on January 20, 2016.
