6035648 Public Oversight Roundtable on PR 21-593, LGBTQ Homeless Youth Rules Approval Resolution of 2016
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CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ANNOUNCE A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE
on
“PR 21-593, LGBTQ Homeless Youth Rules Approval Resolution of 2016”
on
Thursday, May, 19, 2016
1:30 p.m., Council Chamber, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces the scheduling of a roundtable of the Committee of the Whole on “PR 21-593, LGBTQ Homeless Youth Rules Approval Resolution of 2016.” The oversight roundtable will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
The stated purpose of PR 21-593 is to approve rules to implement the LGBTQ Homeless Youth Rules. The purpose of this roundtable is to elicit public comment on the Mayor’s proposed regulations, which were drafted in accordance with the LGBTQ Homeless Youth Reform Act of 2014, effective May 3, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-100).
Those who wish to testify are asked to contact the Committee of the Whole via telephone at (202) 724-8196, or via email at cow@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted by the close of business on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.
If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2016.
