4924610 Public Hearing Notice on B20-714, "Sex Trafficking of Minors Prevention Amendment Act of 2014"
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COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON
Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC Hearing ON
B20-714, THE “SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINORS PREVENTION
AMENDMENT ACT OF 2014”
Thursday, June 19, 2014
1 p.m.
Room 123
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, will convene a public hearing on Thursday, June 19, 2014, beginning at 1 p.m. in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on the Bill 20-714.
Bill 20-714 would amend the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977 to create procedures for reporting runaways and missing children under custodial care of District agencies; and to require the Metropolitan Police Department to report critically missing children to the Nation Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It would also amend the Prohibition Against Human Trafficking Act of 2010 to require public posting of the national human trafficking hotline, and would amend the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 to clarify that sexual act or contact under that Act includes sex trafficking of children as prohibited by the District’s human trafficking laws.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals who wish to testify should contact Nicole Goines at 724-7808 or ngoines@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups. Those persons unable to testify at the public hearing are encouraged to submit written statements for the official record. Written statements should be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 30, 2014 to Ms. Goines, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 20004, or via email at ngoines@dccouncil.us.
