4419919 Joint Public Hearing Notice on B20-46, "Jobs Training Act of 2013"

CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

AND

COUNCILMEMBER MARION BARRY

COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

on

Bill 20-46, Jobs Training Act of 2013

on

Friday, July 12, 2013

1:00 p.m., Council Chamber, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmember Marion Barry announce a joint public hearing of the Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Workforce and Community Affairs on Bill 20-46, the “Jobs Training Act of 2013.”  The public hearing will be held Friday, July 12, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. 

 

Bill 20-46 requires the University of the District of Columbia Community College to reassess its job training curriculum and mandates that developers in a public-private relationship with the District government develop a training program for jobs expected to be produced from existing, future, and proposed development projects in the District.  Additionally, Bill 20-46 establishes penalties for developers who fail to comply with the bill, creates new certification requirements for entities trying to obtain job training funding from the District, and requires the Department of Employment Services and the Workforce Investment Council to track and monitor the progress of individuals in job training programs.

 

Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee of the Whole, at
[phone], or e-mail Christina Setlow, Legislative Counsel, at [e-mail] and provide their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business Wednesday, July 10, 2013.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on July 10, 2013, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to five 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.  Copies of 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, July 26, 2013.