4554943 Public Hearing Notice on B20-410, “Breastmilk Bank and Lactation Support Act of 2013"

Council of the District of Columbia                            

Committee on Health

Notice of Public Hearing

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004                  

                                                         

COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

 

on

 

Bill 20-410, the “Breastmilk Bank and Lactation Support Act of 2013"

 

Friday, October 11, 2013

11:00 a.m., Room 123, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

 

Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, announces a hearing on Bill 20-410, the “Breastmilk Bank and Lactation Support Act of 2013".  The public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 11, 2013 in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building.

                                                                                          

The stated purpose of Bill 20-410 is to increase positive health outcomes for infants and mothers in the District of Columbia and to promote, facilitate, and encourage breastfeeding and breastmilk donation by creating a Lactation Commission, requiring the Department of Health to establish a public breastmilk bank and lactation support center, requiring the Department of Health to conduct a comprehensive public education and outreach campaign about the benefits of breastfeeding and breastmilk, and providing the Department of Health with regulatory authority over the licensure and operation of breastmilk banks located in the District of Columbia.  

 

Those who wish to testify should contact Melanie Williamson, Legislative Counsel, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail] and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Wednesday, October 9, 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 Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 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.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Melanie Williamson, Room 115 of the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2013.