6218590 Public Hearing on B21-0790, Regulation of Landscape Architecture and Professional Design Firms Amendment Act of 2016
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
CHAIRPERSON TODD
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING
on
Bill 21-0790, Regulation of Landscape Architecture and Professional Design Firms Amendment Act of 2016
on
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
10:00 a.m., Hearing Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Todd, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Boards & Commissions, announces a public hearing before the Subcommittee on Bill 21-0790, the “Regulation of Landscape Architecture and Professional Design Firms Amendment Act of 2016.” The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 in room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The stated purpose of Bill 21-0790 is to establish a Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture to regulate the practice of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. It allows students and employees to engage in the practice of architecture when under the supervision of a licensed architect. It establishes the requirements for a professional design firm to be licensed in the District of Columbia and requires a license from the District prior to being able to offer or perform professional design services.
Those who wish to testify are asked to email the Subcommittee on Boards & Commissions at kyoshino@dccouncil.us, or call Keiko Yoshino, Committee Director at (202) 724-8052, and to provide your name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Tuesday, October 18, 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 October 18, 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. A copy of the legislation can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council’s office or on http://lims.dccouncil.us.
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 105 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 October 24, 2016.
