Judiciary and Public Safety Public Hearing

The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety will hold a public hearing on the following legislation:

• B23-39 – the “Special Education Rights for Youth Defendants Amendment Act of 2019” and
• B23-95 – the “Protecting Children Through Mandatory Reporting Amendment Act of 2019”

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing 10 testify at the hearing should contact the Committee via email at judiciary@dccouncil.us and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation; and title (if any), by close of business Friday, July 5. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses should bring twenty copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically in advance to judiciary@dccouncil.us