Judiciary & Public Safety Public Hearing

The Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety will hold a Public Hearing on the following Matter & Legislation:

• Staffing Shortages, Recruitment, and Retention at the Office of Unified Communications,
• Bill 25-953, the “Transparency in Emergency Response Amendment Act of 2024”
• Bill 25-954, the “Childcare for First Responders Act of 2024”

The Committee invites the public to testify. Those who wish to do so must register using the Council’s Hearing Management System at https://lims.dccouncil.gov/hearings by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024. Witnesses who represent organizations will have 5 minutes to speak. All others will have 3 minutes to speak.1 Witnesses will have the option to testify in person or virtually; witnesses should specify which option they are electing at the time they sign up to testify.

Watch Live:
– On the Council site, at https://bit.ly/2ooL0l1

Witness list & testimony (if applicable/available):
– In the Hearing Management System, at https://bit.ly/3ZIRIQD