Executive Administration & Labor Public Hearing

C O U N C I L O F T H E D I S T R I C T O F C O LU M BI A C O M M I TT EE O N E X EC U T I V E A DM I NI S T RA T I O N A N D L A B O R N OTIC E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N G 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 *REVISED NOTICE* COUNCILMEMBER ANITA BONDS, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION AND LABOR ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on the matter of B25-0474 - Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act of 2023 B25-0659 – Public Incentive Transparency and Accountability Act of 2024 B25-0462 – Government Recruitment and Retention Act of 2023 on Thursday, October 24, 2024 1:00 pm Hybrid – Room 500 and Via Zoom https://dccouncil-us.zoom.us/j/85832727757?pwd=W4D0QF1j2NzATFueO8chbG1IsRCS86.1 On Thursday, October 24, 2024, At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds will hold a public hearing to discuss B25-0474 – Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act of 2023, B25- 0659 – Public Incentive Transparency and Accountability Act of 2024, and B25-0462 – Government Recruitment and Retention Act of 2023. B25-0474, the Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act of 2023, would amend the District of Columbia Workers' Compensation Act of 1979 to provide that the payment or award of compensation under the workers’ compensation law of any other state shall not bar a claim for compensation under the District’s workers' compensation law for the same injury or death; provided, that any such award under the District’s workers’ compensation law shall be reduced by the amount of compensation received or awarded under the workers’ compensation law of any other state. B25-0659, the Public Incentive Transparency and Accountability Act of 2024, would require government awarding bodies to review public incentive requirements and recipient compliance when they award public funds to non-governmental entities, as well as provide a mechanism for recapture when public incentive recipients do not meet the goals outlined, and establish reporting requirements for all recaptured subsidies. B25-0462, the Government Recruitment and Retention Act of 2023, would establish recruitment incentives and retention payments for certain difficult-to-fill positions. It requires that the Mayor transmit a quarterly report to the Council on hiring and retention rates and the number and value incentive and retention payments provided, as well as establish a new Director of Recruitment and Retention within the Office of the City Administration. Additionally, this legislation would authorize the Metropolitan Police Department to contract with an entity to execute a campaign to encourage high school-age students to enroll in the cadet corps program, authorize the Department of Corrections to contract with an entity to execute a campaign to encourage high school-age students to pursue a career as a correctional officer, and direct the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to set up an internship program for high school-age students. Persons who wish to testify are requested to register on the District’s Hearing Management System, accessible here: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/hearings/. The deadline to register to testify on HMS is 24 hours before the hearing, October 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM. Persons wishing to testify may also email the Committee at ceal@dccouncil.gov or telephone the Committee at (202) 724-8198, at least two business days before the hearing and provide their name, address, telephone number, email address, organizational affiliation and title, if any. Witnesses are encouraged to submit an electronic version of their testimony to ceal@dccouncil.gov. Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for those testifying on behalf of an organization and 3 minutes for those testifying on behalf of themselves. The hearing can be viewed on Cable Channel 13 (DCCTV), at www.dccouncil.gov and www.entertainment.dc.gov, and on the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor’s YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@EALCommittee/streams). Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation or require sign language interpretation are encouraged to inform the Committee of the need as soon as possible but no later than five business days before the proceeding. The Committee will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests received in less than five business days may not be fulfilled. If someone is unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 116, Washington, D.C. 20004 or by email at ceal@dccouncil.gov. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2024. If there are any questions, please contact Emilie Delanois at edelanois@dccouncil.gov or 202-727-8273. This notice was revised to reflect the change of date from 10/22 to 10/24, the change of time from 11 AM to 1 PM, and the change of room from 123 to 500.