Government Operations Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS NOTICE –Public Hearing John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 117 Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER BRANDON T. TODD COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B23-0149 - Fair Tenant Screening Act of 2019 B23-0498 - Intersectional Discrimination Protection Amendment Act of 2019 B23-0195 - Michael A. Stoops Anti-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2019 Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 12:00 PM Virtual hearing via Zoom Broadcast on DC Cable Channel 13 and online at www.dccouncil.us Councilmember Brandon T. Todd, Chairperson of the Committee on Government Operations, announces a Public Hearing on B23-0149, Fair Tenant Screening Act of 2019, B23-0498, Intersectional Discrimination Protection Amendment Act of 2019, and B23-0195, Michael A. Stoops Anti-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2019. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 12:00 p.m., via Zoom. B23-0149 would prohibit housing providers from inquiring about sources of income and credit history of a prospective tenant. It also requires that certain information be provided to potential tenants via posting or in writing prior to obtaining any information or collecting a fee from a prospective tenant. B23-0498 would explicitly prohibit discrimination wholly or partially because of any combination of statutorily protected traits. B23-0195 amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 to include protections for the homeless from discrimination. Persons wishing to provide oral testimony should contact Dolly Turner, Deputy Chief of Staff, by e-mail at dturner@dccouncil.us by before 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 23, 2020. When sending an e-mail or leaving a voicemail, please provide Ms. Turner with the following information: • Your first and last name; 1  • The name of the organization you are representing (if any); • Your title with the organization; • Your e-mail address; • Your phone number; and • The specific bill/s you will be testifying about. Ms. Turner will e-mail a confirmation of your attendance with an agenda, witness list, and attached instructions for accessing the Zoom video conference hearing by 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2020. Oral testimony will be strictly limited to three minutes to allow everyone an opportunity to testify. Due to technological limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic, only the first six hours of the hearing will be broadcasted, however, the Zoom hearing will continue until all witnesses who have signed up have had an opportunity to testify. Persons wishing to provide written testimony should e-mail their written testimony to Dolly Turner, Deputy Chief of Staff, at dturner@dccouncil.us before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Any testimony provided after this time will not be made part of the hearing record. Please indicate that you are submitting testimony for this hearing in the subject line of the email. The Committee also welcomes e-mails commenting on the proposed legislation, however, this correspondence is not included in the official Committee report if it is not labeled as testimony. For accommodation requests, including spoken language or sign language interpretation, please inform the Committee of the need as soon as possible but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. The Council will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered. If you have any questions, please contact Manuel Geraldo, Committee Director, by either email or phone. mgeraldo@dccouncil.us or (202) 724-8035 2