Judiciary and Public Safety

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Bill 25-791, the “Utilizing Partnerships and Local Interventions for Truancy and Safety (UPLIFT) Amendment Act of 2024” (Titles I through III only) Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. Room 123, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 (And Virtual Via Zoom) To Watch Live: Councilmember Pinto’s YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@cmbrookepinto) Twitter (@cmbrookepinto) DC Council Website (dccouncil.gov) Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) Office of Cable Television Website (entertainment.dc.gov) AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY PUBLIC WITNESSES IN PERSON 1. Chelsea Coffin, Director, Education Policy Initiative, D.C. Policy Center 2. Eduardo Ferrer, Visiting Professor & Policy Director, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative 3. Rio Sigala Riofrio, Public Witness 4. Daria Scala, Publlic Witness 5. Cynthia Shih, Public Witness 6. Ann Stevens, Public Witness VIRTUAL 7. Tyesha Andrews, PAVE Citywide Board Member, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 8. Tayo Belle, Deputy Director, School Justice Project GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Katerina Semyonova, Special Counsel, Public Defender Service 2. Brian Schwalb, Attorney General of the District of Columbia 3. Lindsey Appiah, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice