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Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 2
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Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 6
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Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. Councilmember Charles Allen 10
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Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Brooke Pinto 14
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Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 18
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Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Christina Henderson 22
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Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 26
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A BILL 28
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 31
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To amend an Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal 34
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty to require that the Department of 35
General Services Facilities Management division receive affirmative approval f rom a 36
school-level staff member before marking maintenance or repair requests as complete in 37
the Department’s internal work order system. 38
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 40
act may be cited as the “ Work Order Integrity Amendment Act of 2023” . 41
Sec. 2. Section 3 of an Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the 42
government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for other 43 purposes, approved March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. 408; D.C. Official Code § 38- 402), is amended as 44
follows: 45
(a) Designate the existing text as subsection (a) . 46
(b) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 47
“(b) The Department of General Services (“DGS”) Facilities Management D ivision, 48
established by the Department of General Services Establishment Act of 2011, shall not close 49
work orders issued for D istrict of C olumbia P ublic S chool (“DCPS”) facilities without 50
affirmative approval from an authorized school representative who concurs that the work has 51
been completed to their satisfaction. For purposes of this section, “authorized school 52
representative” means the principal , building foreman, or other school staff member designated 53
by the principal.”. 54
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 55
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 56
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 57
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 58
Sec. 4. Effective date. 59
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 60
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30- day period of congressional review as 61
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 62
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1- 206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 63
Columbia Register. 64