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A BILL 1
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25-218 3
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
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To amend the Department of General Services Establishment Act of 2011 to require that the 10
Department of General Services’ Facilities Management Division ensure that the D istrict 11
of Columbia Public Schools’ school-based staff receive annual trainings in how to use the 12
Department of General Services’ Computerized Maintenance Management System, 13
provide District of Columbia Public School staff with automatic email notifications 14
regarding status changes of work order requests in their facilities, and maintain an online 15
mechanism for school-based staff to provide feedback on completed work order requests 16
within 14 calendar days or be reviewed by a Department of General Services 17
representative before being closed. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 20
act may be cited as the “Work Order Integrity Amendment Act of 2023". 21
Sec. 2. The Department of General Services Establishment Act of 2011, effective 22
September 14, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-21; D.C. Official Code § 10-551.01 et seq. ), is amended as 23
follows: 24
(a) Section 1023(4) (D.C. Official Code § 10-551.02(4)) is amended as follows: 25
(1) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 26
semicolon in its place. 27
(2) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the 28
phrase “; and” in its place. 29 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(3) A new subparagraph (D) is added to read as follows: 30
“(D) Providing the services to DCPS facilities outlined in section 1028f.”. 31
(b) A new section 1028f is added to read as follows: 32
“Sec. 1028f. DCPS facilities work order requests. 33
“(a) The Department’s Facilities Management Division shall: 34
“(1) Provide relevant DCPS school -based staff with a t least an annual training in 35
how to enter, track, and manage work order requests in CMMS ; 36
“(2) Ensure that relevant DCPS school -based staff receive automatic email 37
notifications from CMMS regarding status changes for work order requests at the DCPS facility; 38
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“(3)(A) Create a mechanism to collect feedback from relevant DCPS school -40
based staff on whether a work order request has bee n completed to the DCPS facility’s 41
satisfaction, which shall remain open for feedback for at least 14 calendar days from the date a 42
work order request is deemed complete by the Department. 43
“(B)(i) If the relevant DCPS school -based staff’s feedback affirms that the 44
work has been completed to their satisfaction, the Department may close the work order. 45
(ii) If the relevant DCPS school -based staff indicates that the work 46
has not been completed satisfactorily, the work order shall remain open and shall be timely re-47
completed by the Department to the relevant DCPS school-based staff’s satisfaction. 48 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(iii) If the DCPS school-based staff fails to provide feedback 49
within the 14- calendar-day timeframe, are physically unable to review the work, or believes that 50
they lack sufficient training to assess the work, a Department representative shall verify that the 51
work order has been completed based on a review of available evidence before closing the work 52
order request. 53
“(C) The Department shall maintain recordkeeping on the usage of the 54
mechanism established by this paragraph and the number of instances in which a Department 55
representative verified completed work . 56
“(b) For purposes of this section, the term: 57
“(1) “CMMS” means the Department’s Computerized Maintenance Management 58
System. 59
“(2) “Relevant DCPS school-based staff” means the principal, building foreman, 60
or other school staff member designated by the principal of a District of Columbia Public 61
Schools facility.”. 62
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 63
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 64
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 65
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code§ 1- 301.47a). 66
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Sec. 4. Effective date. 69
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 70
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30- day period of congressional review as 71
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 72
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1- 206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 73
Columbia Register. 74