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A BILL 1
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25-290 3
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IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
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To amend An Act To protect the lives and health and morals of women and minor workers in the 10
District of Columbia, and to establish a Minimum Wage Board, and define its powers and 11
duties, and to provide for the fixing of minimum wages for such workers, and for other 12
purposes to clarify the definition of “employer.” 13
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 15
act may be cited as the “Industrial Safety Act Clarification Amendment Act of 2023”. 16
Sec. 2. Section 2(a) of Title II of An Act To protect the lives and health and morals of 17
women and minor workers in the District of Columbia, and to establish a Minimum Wage Board, 18
and define its powers and duties, and to provide for the fixing of minimum wages for such 19
workers, and for other purposes, approved October 14, 1941 (55 Stat. 738; D.C. Official Code § 20
32-802(1)), is amended by striking the phrase “District of Columbia or any instrumentality 21
thereof” and inserting the phrase “District of Columbia, its agencies or instrumentalities, or any 22
employee thereof acting within the scope of the employee’s official duties” in its place. 23
Sec. 3. Applicability. 24
This act shall apply as of September 1, 2010. 25 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 26
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 27
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 28
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 29
Sec. 5. Effective date. 30
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 31
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review 32
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 33
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 34
Columbia Register. 35