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Councilmember Brooke Pinto 2
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AN ACT 4
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of 12
Columbia Establishment Act of 2001 to require the Criminal Justice Coordinating 13
Council (“CJCC”) to transmit a report on risk factors for youth involvement in future gun 14
violence, to require that certain District agencies provide the CJCC with information 15
necessary to complete the report, and to authorize the Department of Health Care Finance 16
to disclose health and human services information to the CJCC for the purposes of 17
research on and analysis of criminal justice and public safety issues; to amend the Data-18
Sharing and Information Coordination Amendment Act of 2010 to allow the disclosure of 19
health and human services information to aid in the development of the report on risk 20
factors for youth involvement in future gun violence; and to amend the District of 21
Columbia Mental Health Information Act of 1978 to authorize the disclosure of mental 22
health information to aid in the development of the report on risk factors for youth 23
involvement in future gun violence. 24
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 26
act may be cited as the “Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Temporary 27
Amendment Act of 2024”. 28
Sec. 2. Section 1505 of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of 29
Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official 30
Code § 22–4234), is amended as follows: 31
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by adding a new paragraph (9) to read as follows: 32
“(9) Conduct research and analysis on matters affecting public safety and criminal 33
justice, including research and analysis utilizing behavioral health, physical health, employment, 34
and education data.”. 35
(b) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: 36 2
“(a-1) Agencies are authorized to provide personally identifying information to the 37
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to aid in the development of reports pursuant to this 38
section.”. 39
(c) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows: 40
“(d)(1) The CJCC shall conduct research and analysis, and develop reports, pertaining to 41
childhood factors that increase the likelihood of future involvement in gun violence for young 42
adults. 43
“(2) Upon request by the CJCC, and to aid in the development of reports 44
produced pursuant to this section, the Department of Health Care Finance (“DHCF”) shall 45
provide, or cause to be provided, the following information to the CJCC on adult individuals 46
included in a given study sample for the period of time when the individuals were under 18 years 47
of age, including any associated personal identifying information: 48
“(A) Demographic data, including: 49
“(i) Name, address, and date of birth; 50
“(ii) Sex; 51
“(iii) Gender; 52
“(iv) Race; and 53
“(v) Ethnicity; 54
“(B) Enrollment data, including; 55
“(i) Eligibility start date; 56
“(ii) Eligibility end date; and 57
“(iii) Eligibility basis; 58
“(C) Claims data with mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental 59
disorder diagnoses; and 60 3
“(D) Claims data with mental health procedures. 61
“(3) Where necessitated by District or federal law or regulations, DHCF may 62
enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with CJCC regarding the disclosure of data and 63
other information pursuant to this section.”. 64
Sec. 3. Section 102(a)(5) of the Data-Sharing and Information Coordination Amendment 65
Act of 2010, effective December 4, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-273; D.C. Official Code § 7-242(a)(5)), 66
is amended by striking the phrase “report required by section 1505(b-3) of the Criminal Justice 67
Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 68
3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22–4234(b-3)” and inserting the phrase “reports 69
required by section 1505(b-3) and (d) of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the 70
District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; 71
D.C. Official Code § 22–4234(b-3) and (d))” in its place. 72
Sec. 4. Section 302 of the District of Columbia Mental Health Information Act of 1978, 73
effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-136; D.C. Official Code § 7-1203.02), is amended by 74
striking the phrase “section 1505(b-3) of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the 75
District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; 76
D.C. Official Code § 22–4234(b-3)” and inserting the phrase “section 1505(b-3) and (d) of the 77
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, 78
effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22–4234(b-3) and (d))” in its 79
place. 80
Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 81
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 82
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 83
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 84 4
Sec. 6. Effective date. 85
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 86
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 60-day period of congressional review 87
as provided in section 602(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 88
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(2)), and publication in the District of 89
Columbia Register. 90
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 91