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| 2 | 2 | | Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | _____________________________ ______________________________ 5 |
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| 6 | 6 | | Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Charles Allen 6 |
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| 9 | 9 | | ______________________________ 9 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 10 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL 15 |
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| 17 | 17 | | __________ 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20 |
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| 22 | 22 | | __________________ 22 |
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| 24 | 24 | | To amend the Burial Assistance Program Reestablishment Act of 1999 to increase the amount of 24 |
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| 25 | 25 | | burial assistance offered through the Department of Human Services burial assistance 25 |
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| 26 | 26 | | program. 26 |
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| 28 | 28 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 28 |
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| 29 | 29 | | act may be cited as the “Burial Assistance Program Increase Amendment Act of 2024”. 29 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sec. 2. Section 1802(a) of the Burial Assistance Program Reestablishment Act of 1999, 30 |
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| 31 | 31 | | effective October 20, 1999 (DC Law 13-38; DC Official Code § 4-1001(a)), is amended by 31 |
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| 32 | 32 | | striking the phrase “up to a maximum of $1,000 is available for burial and cremation services if 32 |
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| 33 | 33 | | the liquid assets of the deceased person at the time of death do not exceed $1,000 and inserting 33 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the phrase “up to a maximum of $1800 is available for burial and cremation services if the liquid 34 |
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| 35 | 35 | | assets of the deceased person at the time of death do not exceed $1800” in its place. 35 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 36 2 |
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| 37 | 37 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 37 |
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| 38 | 38 | | impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 38 |
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| 39 | 39 | | approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D. C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 39 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Sec. 4. Effective date. 40 |
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| 41 | 41 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 41 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 42 |
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| 43 | 43 | | provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 43 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the district of 44 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Columbia Register. 45 |
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