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| 4 | 4 | | _____________________________ 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 3 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL 6 |
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| 10 | 10 | | _________________________ 8 |
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| 12 | 12 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10 |
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| 14 | 14 | | _________________________ 12 |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend, on an emergency basis, the Language Access Act of 2004 to authorize the Office of 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Human Rights to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of that act. 16 |
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| 20 | 20 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | act may be cited as the “Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2024”. 19 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Sec. 2. Section 6 of the Language Access Act of 2004, effective June 19, 2004 (D.C. Law 20 |
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| 23 | 23 | | 15-167; D.C. Official Code § 2-1935) is amended by adding a new subsection (c) to read as 21 |
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| 24 | 24 | | follows: 22 |
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| 25 | 25 | | “(c) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure 23 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), shall issue 24 |
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| 27 | 27 | | rules to implement the provisions of this act. 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Sec. 3. Applicability. 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | This act shall apply as of June 19, 2004. 27 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sec. 4 Fiscal impact statement. 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 31 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 5. Effective date. 32 2 |
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| 36 | 36 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 33 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 34 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 35 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 36 |
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| 40 | 40 | | D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 37 |
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