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| 7 | | - | A RESOLUTION |
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| 9 | | - | 25-80 |
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| 11 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 13 | | - | March 7, 2023 |
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| 17 | | - | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to provide for comprehensive |
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| 18 | | - | policing and justice reform for District residents and visitors, and for other purposes. |
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| 21 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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| 22 | | - | resolution may be cited as the “Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency |
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| 23 | | - | Declaration Resolution of 2023”. |
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| 25 | | - | Sec. 2. (a) On April 5, 2022, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and Justice |
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| 26 | | - | Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 7, 2022 (D.C. Act 24- 370; 69 DCR |
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| 27 | | - | 3370) (“emergency act”). The emergency act expired on July 6, 2022. |
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| 28 | | - | (b) On April 19, 2022, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and Justice |
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| 29 | | - | Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2022, effective August 12, 2022 (D.C. Law 24- 149; 69 |
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| 30 | | - | DCR 11395) (“temporary law”). The temporary law is set to expire on March 25, 2023. |
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| 31 | | - | (c) The Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, enacted |
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| 32 | | - | on January 19, 2023 ( D.C. Act 24-781; 70 DCR 953) (“permanent legislation”) makes, with |
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| 33 | | - | some modifications, the provisions of the emergency act and temporary law permanent. The |
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| 34 | | - | projected law date for the permanent legislation is May 11, 2023. |
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| 35 | | - | (d) This final round of emergency and temporary legislation is now necessary to prevent |
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| 36 | | - | a gap in the law between the expiration of the temporary law and the effective date of the |
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| 37 | | - | permanent legislation. |
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| 39 | | - | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute |
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| 40 | | - | emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Comprehensive Policing and Justice |
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| 41 | | - | Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. |
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| 43 | | - | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 3 | + | ______________________________ 1 |
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| 4 | + | Councilmember Charles Allen 2 |
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| 8 | + | A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6 |
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| 13 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11 |
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| 15 | + | __________ 13 |
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| 18 | + | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to provide for comprehensive 16 |
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| 19 | + | policing and justice reform for District residents and visitors, and for other purposes. 17 |
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| 20 | + | 18 |
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| 21 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19 |
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| 22 | + | resolution may be cited as the “Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency 20 |
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| 23 | + | Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 21 |
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| 24 | + | Sec. 2. (a) On April 5, 2022, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and Justice 22 |
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| 25 | + | Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 7, 2022 (D.C. Act 24-370; 69 DCR 23 |
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| 26 | + | 3370) (“emergency act”). The emergency act expired on July 6, 2022. 24 |
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| 27 | + | (b) On April 19, 2022, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform 25 |
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| 28 | + | Temporary Amendment Act of 2022, effective August 12, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-149; 69 DCR 26 |
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| 29 | + | 11395) (“temporary law”). The temporary law is set to expire on March 25, 2023. 27 |
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| 30 | + | (c) The Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, passed on 28 |
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| 31 | + | 2nd reading on December 20, 2022 (Enrolled version of Bill 24-320) (“permanent legislation”) 29 |
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| 32 | + | makes, with some modifications, the provisions of the emergency act and temporary law 30 |
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| 33 | + | permanent. The projected law date for the permanent legislation is May 11, 2023. 31 |
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| 34 | + | 2 |
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| 35 | + | (d) This final round of emergency and temporary legislation is now necessary to prevent a 32 |
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| 36 | + | gap in the law between the expiration of the temporary law and the effective date of the permanent 33 |
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| 37 | + | legislation. 34 |
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| 38 | + | Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 35 |
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| 39 | + | enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the 36 |
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| 40 | + | Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after 37 |
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| 41 | + | a single reading. 38 |
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| 42 | + | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 39 |
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