District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0881 Compare Versions

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1		-	~~ENROLLED ORIGINAL~~
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	4	+	Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
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	11	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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	15	+	___________________________ 10
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	18	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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	22	+	__________________
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	27	+	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to provide an option of relief to 18
	28	+	Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program (FRSP) participants who are exited from the 19
	29	+	program without having been approved for permanent housing and who have shown good 20
	30	+	cause. 21
	31	+	RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
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	33	+	resolution may be cited as the “ Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program Protection Emergency 23
	34	+	Declaration Resolution of 2024”. 24
	35	+	Sec. 2. (a) The Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program Protection Emergency 25
	36	+	Amendment Act of 2023 was unanimously approved by the Council on June 11, 2023 to ensure 26
	37	+	due process protections remained in place for families exiting the Family Re -Housing 27
	38	+	Stabilization Program, otherwise known as rapid rehousing. 28
	39	+	(b) The prior emergency legislation was accompanied by the Family Re-Housing 29
	40	+	Stabilization Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, which is slated to expire on July 30
	41	+	10, 2024. 31
	42	+	(c) No subsequent legislation or proposed legislation has repealed the existing emergency 32
	43	+	and temporary legislation, which apply specifically if funding is available within the program to 33
	44	+	support extensions beyond 12 months for participants in the program. 34 2
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8		-	A RESOLUTION
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10		-	25-589
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14		-	July 9, 2024
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17		-	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to provide an option of relief to
18		-	Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program participants who are exited from the program
19		-	without having been approved for permanent housing and who have shown good cause.
20		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
21		-	resolution may be cited as the “Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program Protection Emergency
22		-	Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
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24		-	Sec. 2. (a) The Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program Protection Emergency
25		-	Amendment Act of 2023 was unanimously approved by the Council on June 11, 2023, to ensure
26		-	due process protections remained in place for families exiting the Family Re-Housing
27		-	Stabilization Program, otherwise known as rapid re-housing.
28		-	(b) The prior emergency legislation was accompanied by the Family Re-Housing
29		-	Stabilization Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, which is scheduled to expire on
30		-	July 10, 2024.
31		-	(c) No subsequent legislation or proposed legislation has repealed the existing emergency
32		-	and temporary legislation, which apply specifically if funding is available within the program to
33		-	support extensions beyond 12 months for participants in the program.
34		-	(d) Legislation continuing these existing protections is necessary to maintain the status
35		-	quo and to allow extensions for families facing termination of housing assistance where funding
36		-	is available and circumstances warrant doing so.
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38		-	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
39		-	emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program
40		-	Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
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	46	+	(d) Legislation continuing these e xisting protections is necessary to maintain the status 35
	47	+	quo and to allow extensions for families facing termination of housing assistance where funding 36
	48	+	is available and circumstances warrant doing so. 37
	49	+	Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 38
	50	+	enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Family 39
	51	+	Re-Housing Stabilization Program Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 should be 40
	52	+	adopted after a single reading.
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42	54		Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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