A¬ÝBILL

IN¬ÝTHE¬ÝCOUNCIL OF THE¬ÝDISTRICT OF¬ÝCOLUMBIA

Councilmember¬ÝMarion¬ÝBarry¬Ýintroduced¬Ýthe¬Ýfollowing bill,¬Ýwhich¬Ýwas referred¬Ýto¬Ýthe Committee¬Ýon¬Ý__________________.¬Ý

To¬Ýamend¬Ýthe¬ÝHuman¬ÝRights¬ÝAct¬Ýof¬Ý1977¬Ýto¬Ýprohibit¬Ýemployment¬Ýdiscrimination¬Ýbased¬Ýupon¬Ýa status¬Ýof previous¬Ýincarceration,¬Ýwhere¬Ýthe¬Ýcriminal¬Ýrecord¬Ýis¬Ýunrelated¬Ýto¬Ýthe job¬Ýheld¬Ýor position¬Ýsought¬Ýand¬Ýwhere¬Ýthere¬Ýis¬Ýevidence¬Ýof¬Ýrehabilitation;¬Ýto¬Ýprohibit¬Ýan¬Ýemployer,¬Ýemployment¬Ýagency,¬Ýor¬Ýlabor¬Ýorganization¬Ýfrom¬Ýdenying employment¬Ýor¬Ýmembership based¬Ýupon¬Ýprevious¬Ýincarceration¬Ýstatus¬Ýwhere¬Ýthe¬Ýcriminal¬Ýrecord¬Ýis¬Ýunrelated¬Ýto¬Ýthe position¬Ýsought¬Ýor¬Ýapplied¬Ýfor¬Ýand¬Ýwhere¬Ýthere¬Ýis¬Ýevidence¬Ýof rehabilitation.¬Ý

BE IT¬ÝENACTED BY¬ÝTHE¬ÝCOUNCIL¬ÝOF¬ÝTHE DISTRICT¬ÝOF¬ÝCOLUMBIA,¬ÝThat¬Ýthis 27¬Ýact¬Ýmay be cited¬Ýas¬Ýthe¬Ý’ÄúHuman¬ÝRights¬Ýfor¬ÝExOffenders Amendment¬ÝAct of¬Ý2006’Äù.¬Ý28¬ÝSec.¬Ý2.¬ÝThe¬ÝHuman¬ÝRights¬ÝAct¬Ýof¬Ý1977,¬Ýeffective December¬Ý13,¬Ý1977¬Ý(D.C.¬ÝLaw¬Ý238; 29¬ÝD.C.¬ÝCode¬Ý¬ß¬Ý21401.01¬Ýet seq.),¬Ýis¬Ýamended¬Ýas follows: 30¬Ý(a) Section¬Ý101¬Ý(D.C.¬ÝOfficial¬ÝCode¬Ý¬ß¬Ý21401.01)¬Ýis¬Ýamended¬Ýby¬Ýadding¬Ýthe phrase 31¬Ý¬Ý’Äú,¬Ýrehabilitated¬Ýexoffender¬Ýstatus,’Äù¬Ýafter¬Ýthe phrase¬Ý’Äúsource¬Ýof¬Ýincome’Äù.¬Ý32¬Ý(b)¬ÝSection¬Ý102¬Ý(D.C.¬ÝOfficial¬ÝCode¬Ý¬ß21401.02¬Ýis¬Ýamended¬Ýby¬Ýadding¬Ýa¬Ýnew paragraph¬Ý¬Ý33¬Ý(32)¬Ýto¬Ýread¬Ýas¬Ýfollows: 34¬Ý’Äú(32)¬ÝRehabilitated¬Ýexoffender¬Ýstatus’Äù¬Ýmeans¬Ýthe state¬Ýof¬Ýhaving been¬Ýconvicted¬Ý35¬Ýof¬Ýan¬Ýoffense¬Ýfor¬Ýwhich¬Ýthere¬Ýis¬Ýevidence¬Ýof a pardon¬Ýor¬Ýof¬Ýthe¬Ýexpungement¬Ýof¬Ýa

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1¬Ýcriminal¬Ýconviction,¬Ýor¬Ýof¬Ýa¬Ýcertification¬Ýby a¬ÝD.C.¬ÝSuperior¬ÝCourt judge,¬ÝCourt 2¬ÝServices¬Ýand¬ÝOffender¬ÝSupervision¬ÝAgency¬Ýor¬Ýthe¬ÝChief¬ÝProbation¬ÝOfficer of¬Ýa 3¬ÝUnited¬ÝStates¬ÝDistrict¬ÝCourt¬Ýwho¬Ýhas¬Ýsupervised¬Ýthe¬Ýapplicant's probation,¬Ýthat¬Ýthe 4¬Ýexoffender¬Ýhas¬Ýachieved¬Ýa¬Ýdegree¬Ýof¬Ýrehabilitation¬Ýthat¬Ýwould¬Ýindicate¬Ýthat¬Ýthe 5¬Ýapplicant¬Ýengaging¬Ýin¬Ýthe proposed¬Ýemployment¬Ýwould¬Ýnot be¬Ýincompatible¬Ýwith¬Ý6¬Ýthe¬Ýwelfare¬Ýof¬Ýsociety.¬Ý¬Ý7¬Ý(c) Section¬Ý211(D.C.¬ÝOfficial¬ÝCode¬Ý¬ß21402.11¬Ý(a))¬Ýis¬Ýamended¬Ýby¬Ýadding¬Ýthe phrase 8¬Ý’Äú,¬Ýrehabilitated¬Ýexoffender¬Ýstatus,’Äù¬Ýafter¬Ýthe¬Ýword¬Ý’Äúmatriculation’Äù.¬Ý9¬ÝSec.¬Ý3.¬ÝFiscal¬Ýimpact¬Ýstatement.¬Ý10¬ÝThe¬ÝCouncil¬Ýadopts¬Ýthe¬Ýfiscal¬Ýimpact¬Ýstatement¬Ýin¬Ýthe¬Ýcommittee¬Ýreport¬Ýas¬Ýthe¬Ýfiscal 11¬Ýimpact¬Ýstatement¬Ýrequired¬Ýby¬Ýsection¬Ý602(c)(3)¬Ýof the¬ÝDistrict¬Ýof¬ÝColumbia¬ÝHome¬ÝRule¬ÝAct,¬Ý12¬Ýapproved¬ÝDecember¬Ý24,¬Ý1973¬Ý(87¬ÝStat.¬Ý813;¬ÝD.C.¬ÝOfficial¬ÝCode¬Ý¬ß¬Ý1206.02¬Ý(c)(3)).¬Ý13¬ÝSec.¬Ý4.¬ÝEffective¬Ýdate.¬Ý14¬ÝThis¬Ýact¬Ýshall¬Ýtake¬Ýeffect¬Ýfollowing¬Ýapproval by¬Ýthe¬ÝMayor¬Ý(or¬Ýin¬Ýthe¬Ýevent of¬Ýveto¬Ýby¬Ýthe 15¬ÝMayor,¬Ýaction¬Ýby¬Ýthe¬ÝCouncil¬Ýto¬Ýoverride¬Ýthe¬Ýveto),¬Ýa¬Ý30day period¬Ýof¬ÝCongressional¬Ýreview¬Ýas 16¬Ýprovided¬Ýin¬Ýsection¬Ý602(c)(1)¬Ýof¬Ýthe District¬Ýof¬ÝColumbia¬ÝHome¬ÝRule¬ÝAct,¬Ýapproved¬ÝDecember 17¬Ý24,¬Ý1973¬Ý(87¬ÝStat.¬Ý813;¬ÝD.C.¬ÝOfficial¬ÝCode¬Ý¬ß¬Ý1206.02¬Ý(c)(1)),¬Ýand¬Ýpublication¬Ýin¬Ýthe¬ÝDistrict¬Ýof 18¬ÝColumbia¬ÝRegister.¬Ý¬Ý

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