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