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28 A BILL
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31 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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34 To amend the Office of Human Rights Establishment Act of 1999 to require the Office of
35 Human Rights and the Department of Human Resources to develop and provide racial
36 equity training for District employees, to amend Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the District of
37 Columbia Official Code to require the Office of Budget and Planning to design and
38 implement a racial equity tool to aid in eliminating disparities among District employees
39 based on race, and, beginning in fiscal year 2020, to require the Mayor to include racial
40 equity-related performance measures in the development of an agency's annual
41 performance plans, and to require the Mayor to include an evaluation of the use of the
42 racial equity tool in the annual performance accountability reports.
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44 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
45 act may be cited as the "Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2019".
46 Sec. 2. The Office of Human Rights Establishment Act of 1999, effective October 20,
47 1999 (D.C. Law 13-308; D.C. Official Code 2-1411.01 seq.), is amended by adding a new
48 section 206b to read as follows:
49 "Sec. 206b. Racial equity training.
50 "The Office of Human Rights ("OHR"), in conjunction with the Department of Human
51 Resources ("DCHR") shall develop and provide, on an on-going basis, racial equity training for
52 employees of the District of Columbia. DCHR and OHR shall conduct workshops for
53 management level positions and shall ensure that all agencies have the capacity to respond
54 effectively to instances of racial discrimination.".
55 Sec. 3. Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as
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57 (a) Section 47-308.01 is amended by adding a new subsection (h) to read as follows:
5 8 "(h)( 1) The Office of Budget and Planning, in consultation with the Office of the City
59 Administrator, shall design a racial equity tool that integrates explicit consideration of racial
60 equity into an agency's operation and performance-based budget, which, beginning in fiscal year
61 2020 and for each subsequent fiscal year, shall be implemented and used to review an agency's
62 programs, policies, and practices, and to ensure alignment between departmental and
63 Districtwide programs and initiatives.
64 "(2) At a minimum, a racial equity tool shall:
65 "(A) Identify clear strategic initiatives, objectives, and measurable
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67 "(B) Identify who will benefit or be burdened by a given policy or
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69 "(C) Examine potential unintended consequences of a policy or
70 programmatic decision and develop a strategy to advance racial equity and mitigate unintended
71 negative consequences; and
72 "(D) Develop a mechanism for successful implementation and
73 evaluation of programs aimed at reducing disparate racial outcomes.".
74 (b) Section 47-308.02 is amended by adding a new subsection (g) to read as follows:
75 "(g) Beginning in fiscal year 2020, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Mayor, or
76 designee, shall, in consultation with an agency's stakeholders, establish at least one relevant
77 performance measure, objective, or strategic initiative to track over time outcomes related to an
78 agency's progress towards achieving racial equity.".
79 (c) Section 47-308.03(c)(l) is amended by striking the phrase "agency's performance on
80 its activities for" and inserting the phrase "agency's performance on its activities, including its
81 use and implementation of racial equity tool, designed and implemented pursuant to 47-
82 308.01(h)," in its place.
83 Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
84 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
85 impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
86 approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code l-301.47a).
87 Sec. 5. Effective date.
88 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
89 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as
90 provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
91 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code 1-206.02(c)(1), and publication in the District of
92 Columbia Register.
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