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                                           AN ACT

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To amend, on an emergency basis, the Department of General Services Establishment Act of

      2011 to exempt data that is security sensitive from public dashboard disclosure

      requirements.

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

act may be cited as the Protecting Security-Sensitive Dashboard Data Emergency Amendment

Act of 2022.

        Sec. 2. Section 1028e of the Department of General Services Establishment Act of 2011,

effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-167; D.C. Official Code  10-551.07e), is amended

as follows:

        (a) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase campus facility maintenance work

orders, and inserting the phrase campus facility maintenance work orders not exempted by

subsection (e) of this section, in its place.

        (b) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase facility maintenance work orders,

and inserting the phrase facility maintenance work orders not exempted by subsection (e) of this

section, in its place.

        (c) A new subsection (e) is added to read as follows:

        (e)(1) The following types of work order data shall be exempt from the requirements of

subsections (a) and (b) of this section:

                        (A) Any work order data regarding a door or lock issue that impairs

ordinary operation or has the potential to impair lockdown of a campus space;

                        (B) Any work order data regarding a window issue that impairs ordinary

operation or has the potential to impair lockdown of a campus space; and

                        (C) Any work order data regarding a security camera or security alarm

system if that data could be used to access a facility unlawfully.

                 (2) The Department of General Services (Department) shall provide prompt

written notice to the chairs of the Council committees with jurisdiction over the Department, the

District of Columbia Public Schools, and the Department of Parks and Recreation regarding any

work order omitted from a dashboard pursuant to paragraph (1) this subsection that remains open

for 45 days or more.

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                (3) The Department may delay its publication pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)

of this section of any work order data related to door, window, and security system issues for up

to 10 business days for purposes of determining whether such data are exempt from disclosure

pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection..

       Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

       The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact

statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved

October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code  1-301.47a).

       Sec. 4. Effective date.

       This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the

Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than

90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section

412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;

D.C. Official Code  1-204.12(a)).

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               Chairman

               Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor

District of Columbia

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