Kevin P. Chavous
A BILL IN THE
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Councilmember Kevin
P. Chavous introduced the following bill, which was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations
To amend the Residency Requirement Reinstatement Amendment Act of 1998,
to require all
District employees in the Career Service, Excepted Service and Educational
Service to maintain
residency in the District of Columbia, and allow the Mayor the recommend
waiver of this residency
requirement to the Council of the District of Columbia for approval
by the Council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that
this act may be cited as the "Residency Requirement Reinstatement
Amendment Act of 2002".
Sec. 2. The Residency
Requirement Reinstatement Amendment Act of 1998 is amended
as follows:
(a) Section 801 (D.C.
Code §1-608.1) subsection (e-2) to read as follows:
"(e-2) All applicants shall submit proof of bona fide residency in
a manner determined by the Council of the District of Columbia.""(3) The Mayor shall be authorized to recommend waivers to the
Council of the District
of Columbia for the Council’s approval."
(b) D.C. Code
§1-609.06 subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) The Council of the District of Columbia shall have exclusive
authority to waive the residency requirement in subsection (a) of this
section for any individual appointed to a hard-to-fill position under §
1-609.03(a)(1) or (2).
(c) 801 (A) (D.C.
Code § 1-609.lsubsection (d-3) to read as follows:
"(3) The Board of Education shall be authorized to recommend
waivers to the Council of the District of Columbia for the Council’s
approval."
(d) Section 751
subsection (a)(2) to read as follows:
"(2) The Mayor shall be authorized to recommend waivers to the
Council of the District of Columbia for the Council’s approval".
Sec. 3. This act has
no fiscal impact.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or
in the event of a veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the
veto), a 30 day period of Congressional review as provided in section
602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24,
1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code §1206.02(c)(1)), and publication
in the District of Columbia Register.