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Summary:
This act declares that it is an unlawful practice for an employing agency to fail or refuse to consider an individual for employment because of that individual’s status as unemployed. The act prohibits...
Topic:
Unemployment, Hiring Practices
Year:
2012
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
Title IV of this act creates the Community Schools Incentive Initiative, which will award multi-year grants to create community schools. A community school is a public and private partnership in a public or...
Topic:
Level - K-12 Education, Curriculum and Programming
Year:
2012
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
This act limits the circumstances under which the District of Columbia will comply with a civil detainer request from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to circumstances where the...
Topic:
Incarceration, Immigrants and Immigration, Policing
Year:
2012
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
This bill: requires the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to establish and administer a Community Schools Incentive Initiative; requires the establishment of a Community Schools Fund to fund...
Topic:
School Funding, Level - K-12 Education, Curriculum and Programming
Year:
2011
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
This executive order prohibits police and public safety agencies from inquiring about a person’s immigration status or contacting federal immigration authorities.
Topic:
Immigrants and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Immigrants and Immigration
Year:
2011
Source:
District of Columbia Mayor's Office
Summary:
An act to establish a law creating a Community Bank Small Business Lending Program; to require bank participants to make loans to small businesses in the District in an aggregate amount of at least 200% of...
Topic:
Community Banks, Small Businesses, Reports and Disclosure
Year:
2011
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
The act establishes a code of law for the District of Columbia to clarify that marriage between 2 people in the District of Columbia shall not be denied or limited on the basis of gender, ensures that no...
Topic:
Marriage, Civil Unions, and Domestic Partnerships
Year:
2009
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
The act establishes goals for renewable energy and energy efficiency; authorizes the city to contract with the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), a private company, to administer sustainable energy programs...
Topic:
Government Contracts and Procurement, Renewable Energy, Utilities
Year:
2008
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
This act establishes high-performance building standards that require the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of building projects; a green building incentives program that includes an...
Topic:
School Buildings, Level - K-12 Education, Buildings - Energy Efficiency
Year:
2006
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia
Summary:
The act requires that District government programs, departments, and services assess the need for, and offer, oral language services; provide written translations of documents into any non-English language...
Topic:
Services, Benefits, and Programs
Year:
2004
Source:
Council of the District of Columbia