D.C. Act 25-74. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Emergency Amendment Act of 2023.
AN ACT
To amend, on an emergency basis, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001 to require the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ("CJCC") to transmit a report on risk factors for youth involvement in future gun violence, to require that certain District agencies provide the CJCC with information necessary to complete the report, and to authorize the Department of Health Care Finance to disclose health and human services information to the CJCC for the purposes of research on and analysis of criminal justice and public safety issues; to amend the Data-Sharing and Information Coordination Amendment Act of 2010 to allow the disclosure of health and human services information to aid in the development of the report on risk factors for youth involvement in future gun violence; to amend the District of Columbia Mental Health Information Act of 1978 to authorize the disclosure of mental health information to aid in the development of the report on risk factors for youth involvement in future gun violence; and to amend the Fire and Police Medical Leave and Limited Duty Amendment Act of 2004 to provide that a member shall be presumed to have a performance-of-duty injury or illness if the member has been diagnosed with liver cancer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information Sharing Emergency Amendment Act of 2023".
Sec. 2. Section 1505 of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22-4234), is amended as follows:
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by adding a new paragraph (9) to read as follows:
"(9) Conduct research and analysis on matters affecting public safety and criminal justice, including research and analysis utilizing behavioral health, physical health, employment, and education data.".
(b) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows:
"(a-1) Agencies are authorized to provide personally identifying information to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to aid in the development of reports pursuant to this section.".
(c) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows:
"(d)(1) The CJCC shall conduct research and analysis, and develop reports, pertaining to childhood factors that increase the likelihood of future involvement in gun violence for young adults.
"(2) Upon request by the CJCC, and to aid in the development of reports produced pursuant to this section, the Department of Health Care Finance ("DHCF") shall provide, or cause to be provided, the following information to the CJCC on adult individuals included in a given study sample for the period of time when the individuals were under 18 years of age, including any associated personal identifying information:
"(A) Demographic data, including:
"(i) Name, address, and date of birth;
"(ii) Sex;
"(iii) Gender;
"(iv) Race; and
"(v) Ethnicity;
"(B) Enrollment data, including;
"(i) Eligibility start date;
"(ii) Eligibility end date; and
"(iii) Eligibility basis;
"(C) Claims data with mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorder diagnoses; and
"(D) Claims data with mental health procedures.
"(3) Where necessitated by District or federal law or regulations, DHCF may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with CJCC regarding the disclosure of data and other information pursuant to this section.".
Sec. 3. Section 102(a)(5) of the Data-Sharing and Information Coordination Amendment Act of 2010, effective December 4, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-273; D.C. Official Code § 7-242(a)(5)), is amended by striking the phrase "report required by section 1505(b-3) of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22-4234(b-3)" and inserting the phrase "reports required by section 1505(b-3) and (d) of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22-4234(b-3) and (d))" in its place.
Sec. 4. Section 302 of the District of Columbia Mental Health Information Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-136; D.C. Official Code § 7-1203.02), is amended by striking the phrase "section 1505(b-3) of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22-4234(b-3)" and inserting the phrase "section 1505(b-3) and (d) of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22-4234(b-3) and (d))" in its place.
Sec. 5. Section 653 of the Fire and Police Medical Leave and Limited Duty Amendment Act of 2004, effective May 1, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-311; D.C. Official Code § 5-653), is amended as follows:
(a) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by striking the phrase "rectal, testicular" and inserting the phrase "rectal, liver, testicular" in its place.
(b) Subsection (b)(1) is amended by striking the phrase "rectal, testicular" and inserting the phrase "rectal, liver, testicular" in its place.
Sec. 6. 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. 7. 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)).
