§ 2–1431.08. Rulemaking and interagency agreements.

(a) The Mayor shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this unit. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules by resolution within this 30-day period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.

(b) No later than 3 months after March 8, 2007, the Mayor shall issue rules which shall assign specified functions to agencies under Titles I, II, III, and IV of the ADA and shall establish a process for regular interagency meetings of the agencies with assigned specified functions. The rules shall, at a minimum, address the functions specified in section IV-B of Mayor’s Order 2006-58, issued on May 23, 2006.

(c) All agencies assigned specific functions under the rules described in subsection (b) of this section shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") or a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the Office of Disability Rights and with the Office for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing. Each MOA or MOU shall describe operational and communication procedures for interaction with the Office and with ODDHH.

(Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-239, § 9, 54 DCR 404; Dec. 8, 2020, D.C. Law 23-152, § 2(e), 67 DCR 12254.)

Applicability

Section 7191 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 23-152 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the amendment of this section by Law 23-152 has been implemented.

Section 7191 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 23-152 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the amendment of this section by Law 23-152 has been implemented.

Applicability of D.C. Law 23-152: § 3 of D.C. Law 23-152 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(e) of D.C. Law 23-152 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

References in Text

Title I, II, III, and IV of ADA is classified as 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.