Advocacy Season Update: Performance Oversight and Budget Hearings Set by Council

The DC Council has approved the schedule for the coming months’ performance oversight and budget hearings. Below we have noted the hearing dates and times that will be of interest to our members and the youth advocacy community, along with contact information for testifying. You can find our resources for advocacy season and advice for writing testimony in last week’s blog.

All hearings are held at the John A. Wilson Building at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. If you wish to testify, you may sign up here or directly contact the committee staff persons listed below. Some of these agency hearings are held concurrently with other agencies under the committee jurisdiction. You can find the full schedules posted on the DC Council’s website.

Committee on Education - Chairperson David Grosso

To testify: Sign up here or call 202-724-8061

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) - Public Witnesses Only
Performance Oversight: Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 10 am in Room 500
Budget Hearing: Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412

Public Charter School Board
Performance Oversight: Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 10 am in Room 123
Budget Hearing: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10 am in Room 123

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Performance Oversight: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Monday, April 18, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412

District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL)
Performance Oversight: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120
Budget Hearing: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120

State Board of Education
Performance Oversight: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120
Budget Hearing: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10 am in Room 123

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
Performance Oversight: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120
Budget Hearing: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) – Government Witnesses Only
Performance Oversight: Friday, March 4, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412

Committee on Health & Human Services - Chairperson Yvette Alexander

To testify contact: Malcolm Cameron, mcameron@dccouncil.us or 202-741-0909

Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (DC Trust)
Performance Oversight: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Oversight: Friday, April 22, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120

Child and Family Services Agency
Performance Oversight: Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412

Department of Human Services
Performance Oversight: Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 10 am in Room 500

Department of Disability Services and Office of Disability Rights
Performance Oversight: Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Monday, April 18, 2016 at 10 am in Room 500

Committee on Business, Consumer & Regulatory Affairs - Chairperson Vincent Orange

To testify contact: Peter Johnson, pjohnson@dccouncil.us or 202-727-6683

Department of Employment Services
Performance Oversight: Monday, March 7, 2016 at 10 am in Room 500
Budget Hearing: Monday, April 25, 2016 at 10 am in Room 500

Workforce Investment Council
Performance Oversight: Monday, March 7, 2016 at 10 am in Room 500

Committee on Transportation & the Environment - Chairperson Mary Cheh

To testify at Performance Oversight contact: Nicole Rentz, nrentz@dccouncil.us or 202-724-8062

To testify at Budget Hearing contact: Aukima Benjamin, abenjamin@dccouncil.us or 202-724-8062

Department of Parks and Recreation
Performance Oversight: Monday, March 7, 2016 at noon in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11 am in Room 123

District Department of Transportation
Performance Oversight: Monday, February 29, 2016 at 11 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Friday, April 8, 2016 at 11 am in Room 500

Committee on Finance & Revenue - Chairperson Jack Evans

To testify contact: Sarina Loy, sloy@dccouncil.us or 202-724-8058

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Performance Oversight: Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Monday, April 25, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412

Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Performance Oversight: Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10 am in Room 500

Committee on the Judiciary - Chairperson Kenyan McDuffie

To testify contact: Katherine Mitchell, kmitchell@dccouncil.us or 202-727-8275

Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
Performance Oversight: Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412
Budget Hearing: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 10 am in Room 412

Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys
Performance Oversight: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 10 am in Room 123

Committee on Housing & Community Development - Chairperson Anita Bonds

To testify contact: Oscar Montiel, omontiel@dccouncil.us or 202-724-8198

Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Affairs
Performance Oversight: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120
Budget Hearing: Friday, April 8, 2016 at 10 am in Room 120

Committee of the Whole - Chairman Phil Mendelson

To testify contact: cow@dccouncil.us

University of the District of Columbia
Performance Oversight: Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 9:30 am in Room 500
Budget Hearing: Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 9:30 am in Room 412

Interagency Council on Homelessness
Performance Oversight: Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 9:30 am in Room 500

Watch hearings live here.