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• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Amendment Act of 2019

  Children’s Law Center testified in support of B23-407, the Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Amendment Act of 2019.  Through our Healthy Together program, Children’s Law Center…

  November 18, 2019

• Resource Policy Resources

  Healthy Housing Policy Update Call

  Below are the resources and fact sheets shared during the Nov. 1, 2019 healthy housing policy update call.

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: The Child Safety and Well-Being Ombudsperson Establishment Act of 2019

  For more than 20 years, we have worked with DC’s Child Family Services Agency. As recently as this year, we have voiced our many concerns regarding…

  October 28, 2019

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: Students’ Right to Home or Hospital Instruction Act of 2019

  Sometimes the children we work with face a serious health condition that keeps them out of school for a prolonged period. They might be hospitalized…

  October 21, 2019

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities Screening and Prevention Pilot Program Act of 2019

  Many Children’s Law Center clients have learning disabilities and special education needs. We believe that it is of paramount importance that children are universally screened for…

  October 21, 2019

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: The Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019

  Executive Director Judith Sandalow and Supervising Attorney Naïké Savain testified on behalf of Children’s Law Center in opposition to B23-0318 the Community Safety and Health…

  October 17, 2019

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  Testimony: Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019

  Children’s Law Center is known across the District for our medical legal partnerships and our work with children in foster care. Some of the children…

  October 17, 2019

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  Testimony: Public School Transparency Amendment Act and Public Charter School Closure Amendment Act

  Children’s Law Center believes that transparency is an important tenet of democracy because it provides residents and their elected representatives the ability to meaningfully participate.…

  October 2, 2019

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  Testimony: Special Education Rights for Youth Defendants Amendment Act and Protecting Children Through Mandatory Reporting Amendment Act

  In our experience, much-needed special education services can be seriously disrupted when a student with a disability enters the criminal justice system. Schools and agencies…

  July 11, 2019

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  Testimony: At-Risk School Funding Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 & School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Act of 2019

  Transparency is an important tenet of democracy because it provides residents and their elected representatives the ability to meaningfully participate. This is particularly critical for…

  June 26, 2019