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  FY27 Budget Testimony: Deputy Mayor for Education

  Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole regarding the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) FY 2027 proposed budget. Specific to…

  April 22, 2026

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  FY27 Budget Testimony: Office of Administrative Hearings

  Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the Committee on Public Works and Operations at the FY2027 Office of Administrative Hearings budget discussion. Our testimony explains…

  April 20, 2026

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  FY27 Budget Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health

  Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz and Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the Committee on Health at the FY27 budget hearing for the…

  April 20, 2026

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  Comment: Community Support Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

  Children’s Law Center submitted public comments on the Second Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking for Community Support services authorization criteria. Our comment urges DBH to revise…

  April 1, 2026

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  Testimony: Housing Production Omnibus Amendment Act of 2026, Fair Share Housing Targets Act of 2025 and the Portable Tenant Screening Report Amendment Act of 2025

  Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Housing in regards to a series of bills: Children’s Law Center believes the District’s existing…

  March 30, 2026

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  Testimony: Streamlining Medicaid Credentialing Amendment Act of 2025

  Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health regarding B26-0523 – Streamlining Medicaid Credentialing Amendment Act of 2025 (Streamlining Credentialing…

  March 25, 2026

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  Testimony: Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026

  Jennifer Mezey, Deputy Director of Children’s Law Center’s Healthy Together Medical-Legal Partnership, testified regarding B26-0572 the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026. Many of…

  March 18, 2026

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  2025-26 Performance Oversight Testimony: Department of Housing and Community Development

  Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Housing at the performance oversight hearing for the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).…

  March 5, 2026

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  2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Office of the State Superintendent for Education

  Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole performance oversight hearing regarding the Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE).…

  March 4, 2026

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  2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

  Children’s Law Center Director of Special Legal Projects Kathy Zeisel testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Her testimony highlighted the…

  March 2, 2026