National Principals Month is a month-long celebration in October where principals are put in the spotlight for their endless commitment to the principalship.

During our fight for equitable funding for Ward 8 Schools, I spoke tirelessly with principals across the ward about their concerns for their students, teachers, programs, curriculum and more. These school leaders fight every day to give their students the best education and I look forward to continuing the work alongside them as the Councilmember, an advocate, and a parent to ensure we serve the members of their schools and our community.

Best,

Trayon White, Sr.
Councilmember, Ward 8
Upcoming Events
Hearings
Around the Council


** Intersectional Discrimination Protection Amendment Act of 2019
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill explicitly prohibits discrimination wholly or partially because of any combination of statutorily protected traits.

Why This Legislation Is Important
Discrimination continues to occur. Under the federal law, Title VII the protected class is not able to be combined with another protected class. An individual can claim gender and race and the claim will be investigated under each individual claim but not the combination. This legislation establishes explicitly that a claim of discrimination in the District of Columbia can be filed as a combination of any of the protected classes.

Housing Provider Repeated Violation Enhancement Amendment Act of 2019

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill amends the Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Omnibus Amendment Act of 2008 to allow a receiver to be appointed for property owner who has flagrant, repeated, fraudulent, or willful violation that happens 3 times in 18 months or 3 housing code violations that endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the tenants that occur in an 18- month period.

Why This Legislation Is Important
Living in a rental unit should not put your health in jeopardy. However, the Office of the Attorney General continues to sue property owner because the health of District residents is being endangered. This legislation seeks to provide a method to have the harmful issues corrected under the supervision of a receiver.

Announcements
We are always looking for ways to better serve our constituents. This survey seeks to obtain information that will provide insight on how we are currently serving our constituents and what we can do to make things better. This survey is completely anonymous and will be used for internal purposes only.
Click HERE ([link removed]) to take the feedback survey.
Legislation
Commission on Poverty Act of 2019 ([link removed])
Commission on Literacy Act of 2019 ([link removed])
Youth Mentoring Initiative Establishment Act of 2018 ([link removed])
Nonprofit Incubator Act ([link removed])
Fare Evasion Decriminalization Act of 2017 ([link removed])


** Ward 7 and Ward 8 Restaurant Incentive Program Establishment Act of 2019 ([link removed])
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Children and Youth Vision Screening Amendment Act of 2019 ([link removed])


** Criminal Record Expungement Amendment Act of 2019 ([link removed])
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** Close Relative Caregivers Subsidies Amendment Act of 2019 ([link removed])
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** Sense of the Council Urging Fair and Equitable Funding for Ward 8 Public Schools Resolution of 2019 ([link removed])
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** Housing Production Trust Fund Affordability Levels Amendment Act of 2019 ([link removed])
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** Prohibition of Marijuana Testing Act of 2019 ([link removed])
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Hannah Hawkins Way Designation Act of 2019 ([link removed])
Players Lounge Tax Exemption Act of 2019 ([link removed])
Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019. ([link removed])
East of the River High-Risk Displacement Prevention Services and Fund Establishment Act of 2019 ([link removed])
Intersectional Discrimination Protection Amendment Act of 2019 ([link removed])
Housing Provider Repeated Violation Enhancement Amendment Act of 2019 ([link removed])

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