D.C. Law 24-179. Juneteenth History and Planning Commission Establishment Act of 2022.
AN ACT
To establish the District Juneteenth History and Planning Commission to plan for activities to celebrate Juneteenth in the District and to educate the public about the history of Juneteenth in the District and across the country.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Juneteenth History and Planning Commission Establishment Act of 2022".
Sec. 2. Juneteenth History and Planning Commission established.
(a) There is established the District Juneteenth History and Planning Commission ("Commission"), within the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia.
(b) The purpose of the Commission shall be to:
(1) Provide educational activities regarding the origin and history of Juneteenth;
(2) Plan activities to celebrate Juneteenth in the District;
(3) Create, design, and distribute materials to educate the public about the history and meaning of Juneteenth in the District and around the country.
(c)(1) The Commission shall be comprised of 19 voting members, as follows:
(A) The Executive Director of the African American Civil War Museum, or designee, who shall serve as chair of the Commission;
(B) Two academics from 2 different historically black colleges or universities located in the District, nominated by the Mayor and approved by the Council by resolution for a 3-year term;
(C) Three community representatives with expertise in American and District history, nominated by the Mayor and approved by the Council by resolution for a 3-year term;
(D) The Secretary of the District of Columbia, or designee;
(E) The Director of the Office on African American Affairs;
(F) A commissioner from the DC Emancipation Day Commission;
(G) A commissioner from the Commission on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday;
(H) The Executive Director of the Commission on Arts and Humanities, or designee; and
(I) Eight members, appointed by the Chairman of the Council.
(2) The members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) and (I) of this subsection shall be District residents with demonstrated interest or expertise in African-American history and culture, the history and culture of the District, or American history.
(3) The members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), (C), and (I) of this subsection shall be appointed for a term of 3 years,
(4) The following, or their designees, shall serve as non-voting members of the Commission:
(A) The Chairperson of the Committee with oversight of the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia, or designee;
(B) The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, or designee;
(C) The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, or designee;
(D) The Director of the Department of Aging and Community Living, or designee;
(E) The Executive Director of the District of Columbia Public Library, or designee; and
(F) The State Superintendent of Education, or designee;
(5) Any vacancies that occur before the expiration of a member's full term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment,
(d) The Mayor shall provide the Commission with an annual operating budget sufficient
to:
(1) Hire an executive director, whose job responsibilities shall be set out by the members of the Commission;
(2) Maintain a website, where the Commission shall provide a public listing of its members, meeting notices, meeting minutes, and any other information the Commission chooses to provide;
(3) Plan and execute activities to celebrate Juneteenth; and
(4) Plan and create materials to educate the public about the history and meaning of Juneteenth in the District and around the country.
Sec. 3. Applicability.
(a) This act shall apply upon the date of inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan.
(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, and provide notice to the Budget Director of the Council of the certification.
(c)(1) The Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be published in the District of Columbia Register.
(2) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the applicability of this act.
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
Sec. 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.
