The Department and its Director shall be the successors to all intellectual or developmental disabilities-related authority delegated to the DHS and its Director, and the Director of the Department shall be authorized to act, either personally or through a designated representative, as a member of any committees, commissions, boards, or other bodies that include as a member the Director of the DHS with respect to intellectual or developmental disabilities-related authority.
(Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-264, § 110, 54 DCR 818; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 15(d), 59 DCR 5567; May 18, 2022, D.C. Law 24-117, § 2(i), 69 DCR 002653.)
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 twice substituted “intellectual” for “mental retardation”.
Section 7139 of D.C. Law 24-167 amended section 4 of D.C. Law 24-117 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the amendment of this section by section 2(i) of Law 24-117 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 24-117: § 4 of D.C. Law 24-117 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(i) of D.C. Law 24-117 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 110 of Developmental Disabilities Services Management Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-672, December 28, 2006, 54 DCR 1155).
Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law.
Establishment of the State Independent Living Council as an Independent Commission, see Mayor’s Order 2010-105, June 25, 2010 ( 57 DCR 5554).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety
Chapter 7C - Department on Disability Services
§ 7–761.03. Establishment and purpose of the Department on Disability Services
§ 7–761.05a. Ticket to Work Employment Network Fund
§ 7–761.05b. Contribution to costs of supports
§ 7–761.05c. Contribution to Costs of Supports Fund
§ 7–761.06. Appointment and authority of the Director
§ 7–761.06a. Reporting requirements
§ 7–761.06b. Reports and notices to be made available to the public
§ 7–761.08. Transfers of authority
§ 7–761.09. Rulemaking and contracting authority
§ 7–761.10. Delegation and redelegation of authority