COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                       Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council

               

FROM:               Phil Mendelson, Chairman

                                                               

DATE:                January 2, 2020

 

RE:                       Request to Place Emergency Measures on the Agenda for the January 7, 2020 Legislative Meeting

 

            This memorandum is to request that you place the following measures on the agenda for the January 7, 2020 Legislative Meeting:

 

• Children and Youth Vision Screening Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2020
• Children and Youth Vision Screening Emergency Act of 2020

 

            This measure would waive the Certificate of Need process for a non-profit, specializing in vision screening and providing free diagnostic services and eye wear to school children and youth in the District of Columbia.  Permanent legislation (Bill 23-183) containing an identical provision was adopted on second reading by the Council on December 17, 2019.  However, the measure has not yet been signed by the Mayor and must then undergo Congressional review.  Emergency legislation would allow the non-profit to begin working with the District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools immediately.