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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SESSION LAW SERVICE LETTER 2012 LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS A noncumulative summary of significant legislation contained in this pamphlet of general interest to the legal profession prepared especially for District of Columbia Legislative Service by the editorial staff of West, a Thomson Reuters business. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Compre hensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011 Law 19-124 establishes an ethics board to administer and enforce the District of Columbia's Code of Conduct. Health Benefit Exchange Authority Establishment Act of 2011 . Law 19-94 enables individuals and small employers to find affordable and easier-to understand health insurance. Military Parents' Child Custody and Visitation Rights Act of 2012 Law 19-110 enacts a new section that allows deploying parents to request an expedited hearing for the purpose of obtaining a temporary child custody or visitation order. Old Naval Hospital Real Property Tax Exemption Act of 2012 Law 19-116 exempts property held by a specified nonprofit corporation from property taxes. . Uniform Collaborative Law Act of 2012 Law 19-125 provides a statutory basis for an alternative dispute resolution procedure by which civil law disputes may be resolved expeditiously without the expense of litigation. * I DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SESSION LAW SERVICE 2012 19TH COUNCIL PERIOD Convened January 2, 2011 Laws 19-94 to 19.:...119, 19-121 to' 19-126 , . . 'i ~ . I, EMERGENCY ACTS January 3, 2012 to April 10, 2012 TABLES AND INDEX A Thomson Reuters business Mat #41145460 f, \ COPYRIGHT © 2012 By Thomson Reuters This publication was created to provide you with accurate and authoritative information concerning the subject matter covered; however, this publication was not necessarily prepared by persons licensed to practice law in a particular jurisdiction. 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" ., ' I· :,';' :f- \' '- 0 ',; , 'i VI TABLE OF CONTENTS Page District of Columbia Session Law Service Letter ----------------___________ I Preface ----------------------------------------------------_- -----------------__ -_- _- --__ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ V Laws in this Pamphlet ------------------------------------------------______ ---___________ IX Emergency Acts in this Pamphlet------------_______________________________________ XI Officials of the District of Columbia--------_______________________________________ XIII Permanent and Temporary Laws-------------_______________________________________ 1 Emergency Acts ---------------------------------------__________________ -___ __ ______________ _ 105 Tables 1. Mfected Sections-Laws __________________________________________________________ Tl-1 2. Mfected Sections-Emergency Acts ----_______________________________________ T2-1 Index ----------------------------------------------____ -----_______ ---_ __ __________ ____ ____________ 1-1 * VII ',t! .;~; (' LAWS IN THIS PAMPHLET Law citations are to this pamphlet only. For other materials included in this service, consult same table in other pamphlets. Law 9/11 Memorial Grove Dedication Act of 2012 -------------------------------___________________ _ 19-114 Board of Elections and Ethics Electoral Process Improvement Temporary Amendment Act of 2012--------------____________________________________ ------___________________ _ 19-101 Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehen- sive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011------------------------------------------------ 19-124 Board of Medicine Membership and Licensing Amendment Act of 2012-------------- 19-104 Captive Insurance Company Amendment Act of 2012 --------------------------------------- 19-103 Commission on Mrican-American Mfairs Establishment Act of 2012 _________________ _ 19-106 District Department of Transportation Omnibus Temporary Amendment Act of 2012 ______ -__ -----------____ -----------------________ ----------------------------------______ -------------- 19-97 District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Amendment Act of 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19-115 District of Columbia Public Schools and Public Charter School Student Residen- cy Fraud Prevention Amendment Act of 2012 ------_______________________________________ _ 19-126 Glover Park Community Center Designation Act of 2012 --------------___________________ _ 19-108 Green Building Compliance Temporary Amendment Act of 2012----___________________ _ 19-99 Health Benefit Exchange Authority Establishment Act of 2011------___________________ _ 19-94 Historic Property Improvement Notification Amendment Act of 2012---------------- 19-123 Human Rights Service of Process Amendment Act of 2012 ------------------------------- 19-112 Lillian A. Gordon Water Play Area and Park Designation Act of 2012---------------- 19-117 Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Amendment Act of 2012 ---------------------- 19-111 Medical Marijuana Cultivation Center and Dispensary Locations Temporary Amendment Act of 2012---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19-122 Military Parents' Child Custody and Visitation Rights Act of 2012 -___________________ _ 19-110 Oak Hill Conservation Easement Act of 2012 ------------------------------------------------- 19-113 Old Naval Hospital Real Property Tax Exemption Act of 2012 --------------------------- 19-116 Paul Washington Way Designation Act of 2012 ----------------------------___________________ _ 19-107 Presidential Primary Ballot Access Temporary Amendment Act of 2012------------- 19-95 Processing Sales Tax Clarification Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2012 --- 19-98 Public Notice of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Recommendations Amend- ment Act of 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------_________________ _ 19-102 Retirement Distribution Withholding Temporary Act of 2012 --------------------------- 19-100 Rev. Dr. Jerry A. Moore, Jr. Commemorative Plaza Designation Act of 2012-------- 19-109 Southwest Duck Pond Designation Act of 2012--------_______________________________________ _ 19-105 Streetscape Reconstruction Temporary Act of 2012 ----------------------------------------- 19-121 Unemployment Compensation Federally Funded Extended Benefits Maximiza- tion Temporary Amendment Act of 2012 -------------_______________________________________ _ 19-96 Uniform Collaborative Law Act of 2012 --------------------------------------------------------- 19-125 William O'Neal Lockridge Memorial Library at Bellevue Designation Act of 2012 19-119 Willie Wood Way Designation Act of 2012 ------------------------------------------------------- 19-118 IX ",,'/ i' "i' , , " " , i : i ~-;' ::) , 'I t :.': "dr.;u,~ ..; ':, ;.:; .1.., t ~ f 1 i J , J , :,~ ~~'-)"i '- ;!,). ~ j~ ~ ~'';'\~