Committee Work

On Tuesday, June 27, the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hold a committee mark-up on the following nominations at 2:00 p.m. in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW):

• Office of Employee Appeals Jelani Freeman Confirmation Resolution of 2017 (PR 22-0313)
• Public Employee Relations Board Mary Ann Gibbons Confirmation Resolution of 2017 (PR 22-0361)

The following attachments are available for reference:

• Labor_Committee_MARK-UP_Agenda__06-27-2017.docx
• LWD_Committee_report_PR_22-0361_PERB_Nomination_Gibbons final.pdf
• LWD_Committee_report_PR_22-0313_OEA_Nomination_Freeman final.pdf

On Thursday, June 22, the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a public roundtable on the following nominations at 10:00 a.m. in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW):

• Office of Employee Appeals Jelani Freeman Confirmation Resolution of 2017 (PR 22-0313)
• Public Employee Relations Board Mary Ann Gibbons Confirmation Resolution of 2017 (PR 22-0361)
• Public Employee Relations Board Ann Hoffman Confirmation Resolution of 2017 (PR 22-0362)
• Public Employee Relations Board Charles J. Murphy Confirmation Resolution of 2017 (PR 22-0363)

A draft witness list is available here.

The Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, having conducted hearings and received testimony from its responsible agencies on Mayor Bowser’s proposed budgets for FY18, reports its recommendations in the budget report attached below.

• Fiscal Year 2018 Committee Budget Report

The Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hold a mark-up of its FY18 draft budget report on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW).

The meeting agenda and draft report are attached below.

• Labor Committee Budget Report Mark-up Agenda, 05-17-17
• Labor Committee Draft FY18 Budget Report for Mark-up, 05-17-17

Performance oversight records for the FY17 hearings held by the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development are now available. The complete records of testimony, divided by hearing, can be accessed below:

• February 15, 2017: Testimony for the Office of Employee Appeals & Public Employees Relations Board
• March 1, 2017: Testimony for the Office of Risk Management, Department of Human Resources, & Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
• March 15, 2017: Testimony for the Department of Employment Services, Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity & Workforce Investment Council

On Tuesday, May 9, the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hold a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Human Resources and Office of Risk Management. The meeting will be in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) at 1:00 p.m., or following the conclusion of the earlier budget hearing and a short recess.

A draft witness list is available here.

The Committee on Labor & Workforce Development will continue the May 4th budget oversight hearing for the Department of Employment Services, Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity, and the Workforce Investment Council on Tuesday, May 9, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW). This hearing is for government witnesses only.

A draft witness list is available here.

On Thursday, May 4, the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hold a budget oversight hearing on the following agencies: Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity, Department of Employment Services, and Workforce Investment Council. The meeting will be at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW).

A draft witness list is available here (last updated at 5:26 p.m. on May 3, 2017).

On Thursday, April 27, at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hold a budget hearing on the following agencies: Office of Employee Appeals, Public Employee Relations Board, and Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.

The draft agenda and witness list is attached here.

The Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will meet to vote on PR22-0128, the “Director of the Department of Employment Services Odie Donald Confirmation Resolution of 2017,” on Monday, April 24, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW).

Below are the draft committee report, report attachments including the committee print, and draft meeting agenda.

• Draft Committee Report - Odie Donald Nomination
• Committee Meeting Agenda - 04-24-17
• Attachment 1, PR22-0128 - Introduction
• Attachment 2, Pre-Hearing Questions
• Attachment 3, PR22-0128 - Hearing Notice - 04-12-17
• Attachment 4A, PR22-0128 - Hearing Agenda and Witness List - 04-12-17
• Attachment 4B, Hearing Witness Testimonies
• Attachment 5, Submitted Written Letters
• Attachment 7, PR22-0128 - Committee Print