B 26-0271 — District of Columbia Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

ENGROSSEDENROLLED ORIGINAL ABILLANACT 3___________ 26-271 6 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 ___________ To amend, on a temporary basis, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 to establish a temporary Stabilization and Reform Board to govern the District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) and to require that the Board and the Executive Director of DCHAthe District of Columbia Housing Authority take specific actions to reform and revitalize the operations of DCHA.the District of Columbia Housing Authority.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(17A) “Dwelling unit” means any room or group of rooms located within a residential or mixed-use building and forming a single unit that is used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, and the preparation and eating of meals.”.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(A) One member with experience in housing development or operations;

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(E) One member who is a resident of a property owned, operated, and managed by the Authority;

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(2) The Director of the District’s Office of Budget and Performance Management and the Chief Financial Officer, or the Chief Financial Officer’s designee, shall serve as members of the Stabilization and Reform Board by virtue of their incumbency in the position of Director of the District’s Office of Budget and Performance Management and Chief Financial Officer or being an employee of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(5) Denise Blackson, to fill the Board searseat described in subsection (a)(1)(E) of this section;

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(6) Ronnie Harris, to fill the Board seat described in subsection (a)(1)(F) of this section;

provided, that this shall not apply to the seat established by ENGROSSED ORIGINAL subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section.

“(i) The Stabilization and Reform Board established by this section shall assume authority from the Board of Commissioners established by section 12, and the Board of ENGROSSED ORIGINAL Commissioners shall be dissolved, upon the swearing in of at least 5 members of the Stabilization and Reform Board.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(j) The Authority shall provide to the Stabilization and Reform Board at least 2 full-time employees who are qualified to provide legal and policy research as requested by members of the Board.

“(1) Addressing and remediating the issues identified by the U.S.United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in its 2022 assessment of the Authority (“HUD DC001 Assessment”);

Department of Housing and Urban Development in its 2022 assessment of the Authority (“HUD DC001 Assessment”);

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(3) Identifying individual dwelling units within Housing Properties of the Authority that are in a substandard condition and improving the condition of such units to a state of good repair;

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the Executive Director shall submit to the Council any updated policies, procedures, and reports provided to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as outlined in the Authority’s “Response to the U.S.

Such policies, procedures and reports ENROLLED ORIGINAL shall be submitted no later than 48 hours after submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(e) A quorum of members of the Stabilization and Reform Board shall be present at each listening session held pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL (1) The section heading is amended to read as follows:

ENROLLED ORIGINAL (5) Subsection (u) is amended by striking the phrase “any Commissioner” and inserting the phrase “any member of the Board” in its place.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL (1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “Board of Commissioners” and inserting the word “Board” in its place.

Official Code § 6-232(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking the phrase “resident commissioner and to vote for candidates for resident commissioner to serve ENGROSSED ORIGINAL on the Board, as provided in section 12” and inserting the phrase “resident commissioner” in its place.

“(27A) The Stabilization and Reform Board of the District of Columbia Housing Authority, established by section 11a of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, effectivepassed Decemberon 22,2nd 2022reading (D.C.on June 17, 2025 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-271);”.

Act 24-702;

70 DCR 164);”.

Applicability.

This act shall apply as of December 22, 2022.

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat.

6.5.

(a) 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),veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December ENGROSSED ORIGINAL 24, 1973 (87 Stat.

Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)),1-206.02(c)(1)). and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

14___________________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia ENROLLED ORIGINAL _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 8