COUNCILMEMBER DAVID GROSSO

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

on

B22-0504, the “Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Act of 2017”

and

B22-0692, the “Youth Mentoring Initiative Establishment Act of 2018”

on

Monday, June 25, 2018

11:00 a.m., Hearing Room 500, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

          Councilmember David Grosso announces the scheduling of a public hearing on B22-0504, the “Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Act of 2017” and B22-0692, the "Youth Mentoring Initiative Establishment Act of 2018.”The hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2018, in Hearing Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. 

          The stated purpose of B22-0504 is to establish a student loan debt forgiveness program for District of Columbia residents.

          The stated purpose of B22-0692 is to establish the Youth Mentoring Initiative in the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes to coordinate and expand programs and public/private partnerships supporting youth mentoring programs and opportunities for at-risk youth.

          The Committee invites the public to testify or submit written testimony. Those who wish to testify may sign-up online at http://bit.do/educationhearings or call the Committee on Education at (202) 724-8061 by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged to bring 10-15 copies of their written testimony.

          If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Written statements should be submitted by email to Ashley Strange, Committee Assistant, at astrange@dccouncil.us, or by post to the Committee on Education, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 116 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018.