D.C. Law 24-311. Repeal of Outdated and Unnecessary Audit Mandates Amendment Act of 2022.

AN ACT

To repeal outdated and unnecessary mandates for audits and other reports required of the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Repeal of Outdated and Unnecessary Audit Mandates Amendment Act of 2022".

Sec. 2. Section 1414 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective May 16, 1995 (D.C. Law 11-16; D.C. Official Code § 1-614.14), is amended as follows:

(a) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase ", January 1, 1997, and succeeding years in consultation with the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor" and inserting the phrase ", and January 1, 1997" in its place.

(b) Subsection (c) is repealed.

Sec. 3. Section 332j(b) of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective May 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-94; D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.32j(b)), is repealed.

Sec. 4. Section 2365 of the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act of 2005, effective April 20, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-141; D.C. Official Code § 2-218.65), is repealed.

Sec. 5. The Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-351.01 et seq.) is amended as follows:

(a) Section 205(g) (D.C. Official Code § 2-352.05(g)) is repealed.

(b) Section 418(b) (D.C. Official Code § 2-354.18(b)) is amended by striking the phrase "negotiated contract or subcontract, other than a firm fixed-price contract," and inserting the phrase "negotiated contract or subcontract" in its place.

Sec. 6. Section 4(d) of the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes Establishment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-261; D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.03(d)), is repealed.

Sec. 7. Section 511c of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-370; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.11c), is repealed.

Sec. 8. Section 212(d) of Police Investigations Concerning First Amendment Activities Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-352; D.C. Official Code § 5-333.12(d)), is repealed.

Sec. 9. Section of 4(b)(1) of the Health Care Ombudsman Program Establishment Act of 2004, effective April 12, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-331; D.C. Official Code § 7-2071.03(b)(1)), is amended by striking the phrase ", the Office of the Inspector General, or the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor" and inserting the phrase "or the Office of the Inspector General" in its place.

Sec. 10. Section 2a(g)(5) of the Youth Employment Act of 1979, effective January 5, 1980 (D.C. Law 3-46; D.C. Official Code § 32-242(g)(5)), is repealed.

Sec. 11. Section 6(c) of the Fair Criminal Record Screening Amendment Act of 2014, effective December 17, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-152; D.C. Official Code § 32-1345(c)), is repealed.

Sec. 12. Section 2-2519 of section 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code § 36-601.19), is repealed.

Sec. 13. Section 204(d) of the Department of Education Establishment Act of 2007, effective June 12, 2007 (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Code § 38-193(d)), is repealed.

Sec. 14. Section 205 of the School Modernization Financing Act of 2006, effective June 8, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-123; D.C. Official Code § 38-2973.05), is repealed.

Sec. 15. Section 47-825.01a(j)(2) of the District of Columbia Official Code is repealed.

Sec. 16. Section 20a(j) of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985, effective May 10, 1988 (D.C. Law 7-107; D.C. Official Code § 50-301.20(j)), is repealed.

Sec. 17. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 18. Effective date.

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), a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.