1. (a) The Mayor shall conduct a continuous public awareness campaign publicizing the requirements and benefits of this part. The public awareness campaign shall include information on the potential benefits of open captioned movies to all moviegoers, including patrons who are not Deaf or hard of hearing.

2. (b) The public awareness campaign shall, at minimum, utilize the following media for dissemination of information:

   1. (1) Office of Cable Television Programming;
   2. (2) Public service announcements; and
   3. (3) A dedicated public website.
3. (c) The Mayor shall disseminate guidance on clear communication of open captioned movie showings to news media, as defined in § 16-4701, for any news media organization that regularly publishes motion pictures showtimes for movie theaters in the District.

Applicability of D.C. Law 25-190: § 10 of D.C. Law 25-190 provided that the creation of this section by § 6 of D.C. Law 25-190 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

History

July 19, 2024, D.C. Law 25-190, § 6

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 25-190: § 10 of D.C. Law 25-190 provided that the creation of this section by § 6 of D.C. Law 25-190 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Section 7292 of D.C. Law 25-217 repealed section 10 of D.C. Law 25-190 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by section 6 of Law 25-190 has been implemented.