- (a) There is established a District of Columbia Homeland Security Commission, which shall consist of 7 persons with expertise in security, transportation, communication, chemical safety, risk assessment, terrorism (including bioterrorism), or occupational safety and health.
(b)
- (1) Commission members shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council for terms of 3 years, in accordance with § 1-523.01(e), except that initially 4 Commission members shall be appointed to a 3-year term and 3 Commission members shall be appointed to a 2-year term.
- (2) The Mayor shall establish through rulemaking that Commission members shall be subject to pre-nomination inquiries and security-clearance requirements.
- (3) The terms of the members first appointed shall begin on the date a majority of the first members are sworn in, which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.
- (4) Commission member’s terms shall be staggered so that either 4 positions or 3 positions will expire on the year’s anniversary date.
- (c) Members shall receive no salary for their service on the Commission but shall be reimbursed for administrative costs associated with membership.
- (d) The Agency shall provide staff to the Commission.
History
Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-262, § 202, 54 DCR 794
June 19, 2013, D.C. Law 19-320, § 508, 60 DCR 3390
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 508 of the Omnibus Criminal Code Amendment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-44, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5381, 20 DCSTAT 1281).
For temporary amendment of (b)(1), see § 508 of the Omnibus Criminal Code Amendments Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-599, January 14, 2013, 60 DCR 1017).
Effect of Amendments
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-320 added “except that initially 4 Commission members shall be appointed to a 3-year term and 3 Commission members shall be appointed to a 2-year term” at the end of (b)(1); and made a related change.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-523.01 and § 7-2271.01.