(a) Part IV D of Organization Order No. 2, Commissioner's Order No. 67-23, December 13, 1967, creating the Secretariat within the executive office of the Mayor, is amended:
(1) By striking subsection 1. k.; and
(2) By transferring, as provided in this subchapter, to the District of Columbia Office of Documents all of the powers, duties, and functions assigned to the Secretariat under any provision of law relating to the preparation, certification, and publication of the District of Columbia Register and all District of Columbia rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and any amendments thereto.
(b) There is hereby established within the executive office of the Mayor (created by Organization Order No. 2, dated December 23, 1967) a District of Columbia Office of Documents which shall be under the supervision and control of an Administrator appointed by the Mayor without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position.
(c) The District of Columbia Office of Documents shall provide for the prompt preparation, editing, printing, and public distribution of the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations in accordance with this subchapter.
(d) The Administrator of the District of Columbia Office of Documents (hereinafter also referred to as "Administrator") shall be a member of the District of Columbia Bar. The Administrator shall appoint such employees within the District of Columbia Office of Documents as may be necessary for the prompt and efficient performance of the functions of the Office and for which sufficient appropriation is authorized and provided.
(e) The Administrator shall be paid at a per annum gross rate not to exceed the highest step level of GS-15 of the General Schedule.
(f) Repealed.
(g) All property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriated funds in the Office of the Secretariat which are currently allotted for legal publications, codification, and the District of Columbia Register functions shall be transferred to the District of Columbia Office of Documents. All rules, regulations, documents, and other materials assembled or developed by the Mayor's municipal code compilation project shall be transferred to the Office of Documents.
(Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 2, 25 DCR 6960; Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 1021, 57 DCR 181; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 1114(a), 59 DCR 8025.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-1611.
1973 Ed., § 1-1611.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-111 repealed subsec. (f), which had read as follows:
"(f) No fewer than 7 funded and authorized positions and the attendant funding totaling at least $150,000 for salaries and personnel benefits for such positions shall be transferred by the Mayor to the District of Columbia Office of Documents."
D.C. Law 19-168, in subsec. (c), substituted "the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations" for "District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large, the District of Columbia Register, and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations".
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1021 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1021 of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
Legislative History of Laws
Law 2-153 was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 2-96, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 28, 1978 and December 12, 1978, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 29, 1978, it was assigned Act No. 2-319 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
For Law 18-111, see notes following § 2-218.50.
For history of Law 19-168, see notes under § 2-218.76.
Miscellaneous Notes
Short title: Section 1020 of D.C. Law 18-111 provided that subtitle C of title I of the act may be cited as the "Documents Amendment Act of 2009".
The Administrator of the District of Columbia Office of Documents shall:
(1) Supervise, manage, and direct the preparation, editing, printing and public distribution of all legal publications of the District of Columbia government including the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations in accordance with this subchapter;
(2) Promulgate appropriate rules of procedure to implement the provisions of this subchapter;
(3) With the assistance of the Office of the Corporation Counsel, the officer designated by the Chairman of the Council, or legal counsels to agencies and other governmental entities, certify the promulgation, adoption, or enactment of documents to be published in accordance with this subchapter;
(4) Coordinate with the officer designated by the Chairman of the Council the drafting and preparation of legislation to be published in the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations;
(5) Establish editorial standards for the removal of unnecessary sex-based terminology in documents and for the numbering, grammar, and style of all documents to be published pursuant to this subchapter;
(5A) Establish editorial standards for the use of respectful language in documents as required under § 2-632;
(6) Except with respect to acts or resolutions of the Council, reject for publication proposed rules, regulations, orders, administrative issuances, or ordinances which fail to comply substantially with the publication requirements authorized by this subchapter;
(7) In accordance with applicable law, procure contracts for the preparation and publication of documents pursuant to this subchapter; and
(8) Instruct promulgators of documents to be published under this subchapter concerning the requirements established by the Administrator under this subchapter and the means to comply with those requirements.
(Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 3, 25 DCR 6960; Sept. 29, 2006, D.C. Law 16-169, § 6, 53 DCR 6223; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 123, 56 DCR 1117; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 1114(b), 59 DCR 8025.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-1612.
1973 Ed., § 1-1612.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-169 adds par. (5A).
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in the punctuation in par. (5A).
D.C. Law 19-168, in par. (1), substituted "the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations" for "District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large, the District of Columbia Register, and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations".
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-153, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-611.
For Law 16-169, see notes following § 2-552.
For Law 17-353, see notes following § 2-218.42.
For history of Law 19-168, see notes under § 2-218.76.
