(a) The Mayor shall give at least 60 days written notice to the District of Columbia Board of Education or the governing body of a private or parochial school of the proposed establishment of a homeless shelter, correctional facility, halfway house, or drug treatment center, to be located within 400 feet of a school, or adjacent school grounds in the District of Columbia, used for the instruction of minors.
(b) The Mayor shall give great weight to written comments of the District of Columbia Board of Education in regard to the establishment or current operation of a homeless shelter, correctional facility, halfway house, or drug treatment center located within 400 feet of a District of Columbia public school, of the adjacent school grounds, used for the instruction of minors.
(May 21, 1992, D.C. Law 10-255, § 2, 39 DCR 2149.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
Law 9-103, the 'Community-Based Residential Facilities Act of 1992", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 9-228. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on February 4, 1992, and March 3, 1992, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on March 23, 1992, it was assigned Act No. 9-175 and transmitted to Both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 9- 103 became effective on May 21, 1992.
