To require the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency to reside in the District of Columbia.

Bill: 115-hr-7216
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-12-03
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

District of Columbia

Judicial procedure and administration

State and local courts

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prospectively requires the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia to reside in the District during their tenure.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7216 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2018 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency to reside in the District of Columbia.

1. District of Columbia residency requirement for Director of Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and Director of Pretrial Services Agency (a) Director of CSOSA Section 11233(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24–133(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking the period at the end of the second sentence and inserting the following: , except that as a condition of appointment, the Director shall be a resident of the District of Columbia. . (b) Director of Pretrial Services Agency Section 23–1304(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking Columbia. and inserting Columbia and who shall be a resident of the District of Columbia. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to each individual who is first appointed to serve as the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia or the Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency (as the case may be) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.