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DC Code § 4-102 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-102. Board of Public Welfare — Created; successor to abolished Boards; employees transferred. [Omitted]

Omitted. Section References This section is referenced in § 4-124. Omission of Text The provisions of former § 4-102 have been omitted as obsolete, the Board referred to herein having been abolished. The Board of Public Welfare was abolished and the functions thereof transferred to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952. Reorganization Order No. 58, as amended, redesignated as Organization Order No. 140 and amended, established, under the direction and control of a Commissioner, a Department of Public Welfare, headed by a Director with the purpose of planning, implementing, and directing public welfare programs. Reorganization Order No. 58 provided that the previously existing Board of Public Welfare would be abolished. That Order also transferred specified functions of the former Board to the Department of Public Health and the Department of Public Welfare. Functions of the Department of Public Welfare and of the Department of Public Health, as set forth in Organization Order Nos. 140 and 141, respectively, were transferred to the Department of Human Resources by Commissioner’s Order No. 69-96, dated March 7, 1969, as amended by Commissioner’s Order No. 70-83, dated March 6, 1970. The Department of Human Resources was replaced by the Department of Human Services by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, dated February 21, 1980.
DC Code § 4-103 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-103. Board of Public Welfare — Composition; appointment; term of office; vacancies; residency requirement; removal; compensation. [Omitted]

Omitted. Omission of Text The provisions of former § 4-103 have been omitted as obsolete, the Board referred to herein having been abolished. See notes following § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-104 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-104. Board of Public Welfare — Officers; meetings; authority to make rules, regulations, and orders. [Omitted]

Omitted. Omission of Text The provisions of former § 4-104 have been omitted as obsolete, the Board referred to herein having been abolished. See notes following § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-105 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-105. Director of Public Welfare

The Mayor of the District of Columbia, upon the nomination of the Board, is hereby authorized to appoint a Director of Public Welfare, which position is hereby authorized and created, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Board and shall be charged, subject to its general supervision, with the executive and administrative duties provided for in this act. The Director shall be a person of such training, experience, and capacity as will especially qualify him or her to discharge the duties of the office. The Director of Public Welfare may be discharged by the Mayor of the District of Columbia upon recommendation of the Board. The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized, upon the nomination of the Board, to appoint such personnel as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties of the Board.  (Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 209, ch. 58, § 5; Dec. 20, 1941, 55 Stat. 849, ch. 605, § 1; Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205(ss), 25 DCR 5740.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-105. 1973 Ed., § 3-105. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-636.02. Cross References Merit system, effective date provisions, see § 1-636.02. Prostitution, duties of Director concerning persons found guilty, see § 22-2703. Regulations, protection of life, health, and property, Council and Mayor, authorization to make and enforce, see § 1-303.03. References in Text “This act,” referred to at the end of the first sentence in this section, means the Act of March 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 209, ch. 58. Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 4-107 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-107. Institutional personnel under supervision of Board; duties of superintendent; appointment and discharge of personnel

The superintendents and all other employees engaged in the operation of the institutions enumerated in § 4-106 shall be subject to the supervision of the Board. Each superintendent shall have the management and control of the institution to which he is appointed and shall be subordinate to the Director of Public Welfare. The superintendent and all other employees of each of the institutions enumerated in § 4-106 shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia upon nomination by the Board and shall be subject to discharge by the Mayor upon recommendation of the Board.  (Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 209, ch. 58, § 7.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-107. 1973 Ed., § 3-107. Cross References Superintendents of prisons, see § 24-201.11 et seq. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 4-108 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-108. Rules and regulations relating to admissions of persons and administration of institutions

It shall be the duty of the Council of the District of Columbia to make such rules and regulations relating to the admission of persons to, and it shall be the duty of the Mayor to make such rules and regulations relating to the administration of, the institutions hereinbefore referred to, as will promote discipline and good conduct of inmates and employees and efficiency and economy in the operation of these institutions.  (Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 209, ch. 58, § 9.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-108. 1973 Ed., § 3-108. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(81) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-20.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 4-109 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-109. Registration records; system of accounts

Under the authority herein granted, the Board may prescribe forms of record keeping to secure accuracy and completeness in the registration of persons under care and the services rendered in their behalf. The Board may recommend to the Comptroller General of the United States, and the Comptroller General may prescribe, so far as practicable, a uniform system of accounts to record receipts and disbursements and to determine comparative costs of operation.  (Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 209, ch. 58, § 9.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-109. 1973 Ed., § 3-109. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-110 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-110. Powers of Board of Charities transferred

The following powers and duties prior to March 16, 1926, imposed by law upon the Board of Charities shall be vested in the Board, and the unexpended balance of all appropriations made for the purpose of discharging such powers and duties shall become available to the Board: (1) To provide for the transportation to their respective places of residence of nonresident indigent persons, and to provide for indigent persons, who are legal residents of the District of Columbia, medical care and treatment when necessary, under contracts with such hospitals as are or may be designated by law; (2) To provide for the transportation to their respective places of residence of nonresident persons with mental illness and to afford hospital care for indigent persons with mental illness who are legal residents of the District of Columbia in such hospital or hospitals as are or may be designated by law; and (3) To provide for all other aged, infirm, or needy persons, in the manner authorized by law or by appropriations enacted by the Congress.  (Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 10; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 5, 23 DCR 2544; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 15, 53 DCR 6198.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-110. 1973 Ed., § 3-110. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “persons with mental illness” for “insane persons”, throughout the section. Cross References Mentally ill, financial responsibility for care of hospitalized persons, see § 21-586. Mentally ill, nonresidents, see § 21-551. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-111 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-111. Supervision over institutions supported by congressional appropriations

The said Board of Public Welfare shall visit, inspect, and maintain a general supervision over all institutions, societies, or associations of a charitable, eleemosynary, correctional, or reformatory character which are supported in whole or in part by appropriations of Congress, made for the care or treatment of residents of the District of Columbia; and no payment shall be made to any such charitable, eleemosynary, correctional, or reformatory institution for any resident of the District of Columbia who is not received and maintained therein pursuant to the rules established by such Board of Public Welfare, except in the case of persons committed by the courts, or abandoned infants needing immediate care.  (June 6, 1900, 31 Stat. 664, ch. 807; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 10.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-111. 1973 Ed., § 3-111. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-112 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-112. Submission of plans for new institutions; investigation of institutions

All plans for new institutions shall, before adoption of the same, be submitted to the Board of Public Welfare for suggestion and criticism. The Mayor of the District of Columbia may at any time order an investigation by the Board, or a committee of its members, of the management of any penal, charitable, or reformatory institution in the District of Columbia; and said Board, or any authorized committee of its members, when making such investigation, shall have power to send for persons and papers and to administer oaths and affirmations; and the report of such investigation, with the testimony, shall be made to the Mayor.  (June 6, 1900, 31 Stat. 664, ch. 807; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 10.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-112. 1973 Ed., § 3-112. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 4-113 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-113. Members and employees to have no interest in contracts

No member or employee of said Board shall be either directly or indirectly interested in any contract for building, repairing, or furnishing any institution which by this chapter the Board of Public Welfare is authorized to investigate and supervise.  (June 6, 1900, 31 Stat. 665, ch. 807; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 10.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-113. 1973 Ed., § 3-113. Cross References Charitable institutions, conflicts of interest, see § 44-714. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-117 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-117. Investigation of children; confidentiality of records; study of physical and mental conditions

The antecedents, character, and condition of life of each child received by the Board shall be investigated as fully as possible, and the facts learned entered in permanent records, in which shall also be noted the subsequent history of each child, so far as it can be ascertained. Such records shall be confidential but may be made available in the discretion of the Board. Provision shall be made for study of the physical and mental conditions of children received for care in order that care for each child may be planned to meet his particular physical and mental needs.  (July 26, 1892, 27 Stat. 269, ch. 250, § 6; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 11; Jan. 12, 1942, 55 Stat. 883, ch. 649, § 4.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-118. 1973 Ed., § 3-118. Section References This section is referenced in § 4-301. Cross References Age of majority, see § 46-101. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-118 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-118. Commitments by Family Division of Superior Court; placement by Board

The judges of the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered, at their discretion, to commit to the custody and care of the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia children under 17 years of age who shall be convicted of petty crimes or misdemeanors which may be punishable with fine or imprisonment; and said Board of Public Welfare shall place, under contract, such children in such suitable homes, institutions, or training schools for the care of children as it may deem wise and proper.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1095, ch. 847, § 1; Mar. 19, 1906, 34 Stat. 73, ch. 960, § 8; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 11; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 577, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 159(c).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-119. 1973 Ed., § 3-120. Cross References Family Division proceedings, proceeding regarding delinquency, neglect, or need of supervision, see § 16-2301 et seq. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102.
DC Code § 4-119 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-119. Commitment of children under 17 years of age

No court shall commit a child under 17 years of age, charged with or convicted of a petty crime or misdemeanor punishable by a fine or imprisonment, to a jail, workhouse, or police station, but if such child be unable to give bail or pay a fine, it may be committed to the Board of Public Welfare temporarily or permanently, in the discretion of the court, and said Board shall make some suitable provision for said child outside the inclosure of any jail, workhouse, or police station, or said court may commit such child to the National Training School under the laws now providing for such commitment.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1095, ch. 847, § 2; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 11.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-120. 1973 Ed., § 3-121. Cross References Age of majority, see § 46-101. Employment of minors, revocation of work permit for engaging in prohibited work, see § 32-219. Family Division proceedings, proceeding regarding delinquency, neglect, or need of supervision, see § 16-2301 et seq. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102. Statutory provisions for the National Training School for Boys and the National Training School for Girls were formerly codified in Chapters 13 and 14 of Title 44, respectively. These provisions were omitted from codification as obsolete in the 1973 Edition of the D.C. Code. As regards the National Training School for Boys, the School and its functions were transferred to the Department of Justice by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1939. The School was operated until May 15, 1968, when it was closed pursuant to an order of the Attorney General. As regards the National Training School for Girls, the Act of August 3, 1951, 62 Stat. 154, ch. 291, § 1, provided that no new commitments to the School should be made after August 3, 1951.
DC Code § 4-120 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-120. Duties of Trustees of National Training School for Girls transferred

The duties prior to March 16, 1926, imposed by law upon the Board of Trustees of the National Training School for Girls concerning the admission, care, parole, and discharge of inmates shall be vested in the Board.  (Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 12.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-121. 1973 Ed., § 3-122. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102. Statutory provisions for the National Training School for Girls were formerly codified in D.C. Code, §§ 32-901 to 32-913. These provisions were omitted from codification as obsolete in the 1973 Edition of the D.C. Code in light of the Act of August 3, 1951, 62 Stat. 154, ch. 291, § 1, which provided that no new commitments to the School should be made after August 3, 1951.
DC Code § 4-121 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 1 - Public Welfare Supervision|§ 4-121. Annual budget; report of activities; recommendations; study of social and environmental conditions

It shall be the duty of the Board to prepare and submit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in such manner as he shall require, an annual budget itemizing the appropriations necessary to the proper discharge of the duties imposed by law upon the Board and for the support and maintenance of the institutions under its management. The Board shall also submit to the Mayor an annual report of its activities and the work carried on under its direction, together with its recommendations for securing more efficient and humane care for all persons in need of public assistance. The Board shall study from time to time the social and environmental conditions of the District of Columbia and shall incorporate in its reports the results thereof and recommendations designed to further safeguard the interests and well-being of the children of the District of Columbia and to diminish and ameliorate poverty and disease and to lessen crime. Except in the placement of children in institutions under the public control, the Board shall when practicable place them in institutions or homes of the same religious faith as the parents; provided, that whenever the Board shall for any reason place the child with any organization, institution, or individual other than of the same religious faith as that of the parents of the child, the Board shall set forth the reason for such action in the record of the case. Inmates of public institutions shall be given the fullest opportunity for the practice of their religion.  (Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 13.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-122. 1973 Ed., § 3-123. Cross References Age of majority, see § 46-101. References in Text Board of Public Welfare abolished: See note to § 4-102. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.