CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

&

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID GROSSO

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE

PR23-0069, the “State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang Confirmation Resolution of 2019”

on

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

10:00 A.M., Hearing Room 123, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmember David Grosso announce the scheduling of a public roundtable of the Committee of the Whole and the Committee on Education on PR23-0069 - State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang Confirmation Resolution of 2019.” The roundtable will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building.

The stated purpose of PR21-0136 is to confirm the Mayoral appointment of Hanseul Kang as the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia, in accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act 28 of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-142; D.C. Official Code §1-523.01) and section 29 2601 (b) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §38-2601 (b).

Those who wish to testify may sign-up online at http://bit.do/educationhearings or call the Committee on Education at (202) 724-8061 by 5:00pm on Monday, March 4, 2019. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 10-15 copies of written testimony. Witnesses appearing on his or her own behalf should limit their testimony to three minutes; witnesses representing organizations should limit their testimony to five minutes. 

If you are unable to testify at this public roundtable, there will be two additional public roundtables. Also, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by email to Ashley Strange, Committee Assistant, at astrange@dccouncil.us, or by mail to the Committee on Education, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 116 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 20, 2019.