It is the intent of the Council of the District of Columbia that the District government shall insure a full range of health, education, employment, and social services shall be available to the aged in the District of Columbia, and the planning and operation of such programs will be undertaken as a partnership of older citizens, families, community leaders, private agencies, and the District of Columbia government.
CREDIT(S)
(Oct. 29, 1975, D.C. Law 1-24, title I, § 101, 22 DCR 2456.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2201.
1973 Ed., § 6-1701.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 1-24, the “District of Columbia Act on the Aging,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 1-106, which was referred to the Committee on Human Resources and Aging. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 17, 1975 and July 1, 1975, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 25, 1975, it was assigned Act No. 1-36 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Miscellaneous Notes
Advisory Committee on Aging abolished: The District of Columbia Advisory Committee on Aging was abolished by § 411 of D.C. Law 1-24.