No Convicts in D.C. Government
Official: No Convicts Running the Capital Act
This bill stops the District of Columbia government from hiring or working with people who have been convicted of violent or dangerous crimes. It aims to ensure that government positions and contracts are held by individuals without these convictions.
1. This bill prevents the District of Columbia from hiring anyone convicted of violent or dangerous crimes. 2. It requires current employees with such convictions to be terminated within 90 days of the bill's passage. 3. The bill also stops the District of Columbia from contracting with vendors who employ individuals with these convictions. 4. Vendors must certify they do not employ anyone with a violent or dangerous crime conviction to do business with the District. 5. Contracts with vendors that do employ such individuals must be terminated within 90 days.
This bill affects individuals who have been convicted of violent or dangerous crimes and those seeking government jobs or contracts in D.C.