Public Bodies--General

The Office of Open Government ensures that the District’s boards, commissions, and other public bodies are complying with the Open Meetings Act (OMA).  The OMA sets out specific requirements of public bodies to properly notice and provide detailed records of their meetings, whether they take official action through voting, or are simply discussing and deliberating. Public bodies vary in size and complexity, and are usually established by statute or Mayor's Order. The Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments (MOTA) administers the recruitment and vetting of most of the executive branch’s public body members and provides a useful Dashboard with current information on groups’ operational status.

Public Bodysort descending Enabling Statute / Mayoral Order
Adult Career Pathways Task Force Mayor's Order 2014-232
Advisory Board on Veterans Affairs for the District of Columbia Mayor's Order 2001-92 Amended 2002-142
Advisory Committee on Acupuncture D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Advisory Committee on Anesthesiologist Assistants D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Advisory Committee on Clinical Laboratory Practitioners D.C. Official Code § 3–1202.08
Advisory Committee on Community Use of Public Space Mayor's Order 2018-002
Advisory Committee on Naturopathic Medicine D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Advisory Committee on Physician Assistants D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Advisory Committee on Polysomnography D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Advisory Committee on Street Harassment D.C. Official Code § 7–2422
Advisory Committee on Surgical Assistants D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Advisory Committee on Trauma Technologists D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Advisory Committee to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) D.C. Official Code § 2-1831.17
Advisory Committee to the Office of Caribbean Community Affairs (ACOCCA) Mayor's Order 2023-058
Advisory Committee to the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs (LGBTQ) Mayor's Order 2013-159 Amended 2015-262
Age Friendly DC in 2023 Task Force Mayor's Order 2018-026
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board (ABC Board) D.C. Official Code § 25-201
Apple Tree Early Learning PLC  
Apprenticeship Council D.C. Official Code § 32-1402
Armory Board D.C. Official Code § 3-302
Behavioral Health Council D.C. Official Code § 7-1131.10
Bicycle Advisory Council (BAC) D.C. Official Code § 50-1604
Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings D.C. Official Code § 6-902
Board of Accountancy D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(b)(1)
Board of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(a)(1)
Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.18
Board of Barber and Cosmetology D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(c)
Board of Chiropractic D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.16
Board of Dentistry D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.01
Board of Dietetics & Nutrition D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.02
Board of Elections D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.03
Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) D.C. Official Code § 1-1162.02
Board of Funeral Directors D.C. Official Code § 47–2853.06(f)
Board of Industrial Trades D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(d)
Board of Library Trustees D.C. Official Code § 39-104
Board of Long-Term Care Administration D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.05
Board of Marriage and Family Therapy D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.17
Board of Massage Therapy D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.15
Board of Medicine D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.03
Board of Nursing D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.04
Board of Occupational Therapy D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.06
Board of Optometry D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.07
Board of Pharmacy D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.08
Board of Physical Therapy D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.09
Board of Podiatry D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.10
Board of Professional Counseling D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.13
Board of Professional Engineering D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(e)
Board of Psychology D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.11
Board of Real Estate Appraisers D.C. Official Code § 47–2853.06(g)
Board of Respiratory Care D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.14
Board of Review for Anti-Deficiency Violations D.C. Official Code § 47–355.07
Board of Social Work D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.12
Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) D.C. Official Code § 38-1202.06
Board of Veterinary Medicine D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.21
Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) D.C. Official Code § 6-641.07
Chesapeake Bay Program Citizens Advisory Committee 33 U.S. Code § 1267
Chesapeake Bay Program Local Government Advisory Committee 33 U.S. Code § 1267
Chesapeake Bay Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee 33 U.S. Code § 1267
Child Fatality Review Committee (CFRC) D.C. Official Code § 4-1371.03.
Child Support Guideline Commission D.C. Official Code § 16–916.01
Citizen Review Panel for Child Abuse and Neglect D.C. Official Code § 4-1303.51(a)
Clemency Board DC D.C. Official Code §24-481.03 
Combat Sports Commission D.C. Official Code § 3-604
Commission for National and Community Service (Serve DC) Mayor's Order 2013-171
Commission for Women D.C. Official Code § 3-702
Commission on African Affairs D.C. Official Code § 2-1395
Commission on African-American Affairs D.C. Official Code § 3-1441
Commission on Aging D.C. Official Code § 7-504.01
Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs D.C. Official Code § 2-1374
Commission on Climate Change and Resiliency D.C. Official Code § 8-181.02(a)
Commission on Fashion Arts and Events D.C. Official Code § 3-651
Commission on Fathers, Men and Boys D.C. Official Code § 3–731
Commission on Health Equity D.C. Official Code § 7–756.01
Commission on Human Rights D.C. Official Code § 2-1404.01
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure D.C. Official Code § 1-204.31
Commission on Latino Community Development D.C. Official Code § 2-1321
Commission on Nightlife and Culture D.C. Official Code § 3-664
Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.05(a)
Commission on Persons with Disabilities Mayor's Order 2009-165
Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs D.C. Official Code § 24-1303
Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges of the Office of Administrative Hearings D.C. Official Code § 2-1831.06
Commission on the Arts and Humanities D.C. Official Code § 39-203
Commission on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Mayor's Order 2013-243
Commission to Commemorate and Recognize the Honorable Marion S. Barry, Jr. Mayor's Order 2015-081
Committee on Metabolic Disorders D.C. Official Code § 7-835
Common Lottery Review Board D.C. Official Code § 38–194
Comprehensive Homicide Elimination Strategy Task Force D.C. Official Code § 22–4251
Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board D.C. Official Code § 7-2509.08
Condominium Association Advisory Council (CAAC) D.C. Official Code § 42–1903.08a
Construction Codes Coordinating Board Mayor's Order 2009-22
Contract Appeals Board (CAB) D.C. Official Code § 2-360.01
Corrections Information Council (CIC) D.C. Official Code § 24-101.01
Criminal Code Reform Commission D.C. Official Code § 3–151(a)
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) D.C. Official Code § 22-4232
Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force About
DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation Board of Directors D.C. Official Code § 13-38
DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation Board of Directors D.C. Official Code § 13-38
DC Retirement Board D.C. Official Code § 1-711
DC State Board of Education D.C. Official Code § 38-2651
D.C. Commission on Poverty D.C. Official Code § 3-641
Department of Buildings D.C. Official Code §10-561.01
Developmental Disabilities Fatality Review Committee (DD FRC) Mayor's Order 2009-225; amended by 2013-154
Developmental Disabilities State Planning Council (DD Council) Mayor's Order 2009-165
District of Columbia Commemorative Works Committee D.C. Official Code § 9-204.12
District of Columbia Educational Opportunity for Military Children State Council D.C. Official Code § 49–1101.20
District of Columbia Emancipation Day Commission Mayor's Order 2015-126
District of Columbia Housing Preservation Strike Force Mayor's Order 2015-158
District of Columbia Sentencing Commission D.C. Official Code § 3-101
District of Columbia State Athletics Commission D.C. Official Code § 38–2661.11
District of Columbia Taxicab Commission (DCTC)  D.C. Official Code § 50-304
Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board D.C. Official Code § 16-1052
Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) D.C. Official Code § 37-111

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (EMSAC)

D.C. Official Code § 7-2341.22
Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM)   
Family Support Council D.C. Official Code § 7–761.12  
Financial Literacy Council D.C. Official Code § 38-731.03
For-Hire Vehicle Advisory Council D.C. Official Code § 50-301.10a
Food Policy Council D.C. Official Code § 48-312
Green Bank Authority Board D.C. Official Code § 8–173.23
Green Building Advisory Council D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.09
Health Benefit Exchange Authority Executive Board (HBX) D.C. Official Code § 31-3171.02.
Health Information Exchange Policy Board (HIE)

Mayor's Order 2012-24; rescinded by 2016-035
Healthcare Alliance Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Mayor's Order 2015-210
Healthy Youth and Schools Commission D.C. Official Code § 38-827.01
HealthyDC 2030 Steering Committee Press Release
Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC) D.C. Official Code § 38-1303
Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) D.C. Official Code § 6-1103
Homeland Security Commission D.C. Official Code § 7-2271.02
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners D.C. Official Code § 6-211
Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors D.C. Official Code § 42-2702.02
Housing Production Trust Fund Board (HPTF) D.C. Official Code § 42-2802.01
Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. D.C. Official Code §1993-200
Innovation and Technology Inclusion Council Mayor's Order 2014-139
Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) Mayor's Order 2012-49
Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) D.C. Official Code § 4-752.01
Interagency Working Group on Autonomous Vehicles Mayor's Order 2018-018
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) D.C. Official Code § 8-1601
Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) D.C. Official Code § 1-204.34
Juvenile Abscondence Review Committee D.C. Official Code § 16-2333.02
Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG) Mayor's Order 2009-13
Kennedy Street NW Economic Development and Small Business Revitalization Advisory Committee D.C. Official Code § 2–1210.61
Lactation Commission By Laws
Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River Mayor's Order 2015-171
Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board D.C. Official Code § 3–1301
Major Crash Review Task Force D.C. Official Code § 50–1831
Marijuana Private Club Task Force Mayor's Order 2016-032
Maternal Mortality Review Committee D.C. Official Code § 7-671.02
Mayor's Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect (MACCAN) Mayor's Order 2012-164
Mayor's Bullying Prevention Task Force Mayor's Order 2012-150
Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Nutrition (MCPFHN) D.C. Official Code 7-121
Mayor's Interfaith Council (MIC) Mayor's Order 2011-110
Mayor's Office of Community Affairs  
Mayor's Office of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Mayor's Order 2024-034
Mayor's Office of Policy and Innovation  
Mayor's Task Force on Automated Traffic Enforcement Equity and Safety Mayor's Order 2023-046
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors (MWAA) D.C. Official Code § 9-1006
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Organizational Bylaws
Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council D.C. Official Code § 50–2361.31
National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) D.C. Official Code § 2-1002
New Columbia Statehood Commission D.C. Act 21-7
Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Board of Directors (known as UMC, United Medical Center) D.C. Official Code § 44-951.02
Notaries Public Board of Review D.C. Law 22-189
Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) D.C. Official Code § 1-606.01
Office to Affordable Housing Task Force D.C. Official Code § 22-103
Open Government Advisory Group Mayor's Order 2016-094
Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission D.C. Official Code § 7-3212
Opioid Fatality Review Board Mayor's Order 2019-024
Other Post-Employment Benefits Funds Advisory Committee D.C. Official Code § 1–621.5
Our Schools Leadership Committee Mayor's Order 2018-068
Pedestrian Advisory Council (PAC) D.C. Official Code § 50-1931
Pharmaceutical Control Division DC Code § 48-853.02
Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board (PFRRB) D.C. Official Code § 5-722
Police Complaints Board D.C. Official Code D.C. Official Code § 5-1104
Police Officers Standards and Training Board (POST) D.C. Official Code § 5-107.03
Pretrial Services Agency Executive Committee D.C. Official Code § 23-1304
Procurement Accountability Review Board (PARB) Mayor's Order 2015-165
Public Charter School Board (PCSB) D.C. Official Code § 38-1802.14
Public Charter School Credit Enhancement Committee CDCR 26A-2600
Public Defender Service Board of Trustees D.C. Official Code §§2-1601 to 1608
Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) D.C. Official Code § 1-605.01
Public Service Commission (PSC) D.C. Official Code § 1-204.93
Public Space Committee Mayor's Order 2009-114
Real Estate Commission D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(h)
Real Property Tax Appeals Commission (RPTAC) D.C. Official Code § 47-825.01a.
Recreational Trails Advisory Committee Mayor's Order 2007-208
Rental Housing Commission D.C. Official Code § 42-3502.02
Saint Elizabeths East Redevelopment Initiative Advisory Board Mayor's Order 2016-134
Saving DC’s Rental Housing Market Task Force Mayor's Order 2020-129
Science Advisory Board D.C. Official Code § 5-1501.11
Sexual Assault Response Team D.C. Official Code § 4–561.12
St. Elizabeth's East Redevelopment Initiative Advisory Board Mayor's Order 2016-134
State Advisory Panel on Special Education (SAPSE) D.C. Official Code § 38-271.07
State Early Childhood Development Coordinating Council (SECDC) D.C. Official Code § 38-271.07
State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) Mayor's Order 2001-173
Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) D.C. Official Code 44-403
Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) 1993-148; amended by 2001-79 and 2012-154
Streetlight Advisory Panel Mayor's Order 2021-042
Sustainable Energy Utility Advisory Board (SEU Advisory Board) D.C. Official Code § 8-1774.03
Tax Revision Commission D.C. Official Code  § 47–462(a)
Tipped Workers Coordinating Council D.C. Official Code § 32-1009.02
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Board of Directors D.C. Official Code § 7–1831.03
Transit Rider Advisory Council D.C. Official Code § 50–2361.02
Undergrounding Project Consumer Education Task Force (UPCETF) Mayor's Order 2015-162
Uniform Law Commission (ULC) D.C. Official Code § 3-1431
Uniform Per-Student Funding Formula Task-force Working Group D.C. Official Code § 38-2911(c)
United Planning Organization Board of Directors (UPO) Organizational ByLaws
Unmanned Aircraft System Working Group Mayors Order 2018-085
Urban Forestry Advisory Committee Mayor's Order 2015-260
Walter Reed Army Medical Center Site Reuse Advisory Committee D.C. Official Code § 10-1906
Washington Convention and Sports Authority Board of Directors (Events DC) D.C. Official Code § 10-1202.05
Washington D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation (Destination DC)  
Washington DC Regional Planning Commission on Health and HIV Mayor's Order 2008-75
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors (WMATA) Public Law 89-774
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission (WMATC) Public Law 89-794
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission D.C. Official Code § 9–1109.11
Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors (WASA) D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.04
Workforce Investment Council (WIC) Mayor's Order 2011-114
Working Group on Jobs, Wages and Benefits Mayor's Order 2016-083
Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee D.C. Official Code § 32–1406
Zoning Commission D.C. Official Code § 6-621.01
Alice Deal Middle School LSAT DCPS LSAT Guidelines
Lafayette Elementary School LSAT DCPS LSAT Guidelines
Maury Elementary School LSAT DCPS LSAT Guidelines
School Without Walls LSAT DCPS LSAT Guidelines