{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1542.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1542.01","heading":"Establishment of Commission.","body":"(a)\nThere is established the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Study Commission (“Commission”).\n\n(b)\nThe Commission shall:\n(1)\nReview the history of workers’ compensation insurance rate structures in the District of Columbia since the enactment of this chapter;\n(2)\nReview the procedure for setting new workers’ compensation insurance rates;\n(3)\nStudy alternative structures and mechanisms for setting new workers’ compensation insurance rates;\n(4)\nStudy the possibility of the District of Columbia selling workers’ compensation insurance to private employers; and\n(5)\nReport annually to the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia on the Commission’s findings.\n\n(c)\nTo the extent feasible, the Mayor shall provide staff support to the Commission from the Department of Employment Services.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nThe Commission shall consist of:\n(A)\nTwo ex officio members who shall be the Directors of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the Department of Employment Services;\n(B)\nNot more than 6 persons from the general public to serve as members who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council within 45 days of enactment of the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Equity Amendment Act of 1990; and\n(C)\nThe Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Council, 1 person from the general public to serve as chairperson of the Commission within 45 days of the enactment of the District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Equity Amendment Act of 1990.\n(2)\nEach member of the Commission shall serve a 3-year term.\n(3)\nThe Commission shall appoint other officers and establish rules and procedures as the Commission shall determine.\n(4)\nAny vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\n(e)\nThe members of the Commission from the general public shall include representatives from labor, business, the medical community, the insurance industry, and consumer advocates. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, pursuant to rules issued by the Mayor in accordance with § 1-611.08.\n\n(f)\nThe Commission shall continue in existence for 3 years at which time the Commission shall terminate unless the Council determines that the Commission shall continue in existence or be reestablished.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 15. Workers’ Compensation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1542.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"824db94d8d9ea14dea2f43b08d6fdc95529709556d2210952ba4a226bbab95fb","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1542","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1542.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}