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115 STAT. 2112 PUBLIC LAW 107-114-^AN. 8, 2002 by the American Bar Association and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. "(8) If the Family Court failed to meet the deadlines, standards, and outcome measures described in the previous paragraphs, a proposed remedial action plan to address the failure.". (b) EXPEDITED APPEALS FOR CERTAIN FAMILY COURT ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.— Section 11-721, District of Columbia Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) Any appeal from an order of the Family Court of the District of Columbia terminating parental rights or granting or denying a petition to adopt shall receive expedited review by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.". (c) PLAN FOR INTEGRATING COMPUTER SYSTEMS. — Deadline. (1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the President and Congress a plan for integrating the computer systems of the District government with the computer systems of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia so that the Family Court of the Superior Court and the appropriate offices of the District government which provide social services and other related services to individuals and families served by the Family Court of the Superior Court (including the District of Columbia Public Schools, the District of Columbia Housing Authority, the Child and Family Services Agency, the Office of the Corporation Counsel, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Department of Health, and other offices determined by the Mayor) will be able to access and share information on the individuals and families served by the Family Court. (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated to the Mayor of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (1). (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new items: "11-1102. Use of alternative dispute resolution. "11-1103. Standards of practice for appointed counsel. "1 1 -1104. Administration. "11-1105. Social services and other related services. "11-1106. Reports to Congress.". SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF HEARING COMMISSIONERS AS MAGISTRATE JUDGES. (a) IN GENERAL. — (1) REDESIGNATION OF TITLE.— Section 11-1732, District of Columbia Code, is amended— (A) by striking "hearing commissioners" each place it appears in subsection (a), subsection (b), subsection (d), subsection (i), subsection (1), and subsection (n) and inserting "magistrate judges"; (B) by striking "hearing commissioner" each place it appears in subsection (b), subsection (c), subsection (e), subsection (f), subsection (g), subsection (h), and subsection (j) and inserting "magistrate judge"; (C) by striking "hearing commissioner's" each place it appears in subsection (e) and subsection (k) and inserting "magistrate judge's";