Title 2, Government Administration.

(a) There is hereby established in the executive branch an Office of Youth Advocacy which shall perform a planning, review and evaluation function for all programs operated by the District of Columbia government impacting on children and youth, including employment, health, couns…

The Director of the Office shall: (1) Systematically review and evaluate the full array of programs operated by the District of Columbia impacting on children and youth, as specified in § 2-1504(a); (2) Plan and develop demonstration youth programs for transfer to other operating…

(a) The following positions and their associated funding are hereby transferred from the Office of Youth Opportunity Services to the Department of Manpower: One deputy director GS-15 One manpower specialist GS-14 One computer systems analyst GS-13 One program analyst officer GS-1…

The Mayor shall instruct the Office of Budget and Resource Development to coordinate with the Department of Recreation the establishment of a bookkeeping and accounting system to allow for timely allocation of monies from the District of Columbia government to neighborhood planni…

The neighborhood planning councils shall, with the assistance of the Department of Recreation, establish procedures in their bylaws and constitution to handle conflicts of interest in the award of subgrants to programs, when any councilmember has either a structural or fiduciary …

The neighborhood planning councils shall establish, under the auspices of the Director of the Department of Recreation, uniform rules governing their operation and internal structure. These rules shall include a statement of neighborhood planning council responsibilities, voting …

The Department of Recreation shall develop an annual fiscal year budget request to administer and support programs of the neighborhood planning councils; such budget requests shall be submitted to the neighborhood planning councils each year for their review and comment. The budg…

If any provision of this subchapter is held invalid, the remainder of this subchapter shall not be affected.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Aftercare services” means programs and services designed to provide care, supervision, and control over children released from facilities. (1A) “Behavioral health” means a person’s overall social, emotional, and psychological we…

(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b), the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is established as a separate Cabinet-level agency, subordinate to the Mayor, within the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia. The Department shall lead the reform of the Distr…

(a) The Department shall have sufficient staff, supervisory personnel, and resources to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. There is hereby established in the Department: (1) The Office of the Director, which shall be responsible for all administrative activities, such as…

The primary duties of the offices of the Department are to plan, program, operate, manage, control, and maintain a juvenile justice system of care, rehabilitative service delivery, and security that meets the treatment needs of youth within the juvenile justice system and that is…

(a)(1) All youth in contact with the Department shall, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with a court order, receive a behavioral health screening and, if necessary, a behavioral health assessment within 30 days of initial contact; provided, that the Mayor may, through ru…

(a) When the Department has physical custody of a youth pursuant to § 16-2320, it may: (1) Authorize a medical evaluation, emergency medical, surgical, or dental treatment, a psychiatric evaluation, or emergency outpatient psychiatric treatment, when reasonable efforts to secure …

(a)(1) Records pertaining to youth in the custody of the Department or contract providers shall be privileged and confidential and shall be released only in accordance with this subsection. (2) Juvenile case records shall be released only to persons and entities permitted to insp…

Beginning February 1, 2012, the Department shall issue quarterly reports on the status of the Money Follows the Person program. The report shall include the following: (1) The number of applications submitted for Medicaid; (2) The number of applications approved for Medicaid; and…

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The Mayor may execute contracts, grants, and other legally binding documents to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

(a) All real or personal property, leased or assigned to the Department of Human Services on behalf of the Youth Services Administration, positions, assets, records, and obligations, and all unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be ma…

The Department is the successor in interest to all committed and detained youth and Person in Need of Supervision related authority delegated to the Department of Human Services, and the Director of the Department is authorized to act, either personally or through a designated re…

All organizational orders and parts of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this title are repealed, except that any regulations adopted or promulgated by virtue of the authority granted by these orders shall remain in force until properly revised, amended, or repeale…

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Administrator” means the superintendent of the secure juvenile residential facility, or the director of the facility under the control of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, or any designees thereof, including medical and…

(a) In any instance that restraints are used on a confined youth who is known to be pregnant, the restraints used must be the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances. (b) In any instance that the restraints used on a confined youth who is known…

(a)(1) Within 10 days after the Administrator authorizes the use of restraints pursuant to § 2-1515.52(b), § 2-1515.52(c), or § 2-1515.52(d), the Administrator shall submit a written statement to the Director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services in the case of confi…

The Administrator shall provide notice of the requirements of this part to: (1) The relevant staff at the place of confinement, including: (A) All medical staff; (B) Staff and contractors who are involved in the transport of confined youth of child-bearing age; and (C) Other staf…

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Behavioral health” means a person’s overall social, emotional, and psychological well-being and development. (2) “Youth” means individuals under 18 years of age residing in the District and those individuals classified as youth in the…

By March 30, 2013, and every 5 years thereafter, the Mayor shall submit a report to the Council on the behavioral health of District youth. At minimum, the report shall include: (1) The type and prevalence of behavioral health conditions among youth broken down, if possible, by a…

For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Behavioral health” means a person’s overall social, emotional, and psychological well-being and development. (2) “Health education standards” means the specific learning requirements related to health that the Office of the State Supe…

By March 30, 2013, the Mayor shall submit a comprehensive plan to the Council for the expansion of early childhood and school-based behavioral health programs and services by the 2016-2017 school year. At minimum, the plan shall: (1) Establish a strategy to enhance behavioral hea…

(a) By October 1, 2013, the Mayor shall create a comprehensive resource guide for families who come into contact with the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. The guide shall include: (1) A clear explanation of the rights and responsibilities of children and families; (2) T…

The Mayor shall submit a report to the Council by March 30 of each year, which shall include: (1) The number of youth: (A) Who were committed to the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (“DYRS”) during the previous calendar year; (B) Who received the required behavioral he…

(a) By December 31, 2009, the Mayor shall create a Gang and Crew Intervention Joint Working Group (“Joint Working Group”) consisting of members of the Executive Committee of the Citywide Coordinating Council for Youth Violence Prevention (“CCCYVP”) and the core Focused Improvemen…

(a) There is established a Juvenile Justice Commission (“Commission”). (b) The Commission shall be empaneled within 30 days of September 24, 2010. (c)(1) The Commission shall be comprised of 12 members, who shall serve without public compensation and who shall be appointed as fol…

Within 180 days of the empaneling of the Commission, pursuant to § 2-1533.01, the Commission shall submit a report to the Council of the District of Columbia, which shall include: (1) A review and assessment of the implementation of the reforms recommended in the Report of the Bl…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Agency” means a District government entity that provides services, activities, or privileges to youth, including the: (A) Office of the State Superintendent of Education; (B) Department of Parks and Recreation; (C) District of C…

(a) Within 90 days of September 14, 2012, the Mayor shall establish a bullying prevention task force. (b)(1) The task force shall consist of representatives from a diversity of the educational institutions and agencies that will be affected by this subchapter, as well as communit…

(a) Within 365 days of September 14, 2012, in coordination with the task force established pursuant to § 2-1535.02, each agency, educational institution, and grantee shall adopt a bullying prevention policy to be enforced: (1) On its property, including electronic communication o…

(a)(1) A party who is not satisfied with the outcome of the initial investigation conducted pursuant to § 2-1535.03(b)(7) may request a secondary investigation by submitting a written appeal to the higher-level authority in the agency, educational institution, or grantee designat…

(a) An employee, volunteer, or youth shall not retaliate against a victim or witness of bullying or a person who reports bullying. (b) An employee or volunteer who has witnessed bullying in violation of a bullying prevention policy that is consistent with § 2-1535.03(a), or has r…

Following the adoption of a bullying prevention policy, as required by § 2-1535.03, each agency, educational institution, and grantee may: (1) Establish an annual bullying prevention program for youth, which for each educational institution should align with established health-ed…

(a) Each educational institution shall provide to the Mayor, by a date determined by the Mayor, an annual report regarding the aggregate incidents of bullying, and any other information that the Mayor determines is necessary or appropriate. (b) By September 1, 2014, and bienniall…

This subchapter does not create a new private right of action or provide a statutory basis for a claim for damages against the District of Columbia or its employees.

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

(a) The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) has determined that there has been an increase in juvenile violence, juvenile gang activity, and crime by persons under the age of 17 years in the District of Columbia. (b) The Council has determined that persons under the a…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Curfew hours” means from 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, until 6:00 a.m. on the following day, and from 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday. During the months of July and Augus…

(a)(1) A minor commits an offense if he or she remains in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the District of Columbia during curfew hours. (2) A parent or guardian of a minor commits an offense if he or she knowingly permits, or by insufficient contro…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Children and Youth Initiative Establishment Act of 1999”.