Title 2, Government Administration.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Acceptable level of school attendance” means that a student has not accrued unexcused absences exceeding 5% of the total days in a school year and has not violated the requirements for mandatory school attendance under § 38-202.…

(a) The Mayor shall establish an Institute to be known as the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Institute and shall provide programs in professional development, leadership training, and personal development for all eligible District youth. The focus of the program shall include: (1) Buil…

(a) First time participants in the program shall maintain an acceptable level of school attendance during the preceding academic year in order participate. The superintendent of schools or his designee shall certify that each prospective participant has maintained an acceptable l…

The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council for review and approval.

The Mayor shall oversee the implementation of District’s Youth Development Plan, which has been designed to: (1) Increase the quality of coordination and collaboration among all stakeholders to deliver city-funded youth services; (2) Advance the positive youth development philoso…

(a) The Mayor, within 30 days of the adoption of the budget, shall disseminate the budget and implementation strategy for the Youth Development Plan for each fiscal year (“youth development report”). Copies of the youth development report shall be transmitted to each member of th…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any reprogramming of money that relates to the funding of the Youth Development Plan’s budget or the Children’s Budget shall conform with the citywide goals for children and youth identified in the Children’s Budget Report. The c…

(a) In fiscal year 2007, the youth development plan shall be funded by a $1 million allocation to the Office of the City Administrator to be used as follows: (1) An amount of $600,000 for gang intervention services, including the Violence Intervention Partnership to reduce youth …

(a) There is established a Youth Development Plan Executive Working Group (“Working Group”), that shall advise its chair on the youth development plan. The chair of the Working Group shall be the Deputy Mayor for Children, Youth, Families and Elders (“chair”). The other members o…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Interagency Collaboration and Services Integration Commission Establishment Act of 2007”.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Commission” means the Statewide Commission on Children, Youth, and their Families established in § 2-1594. (2) “Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary assessment” means an assessment of children to determine the extent to which they …

The purpose of the Commission is to promote a vision of the District of Columbia as a stable, safe, and healthy environment for children, youth, and their families by reducing juvenile and family violence and promoting social and emotional skills among children, youth, and their …

(a) There is established the Statewide Commission on Children, Youth, and their Families. (b) Unless expressly prohibited in law or regulation, the Commission shall have the authority to: (1) Combine local, federal, and other resources available to the participating education, la…

(a) Within 90 days of the applicability of this subchapter, the Commission shall: (1) Develop an information-sharing agreement that: (A) Adheres to all applicable provisions of federal and District law and professional standards regarding confidentiality, including Commission pro…

(a) The Commission shall include the: (1) Mayor, who shall serve as Chair; (2) Chairman of Council of the District of Columbia; (3) Chair of the Committee on Human Services; (4) Chief Judge, Family Court, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; (5) Deputy Mayor for Education;…

The Commission may hire staff and obtain equipment, supplies, materials, and services necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) "Coordinating Committee" means Students in the Care of D.C. Coordinating Committee. (2) "Local education agency" means the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual or group of public charter schools operati…

(a) The Students in the Care of D.C. Coordinating Committee is established within the District government. (b) The Coordinating Committee shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council in accordance with § 1-523.01(a). (c) The Coor…

(a) The Coordinating Committee shall consist of 26 voting members and 4 nonvoting members, as follows: (1) The following governmental voting members or their designees: (A) State Superintendent, OSSE; (B) Director, ReEngagement Center; (C) Director, Department of Youth Rehabilita…

(a)(1) The Director of the Coordinating Committee shall be appointed to the Excepted Service as a statutory officeholder pursuant to § 1-609.08. (2) The Director shall report to the Mayor. (b) At minimum, the Director shall meet the following qualifications: (1) Be familiar with …

(a) The Coordinating Committee shall vote on internal policies, procedures, and processes for its operation pursuant to § 2-1599.04(d)(3). (b)(1) The Coordinating Committee shall meet at least quarterly. (2) All meetings of the Coordinating Committee shall have a quorum of 2/3 of…

(a) The Coordinating Committee shall provide leadership in the development of strategies and policies that guide the implementation of the District's policies and programs to improve educational outcomes for students in the care of D.C. (b) To accomplish the goals of subsection (…

The Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia is redesignated the District of Columbia Public Defender Service (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Service”).

(a)(1) The Service is authorized to represent any person in the District of Columbia who is a person described in any of the following categories and who is financially unable to obtain adequate representation: (A) Persons charged with an offense punishable by imprisonment for a …

(a) The powers of the Service shall be vested in a Board of Trustees composed of 11 members. The Board of Trustees shall establish general policy for the Service but shall not direct the conduct of particular cases. (b)(1) Members of the Board of Trustees shall be appointed by a …

The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Director and Deputy Director of the Service, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Director shall be responsible for the supervision of the work of the Service and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Trustees …

(a) The Director shall employ a staff of attorneys and clerical and other personnel necessary to provide adequate and effective services. The Director shall make assignments of the personnel of the Service. The compensation of all employees of the Service, other than the Director…

(a) The Board of Trustees of the Service shall submit a fiscal year report of the Service’s operations to the Congress of the United States, to the chief judges of the federal courts in the District of Columbia and of the District of Columbia courts, and to the Office of Manageme…

(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Service in each fiscal years such funds as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. The Service may arrange by contract or otherwise for the disbursement of appropriated funds, procurement, and the provision of other administr…

All employees of the Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this chapter shall be deemed to be employees of the Service and shall be entitled to the same compensation and benefits as they are entitled to as employees of the Legal Aid Agency for …

(a) For the purposes of [this chapter], the term: (1) "Criminal history provider" means a person or organization that compiles criminal history reports, which include information about District of Columbia Official Code or District of Columbia Municipal Regulations criminal recor…

(a) A criminal history provider: (1) Shall, unless otherwise prohibited by District or federal law: (A) Provide the subject of a criminal record with a copy of the criminal history report the criminal history provider used or provided; (B) State the source of reported information…

(a) A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of [this chapter] may file an administrative complaint with the Office of Human Rights within one year after the unlawful discriminatory act, or discovery thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title III of the…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the Office of Human Rights determines that there is probable cause to believe that a violation of [this chapter] has occurred, it shall certify the complaint to the Commission on Human Rights, which may impose the follo…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) Repealed. (1A) “Administrator” means the Public Records Administrator of the District of Columbia, established by § 2-1702(b). (2) “Agency” means any board, commission, department, division, institution, authority, independent au…

(a) There is established the District of Columbia Office of Public Records Management, Archival Administration, and Library of Governmental Information within the Office of the Secretary. (b) The head of the Office shall be the Public Records Administrator of the District of Colu…

(a)(1) The Administrator shall act as the chief records manager for the District and shall, except as otherwise provided by law: (A) Organize and administer a records center for the District’s semicurrent and inactive records; (B) Implement rules for effective and economical reco…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each agency shall transmit to the Library of Governmental Information at least 2 copies of each report, study, or publication prepared by the agency or independent contractor immediately after they have been issued. At lea…

(a) There is established a Records Disposition Committee (“Committee”) consisting of the following: (1) A chairperson, the State Historic Records Coordinator, appointed by the Mayor; (2) The following ex officio members or their designees: (A) The City Administrator/Deputy Mayor …

(a)(1) Any record created or received by the District in the course of official business is the property of the District and, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall not be destroyed, sold, transferred, or disposed of in any manner. (2)(A) A record may be de…

(a) Any public record made confidential by law shall be so treated. (b) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to authorize or require the opening of any records ordered to be sealed by a court.

Whenever a person has the right to inspect any public record subject to the requirements of this chapter, the person shall be furnished a copy, printout, or photograph of the record for a reasonable fee.

(a) On or before the expiration of the term of office of an elected or appointed official, all public records, books, writings, and letters in the custody of the official shall be promptly transmitted or relinquished to the official’s successor or, if there is none, to the Admini…

(a) The Administrator shall from time to time review the condition of public records, and shall give advice and assistance to officials in the solution of problems of preserving, cataloging, filing, and making readily available for governmental and public use the records in their…

(a) The Office shall submit an annual report covering the preceding fiscal year to the Mayor by January 1st. (b) A copy of the annual report shall be sent to each member of the Council and placed in each branch of the public library.

All projected expenditures required for the administration of this chapter shall be included as a part of the annual budget submitted for the operation of the Office of the Secretary.