B 26-0407 — Strengthening Capacity and Transparency at DYRS Amendment Act of 2025

ENGROSSEDENROLLED ORIGINAL 2AN AACT BILL_________________________ 4 26-407 6 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 _________________________ To amend section 104b of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Establishment Act of 2004 to require the Mayor to publishpublish, within 120 daysdays, a plan to address persistent overcrowding of the Youth Services Center and to require the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services to publish publicly publish certain youth population data pertaining to youth at the Youth Services Center and New Beginnings Youth Development Center.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the “Strengthening Capacity and Transparency at DYRS Amendment Act of 2025”.2026”.

TheSection 104b of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Establishment Act of 2004, effective April 12,4, 20052017 (D.C.

Law 15-335;21-238;

Official Code § 2-1515.012-1515.04b), et seq.), is amended by adding new subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:

Section“(c) 104bNotwithstanding (D.C.section 106, the Department shall publicly report on their website population data for youth at the Youth Services Center (“YSC”) and New Beginnings Youth Development Center, which shall include:

Official Code § 2–1515.04b) is amended by adding new subsections (c-d) to read as follows:

“(c) Notwithstanding juvenile confidentiality laws pursuant to D.C.

Official Code § 2– 1515.06, the Department shall publicly report on their website population data for youth at the ENGROSSED ORIGINAL Youth Services Center and New Beginnings Youth Development Center.

The reported information shall include:

and “(3) The monthly number of youth who:

or “(B) Convert to committed status from another legal status while at YSCYSC; “(C) Are placed in instances of improper room confinement pursuant to § 24–912, including instances in which they are confined to their room for a period exceeding 6 hours.” “(4) The average number of days confined for committed youth at release from the YSC, by month of admission or conversion to committed status;

and“(4) “(5)The Monthlymonthly criticalnumber incidentof andyouth assaultwho dataare byplaced incidentin type,instances facility,of andimproper month.”room “(6)confinement Recidivismpursuant datato whichsection shall203 beof measuredthe usingImproving the followingConditions metricsof andConfinement publiclyof reportedJuveniles atAct 12-month,of 24-month,2016, andeffective 36-monthApril intervals:4, 2017 (D.C.

“(A)Law The21-238; percentage of youth who are adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a new offense within 12 months of release from an out of home committed placement.

“(B)D.C. The percentage of youth who are charged with a new offense within 12 months of release from an out of home committed placement.

ENGROSSEDOfficial ORIGINALCode “(C)§ The24-912), percentageincluding ofinstances youthin whowhich they are committedconfined orto incarceratedtheir asroom afor result of a newperiod offenseexceeding within6 12hours; months of release from an out of home committed placement.

“(d)“(5) WithinThe 120average daysnumber after the effective date of Strengtheningdays Capacityconfined andfor Transparencycommitted ofyouth DYRSat Amendmentrelease Actfrom of 2025, the MayorYSC, shallby submitmonth toof theadmission Councilor aconversion one-year action plan to addresscommitted overcrowdingstatus; and the awaiting placement population at the Youth Services Center.

The“(6) planMonthly shallcritical specifyincident howand theassault Departmentdata willby permanentlyincident reducetype, thefacility, juvenile population at the Youth Services Center to at or below its maximum capacity and avoidmonth; future instances of overcrowding.

and ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(7) Recidivism data, which shall be measured using the following metrics and publicly reported at 12-month, 24-month, and 36-month intervals:

“(A) The percentage of youth who are adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a new offense within 12 months of release from an out-of-home committed placement;

“(B) The percentage of youth who are charged with a new offense within months of release from an out-of-home committed placement;

and “(C) The percentage of youth who are committed or incarcerated as a result of a new offense within 12 months of release from an out-of-home committed placement.

“(d) Within 120 days after the applicability date of the Strengthening Capacity and Transparency at DYRS Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd reading on March 31, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-407), the Mayor shall submit to the Council a one-year action plan to address overcrowding and the awaiting placement population at the Youth Services Center.

The plan shall specify how the Department will permanently reduce the juvenile population at the Youth Services Center to at or below its maximum capacity and avoid future instances of overcrowding.”.

Applicability (a) This Actact shall apply upon the date of inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan.

(2) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the applicability of this Act.act.

44. Fiscal impact statement.

TheFiscal Council adopts the fiscal impact statementstatement. in the committee report as the fiscal ENGROSSED ORIGINAL impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat.

This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto),veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review ENROLLED ORIGINAL as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.

Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)),1-206.02(c)(1)). and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

___________________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 3