Youth Records Transparency and Oversight Amendment Act of 2025

The Youth Records Transparency and Oversight Amendment Act of 2025 clarifies which D.C. Council committees and the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children may access juvenile justice and child welfare records for oversight purposes. It specifies that for delinquency or need of supervision cases (handled by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services), the Chair of the relevant Council committee and their designees can access records, and for neglect cases (handled by the Child and Family Services Agency), the Chair of that committee and their designees can access. The Ombudsperson for Children may also access records as needed for their oversight duties. This amendment defines clear access pathways for oversight bodies without changing how records are maintained or the underlying case procedures.