B 26-0408 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Promoting Parental Engagement at DYRS Amendment Act of 2025

This bill requires the District of Columbia's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) to maintain an electronic log documenting all attempts to contact a child's parent, guardian, or custodian before a predisposition meeting. DYRS must also make recurring efforts every six months to inform these individuals about the child's progress on their individualized rehabilitation plan. The electronic log must be shared with the Council committee overseeing DYRS upon request. This directly affects DYRS operations, parents/guardians of youth in care, and the Council's oversight process.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Council Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Oct 6, 2025 Signed Jun 26, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and enrolled, adding a new requirement for the Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services to contact parents every six months after a predisposition meeting. The scope was expanded to include a new section requiring an electronic log of contact attempts, which must be provided to the oversight committee. The bill also amended an existing law to add specific scenarios (like facility transfers or medical emergencies) where parents must be contacted within 24 hours.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a new requirement for maintaining an electronic log of contact attempts and to add specific 24-hour contact requirements for facility transfers and medical emergencies.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandate for the Department to maintain an electronic log of all contact attempts with parents and provide it to the oversight committee upon request.

Added a new requirement to contact parents within 24 hours if a child is transferred to a different facility.

Added a new requirement to contact parents within 24 hours if a child receives emergency medical treatment due to injury or illness.

Modified the existing 6-month contact requirement to explicitly state the frequency as 'at least every 6 months'.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from 'ENGROSSED ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL', indicating the final version ready for signature.

Floor votes · Council Mar 31, 2026

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Mar 31, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Amendment (Parker, Pinto, Bonds)

legislature

Feb 23, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of B26-0408 by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee

legislature

Jan 27, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Committee Mark-up of B26-0408 by the Youth Affairs Committee

legislature

Oct 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Youth Affairs, and Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

legislature

Oct 6, 2025

Introduced

B26-0408 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors