PR 26-0050 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Youth Workforce Development Programs Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution declares an emergency to address immediate operational needs for two District of Columbia youth programs: the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP) and the Career Ready Early Scholars Program (CRESP). It authorizes the Department of Employment Services (DOES) to directly conduct background checks with the FBI and Metropolitan Police Department for program supervisors (replacing a previous DCHR process), and clarifies that DOES funds may only cover food and non-alcoholic beverages for program participants. The emergency status is necessary to implement these changes by February 2025, ensuring youth safety and program continuity for the upcoming summer.

Tags: Emergency Management

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2025

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed Feb 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from PR 26-0050 to 26-38 and updated to reflect its enrollment status. The text was modernized with clearer language, updated legal citations, and corrected references to the relevant acts. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, focusing on emergency authorization for background checks and food fund usage for youth programs.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from PR 26-0050 to 26-38 and the document was marked as 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL'.

Date updated from an unspecified introduction date to February 4, 2025.

Clarified that the Department of Human Resources (DCHR) cannot conduct background checks because host site employees are not actual District government employees.

Changed 'Workforce Development Programs Emergency Act of 2025' to 'Workforce Development Programs Emergency Amendment Act of 2025' in the emergency declaration section.

REQUIREMENT

Updated references to the 'Child and Youth, Safety and Health Omnibus Amendment Act of 2004' to the current 'Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act of 2004' with proper legal citations.

Added language specifying that DOES needs authority to obtain background checks from both the FBI and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for youth safety.

Floor votes · Council Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

11–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 12

Feb 4, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (11-0-1)

council

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0050 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors