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B26-0075 • 2025

The Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight Plan Temporary Act of 2025

The Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight Plan Temporary Act of 2025

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Temporary Act Removing the Plan Requirement for Juvenile Justice Oversight

This law temporarily removes a rule that required an office to submit a plan about its future work.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement for the Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight to present a continuation plan to the Council.
  • Repeals Section 5012(b)(4) of the Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight Act of 2024.
  • Adopts the fiscal impact statement from the Budget Director as required by law.
  • Sets an expiration date for this act exactly 225 days after it takes effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight
  • The Council of the District of Columbia

Terms To Know

Repealed
Removed or canceled by a new law.
Fiscal impact statement
A report that explains how much money the law will cost or save.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act expires automatically after 225 days from its effective date.
  • The text does not explain why the plan requirement was removed, only that it is eliminated temporarily.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0004, Effective from May 06, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 005853, Expires on Dec 17, 2025

  2. 2025-03-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-03-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003118

  4. 2025-03-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0025

  5. 2025-03-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 18, 2025

  7. 2025-02-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-02-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0075 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-01-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0075 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

The Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight Plan Temporary Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-25
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
MARCH 19, 2025
To eliminate,on a temporarybasis,therequirementthattheOfficeof IndependentJuvenile
JusticeFacilitiesOversightmust presenta plantotheCouncilregardingthecontinuation
ofthefunctionsoftheoffice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedasthe“Officeof JuvenileJusticeFacilitiesOversightPlanTemporary Act of
2025”.
Sec.2.Section5012(b)(4)oftheJuvenileJusticeFacilitiesOversightActof2024,effectiveSeptember18,2024(D.C.Law25-217;D.C.OfficialCode§2-1533.01,note),isrepealed.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approved
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
December24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1))..(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
fairman
Councilof the Districtof Columbia
UNSIGNED
MayorDistrictofColumbiaMARCH 14, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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