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B26-0084 • 2025

Youth Workforce Development Programs Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Youth Workforce Development Programs Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bonds
Last action
2025-02-28
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not explicitly mention motor vehicle record checks, only criminal background checks.

Youth Workforce Development Programs Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act amends laws to include employees and volunteers in summer youth programs for background checks, allowing the Department of Employment Services to conduct these checks.

What This Bill Does

  • Expands the definition of 'covered child or youth services provider' to include employees and volunteers working with youth in summer employment programs administered by the Department of Employment Services.
  • Allows the Department of Employment Services to perform criminal background checks on employees and volunteers involved in youth employment programs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employees and volunteers who work with youth in summer programs administered by the Department of Employment Services.

Terms To Know

Covered child or youth services provider
An entity that provides direct services to children or youth, including government agencies and private entities licensed or contracted by the District. This now includes employees and volunteers working with youth in summer employment programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is effective for no longer than 90 days.
  • It does not specify what happens after the 90-day period ends.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0014 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002016, Expires on May 21, 2025

  2. 2025-02-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0014, Expires on May 21, 2025

  3. 2025-02-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-02-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 26, 2025

  5. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0084 Introduced by Councilmember Bonds at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Youth Workforce Development Programs Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-14
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
To amend, on an emergency basis,theCriminal Background Checks forthe Protectionof
ChildrenActof2004toexpandthedefinitionofa coveredchildoryouthservicesprovidertoincludeemployeesorvolunteersofhostemployersparticipatinginsummeryouthprogramsadministeredbytheDepartmentofEmploymentServices;andtoamendtheYouthEmploymentActof1979toauthorizetheDepartmentofEmploymentServicestoconductbackgroundchecksandmotorvehiclerecordchecksofemployeesor‘volunteersofa hostemployerorgranteewithdirectcontactorunsupervisedaccessto
youthparticipatinginyouthemploymentprograms.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“YouthWorkforceDevelopmentProgramsEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section202(3)oftheCriminalBackgroundChecksfortheProtectionofChildrenActof2004,effectiveApril13,2005(D.C.Law15-353;D.C.OfficialCode§4-1501.02(3)),isamendedtoreadasfollows:“@)“Coveredchildoryouthservicesprovider”:“(A)MeansanyDistrictgovernmentagencyprovidingdirectservicestochildrenoryouthandanyprivateentitythatislicensedbyorcontractswiththeDistricttoprovidedirectservicestochildrenoryouth,orforthebenefitofchildrenoryouth,thataffectthehealth,safety,andwelfareofchildrenoryouth,includingindividualandgroupcounseling,therapy,casemanagement,supervision,ormentoring.“(B)Theterm“coveredchildoryouthservicesprovider”doesnotincludefosterparentsorgrantees.
“(C©)Notwithstandingsubparagraph(B)ofthisparagraph,theterm“coveredchildoryouthservicesprovider”includesanemployeeorvolunteerofa hostemployerorgranteeparticipatinginprogramsestablishedpursuanttosection2aoftheYouthEmploymentActof1979,effectiveJanuary5,1980(D.C.Law3-46;D.C.OfficialCode§32-242),whohasdirectcontactwithorunsupervisedaccesstoyouthparticipatinginsuchprograms.”.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Sec.3.Section2aoftheYouthEmploymentActof1979,effectiveJanuary5,1980(D.C.
Law 3-46; D.C. OfficialCode § 32-242), isamended as follows:
(a)Subsection(h)isamendedasfollows:(1)Paragraph(1)isamendedbystrikingthesemicolonandinsertingthephrase“;and”initsplace.(2)Paragraph(2)isrepealed.(3)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“closingceremony”and
insertingtheword“activities”initsplace.
(b)A newsubsection(i)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“(i)TheDepartmentofEmploymentServicesisauthorizedtoperformcriminalbackgroundchecksandtrafficrecordchecksforemployeesandvolunteersofhostemployersorgranteesparticipatinginprogramsestablishedpursuanttothissectioninaccordancewiththeCriminalBackgroundChecksfortheProtectionofChildrenActof2004,effectiveApril13,2005(D.C.Law15-353;D.C.OfficialCode§4-1501.01etseq.).”.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-204.12(a)).
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Districtof ColumbiaAPPROVED
FEBRUARY20, 2025
COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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