D.C. Act 25-328. Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight Establishment Emergency Act of 2023.
AN ACT
To specify, on an emergency basis, that a new Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight shall be established upon the sunset of the operations of the current Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight Establishment Emergency Act of 2023".
Sec. 2. (a) Upon the sunset of the operations of the Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight ("predecessor Office") pursuant to section VIII of Mayor's Order 2020-115 issued November 13, 2020 (67 DCR 13813), or a succeeding Mayor's Order, there shall be established a new Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight ("successor Office") in the executive branch of the District of Columbia government.
(b) All personnel, records, property, duties, structure, authorities and powers, dispute resolution procedures, confidentiality and anti-retaliation procedures, and funding and organization assigned to the predecessor Office pursuant to sections I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of Mayor's Order 2020-115, shall be transferred to the successor Office.
(c) Notice of any request to reprogram successor Office funds made by the Executive to the Chief Financial Officer shall be provided by the Chief Financial Officer to all Councilmembers within 24 hours after the reprogramming is requested, regardless of the amount of funds intended to be reprogrammed.
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1 301.47a).
Sec. 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
