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AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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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)). ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia