ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-266
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 3, 2023
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend Chapter 3 of Title 13 of the District of Columbia Official Code, to include
appointments of a vulnerable youth guardian under legal actions that may have published
notice in substitution of personal service of process, and to amend Chapter 23 of Title 16
of the District of Columbia Official Code to authorize the Family Division of the
Superior Court to appoint, modify, and terminate a new class of legal guardianship for
vulnerable youth.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Vulnerable Youth Guardianship Protection Congressional
Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
Sec. 2. (a) On July 11, 2023, the Council passed the Vulnerable Youth Guardianship
Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective July 27, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-203; 70 DCR 10758)
(“emergency act”), which expires on October 25, 2023.
(b) On September 19, 2023, the Vulnerable Youth Guardianship Protection Temporary
Amendment Act of 2023, passed on 2nd reading on September 19, 2023 (Enrolled version of Bill
25-386) (“temporary act”), which does not yet have a projected law date.
(c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the
expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Vulnerable Youth Guardianship
Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single
reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.