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D.C. Code § 4-1303.74

Implementation plan

Sept. 23, 1977, D.C

(a) Within 90 days of April 23, 2013, the Agency shall develop an implementation plan for the dissemination of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities and a mechanism for receiving and handling complaints or concerns made by youth or on behalf of youth and provide a mechanism to resolve issues related to the youth’s care, placement, and services through the Agency.

(b) The Agency shall have the following responsibilities regarding the implementation of this part:

(1) Investigate and attempt to promptly resolve concerns made by youth or on behalf of youth;

(2) Document the number, general sources and origins, and nature of the communication;

(3) Beginning January 31, 2014, and every January 31st thereafter, through the Director, make available to the Council a report containing data collected over the course of the prior year that includes the following information:

(A) The number of contacts made to the Agency by telephone, website address, or otherwise;

(B) The number of concerns made, including the type and general sources of those concerns;

(C) The number of investigations performed;

(D) The number of pending concerns; and

(E) The trends and issues that arose in the course of investigating concerns and outcomes of the investigations conducted; and

(4) Post the report required by paragraph (3) of this subsection on the Agency’s website so that it is readily available to the public.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.