On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the Council voted to dissolve the Committee on Recreation, Libraries, and Youth Affairs (RLYA), and create two new subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Recreation and Community Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Libraries and Youth Affairs. Councilmember Parker was appointed Chair of the Subcommittee on Libraries and Youth Affairs. You can view his press release on the appointment here. On this page, you will find links to watch hearings, tools for submitting testimony, and updates on the work of the committee.
Agencies Under This Committee:
- Board of Library Trustees
- Commission on African Affairs
- Commission on African American Affairs
- Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
- District of Columbia Public Library System
- District of Columbia Public Library Trust Fund
- Juvenile Abscondence Review Committee
- Office of East of the River Services
- Office on African Affairs
- Office on African American Affairs
- Serve DC
subcommittee news
Statements and Press Releases –
From the Media –
- DYRS Director Testifies About Department Performance in Oversight Roundtable (ABC 7)
- DYRS Director Pushes Back on Timelines in Proposed Agency’s Reform (WUSA 9)
- DC is Taking Small Steps to Reform its Troubled Youth Justice Agency. Arguments About What Comes Next are Only Just Getting Started. (City Paper)
- DC Council Holding Oversight Hearing on Youth Rehabilitation Agency (WUSA 9)
past hearings
- November 22, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. – Public Hearing (Public Witnesses)
- DYRS Performance Processes, and Continuum of Services
- Access recording here.
- November 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. – Oversight Roundtable (Government Witnesses)
- DYRS Performance, Processes, and Continuum of Services
- Access reording here.
- October 31, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. – Markup
- October 16, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. – Public Roundtable:
- PR25-0893 – Board of Library Trustees Roswell Encina Confirmation Resolution of 2024
- PR25-0894 – Board of Library Trustees Shanel Anthony Confirmation Resolution of 2024
- View the full hearing notice here.
- Written testimony will be accepted until the record closes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
- Access recording here.