The Promoting Parental Engagement at DYRS Amendment Act of 2025 aims to enhance communication between the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) and the parents or guardians of children involved in the system. The bill mandates that DYRS maintain an electronic log of its efforts to contact relevant parties, including parents and guardians, prior to predisposition meetings. This log must detail the reasonable efforts made to notify these individuals about the meeting's date, time, and location, as well as ongoing updates regarding the child's progress on their rehabilitation plan. The electronic log is to be made available to the Chair of the Council committee overseeing DYRS upon request.

The bill amends Section 16-2319(d)(1)(B) of the Official Code of the District of Columbia, specifically inserting provisions that require the Department to keep an electronic record of all contact attempts and to provide this log to the Council committee chair. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of maintaining regular communication with parents or guardians by requiring the Department to make recurring contact at least every six months after the initial predisposition meeting. This legislative change is intended to promote greater parental engagement in the rehabilitation process of their children.