D.C. Code § 38-271.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-271.07
§ 38-271.07. State Early Childhood Development Coordinating Council.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 45 days of March 8, 2011, the Mayor shall establish and convene a State Early Childhood Development Coordinating Council (“Coordinating Council”) to:
  (1) Improve collaboration and coordination among entities carrying out federally funded and District-funded pre-k and other early childhood programs to improve school readiness;
  (2) Assist in the planning and development of a comprehensive early childhood education system that serves children ages birth to 8 years of age; and
  (3) Comply with the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, approved December 12, 2007 (Pub. L. No. 110-134; 121 Stat. 1363).
(b) The Coordinating Council shall:
  (1) Identify opportunities for collaboration and coordination among early childhood education entities;
  (2) Review the annual pre-k report to the Council required by § 38-271.05 and submit any additional recommendations to improve the quality of and expand access to pre-k and other early childhood programs to the Council;
  (3) Develop recommendations to:
    (A) Increase participation of children in existing pre-k and other early childhood programs;
    (B) Improve the quality of pre-k and other early childhood programs;
    (C) Support the implementation of pre-k workforce development programs; and
    (D) Improve state early-learning policies; and
  (4) Perform other tasks as determined by the Mayor.
(c) The Coordinating Council membership shall consist of:
  (1) The following members, or their designees:
    (A) The Mayor;
    (B) The Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia;
    (C) The State Superintendent of Education;
    (D) The Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools;
    (E) The Executive Director of the Public Charter School Board;
    (F) The Director of the Department of Health;
    (G) The Director of the Department of Mental Health;
    (H) The Director of the Department of Human Services;
    (I) The Director of the Child and Family Services Agency;
    (J) The State Director for Head Start Collaboration; and
    (K) The Director of the entity designated as the state resource and referral agency; and
  (2) The Mayor shall appoint at least one District resident from each of the following categories, to serve a term of 2 years:
    (A) Families whose children are receiving or have received pre-k-education services;
    (B) Head Start;
    (C) Community-based organizations;
    (D) Public schools;
    (E) Public charter schools;
    (F) Public charter school support organizations;
    (G) Early childhood advocacy organizations;
    (H) Business community;
    (I) Philanthropic community;
    (J) DC Collaborative; and
    (K) Any additional category identified by the Coordinating Council as necessary or appropriate.
(d) (1) The Mayor shall appoint one person appointed pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section to be the chair, who shall convene the Coordinating Council no fewer than 4 times each year to gather public input on the Coordinating Council’s recommendations.
  (2) A quorum to transact business shall consist of 50% plus one of the members who are appointed and serving.
D.C. Code § 38-2758 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27B / § 38-2758
§ 38-2758. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2601 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26 / § 38-2601
§ 38-2601. Establishment of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established, under the Office of the Mayor, an Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
(b) The OSSE shall be headed by a State Superintendent of Education, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council in accordance with § 1-523.01(a) . The Officer shall serve a 4-year term.
(c) The State Superintendent shall serve as the chief state school officer for the District of Columbia and shall represent the OSSE and the District of Columbia in all matters before the United States Department of Education and with other states and educational organizations.
(d) All operational authority for state-level functions, except that delegated to the State Board of Education in § 38-2652 , shall vest in the Office of the State Superintendent of Education under the supervision of the State Superintendent of Education.
D.C. Code § 38-2561.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.01
§ 38-2561.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Aversive intervention” means specific strategies for behavioral-treatment intervention, including:
  (A) Noxious, painful, intrusive stimuli or activities that result in pain;
  (B) Any form of noxious, painful, or intrusive spray or inhalant;
  (C) Electric shock or use of a graduated electronic decelerator;
  (D) Pinches and deep muscle squeezes;
  (E) Withholding adequate sleep, shelter, clothing, bedding, or bathroom facilities;
  (F) Withholding meals, essential nutrition, or hydration, or intentionally altering staple food or drink to make it distasteful; or
  (G) The use of chemical restraints, instead of positive programs or medical treatments.
(1A) “Certificate of Approval” means the document issued by the SEA to the legal authority responsible for governing and operating a nonpublic special education school or program upon determination that the nonpublic special education school or program is in compliance with the requirements of § 38-2561.07 .
(2) “DCPS” means the District of Columbia Public Schools, established by § 38-171 .
(3) “Free appropriate public education” means special education and related services that:
  (A) Have been provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without charge;
  (B) Meet the standards of the State Education Agency;
  (C) Include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education; and
  (D) Are provided in conformity with the individualized education program.
(4) “IDEA” means the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), and its implementing regulations.
(5) “Individualized education program” or “IEP” means a written plan that specifies the special education programs and services to be provided to meet the unique educational needs of a student with a disability, as required under section 614(d) of the IDEA [20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)].
(6) “Least restrictive environment” means a placement of a student with a disability that:
  (A) Provides the special education needed by the student;
  (B) Provides for the education of the student, to the maximum extent appropriate, with other students who do not have disabilities;
  (C) Is based upon consideration of the proximity of the placement to the student’s place of residence; and
  (D) Is in accordance with section 612(a)(5)(A) of the IDEA [20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(5)(A)].
(6A) “Local education agency” or “LEA” means an educational institution at the local level that exists primarily to operate a publicly funded school or schools in the District of Columbia, including the District of Columbia Public Schools and a District of Columbia public charter school.
(7) (A) “Nonpublic special education school or program” means a privately owned or operated preschool, school, educational organization, or program, no matter how titled, that maintains or conducts classes for the purpose of offering instruction, for a consideration, profit, or tuition, to students with disabilities.
  (B) The term “nonpublic special education school or program” shall not include a privately owned or operated preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school whose primary purpose is to provide educational services to students without disabilities, even though the school may serve students with disabilities in a regular academic setting.
(8) “Panel” means the Rate Reconsideration Panel established by § 38-2561.14 .
(8A) “Public charter school” means a publicly funded public school established pursuant to Chapter 18 of this title [ § 38-1800 et seq.], and is not part of DCPS.
(9) “Rates” are the annual or per-diem costs paid to each nonpublic special education school or program, for tuition and for each unit of related service delivered.
(10) “Related services” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 602(26) of the IDEA [20 U.S.C. § 1401(26)].
(11) “Residential child care facility” means a program that provides care for children 24 hours a day with a structured set of services and activities designed to achieve objectives related to the needs of the children served.
(12) “Special education” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 602(29) of the IDEA [20 U.S.C. § 1401(29)].
(13) “State education agency” or “SEA” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, or any successor agency that has primary responsibility for the state-level supervisory functions for special education that are typically handled by a state department of education or public instruction, a state board of education, a state education commission, or a state education authority.
(14) “Student with a disability” means a student determined to have:
  (A) Autism;
  (B) Deaf-blindness;
  (C) A developmental delay;
  (D) A hearing impairment, including deafness;
  (E) An intellectual disability;
  (F) Multiple disabilities;
  (G) An orthopedic impairment or other health impairment;
  (H) An emotional disturbance;
  (I) A severe disability;
  (J) A specific learning disability;
  (K) A speech or language impairment;
  (L) A traumatic brain injury;
  (M) A visual impairment, including blindness; or
  (N) Any other condition, disability, or impairment described in section 602(3) of the IDEA [20 U.S.C. § 1401(3)], or in section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved September 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C. § 706(8)) [repealed, see now 29 U.S.C. § 705(20)].
D.C. Code § 38-2021.15a — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.15a
§ 38-2021.15a. Disposition of forfeitures.
Status: in_force

Forfeitures in the Teacher’s Retirement Fund shall not be applied to increase the annuity of a person hereunder, but rather, shall be applied to pay administrative expenses, if and as directed by the District of Columbia Retirement Board, or used to reduce the District’s contributions.
D.C. Code § 38-781.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7D / § 38-781.02
§ 38-781.02. Student retention and promotion.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with the requirements of this chapter or as set forth in the DCMR, a DCPS student can be retained at any grade level.
(b) (1) Decisions regarding the promotion and retention of a DCPS student enrolled in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade shall be made by the student’s principal based upon the recommendation of the student’s teacher and in consideration of the promotion requirements set forth in the DCMR.
  (2) A DCPS student enrolled in 9th grade through 11th grade shall be promoted if the student meets the promotion requirements as set forth in the DCMR.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section:
  (1) A principal may:
    (A) Retain any student who does not meet the promotion requirements set forth in the DCMR; and
    (B) Promote a student who has failed to meet the promotion requirements set forth in the DCMR; provided, that the principal submits a written explanation justifying the decision to the Chancellor before the promotion is made; and
  (2) No student with more than 30 unexcused absences in a school year shall be promoted unless the principal submits a written explanation justifying the decision to the Chancellor before the promotion is made.
(d) The Chancellor may develop separate promotion criteria for students who are enrolled in an English language learner program or receive special education services.
D.C. Code § 38-2581.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25D / § 38-2581.03
§ 38-2581.03. Required awareness training on reading difficulties.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) Beginning with School Year 2024-25, and annually thereafter, each educator employed by an LEA by October 5 of a given school year shall complete awareness training on reading difficulties as provided or approved by OSSE.
D.C. Code § 38-2661.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A-i / § 38-2661.01
§ 38-2661.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "District of Columbia State Athletics Commission Establishment and State Athletic Association Reorganization Act of 2016".
D.C. Code § 38-112 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-112
§ 38-112. Masculine pronoun to include both male and female.
Status: in_force

Wherever the masculine pronoun occurs in this chapter it shall be construed to apply to either male or female teachers or employees of the Board of Education.
D.C. Code § 38-204 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-204
§ 38-204. Census of minors.
Status: in_force

The Board, or its designee, shall conduct annually, or as frequently as may be found necessary or desirable, a complete census of all minors 3 years of age or more who permanently or temporarily reside in the District. The census record shall be amended from day to day as changes of residence occur among minors within the age group, as other persons come within or leave the age group, and as other persons within the age group become residents of or leave the District. The census record of minors shall give the full name, address, sex, and date of birth of each minor, the school attended by him or her and, if the minor is not at school, the name and address of his or her employer, if any, and the name, address, telephone numbers, if any, and occupation of each parent or guardian.
D.C. Code § 38-381 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3C / § 38-381
§ 38-381. Access to Advanced Placement Tests.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Beginning no later than 180 days after Febryary 23, 2023, the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") shall permit a non-enrollee to sit for an Advanced Placement test ("test") at the student's right-to-attend DCPS school; provided, that the Office of the State Superintendent of Education ("OSSE") has certified to DCPS that the non-enrollee is eligible to sit for the test.
  (2) OSSE shall certify a non-enrollee as eligible to sit for a test where:
    (A) OSSE has received timely notification that the non-enrollee is participating in a homeschooling program for the school year in which the test is to be administered; and
    (B) OSSE has received a timely request from the non-enrollee to register for the test.
(b) DCPS may offer a reasonable alternate location for a non-enrollee to take a currently offered test where the non-enrollee's right-to-attend school will not offer that test during the relevant school year or term.
(c) Where OSSE has certified to DCPS that a non-enrollee is eligible to sit for a test pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, DCPS shall provide notice to the non-enrollee at least 30 days in advance of the test. The notice shall include:
  (1) The date, time, and location that the non-enrollee will take the test; and
  (2) Information on testing logistics, including an e-mail address and phone number that non-enrollees may use to contact DCPS about the test, and a link to information on the DCPS website on Advanced Placement testing for non-enrollees.
(d) A non-enrollee shall remit payment for test fees, processing fees, or costs incurred by OSSE, DCPS, or an individual school to administer a test by check made payable to the District of Columbia Treasurer.
(e) Beginning no later than 30 days after February 23, 2023:
  (1) DCPS shall make available and maintain on its website information on how a non-enrollee may register for tests with OSSE, test day logistics, and any other relevant information, including a method for non-enrollees and their parents or guardians to contact DCPS with questions about testing under this chapter ; and
  (2) OSSE shall make available and maintain on its website information on how a non-enrollee may register for tests, a link to information on the DCPS website on Advanced Placement testing for non-enrollees and any other relevant information, including a method for non-enrollees and their parents or guardians to contact OSSE with questions about testing under this chapter .
(f) This chapter shall not be construed to require DCPS to offer a test to a non-enrollee student when that  particular test will not be offered at any DCPS school during the relevant school year or term.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Non-enrollee" means a District resident of school age participating in a homeschooling program who is eligible to enroll at a DCPS school.
  (2) "Right-to-attend school" means the DCPS school that a District resident of school-age may attend by right, based on the child's place of residence being located in the catchment area for that school.
D.C. Code § 38-2001.13 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2001.13
§ 38-2001.13. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The term “teacher,” under this subchapter, shall include all teachers permanently employed by the Board of Education in the public day schools of the District of Columbia, including other educational employees whose salaries are established in the Act approved June 20, 1906, and acts amendatory thereof, except the employees of the Recreation Board and the Department of School Attendance and Work Permits; the term “annual salary” shall be construed to mean the total annual income received during the fiscal year for services rendered in the public day schools of the District of Columbia, including basic salary, longevity allowance, session room allowance, and increase of compensation (bonus); and whenever the pronoun “his” occurs in this subchapter it shall be construed to mean both male and female teachers.
D.C. Code § 38-1122 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1122
§ 38-1122. Board of Vocational Education — Composition; appointment; compensation; removal; liability.
Status: in_force

(a) The Washington Technical Institute shall be under the control of a Board of Vocational Education which shall consist of 9 members appointed by the President of the United States. Of the 9 members, at least 6 shall be selected from industry. The members of the Vocational Board shall select a chairman from among their own number. The members of the Vocational Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years; except that the terms of office of the members 1st taking office shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, 3 at the end of 1 year, 3 at the end of 2 years, and 3 at the end of 3 years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. A vacancy in the Vocational Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. Members of the Vocational Board shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for their travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by § 5703 of Title 5, United States Code, for persons serving the government without compensation.
(b) The President of the United States may remove, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, any member of the Vocational Board for adequate cause affecting his character and efficiency as a member. If the President determines that, with respect to any such member, there is adequate cause affecting his character and efficiency as a member, the President may appoint a special investigating board, consisting of not more than 3 members, to consider the matter. The investigating board, in considering such matter, shall hold public hearings and, on the basis thereof, report to the President with respect to their findings of fact and recommendations. Following the receipt by him of such report, the President may remove such member from office.
(c) The members of the Vocational Board shall not be personally liable in damages for any official action of the Vocational Board in which such members participate, nor shall they be liable for any costs that may be taxed against them or the Vocational Board on account of any such official action by them as members of the Vocational Board, but such costs shall be charged to the District of Columbia and paid as other costs are paid in suits against the municipality; nor shall the Vocational Board or any of its members be required to give any bond or security for costs or damages on any appeal whatever.
D.C. Code § 38-306 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3 / § 38-306
§ 38-306. Proof of residency.
Status: in_force

All students enrolled in District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools funded by the District of Columbia or a student for whom educational services are paid by the District of Columbia shall provide proof of residency in the District or pay tuition pursuant to § 38-302 . A determination of residency status shall be made annually for each such student. The methods used to determine residency status shall be consistent across District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools and shall be crafted to facilitate rather than hinder school enrollment of eligible students.
D.C. Code § 38-755.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-755.03
§ 38-755.03. Requirements and goals.
Status: in_force

(a) To meet the academic achievement requirements and goals set forth in this section, the Chancellor shall:
  (1) Establish guidelines for academic achievement;
  (2) Develop and implement curricula; and
  (3) Ensure that DCPS staff and administrators are trained to implement the curricula established pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection to meet the goals set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The Chancellor shall be responsible for:
  (1) Academic achievement goals, which shall include the reasonable expectation that all children:
    (A) Three or 4 years of age in DCPS shall be properly prepared for entry and achievement in the DCPS kindergarten program; and
    (B) In the 3rd grade, upon being promoted to the 4th grade, shall be able to read independently and to understand the fundamental of mathematics so that they can:
      (i) Add;
      (ii) Subtract;
      (iii) Multiply; and
      (iv) Divide; and
  (2) Readiness goals, which shall include readiness evaluations for all children:
    (A) Three or 4 years of age in DCPS, which shall be designed and implemented to measure the ability of a student entering the DCPS kindergarten program and to determine his or her readiness for entry and achievement in DCPS; and
    (B) In kindergarten through 3rd grade in DCPS, which shall be designed and implemented to measure the reading and mathematical ability of a student entering a grade kindergarten through 3rd grade to determine the student’s readiness for entry and achievement in the relevant grade level.
D.C. Code § 38-2239 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22A / § 38-2239
§ 38-2239. Availability of funds.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-841.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8C / § 38-841.03
§ 38-841.03. Athletic equity reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicable school shall report to the LEA annually by July 1 a statement of compliance with Title IX and submit the following information:
  (1) The total enrollment in the school by gender, race, and ethnicity;
  (2) The number of students participating in athletics by team and competition level and by gender, categorized by race or ethnicity, if available;
  (3) The coach-to-athlete ratio for each team;
  (4) The total number of athletic directors, athletic staff, coaches, trainers, and medical service providers, and for those identified, the following information, to be provided in aggregate by gender:
    (A) Total compensation, separated by primary duties and athletic duties, if applicable, and race or ethnicity, if the information is available;
    (B) Employment status, such as full-time, part-time, contract, or volunteer;
    (C) Qualifications and experience, including relevant certifications and length of time in the current position grouped by number of years: through 5 years; more than 5 years through 10 years; and more than 10 years;
  (5) The funding sources for athletic programs and amount by team, if available, including state and federal funding, fundraising, booster clubs, game and concession receipts, donations, grants, and other sources;
  (6) The total annual expenditures by athletics team, including:
    (A) Expenditures for travel;
    (B) Expenditures for equipment, including any equipment replacement schedule;
    (C) Expenditures for uniforms, including any uniform replacement schedule;
    (D) Expenditures for construction, renovation, expansion, maintenance, repair and rental of athletic facilities, including medical facilities, locker rooms, fields, and gymnasiums;
    (E) Publicity and marketing; and
    (F) Awards, banquets, insurance, and any other expenses;
  (7) The practice and competition schedule, including the days of the week, times, and locations where practices or competitions were scheduled;
  (8) The season in which each team competed;
  (9) Whether each team participated in post-season competition and the success of the team in any post-season competition;
  (10) The nature and extent of training provided to athletic administrators, coaches, and other staff regarding the requirements of Title IX and strategies to promote gender equity in athletics;
  (11) The availability of additional academic supports, including tutors, designed exclusively for or available exclusively to athletes;
  (12) The conditions and locations of all athletic facilities and a listing of the teams that use each facility;
  (13) The graduation rates and college and college athletic scholarship offer and acceptance rates of students by gender, race, and ethnicity; and
  (14) For the initial submission under this section, the school year in which each existing team was established and, for each subsequent year, a listing of teams that were newly established, reestablished, eliminated, or demoted from competition during the school year.
(b) If the data reported shows that the allocation of resources, athletic participation opportunities, and benefits and services from interscholastic athletic programs for males and females is not substantially proportional to their respective enrollment numbers, or that the allocation is not substantially proportional within the genders by race and ethnicity, then the statement of compliance that accompanies the data described in subsection (a) of this section shall include an explanation of the disproportion, how it will be remedied, and the timeline for effectuating the remedy.
(c) Each LEA shall submit the assurance of compliance for each school under its control to DCSAA by August 1 annually. If an LEA fails to submit the assurance of compliance by the required date, the school shall complete an DCSAA-approved Title IX training. If a school fails to complete the DCSAA-approved Title IX training by October 1, the school shall be barred from competing in a new season for any District of Columbia State Athletic Association athletic event until the school both submits the required assurance of compliance and completes an DCSAA-approved Title IX training.
(d) DCSAA shall publish, annually within 90 days of August 1, a list of applicable schools that failed to submit the assurance of compliance. DCSAA shall publish the information submitted pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section on its website and submit the information to the Council.
D.C. Code § 38-2241 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22B / § 38-2241
§ 38-2241. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-305 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3 / § 38-305
§ 38-305. Teachers College tuition.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the Board of Education from requiring students of the District of Columbia Teachers College to pay tuition, and the said Board is authorized, in its discretion, to require the payment of tuition by the students of such college, whether or not resident in the District of Columbia, with the exception of those students who are authorized to be excused from the payment of tuition by an act other than this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-2308 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2308
§ 38-2308. Gifts of property.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1302 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 13 / § 38-1302
§ 38-1302. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Agent” means any person owning any interest in, employed by, or representing for remuneration, an educational institution, whether such institution is located within or outside the District, and who solicits or offers to enroll in the District students or enrollees for such institution, or who holds himself or herself out to residents of the District of Columbia as representing an educational institution for any such purpose.
(1a) “Accredited” means approved by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(2) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(3) “Person” includes, but is not limited to, any individual, group of individuals, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, society, trust, or any other entity whatsoever.
(4) “Educational institution” means:
  (A) Any entity or person organized or chartered in the District that operates, keeps, or maintains any facility in the District through which educational instruction is offered;
  (B) Any branch, extension, or facility of an entity that operates, keeps, or maintains any facility in the District through which educational instruction is offered, but organized or chartered outside of the District, that furnishes or offers to furnish in the District instruction or educational services leading toward a postsecondary degree, diploma, or certificate; or
  (C) An entity that is organized or chartered and that operates outside of the District of Columbia, but through agents or an online presence offers instruction or educational services to residents of the District.
(4a) “Certificate” or “diploma” means a document, designation, mark, appellation, series of letters or words, academic or honorary title, or other symbol that signifies, purports or is generally taken to signify satisfactory completion of the requirements of an academic, educational, vocational or professional program of study at the postsecondary level, but does not include completion of a program for a degree.
(5) “Degree” means a document, designation, mark, appellation, series of letters or words, academic or honorary titles, or other symbol that signifies, purports or is generally taken to signify satisfactory completion of the requirements of an academic, educational, or professional program of study for the associate, bachelor, master or doctor level of college or university education.
(6) “To grant or to confer” includes awarding, selling, conferring, bestowing, or giving.
(7) “Education”, “educational service”, or a like term means a class, course, or program of instruction or study at the postsecondary level in whatever form, manner, or medium provided, whether by personal attendance, online instruction, or by other means.
(8) “To offer” includes, in addition to its usual meanings, advertising, publicizing, soliciting, or encouraging any person, directly or indirectly, in any form, to perform the act described.
(9) “Chairman of the Council” means Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
(10) “Commission” means Higher Education Licensure Commission.
(11) “To operate” or “operating” when applied to an educational institution means to establish, keep, or maintain any facility or location in the District, or to establish, keep, or maintain any facility or location organized or chartered in the District wherefrom or through which education is offered or given, or educational credentials are offered or granted, and includes contracting with any person, group, or entity to perform any such act.
(12) “License” or “to license” means the granting of approval to operate by the Commission to any educational institution covered under this chapter. Such approval shall be contingent upon said educational institution’s compliance with all rules, regulations and criteria promulgated by the Commission, as well as compliance with all other applicable D.C. laws and regulations.
(12A) “Non-profit” means an organization or institution that is exempt from federal income tax under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) and that meets the requirements of Chapter 4 of Title 29 .
(12B) “Postsecondary” means the level of education beyond high school.
(13) “Proprietary school” means any privately-owned educational institution operated for a profit.
(14) “Facility” means a physical structure located in the District, including suitable housing, classrooms, laboratories, and library resources, as required by the nature of the program or the student body.
(15) (A) “Online instruction” means education, whether known as virtual class, correspondence course, distance learning, or other like term, where the learner and instructor are not physically in the same place at the same time, that is delivered through an electronic medium such as the Internet, Web-based form, or real time or recorded video or digital form, and that is offered or provided by an educational institution to District residents who are physically present in the District.
  (B) The education provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be deemed delivered through an online presence in the District.
(16) “Online presence” means the delivery of online instruction by an educational institution.
(17) "Reciprocity agreement" means an agreement joined by the District of Columbia with other member states, districts, or U.S. territories that establishes national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs.
D.C. Code § 38-2571.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25C / § 38-2571.04
§ 38-2571.04. Transfer of rights.
Status: in_force

(a) A child with a disability who has reached 18 years of age shall be presumed to be competent, and all rights under IDEA shall transfer to the student, unless:
  (1) The student has been adjudged incompetent under law;
  (2) Pursuant to a procedure established by OSSE pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1415(m)(2), the student has been determined to not have the ability to provide informed consent and another competent adult has been appointed to represent the educational interests of that student; provided, that the adult student shall have the opportunity to challenge any determination made under this paragraph; or
  (3) (A) The student has designated, in writing, by power of attorney or similar legal document, another competent adult to be the student’s agent to:
      (i) Make educational decisions;
      (ii) Receive notices; and
      (iii) Participate in meetings and all other procedures related to the student’s educational program on behalf of the student.
    (B) The student may terminate the power of attorney at any time and assume the right to make decisions regarding his or her education.
(b) (1) A student who has reached 18 years of age may receive support from another competent and willing adult to aid them in their decision-making.
  (2) The student’s decisional choice shall prevail any time that a disagreement exists between the student and the other adult providing support.
(c) No less than one year before a child with a disability reaches 18 years of age, the LEA shall notify the parents, in writing, that adult students with disabilities are presumed competent, and that all rights under IDEA will transfer to the student when the student reaches 18 years of age, unless the student or the family exercises one of the options described in subsection (a) of this section. The notice shall also describe the necessary procedure to exercise any of the options provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-851.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8D / § 38-851.02
§ 38-851.02. LEA requirements for a personal wireless communication device policy.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than 15 days before the start of the 2026-2027 School Year, each LEA serving students enrolled in grades K-12 shall adopt and implement a personal wireless communication device policy that prohibits K-12 students from, at a minimum, possessing a personal wireless communication device on school premises at any time during the full school day.
(b) An LEA's personal wireless communication device policy may include exemptions for a student possessing a personal wireless communication device for specific educational purposes and to manage a student's health care needs.
(c) Each LEA's personal wireless communication device policy shall:
  (1) Establish consequences if a student violates the policy; provided, that the consequences shall be consistent with § 38-236.04 ;
  (2) Establish a process and timeline for the LEA to assess whether the policy is working and how to refine it;
  (3) Be published on the LEA's website no later than 15 days before the start of each school year for which the policy is in effect, and that mid-year modifications shall be published no later than 15 days before being effective;
  (4) Be communicated to all enrolled families before the first day of school; and
  (5) Be communicated to all LEA employees, contractors, and volunteers who have contact with students during school hours.
(d) Each LEA's personal wireless communication device policy shall require each school in the LEA to:
  (1) Identify how a parent or guardian of an enrolled student should communicate urgent information to their child during the full school day;
  (2) Identify how the school will communicate with families in cases of emergency; and
  (3) Identify appropriate storage for students' personal wireless communication devices during the full school day.
D.C. Code § 38-251.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-251.07
§ 38-251.07. Attendance.
Status: in_force

An LEA shall maintain a student receiving home or hospital instruction on the regular attendance roll and count the student as medically excused, except when a student is not available for home or hospital instruction, in which event the student may be counted absent.
D.C. Code § 38-951.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9A / § 38-951.03
§ 38-951.03. Due diligence regarding potential, current, and former staff.
Status: in_force

(a) A local education agency, except those that exclusively serve students over 18 years of age, or a contracted service provider of the local education agency, shall not employ or contract for the paid services of any individual for a position that involves direct interaction with students ("applicant"), unless the local education agency or contracted service provider:
  (1) Requires the applicant to provide:
    (A) The name, address, telephone number, and other relevant contact information for the applicant's current employer, and previous employers for the preceding 20 years for whom the applicant's scope of employment involved direct interaction with children, as well as the contact information for at least one character reference;
    (B) A written authorization that consents to and authorizes disclosure of the information requested under this paragraph the release of related records by the applicant's employers as provided pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, and the release of such employers from any liability that may arise from the disclosure or release of records; and
    (C) A written affirmation as to whether or not the applicant:
      (i) Has ever been the subject of any child abuse or sexual misconduct investigation by any employer, state licensing agency, law enforcement agency, or the Child and Family Services Agency or another state's equivalent, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that the allegations were false, or the alleged incident of child abuse or sexual misconduct was not substantiated;
      (ii) Has ever been disciplined, discharged, nonrenewed, asked to resign from employment, resigned from or otherwise separated from any employment while allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, or due to an adjudication or finding of child abuse or sexual misconduct; or
      (iii) Has ever had a license, professional license, or certificate suspended, surrendered, or revoked while allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, or due to an adjudication or finding of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
  (2) Conducts a criminal background check of the applicant in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 15 of Title 4 and its implementing regulations;
  (3) Conducts a review of the employment history of the applicant by contacting each former employer in the preceding 7 years or each of the applicant's previous 3 employers, whichever period of time is longer, identified pursuant to subparagraph (1)(A) of this subsection to determine whether the applicant:
    (A) Has been the subject of any child abuse or sexual misconduct investigation by any such employer, state licensing agency, law enforcement agency, or the Child and Family Services Agency or another state's equivalent, unless the investigation resulted in a finding that the allegations were false, or the alleged incident of child abuse or sexual misconduct was determined unsubstantiated;
    (B) Has ever been disciplined, discharged, nonrenewed, asked to resign from employment, or has resigned from or otherwise separated from any employment while allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, or due to an adjudication or finding of child abuse or sexual misconduct; or
    (C) Has ever had a license, professional license, or certificate suspended, surrendered, or revoked while allegations of child abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investigation, or due to an adjudication or finding of child abuse or sexual misconduct.
  (4) Contacts and communicates with the character reference provided by the applicant pursuant to subparagraph (1)(A) of this subsection;
  (5) Repealed.
  (5A) Reviews the United States Department of Justice Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, also known as the National Sex Offender Public Registry, to determine if the person has been convicted of sex offenses or offenses against children.
  (6) Reviews the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification Clearinghouse to determine whether the person has previously had an educational credential revoked in another jurisdiction for sexual misconduct, abuse of a student, or the failure to report child abuse.
(b) Each local education agency or contracted service provider shall maintain a record of any allegation against staff of sexual misconduct, child abuse, or the failure to report child abuse, as well as the outcome of any subsequent investigation, and shall provide such information to another local education agency or school that is considering hiring the individual when contacted by the local education agency or school.
(c) An applicant who intentionally provides false information on an application submitted to a local education agency under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be subject to prosecution under § 22-2405 .
D.C. Code § 38-907 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-907
§ 38-907. Acceptance by Board of Education of donations.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education is authorized to receive any donations or contributions that may be made for the benefit of the public schools of the District of Columbia, and to apply the same in such manner as in their opinion shall be best calculated to effect the object of the donors; the Board of Education to account for all funds so received.
D.C. Code § 38-1108 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1108
§ 38-1108. Appropriation in lieu of donation of public lands.
Status: in_force

In lieu of extending to the District of Columbia those provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. §§ 301   to 305  , 307  , and 308  ), relating to donations of public lands or land scrip for the endowment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, there is authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia the sum of $7,241,706. Amounts appropriated under this section shall be held and considered to have been granted to the District of Columbia subject to those provisions of that Act applicable to the proceeds from the sale of land or land scrip, except that the funds appropriated in this section also may be invested in equity based securities if approved by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. In addition, any proceeds and interest accruing thereon, which remain from the sale of the former radio station WDCU in an escrow account of the District of Columbia Financial Management and Assistance Authority for the benefit of the University of the District of Columbia, shall be used for the University of the District of Columbia’s Endowment Fund. Such proceeds may be invested in equity based securities if approved by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-503 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 5 / § 38-503
§ 38-503. Immunizations standards; list of immunizations; exclusion standards.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter , including rules:
  (1) Specifying the list of immunizations required to be included on a certification of immunization for a student admitted to a:
    (A) School;
    (B) Child development facility, and
    (C) College or university;
  (2) The standards for achieving immunization for each immunization specified on the list of immunizations; and
  (3) Exclusion standards for schools and child development facilities.
(b) Each college or university shall adopt and publish a written policy for the submission of certifications of immunization and the exclusion of students who fail to obtain the required immunizations.
D.C. Code § 38-3505 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 35 / § 38-3505
§ 38-3505. Sexual misconduct awareness and prevention trainings.
Status: in_force

Applicable June 30, 2026.
D.C. Code § 38-3509 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 35 / § 38-3509
§ 38-3509. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

Applicable June 30, 2026.
D.C. Code § 38-651.12 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-651.12
§ 38-651.12. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) The Mayor may establish, by regulation, additional types of medication that a student may self-administer and other illnesses for which a student may self-administer medication other than those provided in this subchapter.
(c) All existing rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subchapter III of this chapter [ § 38-631 et seq.] [repealed], shall remain in effect until rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter become effective.
(d) By August 1, 2016, pursuant to the authority granted by § 38-2602(b)(11) , OSSE, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of § 38-651.04a , including establishing a protocol for record keeping whenever epinephrine is administered pursuant to § 38-651.04a .
(e) The Department of Health shall issue rules to implement the provisions of § 38-651.06 , including the creation of a list designating specific medications that would be administered in emergency circumstances.
D.C. Code § 38-192.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1B / § 38-192.01
§ 38-192.01. Adult literacy reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education shall report to the Mayor and the Council, on an annual basis on or before the start of the third quarter of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, on the capacity of District-funded service providers to meet the need and demand for adult literacy services in the District. The report shall:
  (1) Cover the current and the preceding fiscal year;
  (2) Identify the office’s metrics used for measuring the need and demand for adult literacy support, state the office’s quality standards, and measure the performance of District-funded providers of adult literacy services;
  (3) Provide an accounting of the total number of adults needing literacy support in the District and by ward;
  (4) Provide an accounting of the total number of District-funded providers of adult literacy support services that provide services to District residents, broken down by ward;
  (5) Provide an accounting of the total number of openings available for literacy support services from District-funded service providers during the fiscal year reported, broken down by ward and by service provider;
  (6) Provide a gap analysis that measures the capacity of District-funded service providers to meet the need and demand for adult literacy services in the District and by ward; and
  (7) Propose an adult literacy plan for the next fiscal year to ensure that District-funded programs are meeting the needs of adult learners District-wide and by ward.
(b) To prepare for the adult literacy report, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education, shall seek information and support for the development of quality standards and performance measures from community-based providers of adult education and family literacy services, adult learners, funders, District and federal agencies, representatives from the business community, and adult education experts.
D.C. Code § 38-2303 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2303
§ 38-2303. Supervision.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Education is charged with the supervision of public business relating to Gallaudet University.
D.C. Code § 38-1808.56 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1808.56
§ 38-1808.56. Investigative powers.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 38-2973.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29B / § 38-2973.05
§ 38-2973.05. Audit of capital improvement projects.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-831.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8B / § 38-831.06
§ 38-831.06. Applicability.
Status: in_force

Sections 38-831.02 , 38-831.03 , and 38-831.04 shall apply as of August 1, 2017.
D.C. Code § 38-504 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 5 / § 38-504
§ 38-504. Notifications.
Status: in_force

(a) LEAs; private, parochial, and independent schools; and child development facilities shall, at least annually, distribute immunization information to a responsible person for each admitted student that includes:
  (1) The list of immunizations;
  (2) A statement that students must be immunized in accordance with this chapter ; and
  (3) The exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 .
(b) With respect to any student for whom a school or child development facility does not receive a complete certification of immunization required pursuant to § 38-502 , the LEA; private, parochial, or independent school; or child development facility shall notify a responsible person in accordance with the exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 , and provide the following information:
  (1) The list of the missing immunizations;
  (2) That the student must be immunized in accordance with the list of required immunizations, unless exempt from immunization pursuant to § 38-506 ;
  (3) That the student may be immunized and receive certification of immunization from a healthcare professional authorized to administer a vaccine or from the public health authorities;
  (4) How to contact the public health authorities to learn where and when they perform immunization services;
  (5) The date by which the LEA, school, or child development facility must receive certification of immunization or exemption; and
  (6) A copy of the certificate of health form described in § 38-602 .
(c) Neither the District, an LEA, school, child development facility, nor employee of any of the foregoing may be liable for damages to any person for failure to comply with this section.
(d) When sending notifications, LEAs; private, parochial, and independent schools; and child development facilities shall make a reasonable attempt to ensure contact is made with the responsible person. When considered appropriate and necessary by the LEA, school, or child development facility, the LEA, school, or child development facility shall ensure that notifications are translated into languages other than English and provided in alternate formats to facilitate communication with individuals with disabilities consistent with federal and District law.
D.C. Code § 38-2908 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2908
§ 38-2908. Facilities allowance for Public Charter Schools.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fiscal year facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be determined as follows: DCPS approved capital budget shall be divided by the previous school year (“SY”) DCPS total pupil count, as defined in § 38-2906 , to determine the DCPS per pupil facility cost.
(b) For fiscal year 2004 through fiscal year 2008, the facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be determined as described in subsection (a) of this section, except that the DCPS per pupil facility cost for all previous years shall be averaged with the current year’s DCPS per pupil facility cost to determine the Public Charter School per pupil facility allowance. The facility allowance shall then be multiplied by the number of students estimated to be attending each Public Charter School to determine the actual facility allowance payments to be received by each Public Charter School. For each year after FY 2004, this “moving average” shall only include the most recent 5-year’s DCPS per pupil facility cost.
(b-1) For fiscal year 2009 , the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $3000. The facility allowance shall then be multiplied by the number of students estimated to be attending each Public Charter School to determine the actual facility allowance payments to be received by each Public Charter School.
(b-2) (1) For Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016, the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $ 3072.
  (2) For Fiscal Year 2017 , the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $ 3100.
  (2A) For Fiscal Year 2018:
    (A) The non-residential per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $ 3,193; and
    (B) The residential per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $ 8,621.
  (2B) For Fiscal Year 2019, the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $ 3,263.
  (2C) For Fiscal Year 2020, the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $ 3,335.
  (2D) For Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022, the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $3,408.
  (2E) For Fiscal Year 2023, the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $3,513 per pupil for non-residential facilities and $9,486 per pupil for residential facilities.
  (3) The facility allowance set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), (2A), (2B), (2C), and (2D) of this subsection shall be multiplied by the number of students estimated to attend each Public Charter School to determine the actual facility allowance payments to be received by each Public Charter School.
(b-3) In Fiscal Year 2024, Fiscal Year 2025, and Fiscal Year 2026, the per pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be 3.1% greater than the previous fiscal year's per pupil facility allowance. The per pupil facility allowance shall be multiplied by the number of students estimated to attend each Public Charter School to determine the actual facility allowance payments to be received by each Public Charter School.
(b-4) (1) For Fiscal Year 2027 and Fiscal Year 2028, the per-pupil facility allowance for Public Charter Schools shall be $3,850 per pupil for non-residential facilities and $10,396 per pupil for residential facilities.
  (2) For Fiscal Year 2029, the per-pupil facility allowance for public charter schools shall be $4,219 per pupil for non-residential facilities and $11,393 per pupil for residential facilities.
  (3) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2030, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the per-pupil facility allowance for public charter schools shall be 3.1% greater than the previous fiscal year's per-pupil facility allowance.
  (4) The facility allowance set forth in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be multiplied by the number of students estimated to be attending each Public Charter School to determine the actual facility allowance payments to be received by each Public Charter School.
(c) The entire annual payment for facilities shall be included in the first payment of the fiscal year and that any payment for new charter schools shall also be included in the first payment of the fiscal year.
(d) For DCPS or Public Charter Schools that provide students with room and board in a residential setting, in addition to their instructional program, the facilities allowance determined pursuant to this section shall be multiplied by 2.7 for those students in residence at the school.
(e) The facilities allowance shall only apply to students receiving instruction at a Public Charter School educational facility or as otherwise approved by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
D.C. Code § 38-2672 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26B / § 38-2672
§ 38-2672. State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund established.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund ("Fund"), which shall be used solely as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and which shall be administered by the DCSAA.
(b) (1) The Fund shall be used to enhance the development of state interscholastic athletic programs and competitions and to supplement the operations budget of the DCSAA. The Director of the DCSAA shall prioritize resources from the Fund to ensure well-designed and effective interscholastic athletic programs and competitions.
  (2) The Fund may be used for the financial support of state athletic programs and competitions that are well-designed and effective and comply with National Federation of State High School Associations standards and District laws and regulations, including for:
    (A) Championship events;
    (B) Equipment;
    (C) Memorabilia;
    (D) Training;
    (E) Security;
    (F) Awards; and
    (G) Related operations.
(c) The Fund shall consist of the revenue from the following sources:
  (1) Annual appropriations;
  (2) Any proceeds resulting from athletic programs and activities organized or directed by the DCSAA, including:
    (A) Sponsorships or advertisements;
    (B) Ticket or merchandise sales;
    (C) Fundraising activities;
    (D) Competitions; or
    (E) Other athletic programs and activities; and
  (3) Interest earned on funds deposited into the Fund.
(d) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
D.C. Code § 38-1962 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1962
§ 38-1962. Prior leave; promulgation of rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1204.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1204.02
§ 38-1204.02. Advisory committees.
Status: in_force

The Trustees shall appoint such advisory committees as are necessary to advise on educational policy. Such advisory committees may consist of members of the Trustees, students, faculty members, parents, and governmental, educational, business, industrial, labor, and community representatives.
D.C. Code § 38-2991 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29D / § 38-2991
§ 38-2991. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter :
  (1) "DCPS" means the District of Columbia Public Schools.
  (2) "DESAP" means the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project, the public and private partnership that supports the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, which includes DCPS, the Ellington Fund, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and George Washington University.
  (3) "Ellington Fund" means the 501(c)(3) organization established in 1979 to serve as the charitable arm of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
D.C. Code § 38-232 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-232
§ 38-232. Reference to criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994, approved October 20, 1994 (108 Stat. 3908; 20 U.S.C. 8921   et seq.) [repealed, see now 20 U.S.C. § 7151  ] the Superintendent of Schools shall refer to the criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system, simultaneous with expulsion, any student who is expelled for bringing a weapon into a District of Columbia Public School.
D.C. Code § 38-754.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-754.03
§ 38-754.03. Administration of Community Schools Incentive Initiative.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall establish and administer the multiyear Community Schools Incentive Initiative (“Incentive Initiative”) to award multiyear grants to incentivize the establishment of no fewer than 5 new community schools within one year of June 19, 2012, with priority given to schools that have:
  (1) A focus on mental health prevention and treatment services;
  (2) A student population where more than 60% of the students are at-risk as defined in § 38-2901(2A) ; and
  (3) A focus on improving academic outcomes for students.
(b) The Mayor shall promote and encourage the use of public school and public charter school facilities by community and neighborhood groups.
(c) Within 60 days of June 19, 2012, the Mayor shall convene a Community Schools Advisory Committee that shall consist of:
  (1) The Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools, or designee;
  (2) The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, or designee;
  (3) The Director of the Department of Health, or designee;
  (4) The Director of the Department of Employment Services, or designee;
  (5) The President of the State Board of Education, or designee;
  (6) The President of the University of the District of Columbia, or designee;
  (7) The President of the University of the District of Columbia Community College, or designee;
  (8) The Deputy Mayor for Education, or designee;
  (9) Representatives from at least 4 community-based organizations;
  (10) Representatives from at least 4 philanthropic or business organizations;
  (11) The Director of the Public Charter School Board, or designee; and
  (12) The directors of 2 public charter schools.
(d) The Community Schools Advisory Committee shall:
  (1) Advise the Mayor on the development of the Incentive Initiative, including the development of a results-based framework and accompanying performance indicators with which to measure the success of the Incentive Initiative;
  (2) Participate in the selection process for Incentive Initiative grantees;
  (3) Develop recommendations on how all public schools can become centers of their communities by opening school facilities for nonprofit and community use;
  (4) Identify potential funding sources for the provision of eligible services within the Incentive Initiative;
  (5) Develop yearly measurable performance goals to assess:
    (A) How to increase the percentage of families and students receiving services for each year of the Incentive Initiative;
    (B) The outcomes for students and families, particularly student academic achievement; and
    (C) The number of public schools and public charter schools that have established formal relationships with community and neighborhood groups to use school facilities; and
  (6) Meet at least annually to review and evaluate the annual progress of the Incentive Initiative and to make recommendations, if any, to the Mayor and the Council for improvement of the Incentive Initiative.
(e) Within 180 days of June 19, 2012, the Mayor shall establish a process for awarding grants of no more than $200,000 a year to successful eligible consortiums and shall require that each application for an Incentive Initiative grant include:
  (1) An assessment of the local school community, the neighborhood’s needs and assets, and an analysis of the academic, health, and social service needs of the target population of students;
  (2) A description of the proposed eligible consortium, including the type and number of community partners, as defined in § 38-754.02 , and how the eligible consortium shall address the needs and build upon the assets of the community that the eligible consortium will serve;
  (3) A proposed budget and narrative description of the proposed use of grant funds, which budget shall reflect a core concept of service coordination and integration and the narrative describe how the eligible consortium shall provide at least 4 additional eligible services that did not exist before the establishment of the eligible consortium;
  (4) The identification of operational funding for eligible services and community partners;
  (5) A plan for the development of a community advisory board to include members of school leadership, school faculty, parents of school students, community leaders, community-based organizations, and other community members;
  (6) A narrative description of the program approach, including an implementation action plan and explanation of how the chosen approach is evidence-based either through research or other proven community schools models; and
  (7) A plan for quarterly qualitative and quantitative program evaluation, including measurable indicators of success in areas such as student academic achievement; graduation and attendance rate; and improvement in student health and socio-emotional well-being.
(f) The Mayor shall:
  (1) Conduct periodic evaluations of the progress achieved with funds allocated under a grant, consistent with the purposes of this section;
  (2) Use the evaluations to refine and improve activities conducted with the grant and the performance measures for the activities;
  (3) Make the results of the evaluations publicly available, including providing public notice of the availability; and
  (4) Identify best practices and lessons learned for the purpose of informing the District-wide community school policy.
(g) (1) In Fiscal Year 2020, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall award, on a competitive basis, 2 one-year grants in the amount of $300,000 each, to increase attendance and literacy support for students in grades kindergarten through 5, with priority given to eligible consortiums that include:
    (A) An elementary school with:
      (i) More than 25% of students in grades kindergarten through 5 who were chronically truant in the 2018-2019 school year; and
      (ii) More than 25% of students who scored at level 1 or level 2 on the state assessment for English language arts in the 2018-2019 school year; and
    (B) Three or more community partners that provide at least one of the eligible services described in § 38-754.02(4)(D) , (G) , and (N) .
  (2) In Fiscal Year 2019, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education may solicit proposals and rank recipients in funding order for the expenditure of grant funds authorized in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
  (3) The goal of this pilot is to test whether additional resources concurrently focusing numerous community partners dealing with literacy intervention, parental engagement, and social-emotional issues with elementary school students will significantly improve attendance and state assessment outcomes.
  (4) Any funds awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection but not expended in Fiscal Year 2020 shall be available to the grant recipients until September 30, 2021.
(h) In Fiscal Year 2026, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall award the Fiscal Year 2022 Community Schools Incentive Initiative grant recipients a fifth year of grant funding and the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Schools Incentive Initiative grant recipients a third year of grant funding totaling, for the 2 cohorts, the amount of $2,400,000.
D.C. Code § 38-903 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-903
§ 38-903. Repair work by janitors.
Status: in_force

The janitors of the principal school buildings, in addition to their other duties, shall do all minor repairs to buildings and furniture, glazing, fixing seats and desks, and take care of the heating apparatus, and shall be selected with reference to their qualifications to perform this work.
D.C. Code § 38-251.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-251.02
§ 38-251.02. Home and hospital instruction program.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning in school year 2022-2023, every LEA shall adopt and implement a home and hospital instruction program. Such a program shall:
  (1) Be designed to promote a participating student's academic progress, allow the student to stay current with classroom instruction in core subjects to the greatest extent possible, foster coordination between the student's classroom teachers and the home or hospital instructors, and facilitate the rapid reintegration into classroom instruction when the student returns to school; and
  (2) Ensure coordination of home or hospital instruction with any special education services, IEP, or Section 504 plan the student receives or is eligible to receive and the continued provision of any special education and related services and accommodations to the student.
(b) Every LEA shall designate at least one employee to manage the LEA's home and hospital instruction program.
(c) Nothing in this subchapter shall alter an LEA's obligations under IDEA, Section 504, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 327; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. ).
D.C. Code § 38-1403 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 14 / § 38-1403
§ 38-1403. Penalty for failure to register.
Status: in_force

Such of the officers and of the faculty of any such medical or dental college in existence on May 4, 1896, and of every such college thereafter sought to be opened in said District, which shall continue or commence to offer instruction in such capacity without first obtaining registration and permit, as hereinbefore provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, upon an information similar to that filed in the case of violations of the police regulations made by the said Council of the District of Columbia, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $250, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned in the common jail of said District not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days; said fines when collected to be paid into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-803 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8 / § 38-803
§ 38-803. Service credit for retirement; deposits.
Status: in_force

Service rendered by any person for salary or wages as an employee of any cafeteria or lunchroom operated in the public school buildings of the District during any period prior to the date when such cafeteria or lunchroom is placed under the Office of Central Management shall, if and when such person becomes an employee of the Department of Food Services, be deemed to be service rendered for the government of the District of Columbia for purposes of subchapter III of Chapter 83 of Title 5, United States Code, to be computed in accordance with §§ 8332 and 8333 of Title 5, United States Code; provided, that such person shall make deposits covering such service as provided in § 8334 of Title 5, United States Code  ; and provided further, that any such person may elect to make such deposits in installments in accordance with the provisions of § 8334 of Title 5, United States Code  .
D.C. Code § 38-2021.12 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.12
§ 38-2021.12. Discharge of teacher.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent the discharge of any teacher at any time in the discretion of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law.
D.C. Code § 38-1853.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18N / § 38-1853.08
§ 38-1853.08. Nondiscrimination and other requirements for participating schools.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — An eligible entity or a school participating in any program under this chapter shall not discriminate against program participants or applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
(b) Applicability and single sex schools, classes, or activities. — (1) In general. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the prohibition of sex discrimination in subsection (a) shall not apply to a participating school that is operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected to a religious organization to the extent that the application of subsection (a) is inconsistent with the religious tenets or beliefs of the school.
  (2) Single sex schools, classes, or activities. — Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision of law, a parent may choose and a school may offer a single sex school, class, or activity.
  (3) Applicability. — For purposes of this chapter, the provisions of section 909 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1688) shall apply to this chapter as if section 909 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1688) were part of this chapter.
(c) Children with disabilities. — Nothing in this chapter may be construed to alter or modify the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.).
(d) Religiously affiliated schools. — (1) In general. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school participating in any program under this chapter that is operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected to, a religious organization may exercise its right in matters of employment consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-1 et seq.), including the exemptions in such title.
  (2) Maintenance of purpose. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under this division to eligible students, which are used at a participating school as a result of their parents' choice, shall not, consistent with the first amendment of the Constitution, necessitate any change in the participating school's teaching mission, require any participating school to remove religious art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols, or preclude any participating school from retaining religious terms in its name, selecting its board members on a religious basis, or including religious references in its mission statements and other chartering or governing documents.
(e) Rule of construction. — A scholarship (or any other form of support provided to parents of eligible students) under this chapter shall be considered assistance to the student and shall not be considered assistance to the school that enrolls the eligible student. The amount of any scholarship (or other form of support provided to parents of an eligible student) under this chapter shall not be treated as income of the child or his or her parents for purposes of Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for any other Federal program.
(f) Requests for data and information. — Each school participating in a program funded under this chapter shall comply with all requests for data and information regarding evaluations conducted under § 38-1853.09(a) .
(g) Rules of conduct and other school policies. — A participating school, including the schools described in subsection (d), may require eligible students to abide by any rules of conduct and other requirements applicable to all other students at the school.
(h) Nationally norm-referenced standardized tests. — (1) In general. — Each participating school shall comply with any testing requirements determined to be necessary for evaluation under § 38-1853.09(a)(2)(A)(i) .
  (2) Administration of tests. — The Institute of Education Sciences shall administer nationally norm-referenced standardized tests, as described in § 38-1853.09(a)(3)(A) , to students participating in the evaluation under § 38-1853.09 for the purpose of conducting the evaluation under such section, except where a student is attending a participating school that is administering the same nationally norm-referenced standardized test in accordance with the testing requirements described in paragraph (1).
  (3) Test results. — Each participating school that administers the nationally norm-referenced standardized test described in paragraph (2) to an eligible student shall make the test results, with respect to such student, available to the Secretary as necessary for evaluation under § 38-1853.09(a) .
D.C. Code § 38-2411.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2411.02
§ 38-2411.02. Authority of Gallaudet University.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2581.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25D / § 38-2581.04
§ 38-2581.04. Universal screening and intervention for reading difficulties.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning with School Year 2023-2024, using the guidance provided by OSSE pursuant to § 38-2581.02(a)(3) , an LEA shall ensure that all students in kindergarten through second grade are screened for reading difficulties.
(b) If an LEA chooses to use a screening instrument that is not recommended by OSSE pursuant to § 38-2581.02(a)(3) , the LEA shall make available, upon request, its reasoning as to why it chose to use that particular screening tool.
D.C. Code § 38-374 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3B / § 38-374
§ 38-374. Public education resource centers.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office may establish and operate public education resource centers throughout the District to provide students, parents, and guardians with information about educational programs and school choice, including information about the application, enrollment, and assignment process.
(b) Public education resource centers established pursuant to this section shall be staffed by Office personnel and, at the discretion of the Chief Advocate, student or parent or guardian volunteers.
D.C. Code § 38-2561.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.02
§ 38-2561.02. Assessment and placement of a students with a disability — General.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Before paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection taking [sic] effect, an LEA shall assess or evaluate a student who may have a disability and who ma y require special education services within 120 days from the date that the student was referred for an evaluation or assessment.
  (2) (A) Beginning July 1, 2018, an LEA shall assess or evaluate a student who may have a disability and who may require special education services within 60 days from the date that the student’s parent or guardian provides consent for the evaluation or assessment. The LEA shall make reasonable efforts to obtain parental consent within 30 days from the date the student is referred for an assessment or evaluation.
    (B) Repealed.
  (3) For the purposes of this subsection, a referral for an evaluation or assessment for special education services may be oral or written. An LEA shall document any oral referral within 3 business days of receipt.
(b) An LEA shall provide a student with a disability a free and appropriate public education in an appropriate special education placement in accordance with this chapter and IDEA; provided, that an LEA shall not remove a student with a disability from an age-appropriate classroom solely because of needed modifications in the general education curriculum.
(c) Special education placements shall be made in the following order or priority; provided, that the placement is appropriate for the student and made in accordance with the IDEA and this chapter:
  (1) DCPS schools, or District of Columbia public charter schools pursuant to an agreement between DCPS and the public charter school;
  (2) Private or residential District of Columbia facilities; and
  (3) Facilities outside of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-1307 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 13 / § 38-1307
§ 38-1307. Higher Education Licensure Commission — Functions.
Status: in_force

In addition to those duties specified in other sections of this chapter , the Commission shall:
(1) Advise the Mayor and the Council with respect to the postsecondary educational needs of the District of Columbia;
(2) File with the Mayor and the Council quarterly reports relating to:
  (A) The educational institutions granted or denied licenses under this chapter during the reporting period; and
  (B) Other matters that come under the Commission's purview;
(3) Receive, and cause to be maintained, copies of student academic records in conformity with the following provisions:
  (A) If an educational institution operating in the District, or any educational institution licensed under this chapter operating outside of the District, proposes to discontinue its operation and has no other repository for its records, the chief administrative officer, by whatever title designated, of the institution shall cause to be filed with the Commission the original or legible true copies of all records of the institution specified by the Commission. The records shall include, at a minimum, the academic records of each former student;
  (B) The Commission shall maintain and dispose of the records in accordance with Chapter 17 of Title 2 . Academic records shall be maintained for at least 50 years from the date the student attended the institution; and
  (C) The Commission may charge an institution for all costs involved in the transfer of records;
(4) (A) If it appears to the Commission that the records of an institution discontinuing its operations are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the Commission, the Commission may apply to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an order authorizing the Commission to seize and take possession of the records;
  (B) Any chief officer or member of a governing board of an institution who willfully fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection or willfully aids and abets any person in a scheme to avoid the requirements of this subsection may be held personally liable for all costs and damages resulting from the conduct, in addition to other penalties provided by this chapter .
(5) Have the authority to enter into reciprocity agreements with other jurisdictions that relate to the authorization of postsecondary educational institutions that provide degree-granting or non-degree-granting online instruction to residents of the District; and
(6) Have the authority to enter into agreements with degree-granting educational institutions operating in the District of Columbia that are otherwise conditionally exempt pursuant to § 38-1310 for the purpose of ensuring consistent consumer protection in interstate distance education delivery of higher education.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.17 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.17
§ 38-1702.17. Fiscal Year 1996 payments to charter schools.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2805 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 28 / § 38-2805
§ 38-2805. Reform implementation plans.
Status: in_force

The Superintendent shall, by October 15, 1998, provide a detailed Implementation Plan for each component of the General Education Reforms, the Special Education Reforms, and the Central Administration Reforms that will be contained in the Fiscal Year 1999 budget. This Implementation Plan shall specifically state the number and specific occupation positions that will be added and deleted in order to implement each component of the Implementation Plan.
D.C. Code § 38-2402.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2402.04
§ 38-2402.04. Reports.
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University and the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under § 38-2401.12 shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary, and to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, not later than 100 days after the end of each fiscal year, which shall include the following:
(1) The number of students during the preceding academic year who enrolled and whether these were first-time enrollments, who graduated, who found employment, or who left without completing a program of study, reported under each of the programs of the University (elementary, secondary, preparatory, undergraduate, and graduate) and of NTID;
(2) For the preceding academic year, and to the extent possible, the following data on individuals who are deaf and from minority backgrounds and who are students (at all educational levels) or employees:
  (A) The number of students enrolled full- and part-time;
  (B) The number of these students who completed or graduated from each of the educational programs;
  (C) The disposition of these students upon graduation/completion of programs at NTID and at the University and its elementary and secondary schools in comparison to students from nonminority backgrounds;
  (D) The number of students needing and receiving support services (such as tutoring and counseling) at all educational levels;
  (E) The number of recruitment activities by type and location for all educational levels;
  (F) Employment openings/vacancies and grade level/type of job and number of these individuals that applied and that were hired; and
  (G) Strategies (such as parent groups and training classes in the development of individualized education programs) used by the elementary and secondary programs and the extension centers to reach and actively involve minority parents in the educational programs of their children who are deaf or hard of hearing and the number of parents who have been served as a result of these activities;
(3) (A) The annual audited financial statements and auditor’s report of the University, as required under § 38-2402.03 ; and
  (B) The annual audited financial statements and auditor’s report of the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under § 38-2401.12 , including specific schedules and analyses for all NTID funds, as required under § 38-2402.03 , and such supplementary schedules presenting financial information for NTID for the end of the Federal fiscal year as determined by the Secretary;
(4) For the preceding fiscal year, a statement showing the receipts of the University and NTID and from what federal sources, and a statement showing the expenditures of each institution by function, activity, and administrative and academic unit;
(5) A statement showing the use of funds (both corpus and income) provided by the Federal Endowment Program under § 38-2402.07a ;
(6) A statement showing how such Endowment Program funds are invested, what the gains or losses (both realized and unrealized) on such investments were for the most recent fiscal year, and what changes were made in investments during that year; and
(7) Such additional information as the Secretary may consider necessary.
D.C. Code § 38-1803.11 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1803.11
§ 38-1803.11. Grant authorized and recommendation required.
Status: in_force

(a) Grant authorized. — (1) In general. — The Superintendent is authorized to award a grant to a World Class Schools Task Force to enable such task force to make the recommendation described in subsection (b) of this section.
  (2) Definition. — For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “World Class Schools Task Force” means 1 nonprofit organization located in the District of Columbia that:
    (A) Has a national reputation for advocating content standards;
    (B) Has a national reputation for advocating a strong liberal arts curriculum;
    (C) Has experience with at least 4 urban school districts for the purpose of establishing content standards;
    (D) Has developed and managed professional development programs in science, mathematics, the humanities and the arts; and
    (E) Is governed by an independent board of directors composed of citizens with a variety of experiences in education and public policy.
(b) Recommendation required. — (1) In general. — The World Class Schools Task Force shall recommend to the Superintendent, the Board of Education, and the District of Columbia Goals Panel the following:
    (A) Content standards in the core academic subjects that are developed by working with the District of Columbia community, which standards shall be developed not later than 12 months after April 26, 1996.
    (B) A core curriculum developed by working with the District of Columbia community, which curriculum shall include the teaching of computer skills.
    (C) Districtwide assessments for measuring student achievement in accordance with content standards developed under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. Such assessments shall be developed at several grade levels, including at a minimum, the grade levels with respect to which the Superintendent establishes promotion gates under § 38-1803.21 . To the extent feasible, such assessments shall, at a minimum, be designed to provide information that permits comparisons between:
      (i) Individual District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools; and
      (ii) Individual students attending such schools.
    (D) Model professional development programs for teachers using the standards and curriculum developed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
  (2) Special rule. — The World Class Schools Task Force is encouraged, to the extent practicable, to develop districtwide assessments described in paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection that permit comparisons among:
    (A) Individual District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools, and individual students attending such schools; and
    (B) Students of other nations.
(c) Content. — The content standards and assessments recommended under subsection (b) of this section shall be judged by the World Class Schools Task Force to be world class, including having a level of quality and rigor, or being analogous to content standards and assessments of other States or nations (including nations whose students historically score high on international studies of student achievement).
(d) Submission to Board of Education for adoption. — If the content standards, curriculum, assessments, and programs recommended under subsection (b) of this section are approved by the Superintendent, the Superintendent may submit such content standards, curriculum, assessments, and programs to the Board of Education for adoption.
D.C. Code § 38-1804.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1804.03
§ 38-1804.03. Payments.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — (1) Escrow for public charter schools. — Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for any fiscal year, not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of an act making appropriations for the District of Columbia for such fiscal year, the Mayor shall place in escrow an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts determined under § 38-1804.01(b)(1)(B) for use only by District of Columbia public charter schools.
  (2) Transfer of escrow funds. — (A) Initial payment. — (i) In general. — Except as provided in sub-subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph, no later than July 15, October 15, January 15, and April 15 of each year, the Mayor shall transfer, by electronic funds transfer, the quarterly payments for each public charter school as prescribed in § 38-2906.02 to a bank designated by such school.
      (ii) Reduction in case of a new school. — In the case of a public charter school that has received a payment pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which a transfer pursuant to sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph is made, the amounts transferred to the school under sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph shall be reduced by an amount equal to 25% of the amount of the payment made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
      (iii) Funds received from the Education Jobs Fund, established by section 101 of An Act To modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provides for modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes, approved August 10, 2010 (Pub. L. No.111-226; 124 Stat. 2389) (“Act”), shall be disbursed to public charter schools at such times as are consistent with the requirements of the Act, its implementing regulations, and other applicable federal regulations.
    (B) Repealed.
    (C) Pro rata reduction or increase in payments. — (i) Pro rata reduction. — If the funds made available to the District of Columbia Government for the District of Columbia public school system and each public charter school for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full amount that such system and each public charter school is eligible to receive under this subchapter for such year, the Mayor shall ratably reduce such amounts for such year on the basis of the formula described in § 38-1804.01(b) .
      (ii) Increase. — If additional funds become available for making payments under this subchapter for such fiscal year, amounts that were reduced under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be increased on the same basis as such amounts were reduced.
    (D) Unexpended funds. — Any funds that remain in the escrow account for public charter schools on September 30 of a fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of the District of Columbia.
    (E) Reprogramming limitation. — Funds appropriated for public charter school payments that remain in the escrow account for public charter schools due to projected public charter school enrollment exceeding verified enrollment may only be reprogrammed to agencies in the public education system cluster of the District’s budget.
(b) Payments to public schools and public charter schools. — (1) Establishment of fund. — The fund previously established in the General Fund of the District of Columbia as the “Charter School Fund” shall be redesignated the Student Enrollment Fund. Amounts deposited in the Student Enrollment Fund shall be available for expenditure without further appropriation and shall remain available until expended for the purposes described in paragraph (3) of this subsection. Amounts remaining unobligated or unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
  (2) Contents of fund. — The Student Enrollment Fund shall consist of:
    (A) Unexpended and unobligated amounts appropriated from local funds for public charter schools for each fiscal year that reverted to the General Fund of the District of Columbia, together with any other local funds that the Chief Financial Officer certifies are necessary to effect the purposes of the fund during the fiscal year; provided, that the amount of funds deposited shall not exceed $8 million in any fiscal year; and
    (B) Any interest earned on such amounts.
  (3) Purposes of fund. — The Student Enrollment Fund shall be used to assist public schools and public charter schools in the District of Columbia by providing funding in cases where the total verified enrollment, including enrollment in special needs categories, exceeds the projected student enrollment on which the annual appropriation is based in that fiscal year.
  (4) Expenditures from fund. — (A) Expenditures from the Student Enrollment Fund for enrollment in excess of the annual public charter school projection for any public charter school operating in that fiscal year shall be authorized in cases where the total verified actual enrollment, including enrollment in special needs categories, exceeds the projected student enrollment on which the annual appropriation is based in that fiscal year.
    (B) Expenditures from the Student Enrollment Fund for enrollment in excess of annual public school projections shall be authorized in cases where the total verified actual enrollment exceeds that of the student enrollment on which the annual appropriation is based in that fiscal year.
  (5) Form of payment. — Payments under this subsection shall be made by electronic funds transfer from the Student Enrollment Fund to a bank designated by a public charter school.
  (6) Authorization of appropriations. — There are authorized to be appropriated to the Chief Financial Officer such sums as may be necessary to effect the purposes of this subsection for each fiscal year.
(c) Assignment of payments. — A public charter school may assign any payments made to the school under this section to a financial institution for use as collateral to secure a loan or for the repayment of a loan.
D.C. Code § 38-1103 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1103
§ 38-1103. Board of Higher Education — Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board is vested with the following powers and duties:
  (1) To develop detailed plans for and to establish, organize, and operate in the District of Columbia the Federal City College;
  (2) To establish policies, standards, and requirements governing admission, programs, graduation (including the award of degrees) and general administration of the Federal City College;
  (3) To appoint and compensate, without regard to the civil service laws or Chapter 51 and subchapter III of Chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code, a President for the Federal City College;
  (4) To employ and compensate such officers as it determines necessary for the Federal City College and such educational employees for the Federal City College as the President thereof may recommend in writing. Such officers and educational employees may be employed and compensated without regard to: (A) the civil service laws; (B) Chapter 51 and subchapter III of Chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to classification of positions in government service); (C) §§ 6301 through 6305 and 6307 through 6311 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to annual and sick leave for federal employees); (D) Chapter 15 and §§ 7324 through 7327 [omitted] of Title 5, United States Code (relating to political activities of government employees); (E) § 3323 and subchapter III of Chapter 83 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to civil service retirement); and (F) §§ 3326, 3501, 3502, 5531, 5532 [repealed], 5533, and 6303 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to dual pay and dual employment); but the employment and compensation of such officers and educational employees shall be subject to: (i) sections 7902, 8101 through 8138, and 8145 through 8150 of Title 5, United States Code, and §§ 292 and 1920 through 1922 of Title 18, United States Code (relating to compensation for work injuries); (ii) Chapter 87 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to government employees group life insurance); (iii) Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to health insurance for government employees); and (iv) §§ 1302, 2108, 3305, 3306 [repealed], 3308 through 3320, 3351, 3363, 3364 [repealed], 3501 through 3504, 7511, 7512, and 7701 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to veteran’s preference). Subject to the approval of the Mayor, the compensation schedules for such officers and employees shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time consistent with the public interest and in accordance with rates for comparable types of positions in like institutions of higher education. Salary levels shall be determined based on duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. The Board, upon the recommendations of the president of the college, shall establish, with the approval of the Mayor and without regard to the provisions of any other law, retirement and leave systems for such officers and employees which shall be comparable to such systems in like institutions of higher education;
  (5) To employ and compensate noneducational employees of the Board and of the Federal City College in accordance with:
    (A) The civil service laws;
    (B) Chapter 51 and subchapter III of Chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to classification of positions in government service);
    (C) Section 3323 and subchapter III of Chapter 83 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to civil service retirement);
    (D) Sections 7902, 8101 through 8138, and 8145 through 8150 of Title 5, United States Code, and §§ 292 and 1920 through 1922 of Title 18, United States Code (relating to compensation for work injuries);
    (E) Chapter 87 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to government employees group life insurance);
    (F) Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to health insurance for government employees);
    (G) Sections 1302, 2108, 3305, 3306 [repealed], 3308 through 3320, 3351, 3363, 3364 [repealed], 3501 through 3504, 7511, 7512, and 7701 of Title 5, United States Code (relating to veteran’s preference); and
    (H) Any other laws applicable to noneducational employees of the Board of Education;
  (6) To fix, from time to time, tuition to be paid by students attending the Federal City College. Tuition charged nonresidents shall be fixed in such amounts as will, to the extent feasible, approximate the cost to the District of Columbia of the services for which such charge is imposed. Receipts from the tuition charged students attending the college shall be deposited to the credit of the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
  (7) To fix, from time to time, fees to be paid by students attending the Federal City College. Receipts from such fees shall be deposited into a revolving fund in a private depository in the District, which fund shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for such purposes as the Board shall approve. The Board is authorized to make necessary rules respecting deposits into and withdrawals from such fund;
  (8) To transmit annually to the Mayor estimates of the appropriation required for the Federal City College for the ensuing year;
  (9) To accept services and moneys, including gifts or endowments, from any source whatsoever, for use in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter. Such moneys shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of a trust fund account which is hereby authorized and may be invested and reinvested as trust funds of the District of Columbia. The disbursement of the moneys from such trust funds shall be in such amounts, to such extent, and in such manner as the Board, in its judgment, may determine necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter;
  (10) To submit to the Mayor recommendations relating to legislation affecting the administration and programs of the Federal City College;
  (11) To make such rules and regulations as the Board deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter;
  (12) To assume control of the District of Columbia Teachers College established pursuant to § 38-151 , from the Board of Education at such time as may be mutually agreed upon by such Boards and approved by the Mayor. At such time, the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for such Teachers College are authorized to be transferred to, and brought under the control of, such Board of Higher Education, except that the laboratory schools shall remain under the control and management, and the employees assigned to such schools shall remain subject to the supervision of, the Board of Education. The noneducational employees of the Teachers College at the time the control of such Teachers College is assumed by the Board of Higher Education, shall retain all benefits provided by any law applicable to noneducational employees of the Board of Education, and shall be subject to any benefits provided for noneducational employees of the Board of Higher Education. The educational employees of the Teachers College at the time the control of such College is assumed by the Board of Higher Education shall be subject to the same benefits provided for all educational employees of the Board of Higher Education pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection, except that such educational employees may elect, within 90 days of such time, to remain subject to the provisions of part A of subchapter II of Chapter 20 of this title ;
  (13) To provide for the crediting to educational employees of the Teachers College, pursuant to the leave system established for educational employees of the Board of Higher Education under this subchapter, leave accumulated pursuant to the provisions of § 38-1909 .
(b) A person shall, at the time of his registration to attend the Federal City College, be considered to be a legal resident of the District of Columbia for purposes of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of this section if:
  (1) Such person is domiciled in the District of Columbia on the date of such registration and has been so domiciled during all of the 3-month period immediately preceding such date; and
  (2) In case such person on such date: (A) has not attained 21 years of age; (B) has not been relieved of the disabilities of minority by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (C) has a living parent or a court-appointed guardian or custodian; there is domiciled in the District of Columbia on such date an individual who is the parent or court-appointed guardian or custodian of such person, and who has been so domiciled for all of the 3-month period immediately preceding such date.
D.C. Code § 38-781.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7D / § 38-781.03
§ 38-781.03. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

Within 30 calendar days after the end of the school year, the Chancellor shall submit to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education the name of each:
(1) Student who was identified as at risk of retention pursuant to 5-E DCMR § 2200.9 and a description of intervention services provided to the student; and
(2) Retained student, the underlying reason for the retention decision, and whether the student was identified as at risk of retention pursuant to the requirements of 5-E DCMR § 2200.9.
D.C. Code § 38-826.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-826.06
§ 38-826.06. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.
Status: in_force

Each public school and public charter school covered by the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System ("YRBSS") shall participate, at no cost to the school, in the YRBSS administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to § 38-2602(b)(31) .
D.C. Code § 38-308 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3 / § 38-308
§ 38-308. Establishment of residency.
Status: in_force

(a) The residency status of each student enrolling in a DCPS school or public charter school funded by the District of Columbia or a student for whom educational services are paid by the District of Columbia shall be established by October 5, or within 10 days of the time of initial enrollment, whichever occurs later, within the school year for which the student is being enrolled. Residency status shall be re-established annually. Residency status shall be established through the use of satisfactory documentation as set forth in §§ 38-309 and 38-310 . The State Education Office, pursuant to § 38-2604(b)(3) , shall establish such rules and procedures to carry out residency verification as it deems appropriate and as are consistent with this chapter.
(b) For a student whose primary caregiver is not a parent, custodian or guardian, establishment of residency shall also include documentation that the District resident seeking to enroll the student is his or her primary caregiver, as set forth in § 38-310 and procedures established pursuant to § 38-311 .
D.C. Code § 38-236.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.02
§ 38-236.02. Application.
Status: in_force

This part shall apply to the District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter schools, including the schools' pre-kindergarten programs.
D.C. Code § 38-2571.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25C / § 38-2571.02
§ 38-2571.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Child with a disability” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 602(3) of IDEA (20 U.S.C. § 1401(3)).
(2) “IDEA” means the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400et seq.), and its implementing regulations.
et seq.
(3) “Individualized education program” or “IEP” means a written plan that specifies the special education programs and services to be provided to meet the unique educational needs of a child with a disability, as required under section 614(d) of IDEA (20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)).
(4) “Individualized family service plan” or “IFSP” means a written plan for providing early intervention services to an infant or toddler with a disability and the infant’s or toddler’s family that:
  (A) Is based on the evaluation and assessment of the child and family, consistent with the requirements of 34 C.F.R. § 303.321;
  (B) Consistent with the requirements of 34 C.F.R. § 303.344, includes:
    (i) Information about the child’s present levels of development;
    (ii) Information about the family;
    (iii) The results or outcomes to be achieved;
    (iv) The early intervention services necessary to meet the needs of the child and family, and
    (v) To the extent appropriate, the identification of other services that the child or family needs or is receiving through other sources;
  (C) Is implemented as soon as possible once parental consent for the early intervention services in the IFSP is obtained, consistent with 34 C.F.R. § 303.420; and
  (D) Is developed in accordance with the IFSP procedures in 34 C.F.R. §§ 303.342, 303.343, and 303.345.
(5) “Infant or toddler with a disability” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 632(5) of the IDEA (20 U.S.C. § 1432(5)).
(6) “Local education agency” or “LEA” means the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
(7) “OSSE” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, as established by Chapter 26 of this title [ § 38-2601 et seq.].
(8) “Parent” means a natural or adoptive parent of a child, a legal guardian, a person acting in the place of a parent, such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the child’s welfare, or a surrogate parent who has been appointed in accordance with 34 C.F.R. §300.519. The term “parent” may also include a foster parent when the natural parent’s authority to make educational decisions on the child’s behalf has been extinguished under applicable law and the foster parent has an ongoing, long-term parental relationship with the child, is willing to make educational decisions for the child as required under IDEA, and has no interest that conflicts with the interest of the child.
(9) “Public agency” means either OSSE or a local education agency.
(10) “Service location” means the physical address at which instruction occurs or at which a student with disabilities receives special education and related services. The term “service location” does not refer to a specific classroom within a building or a specific building on a campus.
D.C. Code § 38-3507 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 35 / § 38-3507
§ 38-3507. Minimum criteria for institutional sexual misconduct policies.
Status: in_force

Applicable June 30, 2026.
D.C. Code § 38-208 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-208
§ 38-208. Truancy procedures; inter-agency coordination.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) Within 2 business days of the 10th unexcused absence, the educational institution shall notify the Office of the State Superintendent of Education which shall provide the parent with the truancy prevention resource guide created pursuant to § 38-2602(b)(19) ; provided, that the parent has not received the truancy prevention resource guide before the 10th unexcused absence.
(c) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section:
  (1) (A) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the educational institution shall refer a minor student 5 years of age through 13 years of age to the Child and Family Services Agency pursuant to § 4-1321.02(b)(1)(B) no later than 2 business days after the accrual of 10 unexcused full school day absences within a school year.
    (B) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the educational institution shall refer a minor student 14 years of age through 17 years of age to the Court Social Services Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and to the Office of the Attorney General Juvenile Section no later than 2 business days after the accrual of 15 unexcused full school day absences within a school year.
    (C) The educational institution shall have discretion with regard to the referral requirements set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph if a minor student accrues the 10th or 15th unexcused absence, respectively, within the final 10 school days of a school year.
  (2) Within 3 business days of the Office of the Attorney General, Juvenile Section receiving written notification pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, the Office of the Attorney General shall send the minor student’s parent a letter notifying the parent that he or she may be subject to prosecution for violation of the school attendance requirements under this subchapter.
(c-1) (1) (A) By August 12, 2024, the Mayor shall identify 5 secondary educational institutions in the District that had a truancy rate greater than 50% in the 2023-2024 school year to participate in a truancy pilot with the Department of Human Services ("DHS") during School Year 2024-2025.
    (B) The Mayor shall notify the identified educational institutions of their participation in the truancy pilot at least 10 business days before the first day of instruction in School Year 2024-2025. The notice shall include appropriate agency contacts, timelines, and procedures for complying with paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (2) The 5 secondary educational institutions identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall refer each student who is 14 years of age through 17 years of age to DHS no later than 2 school days after the accrual of 15 unexcused full school day absences within a school year.
  (3) By March 31, 2025, DHS shall publish a preliminary report, and by September 30, 2025, DHS shall publish a final report that:
    (A) Describes the interventions and services provided through the truancy pilot;
    (B) Provides the 5 most common reasons for unexcused absences for the students referred to DHS, such as housing instability, transportation issues, or medical emergencies;
    (C) Presents aggregate data on the 5 most common truancy intervention services or programs that students referred to DHS utilized; and
    (D) Provides an analysis that compares:
      (i) The attendance outcomes, academic performance, and delinquency status of students referred to DHS to the students' attendance outcomes, academic performance, and delinquency status during the same time period in the prior school year;
      (ii) The attendance outcomes, academic performance, and delinquency status of students referred to DHS before and after the DHS referral during the applicable time period for School Year 2024-2025; and
      (iii) The attendance outcomes and academic performance of educational institutions participating in the truancy pilot with the attendance and academic performance during School Year 2024-2025 of non-participating secondary educational institutions that are socio-demographically similar to participating educational institutions.
  (4) Educational institutions participating in the truancy pilot shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (c) of this section for minor students who are 14 through 17 years of age.
(c-2) (1) (A) By August 13, 2025, the Mayor shall identify no fewer than 10 educational institutions in the District, with students enrolled in any grade 6 through 12, that had a truancy rate greater than 35% in the 2024-2025 school year to participate in a truancy pilot with DHS during School Year 2025-2026. The identified educational institutions shall include at least one middle school and the 5 secondary educational institutions identified in subsection (c-1)(1)(A) of this section.
    (B) The Mayor shall notify the identified educational institutions of their participation in the truancy pilot at least 10 business days before the first day of instruction in School Year 2025-2026. The notice shall include appropriate agency contacts, timelines, and procedures for complying with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.
  (2) The educational institutions identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall refer each student who is 14 years of age through 17 years of age to DHS no later than 2 school days after the accrual of 15 unexcused full school day absences within a school year.
  (3) The educational institutions identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall refer each student who is 10 years of age through 13 years of age to DHS no later than 2 school days after the accrual of 10 unexcused full school day absences within a school year.
  (4) DHS shall refer to the Child and Family Services Agency any student referred under paragraph (3) whose parent has not responded to DHS outreach within 10 business days after that outreach or has declined services.
  (5) By March 31, 2026, DHS shall publish a preliminary report, and by September 30, 2026, DHS shall publish a final report that:
    (A) Describes the interventions and services provided through the truancy pilot;
    (B) Provides the 5 most common reasons for unexcused absences for the students referred to DHS, such as housing instability, transportation issues, or medical emergencies;
    (C) Presents aggregate data on the 5 most common truancy intervention services or programs that students referred to DHS utilized;
    (D) Provides the number of families referred to the Child and Family Services Agency as required by paragraph (4) of this subsection;
    (E) Provides an analysis that compares:
      (i) The attendance outcomes, academic performance, and delinquency status of students referred to DHS to his or her attendance outcomes, academic performance, and delinquency status during the same time period in the prior school year;
      (ii) The attendance outcomes, academic performance, and delinquency status of students referred to DHS before and after the DHS referral during the applicable time period for School Year 2025-2026; and
      (iii) The attendance outcomes and academic performance of educational institutions participating in the truancy pilot with the attendance and academic performance during School Year 2025-2026 of non-participating secondary educational institutions that are socio-demographically similar to participating educational institutions; and
    (F) Provides any other information DHS deems useful to the report.
  (6) Educational institutions participating in the truancy pilot shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (c) of this section.
(d) By July 1 of each year, the State Superintendent of Education shall send written notice to each educational institution outlining the attendance and reporting requirements outlined in this subchapter .
(e) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, upon the request of DHS, the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") shall provide DHS with information about the delinquency status of students attending schools participating in the truancy pilots described in subsections (c-1) and (c-2) of this section, which DHS deems necessary for it to meet the reporting requirements of those subsections.
  (2) DHS and MPD may enter into an agreement for the purposes of sharing and protecting information related to students' delinquency status.
  (3) Information MPD shares with DHS pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the disclosure requirements of subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(f) For the purposes of this section, the term "delinquency status" means whether a minor student was arrested by a law enforcement official during the time period analyzed in the relevant report.
D.C. Code § 38-2023.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2023.03
§ 38-2023.03. Effective dates of annuities provided by §§ 38-2023.01 and 38-2023.02; computation.
Status: in_force

(a) An increase in annuity provided by subsection (a), or clause (1) of subsection (b), of § 38-2023.01 shall take effect on August 1, 1958. An increase in annuity provided by clause (2) of such subsection (b) shall take effect on the commencing date of the survivor annuity.
(b) An annuity provided by § 38-2023.02 shall commence on August 1, 1958, or on the 1st day of the month in which application for such annuity is received by the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent, or, after October 1, 2004, the 1st day of the month in which application for such annuity is received by the District of Columbia Retirement Board, whichever occurs later.
(c) The monthly installment of each annuity increased or provided by §§ 38-2023.01 to 38-2023.04 shall be fixed at the nearest dollar.
D.C. Code § 38-1945 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1945
§ 38-1945. Double salaries — Custodial employees in District.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-651.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-651.07
§ 38-651.07. Posting of emergency response information.
Status: in_force

By July 1, 2008, the Mayor shall develop a standardized form for posting emergency response information. The information shall be posted in all schools and shall include:
(1) An explanation of the symptoms and possible consequences of conditions covered by this subchapter;
(2) The names of all the employees or agents of the particular school who are trained and certified to administer medication in emergency circumstances; and
(3) The emergency response steps, as identified by the Mayor, to be taken by the school.
D.C. Code § 38-920 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-920
§ 38-920. Aeronautics courses authorized.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to establish and to include in the curricula of the senior high schools of the District of Columbia, as an additional optional course, a course in aeronautics, which shall include instruction in aerodynamics, the theory of flight, the airplane and its engine, mechanics, engineering, meteorology, practical air navigation, map reading, and such other allied subjects as the Board in its discretion may deem it advisable to prescribe. Such course shall be 1st offered during the high-school term beginning in 1942. Thereafter such additional courses in aeronautics may be added as deemed desirable by the Board of Education. The same credit toward graduation may be given for said course as is given for other optional courses in said schools.
D.C. Code § 38-911 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-911
§ 38-911. Restriction on use of appropriations.
Status: in_force

No funds appropriated for the government of the District of Columbia may be used:
(1) To provide transportation for students enrolled in the public schools of the District of Columbia if the transportation is provided solely to change the racial balance in any public school in the District of Columbia; or
(2) For the cost of education (including the cost of transportation) of any individual in an elementary or secondary school located outside the District of Columbia, except:
  (A) Any individual with a disability for whom education facilities do not exist in the public school system of the District of Columbia; and
  (B) Any individual under the care, custody, or guardianship of the District of Columbia placed in a foster home or in an institution located outside the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-1961 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1961
§ 38-1961. Regulation of vacation periods and annual leave.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2402.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2402.03
§ 38-2402.03. Audit.
Status: in_force

(a) General Accounting Office authority. — All financial transactions and accounts of the corporation or institution of higher education, as the case may be, in connection with the expenditure of any moneys appropriated by any law of the United States:
  (1) For the benefit of Gallaudet University or for the construction of facilities for its use; or
  (2) For the benefit of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf or for the construction of facilities for its use;
shall be settled and adjusted in the General Accounting Office.
(b) Independent audit. — Gallaudet University shall have an annual independent financial audit made of the programs and activities of the University. The institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under § 38-2401.12 shall have an annual independent financial audit made of the programs and activities of such institution of higher education, including NTID, and containing specific schedules and analyses for all NTID funds, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Limitations regarding expenditure of funds. — (1) In general. — No funds appropriated under this chapter for Gallaudet University, including the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, or for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf may be expended on the following:
    (A) Alcoholic beverages;
    (B) Goods or services for personal use;
    (C) Housing and personal living expenses (but only to the extent such expenses are not required by written employment agreement);
    (D) Lobbying, except that nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prohibit the University and NTID from educating the Congress, the Secretary, and others regarding programs, projects, and activities conducted at those institutions; or
    (E) Membership in country clubs and social or dining clubs and organizations.
  (2) Policies. — (A) Not later than 180 days after October 1, 1992, the University and NTID shall develop policies, to be applied uniformly, for the allowability of expenditures for each institution. These policies should reflect the unique nature of these institutions. The principles established by the Office of Management and Budget for costs of educational institutions may be used as guidance in developing these policies. General principles relating to allowability and reasonableness of all costs associated with the operations of the institutions shall be addressed. These policies shall be submitted to the Secretary for review and comments, and to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.
    (B) Policies under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall include the following:
      (i) Noninstitutional professional activities;
      (ii) Fringe benefits;
      (iii) Interest on loans;
      (iv) Rental cost of buildings and equipment;
      (v) Sabbatical leave;
      (vi) Severance pay;
      (vii) Travel; and
      (viii) Royalties and other costs for uses of patents.
    (C) The Secretary is not authorized to add items to those specified in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
D.C. Code § 38-1231.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1231.01
§ 38-1231.01. Biennial audits of UDC Endowment Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-274.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-274.01
§ 38-274.01. HEI program; DC Collaborative; programmatic and financial report.
Status: in_force

(a) The University of the District of Columbia shall establish a Higher Education Incentive Program ("HEI Program") for the purpose of increasing the number of early education teachers teaching in the District, including:
  (1) The number of pre-k teachers and assistant pre-k teachers, who meet the degree and credential requirements established by OSSE pursuant to § 38-272.01 , working in elementary education in public schools, public charter schools, and CBOs; and
  (2) The number of infant and toddler lead and assistant teachers working in child development facilities, as defined in § 7-2031(3) , who meet the degree and credential requirements established by OSSE pursuant to § 7-2036 .
(a-1) As part of the HEI Program, the University of the District of Columbia may:
  (1) Award and administer grants to District of Columbia higher education institutions to increase the number of early education teachers with advanced learning degrees or credentials;
  (2) Establish and administer the HEI scholarship program described in § 38-274.02 .
(a-2) To assist in the establishment and implementation of the HEI Program, the University of the District of Columbia shall establish and convene a working group, which shall be referred to as the DC Collaborative, comprised of representatives of District of Columbia colleges and universities and the OSSE, and such other individuals as the University of the District of Columbia determines may be helpful to achieve the purposes of the HEI Program.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
(e) The University of the District of Columbia shall submit an annual programmatic and financial report to the Mayor and to the Council on the status of the DC Collaborative and the Higher Education Incentive Program.
(f) (1) The University of the District of Columbia ("University") shall select at least 3 community-based child development centers to partner with the University's Early Childhood Infant and Toddler degree program to provide on-site classes for early childhood professionals, with one site offering coursework in a language other than English, sufficient to meet the degree and credential requirements for an Associate's Degree.
  (2) The child development centers selected pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection and the University shall coordinate to determine and make available necessary supports for degree completion, including child care for program participants and additional academic, family and financial supports.
D.C. Code § 38-1312 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 13 / § 38-1312
§ 38-1312. Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person or persons who, directly or indirectly, participate in, aid, or assist in offering postsecondary education or the operation of a postsecondary educational institution by any unlicensed individual or individuals, association, or institution, or by any individual or individuals, association, or institution whose license has been revoked, who advertises or claims any authority to offer education, except pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or who violates a provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
(a-1) The Commission may impose civil fines and penalties as alternative sanctions for violations of the provisions of this chapter or of rules promulgated under the authority of this chapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801.01 et seq.] (“Civil Infractions Act”). Enforcement and adjudication of a violation shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.
(b) Each day of noncompliance shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.
(c) Violations of this chapter shall be prosecuted in the District of Columbia Superior Court by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
(d) Nothing contained in this chapter shall preclude any person from being subject to a penalty under provisions of § 28-3904 , if the person engages in an unlawful trade practice.
D.C. Code § 38-822.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-822.02
§ 38-822.02. Nutritional standards for school meals.
Status: in_force

(a) All breakfast, lunch, after-school snacks and suppers, and summer meals served to students in public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools or by organizations participating in the Afterschool Meal Program or the Summer Food Service Program shall meet or exceed the federal nutritional standards set forth in:
  (1) The Child Nutrition Act of 1996, approved October 11, 1996 (80 Stat. 885; 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq.);
  (2) The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, approved June 4, 1946 (60 Stat. 230; 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq.);
  (3) 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 215, 220, 225, and 226; and
  (4) Other applicable federal law.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, breakfast, lunch, after-school snacks and suppers, and summer meals served to students in public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools or by organizations participating in the Afterschool Meal Program or the Summer Food Service Program shall meet or exceed the following nutritional requirements:
  (1) All milk shall be unflavored; and
  (2) (A) All grain products shall be whole grain-rich.
    (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "whole grain-rich" means that the product contains at least 50% whole grains and the remaining grains in the product must be enriched.
(c) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education may adopt standards that exceed the requirements of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-1802.13b — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1802.13b
§ 38-1802.13b. Eligible chartering authority closure powers after voluntary charter relinquishment.
Status: in_force

(a) If a public charter school voluntarily relinquishes its charter, the eligible chartering authority may manage the school directly until alternative arrangements can be made for students at the school.
(b) If a public charter school voluntarily relinquishes its charter, the eligible chartering authority also may impose such interim conditions as it determines reasonably necessary to safeguard public funds, ensure positive outcomes for students, or provide for efficient dissolution and asset distribution pursuant to § 38-1802.13a .
D.C. Code § 38-1204.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1204.04
§ 38-1204.04. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The Trustees shall make an annual report to the general public, Mayor, Council, and the Congress on December 31st of each year on the operation of programs and the expenditure of all funds for public postsecondary education in the District of Columbia. Such annual report shall include, but not be limited to, the source, amount, distribution and expenditure of all funds whatever the source; and general student enrollment data, including, but not limited to, race, sex, age, major area of study, previous and current residency and upon graduation or termination of study, employment placement data (consistent with existing statutes and Department of Education regulations).
D.C. Code § 38-201 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-201
§ 38-201. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) Repealed.
(1A) "Chronic absenteeism" means the incidence of students missing more than 10% of school days, including excused and unexcused absences.
(2) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(2A) “Educational institution” means a school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, a public charter school, an independent school, a private school, a parochial school, or a private instructor.
(2B) "Full school day" means the entirety of the instructional hours regularly provided on a single school day.
(3) “Minor” means a person who has not reached 18 years of age, pursuant to § 46-101 .
(3A) “Parent” means a parent, guardian, or other person who resides in the District and who has custody or control of a minor 5 years of age or older.
(3B) “School-based student support team” means a team formed to support the individual student by developing and implementing action plans and strategies that are school-based or community-based, depending on the availability, to enhance the student’s success with services, incentives, intervention strategies, and consequences for dealing with absenteeism.
(4) “School year” means the period from the opening of regular school programs, typically in September, until the closing of regular school programs, typically in June.
D.C. Code § 38-1309.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 13 / § 38-1309.01
§ 38-1309.01. Delivery of online instruction by a postsecondary educational institution.
Status: in_force

(a) A postsecondary educational institution may provide degree-granting or non-degree-granting online instruction to residents of the District through an online presence.
(b) An educational institution that provides degree-granting or non-degree-granting online instruction to residents of the District through an online presence shall be deemed to be operating in the District, and shall either be:
  (1) Licensed by the Commission in accordance with this chapter ; or
  (2) Authorized to operate in the District pursuant to a reciprocity agreement.
D.C. Code § 38-154 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-154
§ 38-154. Annual Board of Education report and budget revision.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2581.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25D / § 38-2581.06
§ 38-2581.06. Compliance reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 31, 2024, and by October 31 of each year thereafter, District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") and each public charter LEA shall send a letter to OSSE reporting whether each school under the LEA's authority has complied with the requirements set forth in this chapter . If a school has failed to comply with one or more sections of this chapter , the LEA shall state the name of the school, the deficiency, and the timeline for curing the deficiency.
(b) Repealed.
(c) OSSE shall make publicly available the compliance letters within 10 business days after receiving the letters from DCPS and the public charter LEAs.
D.C. Code § 38-1853.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18N / § 38-1853.03
§ 38-1853.03. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide low-income parents residing in the District of Columbia, particularly parents of students who attend an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Columbia's accountability system, with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in other schools in the District of Columbia, at least until the public schools in the District of Columbia have adequately addressed shortfalls in health, safety, and security, and the students in the District of Columbia public schools are testing in mathematics and reading at or above the national average.
D.C. Code § 38-1801.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1801.02
§ 38-1801.02. Superintendent’s report on reforms.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1, 1996, the Superintendent shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Board of Education, the Mayor, the Consensus Commission, and the District of Columbia Council a report regarding the progress of the District of Columbia public schools toward achieving the goals of the long-term reform plan.
D.C. Code § 38-3504 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 35 / § 38-3504
§ 38-3504. Amnesty protections.
Status: in_force

Applicable June 30, 2026.
D.C. Code § 38-824.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-824.02
§ 38-824.02. Physical and health education requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Public schools and public charter schools shall schedule physical education classes for all students on a weekly basis, and recess for all students on a daily basis, throughout the school year as follows:
  (1) (A) For students in grades kindergarten through 5, it shall be the goal of all schools to provide an average of 150 minutes of physical education per week, and at least one recess of at least 20 minutes per day.
    (B) A school that provides less than an average of 90 minutes per week of physical education in a school year for students in grades kindergarten through 5 shall submit an action plan to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education detailing efforts it will take to increase physical education before the beginning of the next school year and shall work with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to increase the amount of time provided for physical education each week.
  (2) (A) For students in grades 6 through 8, it shall be the goal of all schools to provide an average of 225 minutes of physical education per week, and at least one recess of at least 20 minutes per day.
    (B) A school that provides less than an average of 135 minutes per week of physical education in a school year for students in grades 6 through 8 shall submit an action plan to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education detailing efforts it will take to increase physical education before the beginning of the next school year and shall work with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to increase the amount of time provided for physical education each week.
(a-1) (1) For students in Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4, public schools and public charter schools shall:
    (A) Provide an average of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day;
    (B) Set a goal of providing an average of 90 minutes of physical activity per day; and
    (C) Provide at least 2 20-minute sessions of outdoor physical activity per day, weather and space permitting, which may count toward the 60 minutes of physical activity per day requirement.
  (2) A school that provides less than an average of 60 minutes per day of physical activity in a school year shall submit an action plan to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education detailing efforts it will take to increase physical activity before the beginning of the next school year and shall work with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to increase the amount of time provided for physical activity each week.
(b) Public schools and public charter schools shall provide health education to students in Grades Kindergarten through 8 as follows:
  (1) School years 2010-2011 to 2013-2014: an average of at least 15 minutes per week or the same level of health education as provided in school year 2009-2010, whichever is greater; and
  (2) School year 2014-2015 and after: an average of at least 75 minutes per week;
(b-1) Public schools and public charter schools shall provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to students in Grades 9 through 12 as follows:
  (1) Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be included in at least one health class necessary for graduation.
  (2) The instruction required by this subsection shall:
    (A) Be an instructional program developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross or be nationally recognized and based  on  the  most  current  national  evidence-based  emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
    (B) Include appropriate use of an automated external defibrillator, which may be taught by video; and
    (C) Incorporate hands-on practice in addition to cognitive learning.
  (3) The instruction required by this section may be provided by the public school or charter school directly or the public school or charter school may arrange for the instruction to be provided by available community-based providers.
  (4) The instruction required by this subsection is not required to be provided by a teacher.
  (5) A teacher providing the instruction under this subsection is not required to be a certified trainer of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  (6) A student is not required to earn certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to successfully complete the instruction for the purposes of this subsection.
  (7) The instruction offered by the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department pursuant to § 5-401(b-1) , shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this subsection.
(b-2) (1) (A) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, as part of the health curriculum for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12, public schools and public charter schools shall provide age- and developmentally-appropriate, evidence-based culturally responsive instruction on:
      (i) Recognizing and reporting sexual misconduct and child abuse;
      (ii) Setting and respecting appropriate personal and body boundaries and privacy rules;
      (iii) Communicating with adults about concerns regarding body boundaries or privacy violations;
      (iv) The meaning of consent;
      (v) Developing and maintaining healthy relationships; and
      (vi) Other appropriate topics to support the healthy development of students.
    (B) The Office of the State Superintendent for Education shall update the District's health education standards to reflect the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this subsection and shall make available a list of curricula or a curriculum guide that public schools or public charter schools may use to fulfill the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this subsection.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term:
    (A) "Consent" means words or overt actions indicating a freely given agreement to a physical act or contact within the course of an interpersonal relationship. Consent to a physical act or contact may be initially given but withdrawn at any time. Lack of verbal or physical resistance or submission by the victim due to his or her mental or physical incapacitation or impairment, or the use of force, threats, or coercion shall not constitute consent. Past words or actions indicating freely given agreement to a past physical act or contact shall not constitute consent to a future physical act or contact.
    (B) "Health education standards" means the specific learning requirements related to health that the Office of the State Superintendent of Education requires students to learn at each academic level, from Kindergarten through Grade 12.
(c) The Healthy Youth and Schools Commission, with assistance from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, shall consider ways to expand physical education in high schools.
(d) The physical education and health education required by this section shall meet the curricular standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
D.C. Code § 38-1974 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1974
§ 38-1974. Promotions — Higher-paid salary classes.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2951 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29A / § 38-2951
§ 38-2951. Financial Management Reform Plan.
Status: in_force

(a) The Superintendent of the public schools shall develop a Financial Management Reform Plan (“Reform Plan”) which shall include the following:
  (1) Measurable goals;
  (2) Timeline for deliverables;
  (3) Roles and responsibilities of all District agencies that provide financial management related services;
  (4) Proposed statutory and regulatory amendments to approve the budget process;
  (5) Targeted savings activities, and reallocations within the DCPS budget, for the next 2 fiscal years; and
  (6) Review and input from members of the Financial Management Task Force.
(b) The Superintendent shall submit the Reform Plan to the Board of Education for its approval.
D.C. Code § 38-2304 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2304
§ 38-2304. Report of Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf.
Status: in_force

The Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf shall report to Congress, through the President of Gallaudet University at Washington, District of Columbia, such portions of its proceedings and transactions as its officers shall deem to be of general public interest and value concerning the education of the deaf.
D.C. Code § 38-824.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-824.04
§ 38-824.04. Access to public facilities.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks and Recreation shall provide equal access and shall charge equal fees to both public schools and public charter schools for the use of its recreation centers, fields, playgrounds, and other facilities.
D.C. Code § 38-2334 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2334
§ 38-2334. Design and construction of facilities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2236 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22A / § 38-2236
§ 38-2236. Housing Support for Teachers Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-371 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3B / § 38-371
§ 38-371. Office of the Student Advocate.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the State Board of Education ("Board") an Office of the Student Advocate ("Office"), which shall be headed by a Chief Advocate who shall be appointed by the Board for a term of 5 years and may be reappointed.
(b) After notice and an opportunity to be heard, the Chief Advocate may be removed by a 2/3 vote of the Board only for cause that relates to the Chief Advocate's character or efficiency.
(c) If a vacancy in the position of Chief Advocate occurs as a consequence of resignation, removal, disability, death, or reasons other than the expiration of the term, the Board shall appoint a Chief Advocate to fill the unexpired term within 75 days of the occurrence of the vacancy.
(d) The purpose of the Chief Advocate is to advocate on behalf of current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians before the Office of Ombudsman for Public Education or public school officials and to provide community outreach, assistance, and information on public education issues.
(d-1) The Chief Advocate shall serve as the exclusive personnel authority for employees of the Office and may hire staff to support the Office's operations consistent with the Office's budget.
(d-2) The Chief Advocate shall have exclusive authority to administer the Office's budget, subject to the oversight of the State Board of Education to ensure compliance with District law.
(e) For the purposes of this chapter , the term "public school" means District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter schools in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-1808.53 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1808.53
§ 38-1808.53. Duties and powers of the Consensus Commission.
Status: repealed

Expired.