D.C. Code § 38-1806.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1806.08
§ 38-1806.08. Authorization of appropriations.
Status: in_force

(a) Authorization. — (1) Delta Council; access to state-of-the-art educational technology; and workforce preparation initiatives. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (d) of § 38-1806.04 , $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999.
  (2) Deal Center. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out § 38-1806.04(c) , $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999.
  (3) Jobs for D.C. Graduates Program. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out § 38-1806.07 :
    (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
    (B) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2001.
(b) Availability. — Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.
D.C. Code § 38-2732 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27A / § 38-2732
§ 38-2732. DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program.
Status: in_force

The State Education Office shall administer the DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program.
D.C. Code § 38-206 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-206
§ 38-206. Penalty for failure to provide correct information.
Status: in_force

Any parent, guardian, custodian, principal, or teacher of a minor who has reached the age of 3 years who willfully neglects or refuses to provide the information required by §§ 38-202 through 38-206 , or who knowingly makes any false statement, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
D.C. Code § 38-3503 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 35 / § 38-3503
§ 38-3503. Confidential resource advisor qualifications and training.
Status: in_force

Applicable June 30, 2026.
D.C. Code § 38-1208.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1208.03
§ 38-1208.03. Establishment of Advisory Board.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1011.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 10A / § 38-1011.03
§ 38-1011.03. Instructional expertise in implementation of the Program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall select certain entities to provide technical instruction and expertise to the Program. The entities shall include trade associations, professional groups, unions, nonprofit organizations, and other groups certified to provide adult technical career training.
(b) The University of the District of Columbia shall work in conjunction with the Hospitality Public Charter High School at Roosevelt High School, and in partnership with existing adult technical career training programs, to open the Hospitality Public Charter High School at Roosevelt High School for night, weekend, and summer classes and training as one component of the Program.
D.C. Code § 38-753.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-753.03
§ 38-753.03. Pilot incentive program.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 38-2021.26 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.26
§ 38-2021.26. Rollovers; purchase of service credit.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual withdrawing a distribution under this part that constitutes an eligible rollover distribution within the meaning of section 402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the District of Columbia Retirement Board, and after receipt of proper notice, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan, within the meaning of section 402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, in a direct rollover in accordance with section 401(a)(31) of the Internal Revenue Code. Any nontaxable distribution or portion thereof from a qualified plan may be directly rolled over tax-free to another qualified plan or a plan or annuity contract described in section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, if separate accounting and other requirements are met pursuant to section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) The Custodian of the Retirement Funds shall be entrusted with any transfer from another retirement plan for the purchase of service credit, including transfers allowed by sections 403(b) and 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Before any transfer is received, the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall be presented with documentation sufficient to satisfy the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 governing the substantiation of proposed transfers for the purchase of service credit.
(c) (1) The Custodian of the Retirement Funds shall also be entrusted with any rollover contribution from an eligible retirement plan, including:
    (A) A qualified plan described in section 401(a) or 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, excluding after-tax employee contributions;
    (B) An annuity contract described in section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, excluding after-tax employee contributions;
    (C) An eligible plan under section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state; or
    (D) Amounts transferred from an individual retirement account or annuity described in section 408(a) or 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is eligible to be rolled over and would otherwise be includible in gross income.
  (2) The rollover shall be separately accounted for as member contributions that were not previously taxed. Before any rollover is received, the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall be presented with documentation sufficient to satisfy the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 governing the substantiation of proposed rollover contributions. The rollover shall be used to purchase service credit in addition to the service credit provided under the provisions of this part.
(d) The District of Columbia Retirement Board shall administer this part in the manner required to satisfy the applicable qualification requirements for a qualified governmental plan pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If a conflict should arise with a qualification requirement, the provision shall be interpreted in favor of maintaining the federal qualification requirements. The District of Columbia Retirement Board may adopt rules to implement this section.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Direct rollover” means a payment to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee described in section 402(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  (2) “Distributee” means a teacher or former teacher. In addition, the teacher’ or former teacher’s surviving spouse is a distributee with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse. A nonspouse beneficiary of a deceased teacher is also a distributee for purposes of this section; provided, that, in the case of a nonspouse beneficiary, the direct rollover may be made only to an individual retirement account or annuity under section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code that is established on behalf of the nonspouse beneficiary and that will be treated as an inherited IRA pursuant to the provisions of section 402(c)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code. The determination of the extent to which a distribution to a nonspouse beneficiary is required under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be made in accordance with IRS Notice 2007-7, Q&A 17 and 18, 2007-5 I.R.B. 395.
  (3) “Eligible retirement plan” means:
    (A) An individual retirement account described in section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, including a Roth IRA described in section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code;
    (B) An individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, including a Roth IRA described in section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code;
    (C) A qualified trust described in section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or an annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code that accepts the distributee’s eligible rollover distribution;
    (D) An annuity contract described in section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code that accepts the distributee’s eligible rollover distribution; and
    (E) An eligible plan described in section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or an agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state, that accepts the distributee’s eligible rollover distribution and agrees to account separately for amounts transferred into such plan from the arrangement described under this part. The foregoing definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a domestic relations order.
  (4) “Eligible rollover distribution,” within the meaning of section 402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, means any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include:
    (A) A distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the distributee and the distributee’s designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of 10 years or more; and
    (B) A distribution to the extent such distribution is required under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code. A distribution to a nonspouse beneficiary under section 401(f)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is an eligible rollover distribution. A portion of the distribution shall not fail to be an eligible rollover distribution merely because the portion consists of after-tax employee contributions that are not includible in gross income. However, the portion may be paid only to an individual retirement account or annuity described in section 408(a) or (b) of the Internal Revenue Code or to a qualified trust or annuity plan described in section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or an annuity contract described in section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code if the trust or annuity plan or contract provides for separate accounting for amounts so transferred (and earnings thereon), including separately accounting for the portion of such distribution which is includible in gross income and the portion of such distribution which is not so includible.
D.C. Code § 38-2661.21 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A-i / § 38-2661.21
§ 38-2661.21. District of Columbia State Athletic Association; reorganization.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The District of Columbia State Athletic Association shall be established as an office under the direction and control of the Commission.
  (2) (A) By October 1, 2018, but not before the first meeting of the Commission, the Mayor shall transfer to the DCSAA within the Commission such positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or assigned to the District of Columbia State Athletic Association or the State Athletic Office within OSSE, at which time such subordinate offices within OSSE shall be abolished.
    (B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as obligating the Commission or the DCSAA to employ personnel transferred pursuant to this paragraph for any period of time.
  (3) All rules, orders, obligations, determinations, grants, contracts, licenses, and agreements of the OSSE relating to functions transferred to the DCSAA pursuant to this section shall remain in effect according to their terms until lawfully amended, repealed, or modified.
(b) (1) The Executive Director of the Commission shall serve as Director of the DCSAA.
  (2) Subject to the direction and supervision of the Commission, the Director of the DCSAA shall:
    (A) Manage the budget and operations of the DCSAA in a manner that reflects DCSAA's mission;
    (B) Provide administrative support to the Commission;
    (C) Be the personnel authority for DCSAA employees;
    (D) Employ a General Counsel, who shall serve as chief legal advisor to the DCSAA, and such other subordinate staff consistent with the needs and budget of the DCSAA; and
    (E) Regularly report on the DCSAA's activities to the Commission.
  (3) The Executive Director of the Commission shall not serve as a voting or ex-officio member of the Commission or on an athletic appeals panel.
D.C. Code § 38-826.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-826.02
§ 38-826.02. School health profiles.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before February 15 of each year, each public school and public charter school shall submit the following information to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education regarding each of its campuses:
  (1) Health programs:
    (A) Whether the school has full-time, part-time, or no nurse coverage;
    (B) The name and contact information of the school’s nurse;
    (C) Whether the school has a school-based mental health program or offers similar services on site;
    (D) Whether there is a certified or highly qualified health teacher on staff; and
    (E) Whether there is a school-based health center;
  (2) Nutrition programs:
    (A) The name of the school’s food service vendor;
    (B) Whether the school’s meals meet the nutritional standards required by federal and District law;
    (C) Where the information required by § 38-822.05 can be found;
    (D) Whether the school participates in the farm-to-school program under § 38-823.01 ;
    (E) Whether the school participates in the School Gardens Program under § 38-825.03 ;
    (F) The number of students qualifying for free, reduced-price, and paid meals;
    (G) For the most recent November, the average daily participation in the national school breakfast and school lunch programs with breakdowns for the number of free, reduced-price, and paid students participating in school breakfast and lunch programs on an average daily basis;
    (H) Whether the school participates in Afterschool Meal Snack and Supper Program and if so, the number of children served snacks and suppers on an average daily basis;
    (I) For elementary schools, whether the school participates in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program;
    (J) Whether the school participates in D.C. Free Summer Meals Program and if so, the number of breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and snacks served on an average daily basis the preceding summer;
    (K) Whether the schools has vending machines and if so, how many vending machines, the hours of operation of said vending machines, and what items are sold from the machines; and
    (L) Whether the school has a school store and if so, what food and beverages are sold and the hours of operation;
  (3) Physical and health education:
    (A) The average amount of weekly physical education that students receive in each grade;
    (B) The average amount of weekly health education that students receive in each grade; and
    (C) How the school promotes physical activity;
  (4) Wellness policy:
    (A) Whether the school is in compliance with its local wellness policy; and
    (B) Where a copy of the school’s local wellness policy can be found.
(b) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education may change the information, as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, to be included in the healthy schools profile form.
(c) On or before January 15 of each year, each public school and public charter school shall post the information required by subsection (a) of this section online if the school has a website and make the form available to parents in its office.
(d) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall post the information required by subsection (a) of this section on its website within 30 days of receipt.
(e) (1) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall ensure each public school and public charter school complies with subsections (a) and (c) of this section.
  (2) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education may deem a school ineligible for grants from the Healthy Schools Fund if the Office of the State Superintendent of Education finds that the school has not complied with subsections (a) and (c) of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-2661.24 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A-i / § 38-2661.24
§ 38-2661.24. District of Columbia State Athletic Association; coach and event official qualifications.
Status: in_force

(a) The DCSAA shall administer knowledge examinations for coaches and event officials of each DCSAA-sponsored sport no less than 4 times each year.
(b) (1) To qualify as a coach or event official for a DCSAA-sponsored sport, an individual shall have passed a DCSAA-administered knowledge examination for the sport in the last 5 years or demonstrate knowledge of the sport sufficient for DCSAA to waive the examination requirement.
  (2) Knowledge exams shall be based on the National Federation of State High School Associations' sports knowledge exams.
(c) The DCSAA shall collect and maintain records related to the certification and qualifications of member schools' coaches and event officials.
D.C. Code § 38-2955 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29A-i / § 38-2955
§ 38-2955. Reallocation and use of District of Columbia Public Schools funds.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to rules promulgated by the Chief Financial Officer, each school in the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") may reallocate funds between object classes within the school's non-personal services object category in the aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $100,000 within each fiscal year.
(b) DCPS is authorized to spend appropriated funds to pay for DCPS-sponsored student travel, including the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and admission fees for students and adult chaperones, to locations and venues outside DCPS facilities in accordance with rules promulgated by the Chancellor pursuant to § 38-174(c)(5) ; provided, that such travel be related to the students' curriculum or for the purpose of rewarding student curricular or extra-curricular achievement.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the terms "object category" and "object class" shall have the same meanings as provided in § 47-361(9) and (10), respectively.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, DCPS shall not reprogram or reallocate any funds appropriated to it for the purpose of providing permanent residency sponsorship services for educators.
D.C. Code § 38-1202.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1202.05
§ 38-1202.05. Consolidation of existing public institutions of postsecondary education.
Status: in_force

The Trustees shall by August 1, 1977, consolidate the existing public institutions of postsecondary education in the District of Columbia under a single management system to be called the University of the District of Columbia, with several programs, schools, colleges, institutes, campuses and other components that offer a comprehensive program of public postsecondary education. The institutions of public postsecondary education in the District of Columbia existing immediately prior to such consolidation shall be deemed abolished on the effective date of the consolidation. Thereafter, any reference in any law, rule, regulation, or other document of the United States or of the District of Columbia to such institutions shall be deemed to be a reference to the University of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-2561.15 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.15
§ 38-2561.15. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than 90 days after March 14, 2007, the Mayor shall issue regulations to implement the powers and duties assigned to the Mayor by this chapter.
(b) Not later than 90 days after March 14, 2007, DCPS shall issue regulations to implement its powers and duties pursuant to this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-2905.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2905.02
§ 38-2905.02. Pandemic Supplement Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Pandemic Supplement Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) There shall be deposited into the Fund $18,164,919 in Fiscal Year 2023.
  (2) There shall be deposited into the Fund $19,835,082 in Fiscal Year 2024.
(c) (1) Money in the Fund shall be used to provide stability to DCPS and public charter schools as they respond to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue recovery efforts initiated with federal relief grants.
  (2) Of the amount deposited into the Fund in Fiscal Year 2023, 52.62%, equivalent to $9,559,091, shall be transferred to the DCPS and 47.38%, equivalent to $8,605,828 ("FY23 PCS Amount"), shall be allocated to public charter schools pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
  (3) Of the amount deposited into the Fund in Fiscal Year 2024, 52.62%, equivalent to $10,437,996, shall be transferred to the DCPS and 47.38%, equivalent to $9,397,086 ("FY24 PCS Amount"), shall be allocated to public charter schools pursuant to subsection (d-1) of this section.
(d) From the FY23 PCS Amount, in School Year 2022-2023, the Mayor shall award each public charter school $183.74 per enrolled pupil, which the Mayor shall pay in quarterly installments throughout Fiscal Year 2023 according to the schedule and enrollment figures the Mayor uses to make Formula payments pursuant to section 107b(b); provided, that the first quarterly payment may be paid by October 15, 2022.
(d-1) From the FY24 PCS Amount, in School Year 2023-2024, the Mayor shall award each public charter school $196.11 per enrolled pupil, which the Mayor shall pay in quarterly installments throughout Fiscal Year 2024 according to the schedule and enrollment figures the Mayor uses to make Formula payments pursuant to § 38-2906.02(b) ; provided, that the first quarterly payment may be paid by October 15, 2023.
(e) The Formula shall not apply to transfers or payments made from the Fund.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section:
  (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(g) The Fund shall sunset on September 30, 2024, and any money remaining in the Fund at that time shall be transferred to the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-102 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-102
§ 38-102. General policies; expenditures; appointment of employees.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Education shall determine all questions of general policy relating to the schools and the Superintendent shall implement such policy. The Board of Education shall appoint and evaluate the Superintendent who shall be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the schools.
(b) The Board of Education shall, at least every 2 years, adopt and publish an Education Policy Agenda that establishes spending priorities, goals and objectives; that establishes the organizational chart for the District of Columbia Public Schools; and that recognizes the policy-setting role of the Board and the management role of the Superintendent. In the course of preparing the Agenda, the Board of Education and the Superintendent shall take into account the recommendations of the Mayor, community and parent organizations, and recognized experts in the fields of education and finance. The Agenda shall be published in the D.C. Register and newspapers of general circulation.
(c) The Board of Education shall hire the Superintendent of Schools who shall be the chief executive officer for District of Columbia Public Schools, serve as a nonvoting member of the Board, and be responsible for the operations of the schools. The Board and Superintendent shall negotiate a performance contract setting forth the specific responsibilities of the Superintendent and shall make the contract available to the public on request. The Board shall have the authority to remove the Superintendent.
(d) The Board of Education shall establish personnel policies and guidelines for the hiring of principals and other personnel by the Superintendent, but shall not make or approve personnel decisions or negotiate with representatives of employee organizations.
(e) The Board of Education shall establish guidelines and goals for academic achievement.
D.C. Code § 38-2234 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22A / § 38-2234
§ 38-2234. Commitment period, service agreement, and penalties.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1943 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1943
§ 38-1943. Rules for division of time and computation of pay for services.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2602 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26 / § 38-2602
§ 38-2602. Responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) Within one year of the Officer’s appointment, but not later than October 2001, and except as provided in § 38-2604 , the OSSE shall assume the responsibilities listed in subsection (b) of this section. The transfer and assumption of responsibilities shall take place in accordance with the short-term plan to be submitted by the Officer to the Mayor for approval by February 15, 2001, or 5 weeks from the establishment of the OSSE, whichever is later.
(b) The OSSE shall:
  (1) Have authority for all state functions for federally sponsored child nutrition programs in the District, including those sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture;
  (2) Verify annual fall enrollment counts for all public and public charter schools pursuant to § 38-1804.02 and § 38-159 ;
  (3) Formulate and promulgate rules for the documentation and verification of District residency for public and public charter school students, pursuant to §§ 38-302 and 38-303 ;
  (3A) Beginning in May 2024, and annually thereafter, electronically publish for each public school and public charter school the previous school year's expenditures, based on the common financial reporting standards established by the Department of Education pursuant to § 38-191(b)(10) , in a manner that permits the public to easily compare expenditures between individual schools and between local education agencies.
  (4) Make recommendations for periodic revisions to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula pursuant to § 38-2911 ;
  (4A) Administer the common lottery system for admission to public schools in the District of Columbia;
  (5) Conduct a study to be submitted to the Mayor and Council recommending additional functions to be assumed by the OSSE and a proposed transition plan meeting the specifications of § 38-2605 ;
  (6) Oversee the functions and activities of the Higher Education Licensure Commission, established by § 38-1303 , including acting as the state portal agency for the purposes of state authorization reciprocity;
  (6A) Establish and administer licensure requirements for pre-kindergarten programs, pursuant to § 38-271.02(a)(3) ;
  (7) Issue rules to establish requirements to govern acceptable credit to be granted for studies completed at independent, private, public, public charter schools, and private instruction;
  (8) Prescribe minimum amounts of instructional time for all schools, including public, public charter, and private schools;
  (8A) Prescribe standards for extended learning time beyond the regular school day for public schools, including public charter schools;
  (9) Oversee the state-level functions and activities related to early childhood education programs, including the public education of the Early Intervention Services Program, in accordance with § 7-863.02 ;
  (9A) Administer pre-kindergarten education, in accordance with § 38-271.02 ;
  (9B) Conduct a residency audit, annually, to establish the number of in-District and out-of-District children enrolled in pre-kindergarten pursuant to Chapter 2A of this title [ § 38-271.01 et seq.];
  (10) Provide for the education of children in the custody of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services;
  (11) Formulate and promulgate rules necessary to carry out its functions, including rules governing the process for review and approval of state-level policies by the State Board of Education under § 38-2652 , pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.];
  (12) Develop and adopt policies that come within the functions of state educational agencies under federal law, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education for those policies that are subject to board approval under § 38-2652 ;
  (13) Conduct studies and pilot projects to develop, review, or test state policy;
  (14) Repealed;
  (15) Fulfill any other responsibilities consistent with the performance of the state-level education functions of the District of Columbia;
  (16) Promulgate rules for the administration and implementation of the uniform per student funding formula, pursuant to Chapter 29 of this title ;
  (17) Have the authority to collect and dedicate fees for state academic credential certifications and general educational development testing as well as for any other state-level education function, as established by the Superintendent by regulation;
  (18) Have the authority to issue grants, from funds under its administration (including the non-public tuition paper agency), to local education agencies (“LEAs”) for programs that increase the capacity of the LEA to provide special education services;
  (19) By August 1, 2013, create a truancy prevention resource guide for parents and legal guardians who have children who attend a District public school, which shall be updated and made available upon request and, at minimum, include:
    (A) An explanation of the District’s laws and regulations related to absenteeism and truancy;
    (B) Information on:
      (i) What a parent or legal guardian can do to prevent truancy;
      (ii) The common causes of truancy; and
      (iii) Common consequences of truancy;
    (C) A comprehensive list of resources that are available to a parent or legal guardian, and the student, that address the common causes of truancy and the prevention of it, such as:
      (i) Hotlines that provide assistance to parents, legal guardians, and youth;
      (ii) Counseling for the parent (or legal guardian) or the youth, or both;
      (iii) Parenting classes;
      (iv) Parent-support groups;
      (v) Family psycho-education programs;
      (vi) Parent-resource libraries;
      (vii) Risk prevention education;
      (viii) Neighborhood family support organizations and collaboratives that provide assistance to families experiencing hardship;
      (ix) Behavioral health resources and programs in schools;
      (x) The Behavioral Health Ombudsman Program; and
      (xi) The resources at each public school for at-risk students and their parents or legal guardians;
  (20) (A) Oversee the functions and activities, as required, of Chapter 7C of this title [ § 38-771.01 et seq.], including ensuring the integrity and security of Districtwide assessments administered by a local education agency;
    (B) At least 45 days before the start of the first Districtwide assessment of the school year, issue standards to obtain and securely maintain and distribute secure test materials, which shall at a minimum require that:
      (i) An inventory of all secure test materials be maintained;
      (ii) All secure test materials be secured under lock and key, or other equivalent security measures for electronic secure test materials with limited access;
      (iii) Only authorized personnel have access to secure test materials; and
      (iv) All authorized personnel are notified of their test integrity and security obligations before being permitted to access secure test materials or assist in the administration of a Districtwide assessment;
    (C) Require each LEA to maintain and submit to OSSE at least 15 days before the administration of the first Districtwide assessment of the school year, a separate test security plan for each school and campus under the LEA’s control that at minimum includes:
      (i) Procedures for the secure maintenance, dissemination, collection, and storage of Districtwide assessment materials before, during, and after administering a test, including:
        (I) Keeping an inventory of all materials and identifying individuals with access to the materials;
        (II) Accounting for and reporting to the OSSE any materials that are lost or otherwise unaccounted; and
        (III) Accounting for and securing old or damaged materials;
      (ii) The name and contact information for the test integrity coordinator and the test monitors at each school under the LEA’s control;
      (iii) A list of actions prohibited by authorized personnel;
      (iv) Procedures pursuant to which students, authorized personnel, and other individuals may, and are encouraged to, report irregularities in testing administration or testing security; and
      (v) Written procedures for investigating and remediating any complaint, allegation, or concern about a potential failure of testing integrity and security;
    (D) Approve a school’s test security plan at least 5 days before testing and make recommendations to amend the plan when necessary;
    (E) Keep a copy of each school’s test security plan on file, which shall be made available to a member of the public upon request;
    (F) Establish a standard for monitoring the administration of Districtwide assessments to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies;
    (G) Monitor Districtwide assessment administration procedures in randomly selected schools and in targeted schools to ensure adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and policies, which may occur one week before the administration of a Districtwide assessment and during the administration of a Districtwide assessment;
    (H) Establish a process by which to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations for the administration of Districtwide assessments for LEA students at nonpublic schools;
    (I) Develop and distribute a testing integrity and security notification statement;
    (J) At least 45 days before the first assessment of the school year, issue standards to train authorized personnel on testing integrity and security and require that attendance be taken at such training;
    (K) Provide technical assistance to LEAs regarding testing integrity and security procedures;
    (K-i) Collaborate with LEAs to ensure accurate reporting of any testing violation while preserving the privacy of involved students and staff;
    (L) Establish standards for the investigation of any alleged violation of an applicable law, regulation, or policy relating to testing integrity and security, which standards shall:
      (i) Identify the circumstances that trigger an investigation;
      (ii) Require the initiation of an investigation even if only one circumstance is present; provided, that there appears to be egregious noncompliance; and
      (iii) Require the investigation of any report of a violation of the laws, regulations, and policies relating to testing integrity and security;
    (M) Cooperate with any investigation initiated by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or the U.S. Attorney’s Office; and
    (N) Revoke, for a period of at least one year, any OSSE granted certification or license granted to an individual who is found to have knowingly and willfully violated, assisted in the violation of, solicited another to violate or assist in the violation of, or failed to report a violation of this paragraph, regulations issued pursuant to this paragraph, other applicable law, or other test integrity policy or procedure.
    (O) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term:
      (i) “Authorized personnel” means any individual who has access to Districtwide assessment materials or is directly involved in the administration of a Districtwide assessment.
      (ii) “Districtwide assessments” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-1800.02(13) ; provided, that for the purposes of this paragraph, the term “Districtwide assessment” means assessments used only for accountability purposes.
      (iii) “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.
      (iii-I) “Secure test materials” means test materials that might contain or provide access to assessment content, such as information about test questions or answers, including test questions, passages, or performance tasks, answer documents, and used scratch paper.
      (iv) “Test integrity coordinator” means an individual designated by a LEA to be responsible for testing integrity and security for the LEA in its entirety during the administration of a Districtwide assessment.
      (v) “Testing integrity and security notification statement” means a notification developed by OSSE that:
        (I) Sets forth requirements for ensuring integrity of Districtwide assessments pursuant to District law and regulation; and
        (II) Notifies the recipient that knowingly and willingly violating a District law, regulation, or a test security plan could result in civil liability, including the loss of an OSSE granted certification or license.
      (vi) “Test monitor” means an individual designated by a LEA to be responsible for testing integrity and security at each individual school subject to the LEA’s control during the administration of a Districtwide assessment;
  (21) Implement and administer the CTE grant program established by § 38-2611 and administer the CTE Grant Program Fund established by § 38-2612 ;
  (22) Administer the Healthy Schools Fund and fulfill its other responsibilities under Chapter 8A of this title [ §  38-821.01 et seq.];
  (23) Administer Healthy Tots funding and  fulfill its other responsibilities under Chapter 2B of this title [ §  38-281 et seq.];
  (24) Subject to available funding, implement a program to provide funding and other support to early literacy programs and providers, which may include the issuance of grants.
  (25) Procure, distribute, and maintain the undesignated epinephrine auto-injector supply and fulfill its other responsibilities as required by subchapter IV of Chapter 6 of this title .[;]
  (26) (A) Develop and publish online written guidance to assist LEAs in developing and adopting policies and procedures for handling aspects of student mental and behavioral health.  The written guidance shall include model policies for identifying, appropriately supporting, and referring to behavioral health service providers students with mental and behavioral health concerns, and model policies for suicide prevention, suicide intervention, and suicide postvention, especially for at-risk youth sub-groups.
    (B) OSSE shall examine its guidance on mental and behavioral health in schools at least every 5 years and update its guidance as needed. Within 30 days of updating its guidance, OSSE shall notify LEAs of the update.
    (C) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term:
      (i) "At-risk youth sub-groups" means:
        (I) Youth living with mental illness or substance-use disorders;
        (II) Youth who engage in self-harm or have attempted suicide;
        (III) Youth in out-of-home settings;
        (IV) Youth experiencing homelessness;
        (V) Youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning;
        (VI) Youth bereaved by suicide; and
        (VII) Other populations identified as at-risk of suicide in the most recent DC Youth Risk Behavior Survey results.
      (ii) "Suicide intervention" means specific actions schools can take in response to student suicidal behavior, including:
        (I) Student supervision;
        (II) Notification of parents or guardians;
        (III) Crisis-response protocols;
        (IV) When and how to request an immediate mental health assessment or emergency services; and
        (V) School re-entry procedures following a student mental health crisis.
      (iii) "Suicide postvention" means planned support and interventions schools can implement after a suicide attempt or suicide death of a member of the school community that are designed to:
        (I) Reduce the risk of suicide contagion;
        (II) Provide support for affected students and school-based personnel;
        (III) Address the social stigma associated with suicide; and
        (IV) Disseminate factual information about suicide.
      (iv) "Suicide prevention" means specific actions schools can take to recognize and reduce suicidal behavior, including:
        (I) Identifying risk and protective factors for suicide and suicide warning signs;
        (II) Establishing a process by which students are referred to a behavioral health provider for help;
        (III) Making available school-based and community-based mental health supports;
        (IV) Providing the location of available online and community suicide prevention resources, including local crisis centers and hotlines; and
        (V) Adopting policies and protocols regarding suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, school safety, and crisis response;
  (27) (A) Develop and publish a publicly accessible online catalogue of all professional development or training programs offered by OSSE. For each professional development or training program, the catalogue shall include the following:
      (i) Date, time, and location of program sessions;
      (ii) A program description;
      (iii) The number of seats available per session of the program;
      (iv) Prerequisites for a particular session or program; and
      (v) Instructions for registration.
    (B) By June 30 of each year, beginning in 2017, OSSE shall publicly release its catalogue of professional development and training programs offered for the upcoming school year, and it shall periodically update the catalogue as additional programs are added;
  (28) (A) Beginning in school year 2016-2017 and continuing through school year 2019-2020, implement a pilot program at select District of Columbia public schools and  public charter schools for collecting school climate data through school climate surveys.
    (B) Pursuant to the pilot program, participating District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools, in conjunction with OSSE, shall annually issue a school climate survey to enrolled students in grades 7-10, school-based personnel, and the parents or legal guardians of enrolled students in grades 7-10.
    (C) Based on the survey data obtained pursuant to the pilot program described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, OSSE shall annually analyze school climate in the District and report its findings to the Mayor and the Council no later than October 1 following the school year in which the climate data was collected. Each annual report shall include an analysis of school climate data in light of participating schools’ student demographics, to be measured, at a minimum, by students’:
      (i) Race or ethnicity;
      (ii) Gender;
      (iii) Status as an English language learner;
      (iv) Status as a student with an individualized education program;
      (v) Status as an at-risk student, as defined by § 38-2901(2A) ; and
      (vi) Sexual orientation.
    (D) By December 1, 2019, OSSE shall submit to the Council a plan to expand school climate surveys to all District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools serving any grade 6-12, beginning in school year 2020-2021.
    (E) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "school climate survey" means a comprehensive Internet-based survey platform designed to be implemented by local education agencies to collect data from students, parents, and school staff on 3 key domains of school climate:
      (i) Engagement, including cultural and linguistic competence, relationships, and participation;
      (ii) Safety, including emotional safety, physical safety, bullying and cyberbullying, substance use, and emergency readiness and management; and
      (iii) Environment, including physical environment, instructional environment, physical health, mental health, and discipline;
  (29) Have the authority to issue grants, from funds under its administration, to District of Columbia public schools or public charter schools, local education agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and other education service providers to increase access to postsecondary and career education opportunities, including:
    (A) Programs implementing career and technical education;
    (B) SAT or ACT preparation programs;
    [(C)] Dual enrollment programs; and
    (D) Programs focused on a successful transition to college and careers;
  (29A) Have the authority to increase access, promote retention, and improve District resident completion of postsecondary education in the District by:
    (A) Awarding scholarships and financial assistance for tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, and other costs of postsecondary education, including:
      (i) Dual enrollment programs;
      (ii) Costs associated with gaining admission or increasing the chances of gaining admission to an institution of higher education in the District, including test preparation programs, standardized test fees, and application fees;
      (iii) Programs designed to support students navigating the college process through completion; and
      (iv) Funding if the cost of education prevents a student or prospective student from starting, continuing, or completing their postsecondary education; and
    (B) Paying for the financial assistance described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph through the issuance of direct vouchers or payments to institutions of higher education in the District;
  (30) Provide schools the supports set forth in § 38-236.06 ;
  (30A) (A) In consultation with the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles, create and implement a Selective Service awareness campaign ("campaign").
    (B) The campaign shall include the following information:
      (i) Who is required, under federal law, to register for Selective Service and the penalties for failing for register;
      (ii) When an individual required to register for Selective Service must do so;
      (iii) Clear step-by-step guidance on how to register; and
      (iv) An explanation of the programs and opportunities for which an individual will not be eligible if the individual does not register for the Selective Service.
    (C) As part of the campaign established in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, ensure that all individuals currently enrolled in a District of Columbia public or public charter school who are required to register for Selective Service in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, approved June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. 605; 50 U.S.C. App. § 453), are notified of the registration requirement within 30 days of the individual's 18th birthday.
    (D) By March 30th of each year, using information requested and obtained from the Selective Service, compile and transmit to the Council a report detailing:
      (i) The total number of District residents who registered in the previous calendar year;
      (ii) The barriers to Selective Service registration;
      (iii) The District's efforts to increase Selective Service registration during the preceding calendar year, and
      (iv) How the District plans to increase registration in the current year;
  (31) (A) Administer the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System ("YRBSS"), which shall include questions related to the sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression of respondents, to students in District public and public charter schools covered by the YRBSS each year in which the YRBSS is conducted.
      (i) The OSSE shall give preference to modules or questions approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression of respondents.
      (ii) The OSSE may develop its own questions related to the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression of respondents to add to the YRBSS.
    (B) Publish a detailed report on the results of each YRBSS on its website, which shall differentiate the prevalence of health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services among the LGBTQ youth population and the general youth population.
    (C) Provide schools and LEAs with their respective school-level and LEA-level aggregate data to a subset of high-priority questions from the YRBSS, as determined by OSSE in consideration of relevant stakeholder feedback;
  (32) Have the authority to issue grants, from funds under its administration, to non-profit and community-based organizations to increase access to, the affordability of, and the quality of child care in the District; and
  (33) Have the authority to issue grants to non-profit and community-based organizations and other entities to reduce truancy and chronic absenteeism among students in the District, including by issuing non-competitive grants and extending grants previously issued by the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants, notwithstanding § 1-328.13 .
(c) (1) There is established as a special fund the Academic Certification and Testing Fund (“Fund”). All fees collected by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for state academic credential certifications, general educational development testing, or any other state-level education function established pursuant to subsection (b)(17) of this section shall be deposited into the Fund.
  (2) All funds deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall be used for the purposes set forth in paragraph (3) of this subsection. Any unexpended funds in the Academic Certification and Testing Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
  (3) The Fund shall be administered by the State Superintendent of Education and shall be used to support the administration of state academic credential certifications, General Educational Development, and other state-level programs.
(d) (1) OSSE shall establish a School Support Office ("Office") to implement and administer a school support program ("Program") beginning in School Year 2025-2026. The Program shall provide support and resources for continuous academic improvement to DCPS schools and District public charter schools whose academic performance is, at minimum, in the lowest 5% of all public schools in the District.
  (2) Not funded.
  (3) No later than September 30, 2024, OSSE shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council, developed in consultation with the State Board of Education, DCPS, the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board ("PCSB"), and other stakeholders, which shall:
    (A) Compare and assess school improvement best practices from other jurisdictions;
    (B) Identify and explain the metrics that will be used to determine the schools whose academic performance is, at minimum, in the lowest 5% of all public schools in the District;
    (C) Propose evidence-based strategies for continuous school improvement models for the lowest performing 5% of District public schools, including:
      (i) The processes and frameworks for implementing the models;
      (ii) How each strategy or model will address professional development for educators, direct coaching, and leadership focused on addressing instructional practice; and
      (iii) How utilization of the models and Office funding will align with PCSB and DCPS accountability metrics and frameworks;
    (D) Provide recommendations for how the Office will work collaboratively with qualifying schools and school stakeholders to select and implement evidence-based strategies to significantly increase proficiency and growth in reading and math through proven methods and improve other school designation metrics;
    (E) Provide recommendations on how the Office may strengthen a designated school's finances, financial management, policies, and culture;
    (F) Describe how a participating school's improvement will be evaluated, including the criteria for exiting the Program;
    (G) Explain how the Program will adjust to address a school that has not demonstrated sufficient improvement to exit the program after 5 years;
    (H) Explain the funding and resources needed to successfully establish and operate the Office and implement the Program for participating schools;
    (I) Set forth what additional authority OSSE will need, if any, to implement the report's recommendations and establish the Office and Program; and
    (J) Discuss any additional items relevant to the needs of the Office or Program.
  (4) No later than September 1, 2025, and subject to appropriation, OSSE shall apply the school improvement models developed by the school support office to participating schools.
  (5) Starting September 30, 2026, and every 2 years thereafter, OSSE shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council on the improvement of schools in the Program. The report shall address the effectiveness of the continuous school improvement models and provide recommendations, if any, for Program improvement, including a description of evidence-based strategies developed or further refined in the years since the last report.
D.C. Code § 38-2411.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2411.04
§ 38-2411.04. Commission established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2233 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22A / § 38-2233
§ 38-2233. Eligibility to participate in the Program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1907 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1907
§ 38-1907. Employment of substitutes for engineer, janitor, laborer, fireman, or caretaker; salary deductions.
Status: in_force

In the event of the absence of any engineer, assistant engineer, janitor, assistant janitor, laborer, fireman, or caretaker at any time during school sessions the Board of Education is hereby authorized to appoint a substitute, who shall be paid the salary of the position in which employed, and the amount paid to such substitute shall be deducted from the salary of the absent employee.
D.C. Code § 38-2001.17 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2001.17
§ 38-2001.17. Funds not subject to assignment, execution or levy.
Status: in_force

None of the money mentioned in this subchapter shall be assignable, either in law or equity, or be subject to execution or levy by attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.
D.C. Code § 38-2601.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26 / § 38-2601.01
§ 38-2601.01. Duties.
Status: in_force

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall serve as the state education agency and perform the functions of a state education agency for the District of Columbia under applicable federal law, including grant-making, oversight, and state educational agency functions for standards, assessments, and federal accountability requirements for elementary and secondary education.
D.C. Code § 38-2501 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25 / § 38-2501
§ 38-2501. Assessment and placement of special education students.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1701.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1701.01
§ 38-1701.01. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-121.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-121.02
§ 38-121.02. Agency performance measures.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) By January 1, 2011, the District of Columbia Public Schools, shall submit, in accordance with § 1-204.56a , comprehensive, measurable, objective agency performance measures that are to be included in the next 4 budget submissions for the purposes of measuring the agency’s performance in certain areas, including student outcomes, recruitment and retention of teachers and principals, management and business operations, and parent and community involvement.
  (2) Beginning in 2012, this information shall be submitted by January 31 of each year in accordance with subsection (b) of this section to the Council for review and comment.
(b) A performance measure shall be included in the budget submission that includes at least one year of actual data. Once included in a budget submission, a performance measure shall be included in its original form for at least 4 successive years.
D.C. Code § 38-431 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4A / § 38-431
§ 38-431. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Community use" means the recreational use of school facilities without a permit by any member of the community.
  (2) "DCPS" means the District of Columbia Public Schools.
  (3) "High-need community" means a neighborhood cluster, as that term is defined in § 38-2801.01(2E) , where at least 50% of school-aged children qualify for free or reduced-price school meals.
  (4) "School facility" means a field, playground, gymnasium, multipurpose room, and other area used for recreation under the control of DCPS.
D.C. Code § 38-2831 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 28 / § 38-2831
§ 38-2831. Budget submission requirements.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1979 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1979
§ 38-1979. Sick and emergency leave provisions applicable to certain employees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2851.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 28A / § 38-2851.03
§ 38-2851.03. Schools First budgets.
Status: in_force

(a) In formulating the annual DCPS operating budget for submission to the Council, the annual budget for each DCPS school for the next fiscal year ("Schools First budget") shall be determined according to the following sequence:
  (1) Begin with the total amount of funds under the control and direction of the school's principal for the current school year (obligated and unobligated) as of January 1 of the current fiscal year, excluding:
    (A) Privately raised funds;
    (B) Pandemic Supplement Fund funds authorized by § 38-2905.02 ;
    (C) Federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds;
    (D) Federal Investment in Schools funds as authorized by section 1003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, approved January 8, 2002 (115 Stat. 1442; 20 U.S.C. § 6303);
    (E) Locally funded grants and interagency funds from other District government agencies; and
    (F) District at-risk concentration supplement funds authorized by § 38-2905.01(c-2) .
  (2) Increase the amount in paragraph (1) of this subsection by the percentage that is the higher of:
    (A) The projected increase for the forthcoming year in the foundation level of the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula; or
    (B) The collectively bargained salary increase, for the forthcoming year, for members of the teachers' labor union.
  (3) Increase the amount derived pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection to fully fund an increase in the number of general education personnel at the school by the greater of the amount agreed to by the Chancellor or the amount necessary to fully fund an increase in the number of personnel required by the school's projected or actual enrollment increases (in one year, or over time), when such enrollment increases require one or more additional instructional or school-based support personnel (such as per the collective bargaining agreement with the teachers' labor union).
  (4) Increase the amount derived pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection to fully reflect the increase of special education or ELL personnel so that the levels of such staff align with required service levels for students.
  (5) Increase the amount derived pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection to fully fund any additional costs the school may be required to carry, such as the transfer of services to Local Schools that were previously attributed to School Support, School-Wide, or Central Administration.
  (6) The amount derived pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection may be decreased, incrementally, if the school's projected enrollment for the next school year is projected to decline; provided, that:
    (A) The decrease shall be made only on a full-time equivalent employee basis (using average salary);
    (B) The decrease shall not be made unless the enrollment decline is great enough on the grade or subject level to eliminate a classroom or warrant elimination of instructional or school-based support personnel; and
    (C) After the decrease, the school will still comply with the class size maximums set forth in the operative collective bargaining agreement with the teachers' labor union.
  (7) The amount derived pursuant to paragraph (6) of this subsection may be decreased, incrementally, to reflect a reduced need for special education or ELL personnel; provided, that the funding for such faculty shall fully align with the required service levels for students.
  (8) Adjust the amount derived pursuant to paragraph (7) of this subsection by the amount of per pupil funding derived from a proposed change, if any, to the weight for the forthcoming school year for the at-risk general education add-on described in § 38-2905 .
  (9) As applicable, increase the amount derived pursuant to paragraph (7) of this subsection by the amount to be allocated to the school through the at-risk concentration supplement provided pursuant to § 38-2905.01(c-2) .
  (10) After completing the calculations set forth in paragraphs (1) through (9) of this subsection, a school's annual budget may be increased by an amount, if any, agreed to by the Chancellor.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to preclude a school principal from requesting additional funding, nor preclude the Chancellor from granting additional funding for reasons not enumerated in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) For the purposes of deriving the Schools First budget described in subsection (a) of this section, personal services shall be funded based on the system-wide average salary for each personnel position, as determined by the District's Chief Financial Officer or in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement with the teachers' labor union. Any difference between the cost of a position's average salary and an employee's actual salary shall be charged and credited out of funds allocated to School-Wide.
(d) (1) The Schools First budget for each school and the amounts derived from each of the calculations required pursuant to each paragraph of subsection (a) of this section shall be public record.  The Chancellor shall publish the calculations and the Schools First budget for each DCPS school on the DCPS website no later than 42 calendar days before the date the Mayor is required to submit to the Council the District's proposed annual budget and financial plan for the next fiscal year. The Chief Financial Officer shall include the Schools First budget for each DCPS school in the budget books transmitted with the Mayor's proposed budget and financial plan.
  (2) Any depiction of a school budget created or calculated by methods other than those described in subsection (a) of this section, such as one that might attribute funds from School Support or School-Wide to an individual school, shall not contain the words "Schools First" in the title.
D.C. Code § 38-2914 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2914
§ 38-2914. Public Education Finance Reform Commission.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An independent organization shall be retained by the Mayor of the District of Columbia to convene and staff an independent commission on public education finance reform in the District of Columbia, to be known as the Public Education Finance Reform Commission (“Commission”).
  (2) The Commission shall:
    (A) Be conducted according to the standard procedures of the independent organization, with full cooperation of the:
      (i) Council;
      (ii) Mayor;
      (iii) Chancellor;
      (iv) State Superintendent of Education; and
      (v) Other government personnel;
    (B) Establish a process by which the public may participate in providing information, opinion, and reaction to Commission proceedings and reports; and
    (C) Post all documents that it produces on the Internet.
  (3) All Commission meetings and deliberations shall be open to the public.
(b) The Commission shall study and report on revisions to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula with regard to improvements in:
  (1) Equity;
  (2) Adequacy;
  (3) Affordability; and
  (4) Transparency, including:
    (A) The maintenance of uniformity in funding between District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) and public charter schools, taking into account services provided without charge by other District of Columbia agencies;
    (B) The determination of the funding level needed by DCPS and the public charter schools to provide educational services sufficient to enable public school students, including special education students and English-language learners, to meet the academic standards of the District of Columbia;
    (C) The fiscal ability of the District of Columbia government to provide the necessary funding level; and
    (D) The presentation of the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula and calculations made pursuant to it so that the public may clearly understand the basis of the calculations and related budget appropriations.
(c) (1) Prior to the delivery of final recommendations, the Commission shall provide to the Mayor and Council an equity report detailing for fiscal years 2009 and 2010:
    (A) The kinds and amounts of payments made directly to DCPS and to public charter schools from the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
    (B) The kind and amount of any other transfers from the General Fund of the District of Columbia to DCPS and public charter schools from District of Columbia government agencies;
    (C) The kind and value of in-kind services provided to DCPS and the public charter schools by District of Columbia government agencies; and
    (D) The kind and value of reprogrammed funds from the General Fund of the District of Columbia to DCPS or the public charter schools.
  (2) The equity report shall include:
    (A) An analysis of the impact of these payments, transfers, in-kind services, and reprogramming on the uniformity of funding for DCPS and public charter schools;
    (B) Recommendations for increasing uniformity in the 2013 budget and succeeding years; and
    (C) Weaknesses in the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act or in its implementation, if any, that interfere with uniformity of funding.
(d) No later than November 30, 2011, the Commission shall provide the Mayor and Council with a final report and its recommendations for consideration in the development of the fiscal year 2013 budget.
D.C. Code § 38-271.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-271.01
§ 38-271.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(a) (1) "Child development center" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-401(2) .
  (1A) "Child development facility" shall have the same meaning as provided in in § 7-2031(3) .
  (1B) “Child-occupied facility” means a building, or portion of a building, which, as part of its function, receives children under 6 years of age on a regular basis and is required to obtain a certificate of occupancy as a precondition to performing that function. The term “child- occupied facility” includes a daycare center, nursery, preschool center, kindergarten classroom, child development center, child development home, child development facility, child-placing agency, infant care center, or similar entity. The location of a child-occupied facility as part of a larger structure does not make the entire structure a child-occupied facility. Only the portion of the facility occupied or regularly visited by children under 6 years of age shall be considered the child-occupied facility.
  (1C) “Community-based organization” or “CBO” means a Head Start or early childhood education program operated by a nonprofit entity, faith-based organization, or other entity that participates in federally funded early childhood programs.
  (1D) “Coordinating Council” means the State Early Childhood Development Coordinating Council establish pursuant to § 38-271.07 .
  (1E) “DC Collaborative” means the collaborative of District of Columbia colleges and universities established pursuant to § 38-274.01(a)(3) .
  (1F) "DCRA" means the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
  (1G) "Early childhood development provider" means a child development facility or CBO.
  (1H) “Elementary and secondary education” means education from and including pre-k through the end of high school or their equivalent.
  (2) Repealed.
  (2A) Repealed.
  (3) “HEI program” means the Higher Education Incentive  program established pursuant to § 38-274.01 .
  (3A) “HEI scholarship program” means the scholarship program established pursuant to §§ 38-274.01 and 38-274.02 .
  (4) “HQ standards” means high-quality content standards and program requirements for pre-k programs established by the OSSE pursuant to § 38-272.01 .
  (5) “OSSE” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, established by Chapter 26 of this title [ § 38-2601 et seq.].
  et seq.
  (5A) “Out-of-school suspension” means the temporary removal of a student from school attendance to another setting for disciplinary reasons, during which time the student is not under the supervision of the school's personnel and is not allowed on school grounds.
  (6) “Pre-k” means the educational gradation available to children of pre-kindergarten age for the 2 years prior to their eligibility for enrollment in kindergarten.
  (7) “Pre-k age” means children 3 or 4 years of age, and children who become 5 years of age after September 30th of the upcoming school year.
  (8) “Pre-k-education services” means the District-wide educational services provided to the publicly funded CBOs, District of Columbia Public Schools, and Public Charter Schools who provide pre-k care and education services to pre-k age children.
  (9) “Pre-k program” means a classroom or a group of classrooms serving pre-k children. A single organization or entity may operate multiple pre-k programs in different locations.
  (10) “Professional development” means a data-driven, continuous improvement process that provides a range of formal and informal experiences designed for teaching and administrative staff to increase their knowledge and understanding of research-based, developmentally appropriate content and teaching strategies.
  (11) “School readiness” means a child’s mastery of approved early-learning standards in the domains of language and literacy, mathematical thinking, social and emotional development, scientific inquiry, social studies, approaches to learning, and health.
  (11A) “Serious bodily injury” means bodily injury that involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
  (12) “Technical assistance” means the human and technological resources that support the establishment of age-appropriate classroom environments, provide strategies that develop children’s early language and literacy development and mathematical thinking, aid in the mastery of early-learning standards, and develop appropriate instructional strategies for children with disabilities and for children whose first language is not English.
  (13) “Workforce development” means a range of educational and training experiences that support and increase the capacity of individuals to enter and remain a part of the early-care and education-labor market.
D.C. Code § 38-2581.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25D / § 38-2581.02
§ 38-2581.02. Office of the State Superintendent of Education responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning with School Year 2022-2023, OSSE shall provide an array of supports, informed by best practices such as the knowledge and practice standards of an international association of dyslexia, to assist LEAs and public schools to achieve the requirements and goals set forth in this chapter and to adopt teaching and learning practices that support students with reading difficulties, including:
  (1) Regular, high-quality professional development opportunities for an LEA's
  educators that will enable educators to:
    (A) Understand and recognize reading difficulties;
    (B) Screen for reading difficulties; and
    (C) Implement instruction in the general education classroom, or during reading intervention, that is systemic, cumulative, explicit, diagnostic, multi-sensory, and evidence-based to meet the educational needs of students with reading difficulties.
  (2) Awareness training on reading difficulties for all LEA educators, including those covered by § 38-2581.03(a) .
  (3) A list of recommended screening instruments that an LEA may use to identify students who are at risk of reading difficulties, which screen for the following factors:
    (A) Phonological awareness;
    (B) Rapid naming skills;
    (C) Correspondence between sounds and letters; and
    (D) Decoding; and
  (4) Guidance on:
    (A) How to identify if a student has one or more reading difficulties, including how to distinguish whether an English language learner's reading issue is due to a reading difficulty or is associated with learning English as a second language;
    (B) Proper protocols and procedures for screening students for potential reading difficulties; and
    (C) Specialized, multi-tiered remediation and intervention instruction that is grounded in science-based reading instruction, intended for a general education setting and designed to support students who are identified as being at risk of having reading difficulties.
(b) For the purpose of providing LEAs and public schools the services set forth in subsection (a) of this section, OSSE may:
  (1) Award a contract or grant to one or more for-profit or nonprofit organizations;
  (2) Award contracts or competitive or formula grants to LEAs, schools, or partnerships developed among schools or with nonprofit organizations;
  (3) Establish a memorandum of understanding with a District agency; or
  (4) Any combination of paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection.
(c) OSSE shall hire at least one individual who has an expertise in reading and reading difficulties to implement the requirements of this section and § 38-2581.06 .
D.C. Code § 38-807 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8 / § 38-807
§ 38-807. Audits of accounts.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1949 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1949
§ 38-1949. Leave of absence for educational purposes — Compensation of other employees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1304 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 13 / § 38-1304
§ 38-1304. Higher Education Licensure Commission — Composition; terms; vacancies; meetings; compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall consist of 5 members who shall be appointed by the Mayor.
(b) Each member of the Commission shall be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia and shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed to the Commission, 3 members shall be appointed to serve for a term of 2 years and 2 members shall be appointed to serve for a term of 3 years, to be determined by lot. Members may not be appointed to serve for more than 2 consecutive terms; provided, that a member may serve in a hold-over capacity for no more than 180 days after the expiration of the member’s second full consecutive term. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Commission shall be appointed to serve the remainder of the term in the same manner as the original selection. Persons appointed to fill the remainder of a term, where the remainder is less than one-half of the original term, may be reappointed to 2 full terms.
(c) Any member of the Commission who is or has been, within 12 months of appointment, an officer, employee, student, trustee, or member of the governing board of an educational institution operating in the District of Columbia that is subject to licensure by the Commission or has a financial interest in an educational institution subject to licensure shall not participate in any matter before the Commission concerning the institution.
(d) The Commission shall choose annually from among its members a Chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary. All meetings of the Commission shall be called by the Chairperson or a majority of the members, except the 1st meeting of the Commission shall be called by the Mayor.
(e) Three members shall constitute a quorum of the Commission and no official action of the Commission shall be taken except in an open meeting of the Commission with a quorum present.
(f) Members of the Commission shall be entitled to compensation as provided in § 1-611.08 .
D.C. Code § 38-1851.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18M / § 38-1851.08
§ 38-1851.08. Evaluations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-651.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-651.02
§ 38-651.02. Possession and self-administration of medication.
Status: in_force

(a) A student may possess and self-administer medication or non-medication seizure treatment at the school in which the student is currently enrolled, at school-sponsored activities, and while on school-sponsored transportation, in order to treat asthma, anaphylaxis, a seizure disorder, or other illness; provided, that:
  (1) The responsible person has submitted a valid medication action plan or seizure action plan to the school; and
  (2) All other conditions set forth in this subchapter are met.
(b) (1) A student may possess and self-administer sunscreen at the school in which the student is currently enrolled, at school-sponsored activities, and while on school-sponsored transportation to protect against ultraviolet radiation and sunburn without the submission of a medication action plan; provided, that the responsible person has not provided written notice to the school principal or school nurse that the student may not possess or self-administer sunscreen.
  (2) School staff may administer sunscreen to a student at the school in which the student is currently enrolled, at school-sponsored activities, and while on school-sponsored transportation to protect against ultraviolet radiation and sunburn without the school possessing a medication action plan for that student; provided, that the student or responsible person has provided sunscreen for that purpose and the responsible person has not provided written notice to the school principal or school nurse that the student may not use sunscreen.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.05
§ 38-1702.05. Duties and responsibilities of charter schools.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-3110 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 31 / § 38-3110
§ 38-3110. Safe Streets for Students Master Plan.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No later than 12 months after the applicability date of the Safe Streets for Students Amendment Act of 2022, passed on 2nd reading on December 20, 2022 (enrolled version of Bill 24-66), and every 5 years thereafter, the Mayor shall prepare and submit to the Council for its review and approval a comprehensive 5-year Safe Streets for Students Master Plan ("Master Plan"). If approved by the Council, the Master Plan shall take effect on the first day of the succeeding fiscal year.
  (2) The Council committee with jurisdiction shall conduct at least one public hearing on the proposed Master Plan before approval.
  (3) If, subsequent to Council's approval of the 5-year Master Plan, material changes to the Master Plan become necessary, the Mayor may modify the Master Plan; provided, that any modification shall be submitted promptly to the Council for review and approval.
  (4) Where the Council disapproves of the proposed Master Plan, the Mayor shall revise the Master Plan based on any comments adopted by the Council and resubmit it to the Council for its review and approval within 180 days after the effective date of the disapproval resolution.
(b) The Master Plan shall include:
  (1) To be produced by DDOT:
    (A) An ordered list of all public schools for which DDOT plans to produce and implement an Action Plan during the 5-year period covered by the Master Plan, ordered in accordance with the rubric described in subsection (c) of this section.
    (B) A listing of all schools, ordered by the date that DDOT last produced and implemented an Action Plan for the school, and including the date of the Action Plan; and
    (C) A list of the types of traffic safety infrastructure DDOT will consider for implementation at a school facility as part of Action Plan and the thresholds or standards that DDOT will utilize to determine whether implementation of that infrastructure is appropriate; except, that DDOT shall adopt standards in the Master Plan to require the installation of the following traffic safety infrastructure for a school as part of an Action Plan unless the agency determines and explains in writing how such installation would not, based on data collected by DDOT, materially increase safety or would be in conflict with other enumerated engineering requirements:
      (i) High-visibility crosswalks at all intersections and crossings;
      (ii) Speed bumps, speed humps, speed tables, or speed cushions on roadways adjacent to any public school entrances;
      (iii) All-way stops or, where considered appropriate by DDOT, traffic signals at all intersections;
      (iv) Raised crosswalks and curb extensions at intersections adjacent to public school campuses;
      (v) Flashing school zone beacons on approaches within a school zone; and
      (vi) Mid-block crossing protections such as pylons or flashing pedestrian signs.
  (2) Not Funded.
  (3) Not Funded.
(c) (1) (A) No later than 12 months after [October 1, 2023], and every 5 years thereafter, DDOT shall submit to the Council for its review and approval the rubric that DDOT shall use in the upcoming Master Plan to determine the order that school facilities will receive an Action Plan pursuant to this chapter .
    (B) The proposed rubric shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rubric, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rubric shall be deemed approved.
    (C) Prior to the submission of the rubric to the Council, DDOT shall post the rubric online in a location accessible to the public.
  (2) (A) The rubric required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall, for each public school facility in the District, assign the facility a prioritization score from one to 10 based on data obtained by DDOT for the school facility.
    (B) In developing the rubric required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, DDOT shall consider inclusion of:
      (i) The number of reported traffic injury crashes that occurred within 1/4 of a mile of the school in the preceding 5 years;
      (ii) Whether the school is within 1/4 of a mile of one of the District's top 15 crash intersections;
      (iii) Whether the school zone includes a principal arterial, interstate, freeway, or expressway;
      (iv) The date of implementation of the last Safe Routes to School Action Plan for the school;
      (v) The number of schools within 1/2 of mile of the school facility; and
      (vi) The number of at-risk students enrolled in the school based on the current school year enrollment projection.
(d) In addition to a facility's prioritization score required by subsection (c)(2), when determining the prioritization and inclusion of school traffic safety projects in the annual budget and Capital Improvements Plan, DDOT may consider:
  (1) The scope and sequence of projects due to other projects focused on traffic safety within the walk and bike shed of the school undertaken in the preceding 5 years or planned in the most recent enacted Capital Improvements Plan; and
  (2) Immediate life and safety concerns.
(e) (1) DME and DDOT shall be the agencies responsible for development of the Master Plan:.
  (2) The following agencies shall provide support, as requested by the Mayor, for the development of the Master Plan:
    (A) DCPS;
    (B) The Public Charter School Board;
    (C) Public charter local education agencies;
    (D) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA") and WMATA Metro Transit Police;
    (E) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice;
    (F) The Department of Public Works;
    (G) The Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement; and
    (H) The Office of Planning.
(f) (1) At least 90 days before the submission of the Master Plan to the Council, DDOT shall post the draft Master Plan online and conduct at least 3 public meetings on the draft Master Plan.
  (2) Within 7 days after the submission of a Master Plan to Council, DDOT shall transmit to the Council and make the data available on the agency website in a location accessible to the public the raw data used to produce the prioritization scores for each school facility in the Master Plan.
(g) DCPS, PCSB, and individual private schools shall notify DDOT of a new school no later than 90 days before the first day on which students will begin classes at the school.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.07
§ 38-1702.07. Admission, enrollment, and withdrawal.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1207.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1207.05
§ 38-1207.05. Limitation on grants.
Status: in_force

No tuition grant pursuant to this subchapter shall be offered or approved for any student who has previously been the recipient of a tuition grant but has failed to remain in good academic standing by reason of neglect of the student’s academic work.
D.C. Code § 38-2255 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22C / § 38-2255
§ 38-2255. Conditions of Program eligibility and participation.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for Program participation through the baccalaureate degree pathway described in § 38-2252(b)(2)(A) , an individual shall:
  (1) Meet the relevant enrollment requirements for UDC or the District university grantee in which the individual enrolls;
  (2) Be a resident of the District;
  (3) (A) (i) Become or be a dual enrollment student; or
      (ii) Be a graduate of a public high school; and
    (B) Be enrolled in UDC or a District university grantee with an intent to pursue a baccalaureate or master's degree in education or teaching; and
  (4) In exchange for Program financial assistance and professional support, commit to teaching at an LEA for a minimum of 3 years after receiving a baccalaureate or master's degree in education or teaching and earning the appropriate licensure or certification needed to teach at an LEA.
(b) To be eligible for Program participation through the paraprofessional degree pathway described in § 38-2252(b)(2)(B) , an individual shall:
  (1) Meet the relevant enrollment requirements for UDC or District university grantee in which the individual enrolls;
  (2) Be a resident of the District;
  (3) Be currently employed by an LEA as a paraprofessional;
  (4) Enroll in a UDC or District university grantee to complete coursework or with the intent to pursue a baccalaureate or master's degree in education or teaching necessary to be a teacher licensed by OSSE or a certified teacher at a public charter school; and
  (5) In exchange for Program financial assistance and support, commit to teaching at an LEA for a minimum of 3 years after completing the necessary coursework or receiving a baccalaureate or master's degree in education or teaching and earning the appropriate licensure or certification needed to teach at an LEA.
(c) To maintain eligibility for Program assistance, a Program participant shall:
  (1) (A) Maintain the requisite cumulative grade point average to maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by UDC or the District university grantee; and
    (B) If participating in the Program through the baccalaureate degree pathway described in § 38-2252(b)(2)(A) , be consecutively enrolled as a full-time student in the Program at UDC or a District university grantee to pursue a baccalaureate or master's degree in education or teaching;
  (2) Remain a District resident throughout participation in the Program;
  (3) If pursuing teacher licensure or certification through the paraprofessional pathway described in § 38-2252(b)(2)(B) , remain employed by an LEA as a paraprofessional while participating in the Program; and
  (4) Meet any other requirement determined by UDC or OSSE to be necessary or appropriate for Program participation.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.15 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.15
§ 38-1702.15. Development of zero-based budget request and school-by-school gross operating budgets.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-506 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 5 / § 38-506
§ 38-506. Exemption from immunization.
Status: in_force

An immunization from the list of immunizations shall not be required for attendance at a school or child development facility by a student:
(1) For whom the responsible person objects in good faith and in writing to the public health authorities that the immunization would violate the responsible person's religious beliefs; or
(2) The public health authorities have a written certification from the student's physician or nurse-practitioner, or from the physician or nurse-practitioner's representative, that the immunization or treatment necessary to receive the immunization is medically inadvisable for the student.
D.C. Code § 38-107 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-107
§ 38-107. Supervisor of Manual Training.
Status: in_force

There shall be appointed by the Board a Supervisor of Manual Training who, under the direction of the Superintendent, shall have supervision of manual training instruction.
D.C. Code § 38-2238 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22A / § 38-2238
§ 38-2238. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-303 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3 / § 38-303
§ 38-303. Regulations determining tuition requirement; penalties; prosecutions.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Education Office shall take such action as may be necessary to determine which of the persons, attending or desiring to attend the public schools of the District of Columbia, for whom tuition shall be paid as required by § 38-302 , and said State Education Office is authorized to make regulations to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter; provided, that such rules and all changes proposed to such rules are issued by the State Education Office in accordance with the provisions of § 2-505(a) . Following the final adoption of such rules, the State Education Office shall transmit a copy to the Mayor and a copy to the Council of the District of Columbia.
(b) Any person who makes a statement required or authorized by this chapter to be filed with the State Education Office knowing that the information set forth in such statement is false shall be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both. Any person violating any regulation made pursuant to the authority in this chapter shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
(c) All prosecutions for violations of this chapter, or regulations made pursuant thereto, shall be conducted in the name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or any of his assistants. As used in this chapter the term “Corporation Counsel” means the attorney for the District of Columbia, by whatever title such attorney may be known, designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia to perform the functions prescribed for the Corporation Counsel in this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-824.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-824.03
§ 38-824.03. Additional requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) A student with disabilities shall have suitably adapted physical education incorporated as part of the individualized education program developed for the student. Public schools and public charter schools shall provide suitably adapted physical education or supplementary aids for any other student with special needs that preclude the student from participating in regular physical education instruction, as required by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved September 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 394; 29 U.S.C. § 794).
(b) Requiring or withholding physical activity shall not be used to punish students; provided, that students who are not wearing appropriate athletic clothing may be prohibited from participating in physical activity until properly dressed.
(c) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall provide and coordinate annual professional-development sessions for school personnel, provided by a certified instructor and based on nationally recognized standards, related to incorporating physical activity into classroom instruction, classroom instruction breaks, and active recess.
D.C. Code § 38-2262 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22D / § 38-2262
§ 38-2262. Structured literacy training for DCPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Starting no later than November 1, 2022, DCPS shall provide all literacy educators serving DCPS students in kindergarten through grade 5 who have not already completed structured literacy training, the opportunity to receive at least 45 hours of structured literacy training over 2 consecutive years.
(b) Literacy educators shall receive a $2,000 stipend for participation in structured literacy training if they are not provided the training during school hours.
D.C. Code § 38-174.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1A / § 38-174.02
§ 38-174.02. District of Columbia Public Schools Flexible Schedule Pilot.
Status: in_force

(a) In Fiscal Year 2024, DCPS shall provide up to $400,000 per school to 6 or more schools for the purpose of continuing, creating, or planning scheduling arrangements that allow for variation in instructional calendars and formats on a daily or weekly basis for the schools' educators while continuing to provide academic instruction to students.
(b) By February 15, 2024, DCPS shall provide a report to Council that:
  (1) Accounts for Fiscal Year 2024 funds spent and anticipated to be spent pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;
  (2) Explains whether DCPS anticipates exhausting appropriated funds by the end of the school year; and
  (3) Identifies schools that requested to receive funds pursuant to subsection (a) of this section but were not selected and provides a justification for each school's exclusion.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term "educator" includes a principal, assistant principal, teacher, assistant teacher, paraprofessional, school psychologist or counselor, all school service providers, or any person who provides professional educational services or education psychological services at a school.
D.C. Code § 38-1202.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1202.04
§ 38-1202.04. Reimbursement of Trustees.
Status: in_force

Trustees shall serve without compensation except that each Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while actually engaged in service as a Trustee, provided that these expenses are properly documented. In no case, however, shall a Trustee receive expense reimbursement that exceeds $4,000 per annum.
D.C. Code § 38-251.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-251.05
§ 38-251.05. Mediation and appeals process.
Status: in_force

(a) OSSE shall administer an appeals and mediation process for the denial of an application for home or hospital instruction submitted pursuant to § 38-251.03 or § 38-251.04 .
(b) A parent has a right to appeal the approval or denial decision made by the LEA. The appeals and mediation process is as follows:
  (1) A parent shall submit a written request for an appeal to OSSE within 10 days of receipt of the LEA's written decision. The request for an appeal shall include a copy of the medical certification of need in support of the request for home or hospital instruction and a copy of the LEA's decision, as well as any other information required by OSSE in its published policies.
  (2) OSSE shall provide mediation between the LEA and the parent.  If the mediation fails to resolve the issues raised by the appeal within 8 school days following receipt of the appeal or such other time as mutually agreed to by the parties, the appeal shall be reviewed by a 3-member appeals panel within OSSE. In the event the matter is referred to the appeals panel, the parent may request an opportunity to be heard before the panel.
  (3) The parent shall have the burden of proof on appeal to the appeals panel; provided, that there shall be a presumption in favor of the medical opinion set forth in the medical certification of need submitted in support of the request for home or hospital instruction. The LEA shall have the burden of proof in seeking to rebut this presumption through the submission of evidence from a qualified health care professional.
  (4) The appeals panel shall issue a written response to the parent's request for an appeal no later than 10 school days following receipt of the appeal.
  (5) The LEA shall implement the decision of the appeals panel no later than 5 days following its issuance.
D.C. Code § 38-192 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1B / § 38-192
§ 38-192. Special education; reporting requirement.
Status: in_force

Within 60 days of June 12, 2007, the Department of Education shall report to the Mayor and the Council on the status of:
(1) The Special Education Task Force, and the development of the Special Education Reform Plan, established pursuant to § 38-2551 ; and
(2) The implementation of the recommendations adopted by the Board of Education pursuant to the resolution Adopting the Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Special Education White Paper and Other Recommendations to Improve the Delivery of Special Education Services within the District of Columbia Public Schools, effective March 13, 2006 (Board of Education resolution SR06-22).
D.C. Code § 38-1104 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1104
§ 38-1104. Board of Higher Education — Facilities.
Status: in_force

The Mayor and the Board of Education may furnish to the Board, upon request of such Board, such space and facilities in private buildings or in public buildings of the government of the District of Columbia, records, information, services, personnel, offices, and equipment as may be available and which are necessary to enable the Board properly to perform its functions under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 38-2912 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2912
§ 38-2912. Variations in per pupil allocations.
Status: in_force

Variations from uniformity in the Formula are not intended as an exercise of the Council’s line-item authority over the DCPS budget. Allocations by the count of students in certain grade levels and programs are intended only to generate total appropriation amounts on a per student basis.
D.C. Code § 38-2581.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25D / § 38-2581.01
§ 38-2581.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) "Dyslexia" means a specific learning disability that:
    (A) Is neurobiological in origin;
    (B) Is characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities, which typically result from a deficiency in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction; and
    (C) May have secondary consequences, such as problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
  (2) "Educator" means a teacher, school administrator, guidance counselor, social worker, or an individual who works with students with special needs in an academic capacity.
  (3) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means the District of Columbia Public Schools system, any individual public charter school, or any group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
  (4) "OSSE" means Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
  (5) "Public school" means District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter schools in the District of Columbia.
  (6) "Reading difficulty" means any neurological or physical impediment to reaching grade-level developmental reading milestones, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dysgraphia, and other reading disabilities.
  (7) "Science-based reading program" means a reading curriculum, based on the science of reading, that includes explicit and systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies.
D.C. Code § 38-236.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.03
§ 38-236.03. Establishment of school discipline policies.
Status: in_force

(a) Local education agencies shall foster positive school climates that engage all students in learning.
(b) Local education agencies shall adopt, in consultation with school personnel, students, and parents, school discipline policies to promote the safety and well-being of students and staff. School discipline policies shall:
  (1) Set high expectations for student behavior and adopt an instructional and corrective approach to school discipline;
  (2) Permit out-of-school suspension or disciplinary unenrollment as a disciplinary action only to ensure safety and in response to the most serious offenses, as set forth in school policy;
  (3) Avoid policies requiring automatic suspension or disciplinary unenrollment for particular behaviors unless otherwise required by law;
  (4) Include a plan for continuity of education for any student subject to a suspension, including a mechanism for modifications to the plan to meet the needs of an individual student, as necessary, to facilitate the student's return to the classroom, and appropriate measures to ensure the student:
    (A) Continues the student's studies during the suspension and receives all appropriate assignments for the duration of the suspension;
    (B) Can communicate with school personnel regarding academic work; and
    (C) Upon returning to school, has the opportunity to make up any school work missed during the suspension if the school work cannot be completed by the student during the student's suspension;
  (5) Require school personnel to seek and facilitate the involvement of parents in response to an incident resulting in a disciplinary action, particularly with regard to the plan for continuity of education, to the degree that a parent is able to participate;
  (6) Identify conduct or categories of conduct, by severity of offense, including conduct that constitutes causing, attempting, or threatening bodily injury or emotional distress, for which a student may be disciplined;
  (7) Identify graduated levels of disciplinary action for misbehavior through a list of options available to teachers and administrators for each level of misconduct; provided, that such a list need not be exhaustive;
  (8) Describe the local education agency's in-school and out-of-school suspension practice and policy;
  (9) Promote disciplinary actions that are individualized, fair, equitable, developmentally appropriate, proportional to the severity of the student's offense, and, if appropriate, restorative;
  (10) Provide that school personnel shall consider whether student behavior can be safely and appropriately handled through other disciplinary action before making referrals to law enforcement or seeking school-related arrests in response to student behavior;
  (11) Outline procedures for communicating with students and parents regarding disciplinary actions; and
  (12) Articulate clearly the due process rights and procedures available to students and parents.
(c) The school discipline policy of a local education agency that operates a pre-kindergarten program shall be consistent with the requirements of § 38-273.03 .
(d) A school, or local education agency, as appropriate, shall provide school discipline policies to students and parents and shall provide students and parents with explanations of the policies, including explanations of expectations, rights, and responsibilities of students and parents under the policies. The school, or local education agency, as appropriate, shall make the school discipline policy publicly available, including in a conspicuous place on the school and local education agency's website.
(e) Local education agencies shall proactively evaluate and update school discipline policies and practices to ensure fairness and equity, including by using data and feedback from students, families, and school personnel to identify, reduce, and eliminate discriminatory discipline practices or outcomes and unintended consequences.
D.C. Code § 38-2906 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2906
§ 38-2906. Pupil count.
Status: in_force

(a) Annual appropriations for DCPS pursuant to the Formula shall equal the total estimated costs for the number of resident students projected to be enrolled in DCPS during the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made; provided, that for fiscal year 2008, the projected change in enrollment shall equal the average annual change in enrollment for the preceding 3 years. Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the base for the projections shall be the verified enrollment for the school year preceding the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.
(b) Annual appropriations for public charter schools pursuant to the Formula shall equal the total estimated costs for the following:
  (1) The number of resident students projected to be enrolled in all public charter schools combined during the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, plus;
  (2) The total estimated costs for the per pupil public charter school facilities allotment for the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.
  (3) Repealed.
(c) Repealed.
(d) (1) The student counts reported by October 15 of each year shall be verified by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, which shall also determine the number of students whose tuition for enrollment in other school systems is paid for by funds available to the District of Columbia public schools and the amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected from nonresident students enrolled in local education agencies.
  (2) The verification shall cover the information required by § 38-1804.02 , and shall be transmitted to the Mayor and the Council, and made publically available, no later than December 31 of each year. Until the verification is transmitted, the unverified October count shall serve as the basis for quarterly payments.
(e) Preliminary projections of public charter school enrollment shall be made by each eligible chartering authority for the public charter schools under its supervision, and submitted to the Mayor by the date on which the Chancellor is required to submit his or her budget request to the Mayor. The eligible chartering authorities may submit revisions of the projections to the Mayor and the Council at any time before the Council committee with oversight responsibilities for the public education budget reports its recommendations on that budget to the Council.
D.C. Code § 38-1805.52 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1805.52
§ 38-1805.52. Facilities Master Plan.
Status: in_force

In developing the Facilities Master Plan pursuant to § 38-2803 , the Mayor shall consult with the Council, the Director of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, the Public Charter School Board, and representatives of public charter schools, and shall consider the facilities needs of all public school students.
D.C. Code § 38-1802.15 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1802.15
§ 38-1802.15. Federal entities.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — The following federal agencies and federally established entities are encouraged to explore whether it is feasible for the agency or entity to establish one or more public charter schools:
  (1) The Library of Congress;
  (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
  (3) The Drug Enforcement Administration;
  (4) The National Science Foundation;
  (5) The Department of Justice;
  (6) The Department of Defense;
  (7) The Department of Education; and
  (8) The Smithsonian Institution, including the National Zoological Park, the National Museum of American History, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National Gallery of Art.
(b) Report. — Not later than 120 days after April 26, 1996, any agency or institution described in subsection (a) of this section that has explored the feasibility of establishing a public charter school shall report its determination on the feasibility to the appropriate congressional committees.
D.C. Code § 38-1851.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18M / § 38-1851.07
§ 38-1851.07. Nondiscrimination.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-3105 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 31 / § 38-3105
§ 38-3105. Safe Routes to School Program.
Status: in_force

(a) DDOT shall establish a Safe Routes to School Program, which shall be responsible for:
  (1) Developing the Safe Streets for Students Master Plan required under § 38-3111 ;
  (2) Conducting spot safety assessments and other assessments or investigations that are focused on improving traffic safety;
  (3) Producing Action Plans;
  (4) Installing traffic safety infrastructure to enhance the safety and improve the experience of pedestrians, bicyclists, users of shared fleet devices, and others pursuant to an Action Plan, assessment, investigation, or as otherwise considered necessary by DDOT to improve traffic safety;
  (5) Not Funded.
  (6) Gathering and analyzing data to improve the safety of public school students, staff, and families from traffic violence as they travel to and from school;
  (7) Coordinating with DME, Department of Public Works, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, Office of Planning, MPD, WMATA, WMATA MTPD, and other relevant agencies to plan for and implement policies, programs, and services to support the Safe Routes to School Program and measures intended to ensure the safety of public school students, staff, and families from traffic violence as they travel to and from school; and
  (8) Community engagement on the Safe Routes to School Program.
D.C. Code § 38-1109 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1109
§ 38-1109. Federal City College and Washington Technical Institute administered as land-grant colleges; appropriations; allocations to Federal Extension Service of Department of Agriculture.
Status: in_force

(a) In the administration of the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. §§ 341-346 , 347a-349 ) (known as the Smith-Lever Act):
  (1) The Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute shall each be considered to be a college established for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. §§ 301-305 , 307, 308); and
  (2) The term “state” as used in such Act of May 8, 1914, shall include the District of Columbia, except that the District of Columbia shall not be eligible to receive any sums appropriated under 7 U.S.C. § 343.
(b) In lieu of an authorization of appropriations for the District of Columbia under 7 U.S.C. § 343, there is authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary to provide cooperative agricultural extension work in the District of Columbia under such Act. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1969, and June 30, 1970, sums appropriated under this subsection may be used to pay the total cost of providing such extension work; and for each fiscal year thereafter such sums may be used to pay no more than one half of such cost. Any reference in such Act (other than 7 U.S.C. § 343) to funds appropriated under such Act shall in the case of the District of Columbia be considered a reference to funds appropriated under this subsection.
(c) Four per centum of the sums appropriated under subsection (b) of this section for each fiscal year shall be allotted to the Federal Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture for administrative, technical, and other services provided by the Service in carrying out the purposes of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-273.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-273.02
§ 38-273.02. Eligibility and priority for enrollment in pre-k.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for enrollment in pre-k, a child shall be a resident of the District and be of pre-k age, or become 3 years of age on or before September 30th of the program year.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, priority enrollment shall be first to children who live within the school’s attendance zone boundary, as established pursuant to law and regulation, if applicable, and then to children whose family income is between 130% and 250% of federal poverty guidelines, and to children whose family income is below 130% who are not served by existing programs.
(c) Enrollment for pre-k programs in District of Columbia Public Charter Schools shall be conducted according to the admission and enrollment provisions of § 38-1802.06 .
D.C. Code § 38-233 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-233
§ 38-233. Alternative educational programs.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education shall provide to any student who is expelled from school in accordance with this subchapter an alternative educational program at the D.C. Street Academy, at another existing alternative educational program, or at any alternative educational program that may be established in the future. Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this subchapter:
(1) The Mayor and the Board of Education shall submit a report to the Council delineating a comprehensive plan for providing alternative educational services to a student who has been expelled from a District of Columbia Public School setting.
(2) The comprehensive plan shall include a description of the alternative education services to be provided to an expelled student, each location where the alternative education services shall be provided, and the estimated annual cost of providing the alternative education services.
D.C. Code § 38-923 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-923
§ 38-923. Annual estimates of expenses.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-236.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.09
§ 38-236.09. Annual reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Each local education agency and entity operating a publicly funded community-based organization shall maintain data for each student that includes:
  (1) Demographic data including:
    (A) The campus attended by the student;
    (B) The student’s grade level;
    (C) The student’s gender identification;
    (D) The student’s race;
    (E) The student’s ethnicity;
    (F) Whether the student receives special education services;
    (G) Whether the student is classified as an English language learner; and
    (H) Whether the student is considered at-risk as defined in § 38-2901(2A) ;
  (2) Discipline data including:
    (A) Total number of in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, involuntary dismissals, and emergency removals experienced by the student during each school year;
    (B) Total number of days excluded from school;
    (C) Whether the student was referred to an alternative education setting for the duration of a suspension, and whether the student attended;
    (D) Whether the student was subject to a disciplinary unenrollment during the school year;
    (E) Whether the student voluntarily withdrew or voluntarily transferred from the school during the school year;
    (F) Whether the student was subject to referral to law enforcement;
    (G) Whether the student was subject to school-related arrest and the reason for involving law enforcement officers;
    (G-i) The type and count of weapons or controlled substances recovered during a school-related arrest; and
    (H) A description of the conduct that led to or reasoning behind each suspension, involuntary dismissal, emergency removal, disciplinary unenrollment, voluntary withdrawal or transfer, referral to law enforcement, school-related arrest, recovery of weapons, recovery of controlled dangerous substances, and, for students with disabilities, change in placement; and
  (3) Special education services data, including whether a student received during the school year:
    (A) A functional behavioral assessment;
    (B) An updated behavior improvement plan; or
    (C) A manifestation determination review, including the number of suspension days that triggered the review, whether the suspension days were cumulative, and the outcome of the review.
(b) By August 15 of each year, each local education agency or entity operating a publicly funded community-based organization shall submit a report to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education disaggregated by each of the demographic categories identified in subsection (a)(1) of this section. The report shall include:"
  (1) The students suspended for:
  (A) At least one and no more than 5 days, and whether the suspension was an in-school suspension or an out-of-school suspension;
    (B) At least 6 and no more than 10 days and whether the suspension was an in-school suspension or an out-of-school suspension;
    (C) More than 10 days and whether the suspension was an in-school suspension or an out-of-school suspension;
  (2) The students who received more than one suspension in a school year and whether the suspensions were in-school or out-of-school suspensions;
  (3) The students who were referred to an alternative educational setting for the course of a suspension;
  (4) The students who received a school-based intervention rather than an in-school suspension, and a description of the school-based intervention;
  (5) The students involuntarily dismissed:
    (A) At least once and no more than 5 times;
    (B) At least 6 times and no more than 10 times;
  (C) More than 10 times;
  (6) The students subject to emergency removals;
  (7) The students subject to a disciplinary unenrollment, disaggregated by type of disciplinary unenrollment;
  (8) The students who voluntarily withdrew or transferred;
  (9) The students subject to referral to law enforcement;
  (10) The students subject to school-related arrest;
  (11) A description of the misconduct that led to or reasoning behind each suspension, involuntary dismissal, emergency removal, disciplinary withdrawal, voluntary withdrawal or transfer, referral to law enforcement, school-based arrest, and, for students with disabilities, change in placement;
  (12) Whether the student received a functional behavior assessment, an updated behavioral improvement plan, or a manifestation determination review, as those terms are used in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved December 3, 2004 (118 Stat. 2745; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. ), and the outcomes of those actions; and
  (13) Whether the student was subject to suspensions exceeding the time limits described in § 38-236.04(b) , and a summary of the written justification provided by the local education agency for those disciplinary actions.
(c) (1) Each local education agency or entity operating a publicly funded community-based organization shall provide the requested data in subsection (b) of this section in a form and manner prescribed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
  (2) The OSSE shall collaborate with local education agencies and publicly funded community-based organizations to develop consistent definitions for the types of misconduct and explanations of reasoning required to be maintained or reported pursuant to subsections (a)(2)(H) and (b)(11) of this section.
(d) By December 15 of each year, beginning in 2016, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall publicly report on the data provided by local education agencies and community-based organizations in subsection (b) of this section during the preceding school year, including a relevant trend analysis. The report shall include a trend analysis based on available data, including data drawn from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, school climate surveys, and any other available sources, of the exclusion of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning of the student's sexual orientation, transgender, gender nonconforming, or questioning of the student's gender identity or expression.
(e) Repealed.
(f) The OSSE, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-1966 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1966
§ 38-1966. Teaching certificates; renewals; rules and regulations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1976 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1976
§ 38-1976. Appropriation for summer school salaries.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-905 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-905
§ 38-905. John A. Chamberlain Vocational School.
Status: in_force

The new school building built to replace the Lenox Vocational School shall, when occupied, be known as the John A. Chamberlain Vocational School.
D.C. Code § 38-937 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-937
§ 38-937. Employee requirements.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1946 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1946
§ 38-1946. Leave with part pay authorized; limitations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1853.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18N / § 38-1853.05
§ 38-1853.05. Applications.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — In order to receive a grant under § 38-1853.04(a) , an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
(b) Contents. — The Secretary may not approve the request of an eligible entity for a grant under § 38-1853.04(a) unless the entity’s application includes—
  (1) a detailed description of—
    (A) how the entity will address the priorities described in § 38-1853.06 ;
    (B) how the entity will ensure that if more eligible students seek admission in the program of the entity than the program can accommodate, eligible students are selected for admission through a random selection process which gives weight to the priorities described in § 38-1853.06 ;
    (C) how the entity will ensure that if more participating eligible students seek admission to a participating school than the school can accommodate, participating eligible students are selected for admission through a random selection process;
    (D) how the entity will notify parents of eligible students of the expanded choice opportunities in order to allow the parents to make informed decisions;
    (E) the activities that the entity will carry out to provide parents of eligible students with expanded choice opportunities through the awarding of scholarships under § 38-1853.07(a) ;
    (F) how the entity will determine the amount that will be provided to parents under § 38-1853.07(a)(2) for the payment of tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, if any;
    (G) how the entity will seek out private elementary schools and secondary schools in the District of Columbia to participate in the program;
    (H) how the entity will ensure that each participating school will meet the reporting and other program requirements under this chapter;
    (I) how the entity will ensure that participating schools submit to site visits by the entity as determined to be necessary by the entity;
    (J) how the entity will ensure that participating schools are financially responsible and will use the funds received under § 38-1853.07 effectively;
    (K) how the entity will ensure the financial viability of participating schools in which 85 percent or more of the total number of students enrolled at the school are participating eligible students that receive and use an opportunity scholarship;
    (L) how the entity will address the renewal of scholarships to participating eligible students, including continued eligibility;
    (M) how the entity will ensure that a majority of its voting board members or governing organization are residents of the District of Columbia; and
    (N) how the eligible entity will ensure that it—
      (i) utilizes internal fiscal and quality controls; and
      (ii) complies with applicable financial reporting requirements and the requirements of this division; and
  (2) an assurance that the entity will comply with all requests regarding any evaluation carried out under § 38-1853.09(a) .
D.C. Code § 38-158 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-158
§ 38-158. Detail of officers to training program.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to section 101(1)(c) and (d) of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Vitalization Act of 1964, approved October 13, 1964 (78 Stat. 1063; 10 U.S.C. § 2031(c)   and (d)), the Board of Education, beginning in the 1995-96 School Year, shall request and ensure that active duty officers and noncommissioned officers of the U.S. Armed Forces be detailed as administrators and instructors to the District of Columbia Public Schools’ Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.
D.C. Code § 38-1631.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 16A / § 38-1631.06
§ 38-1631.06. Required disclosures.
Status: in_force

(a) A college athlete shall provide or disclose to the individual or office designated under subsection (b) of this section:
  (1) A copy of a name, image, or likeness agreement that provides name, image, or likeness compensation to the athlete or the athlete's designee in an amount of more than $300 or, if a record of the agreement does not exist, the amount of name, image, or likeness compensation provided or to be provided, if the amount is more than $300;
  (2) The amount of name, image, or likeness compensation provided to the athlete or the athlete's designee if the aggregate amount is more than $2,000 in a calendar year and a copy of each name, image, or likeness agreement under which the compensation was received, if a record of the agreement exists;
  (3) For each agreement or amount that must be provided:
    (A) The arrangement for providing compensation;
    (B) The amount of compensation;
    (C) The identity of and a description of the relationship with the third party;
    (D) The activity required or authorized; and
    (E) If the athlete is represented by a name, image, or likeness agent, the name of and a description of the agreement with the agent;
  (4) A copy of each agreement entered into by the athlete with a name, image, or likeness agent; and
  (5) Other information required by the Department.
(b) An institution shall designate an individual or office to receive the information required by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) A college athlete shall provide:
  (1) The information required by subsection (a) of this section before the earlier of:
    (A) Receiving name, image, or likeness compensation required to be disclosed pursuant to this section; or
    (B) Engaging in a name, image, or likeness activity required to be disclosed pursuant to this section; and
  (2) An update after a change in any of the information required by subsection (a) of this section, not later than 10 days after the earlier of the change or the next scheduled athletic event in which the college athlete may participate.
(d) If an institution, conference, or athletic association voluntarily, or as required by this chapter , adopts a limitation affecting a college athlete's ability to engage in name, image, or likeness activity, the institution shall provide, in a record, a copy of the limitation on its website that is accessible by the public and electronically searchable and to each college athlete the institution expects to participate in an intercollegiate sport:
  (1) At or before the time an offer of admission or financial aid is made, whichever is earlier; or
  (2) If the limitation is adopted after the college athlete is a student at the institution, as soon as practicable after adoption.
(e) A name, image, or likeness agreement must contain a statement that the agreement is the sole, complete, and final agreement between the parties.  The statement must be made by:
  (1) The college athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete;
  (2) The third party; and
  (3) If a name, image, or likeness agent provided service in connection with the agreement, the agent.
D.C. Code § 38-2021.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.03
§ 38-2021.03. Voluntary and involuntary retirement.
Status: in_force

(a) Any teacher who completes 5 years of eligible service and who is separated from the service: (1) after becoming 55 years of age and completing 30 years of service; (2) after becoming 60 years of age and completing 20 years of service; (3) after becoming 62 years of age; or (4) in the case of any teacher hired on or after the first day of the first pay period which begins after October 29, 1996, after completing 30 years of service; is entitled to an annuity.
(b) (1) Any teacher who completes 5 years of eligible service and who is involuntarily separated from the service, except by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, after: (1) completing 25 years of service; or (2) becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service; is entitled to an annuity reduced by one sixth of 1% for each full month such teacher is under the age of 55 years at the date of his separation from the service.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term:
    (A) “Excessing” means the elimination of a teacher’s position at a particular school, when such an elimination is not a reduction in force or abolishment, due to a:
      (i) Decline in student enrollment;
      (ii) Reduction in the local school budget;
      (iii) Closing or consolidation;
      (iv) Restructuring; or
      (v) Change in the local school program.
    (B) “Involuntarily separated” includes the excessing of a permanent status teacher, without regard to whether the teacher chose to reject options available to him or her, such as finding a placement elsewhere in the public schools of the District of Columbia.
(c) Repealed.
(c-1) A teacher who completes 5 years of eligible service shall be 100% vested.
(d) (1) The length of a teacher’s service shall be computed in accordance with § 38-2021.08 .
  (2) The amount of an annuity authorized by this section shall be computed in accordance with § 38-2021.05 .
  (3) Each annuity authorized by this section shall commence on the day after the teacher is separated from the service and shall terminate on the date the teacher dies.
(e) Any teacher who completes 5 years of vested service may voluntarily retire from the service on or before December 31, 1980, after completing 20 years of service and shall be entitled to an annuity computed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; provided, that the amortization payment to the District of Columbia Retirement Board for the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund shall be made from appropriations of the Board of Education; except that any teacher hired on or after the first day of the first pay period which begins after October 29, 1996, who completes 30 years of service shall be entitled to an annuity computed in accordance with § 38-2021.05 .
(f) (1) In the event of a major reorganization, a major reduction in force, or a major transfer of functions in which a significant percentage of Board of Education employees will be separated or subject to an immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay or a furlough, the Board of Education is authorized to offer voluntary retirement to the following eligible teachers:
    (A) Teachers who have completed 25 years of service; and
    (B) Teachers who have reached 50 years of age and completed 20 years of service.
  (2) Teachers who accept voluntary retirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall:
    (A) Receive an annuity reduced by 1/6 of 1% for each full month such teacher is under the age of 55 years at the date of his or her separation from the service; and
    (B) Be eligible for the early out retirement incentive program established by § 38-2021.03 .
D.C. Code § 38-434 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4A / § 38-434
§ 38-434. DCPS School Facility Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the DCPS School Facility Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Any fees collected for the use of school facilities pursuant to § 38-432(c) shall be deposited in the Fund.
(c) (1) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
    (A) 75% of the money shall be transferred to DCPS schools, according to the formula described in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
    (B) 25% of the money shall be transferred to the Department of General Services to administer the permitting process for the use of school facilities.
  (2) Money transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be transferred by October 1 and February 1 of each year.
  (3) Money transferred to DCPS schools under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall be distributed to individual DCPS schools in amounts that are proportionate to the number of permits issued for the use of that DCPS school's school facilities.
(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.
(e) At least once per year, the Mayor shall provide an accounting of fees collected for each DCPS school pursuant to § 38-432(c) , including the name and affiliation of each permit holder, to the principal of that DCPS school.
(f) The Mayor shall transmit an annual report to the Council, describing all fees collected pursuant to § 38-432(c) , broken down by DCPS school and permit holder.
D.C. Code § 38-1204.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1204.01
§ 38-1204.01. Meetings of Trustees.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The chairperson or a majority of the members of the Trustees may convene a meeting. The Trustees shall hold meetings periodically, as scheduled by the Trustees; provided, that at least 4 meetings shall be held each year. All meetings shall be held in the District of Columbia. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, meetings shall be noticed to the public and open to the public.
  (2) The Trustees may convene in executive session by a vote of a majority of the voting members serving to take action on matters that:
    (A) Relate to personnel or to practices of the Trustees;
    (B) Would result in the disclosure of matters specifically exempted from disclosure by statute; or
    (C) Would result in the disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
  (3) The Trustees shall keep the minutes of each meeting of the Trustees and shall make the minutes of each public meeting available to the public for inspection and distribution.
(b) No official action may be taken at a meeting or an executive session unless a quorum is present; except, that a lesser number may hold a hearing. A majority of the voting members serving on the Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum.
D.C. Code § 38-275.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-275.01
§ 38-275.01. 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 chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, by resolution, within this 30-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(b) All rules and regulations, issued under appropriate authority, prior to July 18, 2008, shall continue in full force and effect until superseded by the rules issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-1105 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1105
§ 38-1105. Fiscal accountability.
Status: in_force

All obligations and disbursements for the purpose of this subchapter shall be incurred, made, and accounted for in the same manner as other obligations and disbursements for the District of Columbia and, except as provided in paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of § 38-1103 , under the direction and control of the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 38-601 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-601
§ 38-601. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) “Adult student” and “minor student” mean those terms as they are defined in § 499 of the Board of Education Rules, effective July 29, 1977 (5 DCMR 2099).
(2) “Certified nurse practitioner” means a registered nurse who is licensed in the United States or its territories, has had postgraduate education and training in pediatrics, adolescent medicine, or the assessment and care of school-aged children, and is certified as a nurse practitioner by the American Nurses’ Association, the National Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates, or any other certifying organization acceptable to the Mayor.
(3) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(4) “Physician” means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in the United States or its territories and has had postgraduate education or training in pediatrics or adolescent medicine.
D.C. Code § 38-271.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-271.04
§ 38-271.04. Annual capacity audit.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall submit to the Council by December 30 of each year, beginning in 2008, a capacity audit of pre-k programs for all sectors, to be used by OSSE to determine the:
(1) Number of children for whom pre-k is not available and whose parents would send them to pre-k but for the lack of availability;
(2) Current capacity of all existing pre-k programs; and
(3) Manner in which Head Start programs are incorporated in the early care and education delivery system.
D.C. Code § 38-1808.51 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1808.51
§ 38-1808.51. Commission on Consensus Reform in the District of Columbia Public Schools.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 38-236.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.08
§ 38-236.08. Suspension and expulsion report.
Status: in_force

Within 180 calendar days of September 19, 2013, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall submit to the Mayor and the Secretary to the Council a report with findings and recommendations to aid each educational institution to eliminate out-of-school suspensions and expulsions, except for those students who pose a reasonable threat of death or serious bodily harm to themselves or others or violate part A of this subchapter [ § 38-231 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 38-159 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-159
§ 38-159. Public school enrollment census.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Education Office and the District of Columbia Public Schools shall hire an independent contractor to perform a census of the enrolled students in the D.C. Public Schools as well as the school employees, their job classifications, and duties.
(b) The independent contractor shall count the number of students enrolled in the District of Columbia Public Schools. The count shall include the information specified in § 38-1804.02(b) .
(c) The independent contractor shall submit the census report to the Council, Mayor, and the Financial Authority on or before January 1, 1999, and in subsequent years as needed.
D.C. Code § 38-904 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-904
§ 38-904. School name changes.
Status: in_force

(a) The school formerly known as the M Street High School (old) shall be known as Robert Gould Shaw Junior High School.
(b) The school formerly known as Central High School (old) and annex shall be known as Columbia Junior High School.
D.C. Code § 38-1802.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1802.05
§ 38-1802.05. Board of Trustees of a public charter school.
Status: in_force

(a) Board of Trustees. — The members of a Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall be elected or selected pursuant to the charter granted to the school. Such Board of Trustees shall have an odd number of members that does not exceed 15, of which:
  (1) A majority shall be residents of the District of Columbia; and
  (2) At least 2 shall be parents of a student attending the school.
(b) Eligibility. — An individual is eligible for election or selection to the Board of Trustees of a public charter school if the person:
  (1) Is a teacher or staff member who is employed at the school;
  (2) Is a parent of a student attending the school; or
  (3) Meets the election or selection criteria set forth in the charter granted to the school.
(c) Election or selection of parents. — In the case of the first Board of Trustees of a public charter school to be elected or selected after the date on which the school is granted a charter, the election or selection of the members under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall occur on the earliest practicable date after classes at the school have commenced. Until such date, any other members who have been elected or selected shall serve as an interim Board of Trustees. Such an interim Board of Trustees may exercise all of the powers, and shall be subject to all of the duties, of a Board of Trustees.
(d) Fiduciaries. — The Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall be fiduciaries of the school and shall set overall policy for the school. The Board of Trustees may make final decisions on matters related to the operation of the school, consistent with the charter granted to the school, this subchapter, and other applicable law.
(e) Open meetings. — All meetings of a Board of Trustees shall be subject to the requirements of subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(f) The Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall complete school governance training consistent with the requirements of § 38-1802.14(k) .
D.C. Code § 38-2752 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27B / § 38-2752
§ 38-2752. DC Promise establishment; administration.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-508 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 5 / § 38-508
§ 38-508. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions and other applications shall not be affected.
D.C. Code § 38-754.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-754.01
§ 38-754.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the “Community Schools Incentive Act of 2012”.
D.C. Code § 38-826.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-826.01
§ 38-826.01. Local wellness policies.
Status: in_force

(a) As required by federal law, each local educational agency shall collaborate with parents, students, food service providers, and community organizations to develop, adopt, and update a comprehensive local wellness policy. Local wellness policies shall be revised at least once every 3 years.
(b) Local wellness policies shall include:
  (1) The requirements set forth in federal law; and
  (2) Goals for:
    (A) Improving the environmental sustainability of schools;
    (B) Increasing the use of locally grown, locally processed, and unprocessed foods from growers engaged in sustainable agriculture practices;
    (C) Increasing physical activity; and
    (D) Developing and implementing an Environmental Literacy Program.
(c) Public schools and public charter schools shall promote their local wellness policy to faculty, staff, parents, and students. A copy shall be:
  (1) Posted on each school’s website, if it has one;
  (2) Distributed to food service staff members;
  (3) Distributed to the school’s parent/teacher organization, if it has one; and
  (4) Made available in each school’s office.
(d) (1) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall review each local wellness policy to ensure that it complies with federal requirements and shall examine whether schools comply with their policies.
  (2) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education may deem a school ineligible for grants from the Healthy Schools Fund if the Office of the State Superintendent of Education finds that the school's local wellness policy does not conform with the federal requirements or that the school has not complied with its local wellness policy.
D.C. Code § 38-505 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 5 / § 38-505
§ 38-505. School attendance without immunization.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to any student who has been admitted to a school and for whom the school does not receive a certification of immunization reflecting immunization or an exemption from immunization for each immunization on the list of immunizations, the school shall:
  (1) Notify a responsible person in accordance with § 38-504(b) ; and
  (2) Unless otherwise provided in the exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 , not permit the student to attend school for more than 20 school days after the date of notification unless the school receives a completed certification of immunization within the 20 school days.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 and notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this section, if immunization requires a series of treatments that cannot be completed within 20 school days after notification, the student shall be permitted to attend school while the treatments are continuing if, within the 20 school days, the school receives written notification from the provider administering the treatment that the immunization is in progress.
D.C. Code § 38-1802.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1802.03
§ 38-1802.03. Process for approving or denying public charter school petitions.
Status: in_force

(a) Schedule. — An eligible chartering authority shall establish a schedule for receiving petitions to establish a public charter school and shall publish any such schedule in the District of Columbia Register and newspapers of general circulation.
(b) Public hearing. — Not later than 45 days after a petition to establish a public charter school is filed with an eligible chartering authority, the eligible chartering authority shall hold a public hearing on the petition to gather the information that is necessary for the eligible chartering authority to make the decision to approve or deny the petition.
(c) Notice. — Not later than 10 days prior to the scheduled date of a public hearing on a petition to establish a public charter school, an eligible chartering authority:
  (1) Shall publish a notice of the hearing in the District of Columbia Register and newspapers of general circulation;
  (2) Shall send a written notification of the hearing date to the eligible applicant who filed the petition;
  (3) Shall send written notification of the hearing date to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in the area in which the school is located; and
  (4) Shall send written notification of the hearing date to the following parties when the petition is to convert an existing public school into a public charter school:
    (A) Parents of minor students attending the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition;
    (B) Adult students attending the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition;
    (C) Employees of the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition; and
    (D) Parents of minor students who both attend:
      (i) The school grade immediately lower than the first school grade which is served by the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition; and
      (ii) A school that is located within the attendance zone of the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition.
(d) Approval. — (1) In general. — Subject to subsection (i) of this section and paragraph (2) of this subsection an eligible chartering authority shall approve a petition to establish a public charter school, if:
    (A) The eligible chartering authority determines that the petition satisfies the requirements of this subchapter;
    (B) The eligible applicant who filed the petition agrees to satisfy any condition or requirement, consistent with this subchapter and other applicable law, that is set forth in writing by the eligible chartering authority as an amendment to the petition;
    (C) The eligible chartering authority determines that the public charter school has the ability to meet the educational objectives outlined in the petition; and
    (D) The approval will not cause the eligible chartering authority to exceed a limit under subsection (i) of this section.
  (2) Conditional approval. — (A) In general. — In the case of a petition that does not contain the identification and information required under § 38-1802.02(6)(B)(i) , but does contain the timetable required under § 38-1802.02(6)(B)(ii) , an eligible chartering authority may only approve the petition on a conditional basis, subject to the eligible applicant’s submitting the identification and information described in § 38-1802.02(6)(B)(i) in accordance with such timetable, or any other timetable specified in writing by the eligible chartering authority in an amendment to the petition.
    (B) Effect of conditional approval. — For purposes of subsections (e), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, a petition conditionally approved under this paragraph shall be treated the same as a petition approved under paragraph (1) of this subsection except that on the date that such a conditionally approved petition ceases to be conditionally approved because the eligible applicant has not timely submitted the identification and information described in § 38-1802.02(6)(B)(i) , the approval of the petition shall cease to be counted for purposes of subsection (i) of this section.
(e) Timetable. — An eligible chartering authority shall approve or deny a petition to establish a public charter school not later than 45 days after the conclusion of the public hearing on the petition.
(f) Extension. — An eligible chartering authority and an eligible applicant may agree to extend the 45-day time period referred to in subsection (e) of this section by a period that shall not exceed 30 days.
(g) Denial explanation. — If an eligible chartering authority denies a petition or finds the petition to be incomplete, the eligible chartering authority shall specify in writing the reasons for its decision and indicate, when the eligible chartering authority determines appropriate, how the eligible applicant who filed the petition may revise the petition to satisfy the requirements for approval.
(h) Approved petition. — (1) Notice. — Not later than 10 days after an eligible chartering authority approves a petition to establish a public charter school, the eligible chartering authority shall provide a written notice of the approval, including a copy of the approved petition and any conditions or requirements agreed to under subsection (d) of this section, to the eligible applicant and to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. The eligible chartering authority shall publish a notice of the approval of the petition in the District of Columbia Register and newspapers of general circulation.
  (2) Charter. — The provisions described in paragraphs (1), (7), (8), (11), (16), and (18) of § 38-1802.02 of a petition to establish a public charter school that are approved by an eligible chartering authority, together with any amendments to such provisions in the petition containing conditions or requirements agreed to by the eligible applicant under subsection (d) of this section, shall be considered a charter granted to the school by the eligible chartering authority.
(i) Number of petitions. — (1) First year. — During calendar year 1996, not more than 10 petitions to establish public charter schools may be approved under this subchapter.
  (2) Subsequent years. — (A) In general. — (i) Annual limit. — Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and sub-subparagraph (ii) of this subparagraph, during calendar year 1997, and during each subsequent calendar year, each eligible chartering authority shall not approve more than 10 petitions to establish a public charter school under this subchapter.
      (ii) Timetable. — Any petition approved under sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph shall be approved during an application approval period that terminates on April 1 of each year. Such an approval period may commence before or after January 1 of the calendar year in which it terminates, except that any petition approved at any time during such an approval period shall count, for purposes of sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, against the total number of petitions approved during the calendar year in which the approval period terminates.
    (B) Exception. — If, by April 1 of any calendar year after 1996, an eligible chartering authority has approved fewer than 10 petitions during such calendar year, any other eligible chartering authority may approve more than 10 petitions during such calendar year, but only if:
      (i) The eligible chartering authority completes the approval of any such additional petition before June 1 of the year; and
      (ii) The approval of any such additional petition will not cause the total number of petitions approved by all eligible chartering authorities during the calendar year to exceed 20.
(j) Authority of eligible chartering authority. — (1) In general. — Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and except for officers or employees of the eligible chartering authority with which a petition to establish a public charter school is filed, no governmental entity, elected official, or employee of the District of Columbia shall make, participate in making, or intervene in the making of, the decision to approve or deny such a petition.
  (2) Availability of review. — A decision by an eligible chartering authority to deny a petition to establish a public charter school shall be subject to judicial review by an appropriate court of the District of Columbia or by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. In the case of review by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall issue procedures for the submission and review of appeals.
D.C. Code § 38-1205.12 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1205.12
§ 38-1205.12. Full faith and credit of the District of Columbia not pledged.
Status: in_force

The full faith and credit of the District of Columbia is not pledged for the payment of any principal of or interest on any obligation maintained or entered into by the Antioch School of Law, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part. The District of Columbia is not responsible or liable for payment of any principal of or interest on any obligation entered into by the Antioch School of Law, directly or indirectly, in whole or part.
D.C. Code § 38-603 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-603
§ 38-603. Exemption for religious beliefs.
Status: in_force

Certificates of health, testing for lead poisoning and dental health shall not be required under this subchapter, and no physical, lead poisoning or dental examination shall be required by the Mayor, if a minor student’s parent or guardian or an adult student submits in good faith a written notarized statement to the principal or other appropriate school official affirming that the examination(s) in question would violate the established tenets and practices of the parent’s, guardian’s or student’s church or religious denomination.
D.C. Code § 38-752.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-752.02
§ 38-752.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Post-secondary institution” means an entity that awards an academic degree or professional certification, which may include a:
  (A) University;
  (B) College;
  (C) Seminary;
  (D) Vocational school;
  (E) Trade school; or
  (F) The military.
(2) “Public high school” means a public school or public charter school that provides instruction for students in the 9th through 12th grades.
D.C. Code § 38-1954 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1954
§ 38-1954. Reinstatement after leave without pay granted.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-241 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-241
§ 38-241. Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the District of Columbia Board of Education, or its successor, and the District of Columbia Public Schools shall offer a Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program for students who are enrolled in the District of Columbia Public Schools system. The programs should be implemented on a full-time basis, work with local schools and parents, and provide resources that will help reduce absences and unexcused absences, and reduce dropout and increase retention rates.
(b) The program shall develop a supportive relationship with the Metropolitan Police Department.
(c) The program shall be available for students who are enrolled in grades K-12 and for students who are enrolled in ungraded classes in elementary, middle or junior high, and high schools.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, nothing in this section shall be construed to create an entitlement to a truancy or dropout prevention program for any student.
D.C. Code § 38-106 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-106
§ 38-106. Removal of Superintendent.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.11 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.11
§ 38-1702.11. Reduced fares for public transportation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2023.14 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2023.14
§ 38-2023.14. Computation of interest.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of determining the amount available to purchase an annuity under subsection (b) of § 38-2021.01 , interest shall be deemed to accrue on deposits at the following rates for the following periods:
  (1) Prior to the end of the 90-day period beginning on November 17, 1979, interest shall accrue at the rate of 3% per annum compounded as of December 31st of each year;
  (2) For the period beginning at the end of the 90-day period beginning on November 17, 1979, and ending on September 30, 1981, interest shall accrue at a rate which (as determined by the District of Columbia Retirement Board) is equal to the average rate of interest on interest-bearing obligations of the United States forming a part of the public debt (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1%);
  (3) After October 1, 1981, interest shall accrue at an annual rate which (as determined by the District of Columbia Retirement Board) is equal to the average annual rate of return on investment (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) for the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund established by § 1-713 .
(b) Interest required on deposits under § 38-2021.01a(b) or § 38-2021.08 , or under § 38-2061.02 , shall be computed as follows:
  (1) Interest shall be paid at a rate which (as determined by the District of Columbia Retirement Board) is equal to the average rate of return on investment (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) for the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund (established by § 1-713 ) for the period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st month which begins after the midpoint of the period with respect to which the deposit is made and ending on the last day of the month which precedes the month during which the deposit is made if he makes a lump-sum payment or during which he makes the 1st payment if he makes installment deposits, except that:
    (A) For so much of any such period which occurs between the end of the 90-day period beginning on November 17, 1979, and October 1, 1980, the average rate of interest on interest-bearing obligations of the United States forming a part of the public debt (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) shall be used in determining the interest rate to be paid on deposits; and
    (B) For so much of any such period which occurs prior to the end of the 90-day period beginning on November 17, 1979, the rate of 3% a year, compounded annually, shall be used in determining the interest rate to be paid on deposits;
  (2) Interest shall be payable for the period beginning on the first day of the first month which begins after the midpoint of the period with respect to which the deposit is made and ending on the last day of the month which precedes the month during which the deposit is made;
  (3) If a teacher elects to make his deposit in installments, each payment shall include interest on that portion of the refund which is then being redeposited.
(c) Interest required on deposits under § 38-2021.09(a) shall be computed as follows:
  (1) Interest shall be paid at a rate which (as determined by the District of Columbia Retirement Board) is equal to the average rate of return on investment (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) for the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund (established by § 1-713 ) for the period beginning on the first day of the first month which begins after the end of the service period with respect to which the deposit is made and ending on the last day of the month which precedes the month during which the deposit is made if he makes a lump-sum payment or during which he makes the 1st payment if he makes installment deposits, except that:
    (A) For so much of any such period which occurs between the end of the 90-day period beginning on November 17, 1979, and October 1, 1980, the average rate of interest on interest-bearing obligations of the United States forming a part of the public debt (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) shall be used in determining the interest rate to be paid on deposits; and
    (B) For so much of any such period which occurs prior to the end of the 90-day period beginning on November 17, 1979, the rate of 3% a year, compounded annually, shall be used in determining the interest rate to be paid on deposits;
  (2) Interest shall be payable for the period beginning on the first day of the first month which begins after the end of the service period with respect to which the deposit is made and ending on the last day of the month which precedes the month during which the deposit is made; and
  (3) If a teacher elects to make his deposit in installments, each payment shall include interest on that portion of the refund which is then being redeposited.
D.C. Code § 38-2253 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22C / § 38-2253
§ 38-2253. The Program at UDC.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning with School Year 2022-2023, UDC shall begin using at least $200,000 of the subsidy it receives from the District government for the Program to pay for the tuition, required academic fees, bootcamp preparation or training academies, required examination fees, and book and supply costs for District residents it selects to participate in the Program. UDC shall select individuals to participate in both Program pathways, provide extensive mentorship to each Program participant, including continued mentorship during the first 2 years after a Program participant is hired by an LEA as a teacher, and assist Program participants in obtaining employment at an LEA if the Program participant meets all of the employment criteria set by the LEA.
(b) UDC also may use the subsidy it receives from the District government to pay:
  (1) The salaries and fringe benefits of faculty, staff, and peer mentors directly engaged in the provision of courses necessary to obtain a baccalaureate or master's degree in education or teaching at UDC;
  (2) For instructional materials used in courses necessary to obtain a baccalaureate or master's degree in education or teaching at UDC; and
  (3) For marketing and recruitment activities to attract District residents to the Program at UDC.
D.C. Code § 38-1970 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1970
§ 38-1970. Assignment to service steps — New employees; adjustment of existing employees; ilitary service; transfer from Board of Higher Education.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1125 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1125
§ 38-1125. Fiscal accountability.
Status: in_force

All obligations and disbursements for the purpose of this subchapter shall be incurred, made, and accounted for in the same manner as other obligations and disbursements for the District of Columbia and, except as provided in paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of § 38-1123 , under the direction and control of the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 38-731.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7A / § 38-731.02
§ 38-731.02. Financial literacy education in schools.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall submit to the Council, within 180 days after August 15, 2008, a plan for the implementation of financial literacy education in public schools.
D.C. Code § 38-2265 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22D / § 38-2265
§ 38-2265. Supporting competency in structured literacy instruction.
Status: in_force

(a) OSSE shall:
  (1) No later than July 1, 2024:
    (A) Generate a preliminary list of approved structured literacy trainings and distribute the list to LEAs;
    (B) Create and publish an approved list of high-quality instructional materials rooted in the science of reading, which it shall periodically update; and
    (C) Develop and publish a walkthrough observation tool for structured literacy instruction to create consistent expectations about what structured literacy instruction looks like in practice and to support administrators, academic coaches, and teachers in providing effective feedback as part of a cycle of continuous improvement for structured literacy instruction;
  (2) No later than April 1, 2025:
    (A) Develop or identify one or more structured literacy competency assessments or evaluations; and
    (B) Provide related professional development modules on the science of reading on its Learning Management System or a similar online system;
  (3) No later than June 1, 2025, update the list of approved structured literacy trainings to ensure it includes all approved vendors for structured literacy training, consistent with research-based best practices, including best practices for meeting the needs of adolescent, adult, and diverse learners, which it shall endeavor to update by June 1 of each subsequent year; and
  (4) Starting in School Year 2025-26, provide LEAs with a communications toolkit that will support them in communicating with families about students' early reading skills.
(b) (1) Beginning in School Year 2024-25, each LEA shall provide OSSE with information it requests related to literacy instruction including:
    (A) The name of the Tier 1 literacy curriculum in use by each school within the LEA serving students in grades kindergarten through 5, disaggregated by school, grade, and teacher;
    (B) Classroom-level student academic performance growth and proficiency in literacy as measured by any uniform assessment for students in grades kindergarten through 3, as available;
    (C) Teacher and administrator feedback on OSSE-approved structured literacy trainings, structured literacy competency assessments or evaluations identified or developed by OSSE, and the coaching pilot administered by OSSE pursuant to subsection (c) of this section;
    (D) Teacher and administrator completion data of OSSE-approved structured literacy training, including the name of the training, completion date of the training, unique teacher identification number, and the teacher grade level and subject area, from the previous 5 years (or since 2019, for educators meeting the 2026-27 deadline); and
    (E) Teacher and administrator results and completion data of an OSSE-approved structured literacy competency assessment or evaluation, including the name of the assessment, completion date of the assessment, passage rate for the assessment, and the results by teacher grade level, and subject area.
  (2) No later than December 15, 2025, OSSE shall publish in a conspicuous location on its website a list of the Tier 1 literacy curriculum in use by each school within the LEA serving students in grades kindergarten through 5, disaggregated by school.
(c) (1) In School Years 2025-26 and 2026-27, OSSE shall administer a pilot program to support educators' use of new structured literacy instructional skills. Through the program, literacy coaches shall provide direct, intensive support and individualized instructional feedback to classroom teachers across LEAs, prioritizing schools with the lowest performance on statewide assessments and that demonstrate other factors indicating need.
  (2) Beginning in the first year of the pilot, OSSE shall maintain and support no fewer than 4 literacy coaches to support up to 20 schools.
  (3) OSSE shall collect data to determine the effectiveness of the pilot, which may include data on student growth and proficiency in literacy, pre-and post-tests of educator structured literacy knowledge and skills, classroom observations, and LEA administrator feedback.
D.C. Code § 38-2851.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 28A / § 38-2851.01
§ 38-2851.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
  (1) "Advance Expenditures" means all amounts expended by DCPS during a fiscal year that are charged against the local fund appropriations for DCPS for the next fiscal year, as authorized in an act making appropriations for DCPS.
  (1A) "Central Administration" means the programs, services, and employees that support the functions necessary for the governance of the DCPS school district as a whole, including general oversight and management of support services, such as procurement, human resources, and financial administration, whose costs are not attributable to School Support, School-Wide, or Local Schools.
  (2) "DCPS" means the District of Columbia Public Schools system.
  (3) "ELL" means English language learner.
  (3A) "Lapsed Appropriations" means the aggregate balance of local fund appropriations for DCPS that is unspent at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriations were made.
  (4) "Local Schools" means the individual schools comprising the DCPS system and whose programs, services, and employees are paid with funds under the control and direction of the individual school principals.
  (5) "Projected enrollment" is the number of students projected to be enrolled at a specific DCPS school at the time the Mayor's budget is proposed to the Council.
  (6) "School Support" means the programs, services, and employees that provide system-wide support to DCPS schools, such as curriculum development, instructional superintendents, teacher evaluations, and professional development, whose costs are not attributable to Central Administration, School-Wide, or Local Schools.
  (7) "School-Wide" means the programs, services, and employees that directly support schools and are budgeted centrally but provided directly to individual schools, such as food service, security, fixed costs, speech therapists, itinerant ELL services, and substitute teachers, whose costs are not attributable to Central Administration, School Support, or Local Schools.
  (8) "Uniform Per Student Funding Formula" means the formula for funding DCPS and the District's public charter schools established pursuant to the UPSFF Act.
  (9) "UPSFF Act" means subchapter I of Chapter 29 of this title .
D.C. Code § 38-274.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-274.02
§ 38-274.02. HEI scholarship program.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) As part of the HEI Program, the University of the District of Columbia may establish and administer a scholarship-award program for qualified individuals who have an interest in the early childhood development field or pre-k education field.
  (2) In exchange for a commitment to teach in the early childhood development or the pre-k education system in the District for 3 years, the University of the District of Columbia may provide to a qualified applicant a scholarship, stipend, tuition assistance, or other financial assistance, including financial assistance for mentoring, tutoring, transportation, and child care expenses, to remove barriers to attaining or seeking to attain a higher education credential in the field of early childhood development or early childhood education.
(b) (1) A qualified applicant shall be a high school graduate enrolled in a post-secondary institution receiving funding pursuant to this subchapter in an effort to pursue an associate degree in education or early childhood education or a bachelor of arts degree in education, human development, or early childhood education.
  (2) A preference shall be given to individuals who:
    (A) Are domiciled in the District;
    (B) (i) Work in a bilingual childhood development facility in the District that is licensed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education; and
      (ii) Are required to obtain an associate degree or bachelor's degree pursuant to sections 164 to 171 of Title 5-A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (5-A DCMR §§ 164-171);
    (C) Graduated from a District of Columbia Public Schools high school or District public charter high school; or
    (D) Commit to be domiciled in the District within 180 days of accepting a scholarship.
(c) An individual who accepts the scholarship and fails to fulfill the 3-year commitment shall be required to repay the scholarship.
D.C. Code § 38-1203.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1203.01
§ 38-1203.01. Appropriations; purchase and sale of books.
Status: in_force

(a) There are authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this unit.
(b) The Trustees are authorized to purchase and sell books at such prices as they determine necessary to approximate the cost of the sale of such books, excluding personnel and overhead costs. All receipts from the sale of such books shall be deposited with the D.C. Treasurer and accounted for within the Municipal University Fund as a separate revenue source allocable to provide authority for the purchase of books as the Board of Trustees may approve. Any unexpended balance at the end of fiscal year 1981 or each succeeding fiscal year thereafter shall be reserved as a restricted fund balance and used to provide authority to expend for subsequent years, for the purchase of books, subject to the direction of the Board of Trustees. Such funds which are available from the general revenues of the District of Columbia and appropriated in fiscal year 1981 for the purpose of the procurement of books by the Trustees and receipts from the sale of such books shall also be deposited with the D.C. Treasurer and accounted for in an account within the Municipal University Fund; provided, that the base of the budget of the University shall be reduced in fiscal year 1982 by an amount equal to the funds appropriated in fiscal year 1981 for the purpose of procurement of such books and receipts from the sale of such books.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.04
§ 38-1702.04. Federal agencies.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2907 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2907
§ 38-2907. Education costs excluded from the Formula payments.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of transportation for students with disabilities, tuition payments for private placements for students with disabilities, and the cost of performing state education functions for the District of Columbia are not covered by the Formula and shall be allocated by the Mayor and Council to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”), or to another agency as considered appropriate by the Mayor, in addition to the amount generated by the Formula.
(b) The OSSE, as the state education agency for the District of Columbia, shall perform all state education functions for public charter schools and for DCPS, which are local education agencies.
D.C. Code § 38-1202.12 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1202.12
§ 38-1202.12. Supervision of adult education program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-751.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-751.01
§ 38-751.01. Short title.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-781.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7D / § 38-781.06
§ 38-781.06. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Chancellor, pursuant to § 38-174(c)(5) , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-356 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3A / § 38-356
§ 38-356. Complaint resolution services.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Ombudsman shall provide complaint resolution services, which shall be available to current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians.
(b) Participation in complaint resolution services provided by the Office of Ombudsman shall be voluntary.
(c) Before submitting a complaint to the Office of Ombudsman, the complainant shall make reasonable efforts to resolve the issue at the school level.
(d) Complainants may submit complaints by phone, in writing, or electronically.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the Office of Ombudsman shall review and investigate each complaint and shall do one or more of the following:
  (1) Resolve the complaint;
  (2) Refer the complainant to another agency or department;
  (3) Require the complainant to submit documentation to support the complaint;
  (4) Provide an opportunity for the complainant to meet with the subject of the complaint;
  (5) Conduct mediation proceedings;
  (6) Dismiss the complaint as unfounded; or
  (7) Take any other action determined necessary and appropriate by the Ombudsman.
(f) The Ombudsman may refrain from investigating a complaint if the Ombudsman reasonably believes one or more of the following:
  (1) It is plain from the face of the complaint that an adequate remedy is presently available, such that investigation is unwarranted;
  (2) The complaint relates to a matter that is outside the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman;
  (3) The complaint relates to an act of which the complainant has had knowledge for an unreasonable length of time before the complaint was submitted;
  (4) The complainant does not have a sufficient personal interest in the subject matter of the complaint;
  (5) Investigation of the complaint would not facilitate an action authorized pursuant to subsection (e) of this section;
  (6) The complaint is made in bad faith; or
  (7) The resources of the Ombudsman are insufficient for adequate investigation.
D.C. Code § 38-2973.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29B / § 38-2973.02
§ 38-2973.02. Public School Modernization Advisory Committee functions and coordination with the Director of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1967 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1967
§ 38-1967. Assignment of certain employees to salary classes.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-925 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-925
§ 38-925. Working capital fund; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from any money in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia not exceeding $15,000 as a working capital fund for the operation of the Department, which fund shall be used as a permanent revolving fund for all necessary expenses of such Department. There shall be deposited to the credit of such fund such amounts as may be appropriated pursuant to this chapter, together with such amounts as the respective branches of the government of the District of Columbia and the private educational institutions authorized by law to participate in the distribution of surplus property shall pay as fees for services rendered by the Department. The Mayor is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the manner in which the Department shall carry out its duties, including the fixing of reasonable fees to be charged for its services.
D.C. Code § 38-908 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-908
§ 38-908. Bond not required for supplies issued by Department of the Army.
Status: in_force

On and after July 1, 1943, a bond shall not be required on account of military supplies or equipment issued by the Department of the Army for military instruction and practice by the students of high schools in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-1806.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1806.02
§ 38-1806.02. Duties of the Superintendent of the District of Columbia public schools.
Status: in_force

The Superintendent is authorized to provide a grant to a private, nonprofit corporation that meets the eligibility criteria under § 38-1806.03 for the purposes of carrying out the duties under §§ 38-1806.04 and 38-1806.07 .
D.C. Code § 38-1209.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1209.03
§ 38-1209.03. Program participant eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for financial assistance provided through the Program, an individual shall:
  (1) Meet the relevant enrollment requirements for the accredited master's degree program at UDC in which the individual enrolls;
  (2) Be a resident of the District;
  (3) Be enrolled in a UDC accredited master's degree program necessary to obtain licensure in a behavioral health and human services occupation in the District;
  (4) Have a stated interest in pursuing a license in a behavioral health and human services occupation and to work in a behavioral health and human services occupation in the District; and
  (5) Meet other criteria as specified by UDC.
(b) To maintain eligibility for financial assistance through the Program, an individual shall:
  (1) Maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by UDC;
  (2) Be consecutively enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in an accredited master's degree program at UDC; and
  (3) Meet any other requirement determined by UDC to be necessary or appropriate for Program participation.
(c) (1) In exchange for accepting Program financial assistance, a Program participant shall commit to working for a District government agency, an LEA in the District, or a health care provider organization operating in the District for 3 years after receiving an accredited master's degree and earning the appropriate licensure or certification needed to practice in a behavioral health and human services occupation in the District.
  (2) If an individual successfully passes the licensure exam for a degree program authorized for licensure by the Board of Professional Counseling or Board of Social Work but does not complete 3 years working for a District government agency, an LEA in the District, or a health care provider organization operating in the District, the individual shall be obligated to return all financial assistance provided to the individual under the Program, regardless of any partial completion of the 3-year minimum; except, that in extraordinary circumstances beyond the individual's control, UDC may waive or pro-rate the obligation to return all of the financial assistance.
  (3) UDC may impose additional requirements which, if not met by a Program participant, require the individual to return some or all of the financial assistance.
D.C. Code § 38-3004 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 30 / § 38-3004
§ 38-3004. Commission bylaws to be filed with Mayor.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Article III(i) of the Compact, the Commission shall file a copy of the Commission’s bylaws and amendments to the bylaws with the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-1202.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1202.06
§ 38-1202.06. Duties of Trustees.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Trustees to:
(1) Review the existing public institutions of postsecondary education with respect to:
  (A) Accreditation;
  (B) Present programs and functions;
  (C) Actual and potential capabilities; and
  (D) Educational policies and procedures;
(2) (A) Establish the University of the District of Columbia consisting of, but not limited to, 2 major components, liberal and fine arts and vocational and technical education;
  (B) Prepare and, from time to time, revise a long-range plan for the development of the University which shall include the type and scope of programs offered and envisioned. Such plan shall also include the development, expansion, integration, coordination and efficient use of the facilities, physical plant, curricula, and standards of public postsecondary education. Such initial plan and any revisions thereof shall be made available to the public, the Council of the District of Columbia and the Mayor for a period of not less than 60 days prior to its implementation and the Trustees shall hold such hearings and public forums as may be necessary to receive public response and comment on such plans;
  (C) Operate a public law school component, established under subchapter VI of this unit, in a manner that shall:
    (i) Maintain any accreditation necessary to qualify the graduates of the School of Law to take the bar examinations of the District of Columbia and of the several states;
    (ii) Represent, to the maximum extent feasible, the legal needs of low-income persons, particularly those who reside in the District of Columbia, through the training of law students; and
    (iii) Recruit and enroll, to the maximum extent feasible, students from racial, ethnic, and other population groups that in the past have been underrepresented among persons admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia and the several states;
(3) Establish or approve policies and procedures governing admissions, curricula, programs, graduation, the awarding of degrees, and general policy making for the components of the University;
(4) Prepare and submit to the Mayor, on a date fixed by the Mayor, an annual budget for each fiscal year. Such budget shall include a proposed financial operating plan for such fiscal year, and a capital and educational improvements plan for such fiscal year and the succeeding 4 fiscal years for the University. The Mayor and the Council shall, after review and consideration of the budget submitted by the Trustees, establish the maximum amount of funds for each of the major components of the University and the total University budget which will be allocated to the Trustees;
(5) Transfer during the fiscal year any appropriation balance available for one item of appropriation to another item of appropriation or to a new program designated by action of the Trustees; provided, that any such action under this paragraph shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of the reprogramming policy and laws of the District of Columbia;
(6) Repealed;
(7) Enter into negotiations and binding contracts in accordance with District contracting and procurement rules and regulations to perform organized research, training and demonstrations on a reimbursable basis for the United States and the government of the District of Columbia and other public and private agencies;
(8) Fix tuition, and fees in addition to tuition, to be paid by resident and nonresident students attending the University; provided, that such tuition and fees are adopted by the Trustees in accordance with the provisions of § 2-505(a) ;
(8A) Allow any individual, regardless of federal immigration status, to pay tuition at the rate adopted for residents pursuant to paragraph (8) of this section and to receive local financial aid for attendance at any school, college, or branch campus of the University of the District of Columbia; provided, that the individual:
  (A) Within the previous 10 years, attended high school in the District of Columbia for 3 years, graduated from a high school in the District, or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in the District; and
  (B) Submits one of the following:
    (i) An official transcript from a District of Columbia public, public charter, or private school as evidence of attendance;
    (ii) A diploma from a District of Columbia public, public charter, or private school as evidence of graduation;
    (iii) A state diploma from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education; or
    (iv) An official certificate of completion of the equivalent of a high school diploma;
(9) Deposit all revenues and receipts of any nature whatsoever derived from tuition and fees received from students with the District of Columbia Treasurer under regulations established by the Mayor, which revenues shall be accounted for in the Municipal University Fund as a separate revenue source allocated to provide authority for such University purposes as the Board of Trustees may approve;
(10) Select, appoint, and fix the compensation for a Chief Executive Officer of the University and of such staff for the Board of Trustees as it deems necessary and approve the appointment and compensation of the academic and administrative heads of each of the components of the University and of such other officers as it deems necessary, including legal counsel, subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 of Title 1 . The Chief Executive Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Trustees;
(11) Submit recommendations to the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia from time to time relating to legislation affecting the administration and programs of the University;
(12) Develop and define, in conjunction with the faculty, a policy governing academic freedom for the University and establish mechanisms to ensure its protection and enforcement;
(13) Perform such duties and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this unit;
(14) Seek to establish with the Board a Coordination Committee to determine areas of cooperation, coordination and assistance;
(15) Utilize the services and seek the counsel and advice of the District of Columbia Commission on Postsecondary Education in planning the development of a program for public postsecondary education in the District of Columbia;
(16) Generally determine, control, supervise, manage, and govern all affairs of the University;
(17) Repealed;
(18) Establish health policies and procedures for adult students as provided in Chapter 6 of this title ;
(19) (A) Coordinate the state system, in accordance with federal requirements, for pre-k teacher preparation, professional development, and training;
  (B) Establish a collaborative of District of Columbia colleges and universities to craft a higher education incentive grant program and a scholarship program and develop a pre-k workforce development plan, as required by § 38-274.01 ; and
  (C) Establish the higher education incentive grant program and the scholarship program for the purpose of increasing the number of highly qualified pre-k teachers and assistant teachers who are eligible to teach in a high-quality pre-k classroom as of September 1, 2014, as set forth in § 38-274.01 ; and
(20) (A) Procure all goods and services necessary to operate the University independent of the Office of Contracting and Procurement and the requirements of Chapter 3A of Title 2 , except as specified in § 2-351.05 ; provided, that the Council has approved proposed rules governing the procurement of goods and services.
  (B) Submit any proposed rules governing the procurement of goods and services promulgated subsequent to October 9, 2010, to the Council for its review and approval.
D.C. Code § 38-2401.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2401.01
§ 38-2401.01. Continuation of Gallaudet College as Gallaudet University.
Status: in_force

(a) Gallaudet University. — The Gallaudet College created by an Act entitled “An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes” is continued as a body corporate under the name of Gallaudet University. Hereafter, Gallaudet College shall be known as Gallaudet University and have perpetual succession and shall have the powers and be subject to the limitations contained in this chapter.
(b) Purpose. — The purpose of Gallaudet University shall be to provide education and training to individuals who are deaf and otherwise to further the education of individuals who are deaf.
D.C. Code § 38-912 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-912
§ 38-912. Driver education program; police officer and firefighter cadet programs.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Education is authorized, within the limits of appropriations therefor, to accept, on a loan basis, and to maintain and provide for insurance of motor vehicles, for use in the driver education programs of the public schools.
(b) There may be appropriated the funds necessary for the administration of comprehensive programs, established in consultation with the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department and the Chief of the District of Columbia Fire Department, to train and educate students in the public schools to become police officers or firefighter cadets, which funds shall be available for transfer to the Board of Education at the request of the Board, should the Board determine that it will conduct these programs in the public schools.
(c) A student who is a resident of the District of Columbia and who successfully completes a curriculum established pursuant to this section shall be accorded a preference rating which shall be taken into consideration if the student applies for appointment to either the Metropolitan Police Department cadet program or the District of Columbia Fire Department cadet program.
D.C. Code § 38-209 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-209
§ 38-209. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

By July 15 of each year, beginning in 2014, the Office of the Attorney General shall submit to the Mayor and the Secretary to the Council a truancy status report on the preceding school year, which shall include the number of:
(1) Referrals it received from each educational institution;
(2) Cases it filed pursuant to this subchapter, and the outcome of each;
(3) Child-in-need of supervision cases filed pursuant to this subchapter, and the outcome of each; and
(4) Students who were enrolled in a court diversion program, or other diversion program pursuant to this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 38-771.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7C / § 38-771.04
§ 38-771.04. Test integrity; sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) A LEA, or school subject to the LEA’s control, that is determined by OSSE to have violated this chapter, regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, or a test security plan shall be subject to sanctions, which shall include:
  (1) The payment of any expenses incurred by OSSE as a result of the violation, including the costs associated with developing, in whole or in part, a new assessment;
  (2) An administrative fine of not more than $10,000 for each violation; and
  (3) The invalidation of test scores.
(b) A person who knowingly and willfully violates, assists in the violation of, solicits another to violate or assist in the violation of the provisions of this chapter, regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, or test security plan, or fails to report such a violation, shall be subject to sanctions, which shall include:
  (1) Denial, suspension, revocation, or cancellation of, or restrictions on the issuance or renewal of a teaching or administrative credential or teaching certificate issued by OSSE, or both, for a period of not less than one year;
  (2) Payment of expenses incurred by the LEA or OSSE as a result of the violation; or
  (3) An administrative fine, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(c) When determining sanctions, OSSE may take into account:
  (1) The seriousness of the violation;
  (2) The extent of the violation;
  (3) The role the individual played in the violation;
  (4) The LEA leadership’s involvement;
  (5) How and when the violation was reported to OSSE; and
  (6) The actions taken by the LEA since the violation was reported to OSSE.
D.C. Code § 38-2203 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22 / § 38-2203
§ 38-2203. Establishment of the 21st Century Public School Information Technology Program Fund.
Status: expired

Expired.   .
D.C. Code § 38-409 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4 / § 38-409
§ 38-409. Control of school buildings; disposition of proceeds.
Status: in_force

On and after June 28, 1944, appropriations for the District of Columbia shall not be used for the maintenance of school in any building unless all outside doors thereto used as exits or entrances shall open outward and be kept unlocked every school day from one-half hour before until one-half hour after school hours.
D.C. Code § 38-1414 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 14 / § 38-1414
§ 38-1414. Grants from Secretary of Education — Regulations.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of § 38-1412 and § 38-1416 , regulations of the Secretary shall include provisions relating to the determination of the number of students enrolled in a school, or in a particular year-class in a school, as the case may be, on the basis of estimates, or on the basis of the number of students who were enrolled in a school, or in a particular year-class, as the case may be, in an earlier year, or on such basis as he deems appropriate for making such determinations.