D.C. Code § 38-2971.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29B / § 38-2971.03
§ 38-2971.03. Use of Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Funds transferred to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization from the Fund are in addition to the annual capital budget appropriation for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, as required in § 47-305.02 [repealed], and shall be used in conjunction with the annual capital appropriation to finance, pursuant to § 38-2973.03 , the modernization of public school facilities.
  (2) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “modernization” means a construction project designed to bring an existing school building and its grounds up to current standards for condition, design, and utilization, as defined by the District of Columbia Public Schools educational requirements and current building codes. Modernization can include partial or complete demolition, new construction, and rehabilitation of existing building fabric, in any combination.
(b) No funds transferred to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization pursuant to this subchapter and subchapter II of this chapter shall be spent except to fund the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization and to modernize District of Columbia Public Schools in accordance with the Facilities Master Plan and the Capital Improvement Plan and Budget.
(c) No funds shall be transferred by the Chief Financial Officer to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization unless the facilities management organizational strategy required by § 38-2971.04 has been submitted to and approved by the Council.
(c-1) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, funds provided pursuant to this chapter shall not be spent for any other purposes than those specified in the work program submitted to the Council on December 3, 2007 (“December submission”), and shall not exceed the amounts specified in the December submission without approval of the Council of an amended work program.
  (2) An amended work program for any revisions in purpose or amount of any project or activity shall be submitted, along with a proposed resolution, 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 amended work program within the 45-day period, by resolution, the amended work program shall be deemed disapproved.
  (3) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, funds may be expended on:
    (A) School Consolidation, including PreK-8 Renovation, Receiving School Blitz, Relocation, and Furniture Fixtures and Equipment, not to exceed $92 million, except as additional funds may be necessary to provide for an increase in Pre-Kindergarten enrollment;
    (B) School Stabilization; including General Improvements, A/C and Electrical Upgrades, Boiler Readiness, Roof Repairs, Life/Safety Code, Program Management, and ADA Compliance, not to exceed $120 million;
    (C) School Modernizations, as set forth on pages 100-119 of the December submission, not to exceed $434.5 million in addition to intra-District transfers;
    (D) Technology development, pursuant to an intra-District agreement between OFM and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, not to exceed $15 million;
    (E) Athletic Facilities, not to exceed $36 million; and
    (F) Such amounts as may be necessary to pay the U.S. Corps of Engineers for prior work.
(1) The Chief Financial Officer shall provide authority to obligate funds to the OFM to modernize and make capital improvements to District of Columbia Public Schools under this chapter if:
  (A) The Facilities Master Plan is submitted as required by subsection (b) of this section and certified as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
  (B) The work program is submitted as required by subsection (c) or subsection (c-1) of this section, if applicable, of this section and certified as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall transfer funds pursuant to this section only upon receipt of written certification from the Secretary to the Council of the District of Columbia that the requirements of § 38-2973.03 have been met.
D.C. Code § 38-355 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3A / § 38-355
§ 38-355. Limitations; protections.
Status: in_force

(a) The Ombudsman shall not:
  (1) Disclose personally identifiable information regarding a student without the specific written consent of the student or parent, as required by federal and local law;
  (2) Repealed.
  (3) Disclose the identity of any person who brings a complaint or provides information to the Ombudsman without the person’s consent, unless the Ombudsman determines that disclosure is unavoidable or necessary to further the ends of an investigation;
  (4) Have the authority to take any personnel action, except with regard to the employees of the Office of Ombudsman;
  (4A) Examine or investigate any matter that would be under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Inspector General or the Office of District of Columbia Auditor;
  (5) Examine the Executive Office of the Mayor, the Council or its personnel, the District of Columbia courts or its personnel, other elected officials, private schools, or private organizations or businesses; or
  (6) Provide legal advice or legal representation.
(b) The Ombudsman shall not:
  (1) Be compelled to testify in a legal or administrative proceeding regarding a current or past Office of Ombudsman examination or investigation or to release information, including documents or records, gathered during the course of an examination or investigation;
  (2) Be held personally liable for the good faith performance of his or her responsibilities under this chapter, except that no immunity shall extend to criminal acts, or other acts that violate District or federal law; or
  (3) Be subject to retaliatory action for the good faith performance of his or her responsibilities under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-2061.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2061.02
§ 38-2061.02. Retirement credit for leave without pay.
Status: in_force

Any teacher who, on or after June 27, 1960, retires pursuant to part A of subchapter II of this chapter shall be entitled to have included in the years of service creditable to him for retirement purposes any period of authorized leave of absence which was taken by him without pay, and for educational purposes; except that credit for any such period shall be conditioned upon payment by such teacher to the Custodian of Retirement Funds (as defined in § 1-702(6) ), for deposit in the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund established by § 1-713(a) , of a sum equal to the accumulated contributions which would have been credited to his individual account if he had remained on active duty in the public schools of the District of Columbia during any such period plus interest computed in accordance with § 38-2023.14(b) ; provided, that in order to receive such retirement credit a teacher must produce evidence satisfactory to the Superintendent of Schools of the District of Columbia that the authorized leave of absence without pay was taken for educational purposes.
D.C. Code § 38-936 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-936
§ 38-936. Annual audit; report.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2706 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27 / § 38-2706
§ 38-2706. Limit on aggregate amount of federal funds for public school and private school programs.
Status: in_force

The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia for the programs under §§ 38-2702 and 38-2704 for any fiscal year may not exceed—
(1) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregate amount for fiscal year 2003;
(2) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregate amount for fiscal year 2004; or
(3) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregate amount for fiscal year 2005.
D.C. Code § 38-2321 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2321
§ 38-2321. Authorization of appropriations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1202.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1202.09
§ 38-1202.09. Establishment as land-grant university.
Status: in_force

(a) In the administration of: (1) the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. §§ 321 to 326, and 328) (known as the Second Morrill Act); (2) the 10th paragraph under the heading “Emergency Appropriations” in the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 U.S.C. § 322) (known as the Nelson Amendment); (3) § 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935 (7 U.S.C. § 329) (known as the Bankhead-Jones Act); (4) the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. § 331); and (5) the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. §§ 1621 to 1627); the University shall be considered to be a university 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 to 305, 307, and 308) (known as the First Morrill Act); and the term “state” as used in the laws and provisions of law listed in clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this subsection shall include the District of Columbia.
(b) In the administration of the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. §§ 341 to 346, and 347a to 349) (known as the Smith-Lever Act):
  (1) The University shall be considered to be a university 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 to 305, 307, and 308); and
  (2) The term “state” as used in such Act of May 8, 1914, shall include the District of Columbia.
(c) In lieu of an authorization of appropriations for the District of Columbia under § 3(c) of such Act of May 8, 1914, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide cooperative agricultural extension work in the District of Columbia under such Act. Such sums may be used to pay not more than ½ of the total cost of providing such extension work. Any reference in such Act (other than § 3(c) thereof) 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.
(d) Four per centum of the sums appropriated under subsection (c) 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.
(e) Reserved.
D.C. Code § 38-1807.52 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1807.52
§ 38-1807.52. Access to fiscal and staffing data.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — The budget, financial-accounting, personnel, payroll, procurement, and management information systems of the District of Columbia public schools shall be coordinated and interface with related systems of the District of Columbia Government.
(b) Access. — The Board of Education shall provide read-only access to its internal financial management systems and all other data bases to designated staff of the Mayor, the Council, the Authority, and appropriate congressional committees.
D.C. Code § 38-731.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7A / § 38-731.03
§ 38-731.03. Establishment of the District of Columbia Financial Literacy Council.
Status: in_force

There is established the District of Columbia Financial Literacy Council to assist and advise the Mayor and the Council in promoting the financial literacy of the residents of the District.
D.C. Code § 38-605 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-605
§ 38-605. Fee for examination by public health authorities; indigency.
Status: in_force

A fee, based on rates to be established by the Mayor, shall be charged to a minor student’s parent(s) or guardian or an adult student when the student has been examined by public health authorities pursuant to this subchapter and the parent(s), guardian, or adult student is not indigent. The Mayor shall define “indigency” under this section and may establish a sliding scale of partial payment based on the parents’, guardian’s, or adult student’s reasonable ability to pay some of the examination costs. Under no circumstances shall a student be excluded from school pending the payment of a fee imposed under this section.
D.C. Code § 38-1807.56 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1807.56
§ 38-1807.56. Preservation of school-based staff positions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-702 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7 / § 38-702
§ 38-702. Books remain District property.
Status: in_force

All books purchased by the Board of Education shall be held as property of the District of Columbia and shall be loaned to pupils under such conditions as the Board of Education may prescribe.
D.C. Code § 38-927 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-927
§ 38-927. Education in Partnership with Technology Corporation established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2263 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22D / § 38-2263
§ 38-2263. Early Literacy Education Task Force establishment.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Starting no later than December 1, 2022, OSSE shall convene a task force of District government agency representatives, which shall be known as the Early Literacy Education Task Force ("task force"). The task force shall include representatives from the following District government agencies:
    (A) OSSE;
    (B) DCPS;
    (C) Public Charter School Board;
    (D) State Board of Education; and
    (E) Deputy Mayor for Education.
  (2) The Chairman of the Council shall appoint a Council representative to the task force.
(b) (1) The task force shall submit an early literacy education report to the Mayor and Council by September 30, 2023.
  (2) The report shall identify implementable steps to accomplish the following in 4 years:
    (A) Provide all public elementary school general education teachers, special education teachers, ELL teachers, and librarians, at least 45 hours of structured literacy training over 2 years;
    (B) Provide ELL teachers serving public elementary school students the option to receive bilingual structured literacy training;
    (C) Provide all public elementary school administrators, instructional coaches, and EPP faculty responsible for evaluating or providing instructional support to general education teachers, with structured literacy training, including the option to receive specialized administrator structured literacy training;
    (D) Establish a mechanism for tracking public elementary school teacher and school leader completion of 45 hours of structured literacy training;
    (E) Ensure all public elementary school instructional staff have access to and use culturally responsive, high-quality instructional materials reviewed by an expert review organization to ensure alignment with District of Columbia Common Core State English and Language Arts standards; and
    (F) Provide all public elementary school teachers access to on-the-job support from an expert in structured literacy training.
  (3) The report shall further:
    (A) Identify one literacy training program vendor to provide training to all trainees or provide justification of why more than one vendor is needed and how the structured literacy training provided by multiple vendors complement one another; and
    (B) Recommend whether it is advisable to provide pre-kindergarten educators and educators serving DCPS and public charter school students above grade 5 with structured literacy training in future years.
(c) The task force shall meet every 6 weeks until it submits the report required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(d) The task force shall not be considered a public body for purposes of subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 38-1202.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1202.02
§ 38-1202.02. Board of Trustees Nominating Committee.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2431 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24A / § 38-2431
§ 38-2431. Findings.
Status: in_force

(a) American Sign Language (“ASL”) is one of the top 4 widely used languages in the United States and Canada.
(b) The District of Columbia has over 20,000 deaf and hard of hearing residents, many of whom use ASL as their primary language.
(c) ASL has met the accepted linguistic criteria to qualify as a legitimate language in that it has a system of arbitrary symbols, grammatical signals, syntax, has a community of users, and it has undergone historical changes.
(d) Two-thirds of state legislatures in the United States recognize and accept ASL as a bona fide language.
D.C. Code § 38-1802.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1802.02
§ 38-1802.02. Contents of petition.
Status: in_force

A petition under § 38-1802.01 to establish a public charter school shall include the following:
(1) A statement defining the mission and goals of the proposed school and the manner in which the school will conduct any districtwide assessments;
(2) A statement of the need for the proposed school in the geographic area of the school site;
(3) A description of the proposed instructional goals and methods for the proposed school, which shall include, at a minimum:
  (A) The area of focus of the proposed school, such as mathematics, science, or the arts, if the school will have such a focus;
  (B) The methods that will be used, including classroom technology, to provide students with the knowledge, proficiency, and skills needed:
    (i) To become nationally and internationally competitive students and educated individuals in the 21st century; and
    (ii) To perform competitively on any districtwide assessments; and
  (C) The methods that will be used to improve student self-motivation, classroom instruction, and learning for all students;
(4) A description of the scope and size of the proposed school’s program that will enable students to successfully achieve the goals established by the school, including the grade levels to be served by the school and the projected and maximum enrollment of each grade level;
(5) A description of the plan for evaluating student academic achievement at the proposed school and the procedures for remedial action that will be used by the school when the academic achievement of a student falls below the expectations of the school;
(6) An operating budget for the first 2 years of the proposed school that is based on anticipated enrollment and contains:
  (A) A description of the method for conducting annual audits of the financial, administrative, and programmatic operations of the school;
  (B) Either:
    (i) An identification of the site where the school will be located, including a description of any buildings on the site and any buildings proposed to be constructed on the site; or
      (I) An identification of a facility for the school, including a description of the site where the school will be located, any buildings on the site, and any buildings proposed to be constructed on the site; and
      (II) Information demonstrating that the eligible applicant has acquired title to, or otherwise secured the use of, the facility; or
    (ii) A timetable by which an identification described in subsubparagraph (i)(I) of this subparagraph will be made, and the information described in sub-sub-paragraph (i)(II) of this subparagraph will be submitted, to the eligible chartering authority;
  (C) A description of any major contracts planned, with a value equal to or exceeding $10,000, for equipment and services, leases, improvements, purchases of real property, or insurance; and
  (D) A timetable for commencing operations as a public charter school;
(7) A description of the proposed rules and policies for governance and operation of the proposed school;
(8) Copies of the proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws of the proposed school, which shall include provisions governing the distribution of the corporation’s assets upon dissolution that comply with the requirements of § 38-1802.13a ;
(9) The names and addresses of the members of the proposed Board of Trustees and the procedures for selecting trustees;
(10) A description of the student enrollment, admission, suspension, expulsion, and other disciplinary policies and procedures of the proposed school, and the criteria for making decisions in such areas;
(11) A description of the procedures the proposed school plans to follow to ensure the health and safety of students, employees, and guests of the school and to comply with applicable health and safety laws, and all applicable civil rights statutes and regulations of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia;
(12) An explanation of the qualifications that will be required of employees of the proposed school;
(13) An identification, and a description, of the individuals and entities submitting the petition, including their names and addresses, and the names of the organizations or corporations of which such individuals are directors or officers;
(14) A description of how parents, teachers, and other members of the community have been involved in the design and will continue to be involved in the implementation of the proposed school;
(15) A description of how parents and teachers will be provided an orientation and other training to ensure their effective participation in the operation of the public charter school;
(16) An assurance the proposed school will seek, obtain, and maintain accreditation from at least one of the following:
  (A) The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools;
  (B) The Association of Independent Maryland Schools;
  (C) The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
  (D) The Virginia Association of Independent Schools;
  (E) American Montessori Internationale;
  (F) The American Montessori Society;
  (G) The National Academy of Early Childhood Programs; or
  (H) Any other accrediting body deemed appropriate by the eligible chartering authority that granted the charter to the school; and
(17) Repealed;
(18) An explanation of the relationship that will exist between the public charter school and the school’s employees.
(19) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-410 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4 / § 38-410
§ 38-410. Use of a public school building by a civic association.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a civic association may enter into a use agreement to use a District of Columbia Public Schools school building for a regularly scheduled meeting at no charge; provided, that:
  (1) The use of the school building does not impose a cost on the District, except for the costs of custodial and security services; and
  (2) A civic association shall not enter into a use agreement to use a District of Columbia Public Schools school building for more than 12 regularly scheduled meetings in a calendar year.
(b) The Department of General Services shall reimburse a civic association for the costs of obtaining the liability insurance required under its use agreement if that insurance is purchased through a District-approved insurance partnership program.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term "civic association" means:
  (1) A nonprofit association, corporation, or other organization that is:
    (A) Comprised primarily of residents of the community within which the school to be used is located;
    (B) Operated for the promotion of social welfare and general neighborhood improvement and enhancement; and
    (C) Exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved August 16, 1954 (68A Stat. 163; 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), (4)), or a member of the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations or the Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia; or
  (2) A nonprofit association, corporation, or other organization that is:
    (A) Comprised primarily of residents of a contiguous community that is defined by specific geographic boundaries, within which the school to be used is located; and
    (B) Operated for the promotion of the welfare, improvement, and enhancement of that community.
D.C. Code § 38-161 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-161
§ 38-161. Attendance at Teachers College by foreign students.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 25 foreign students who are in the United States on valid unexpired student visas may be permitted to attend the District of Columbia Teachers College each year on the same basis, so far as payment of tuition and fees are concerned, as a resident of the District of Columbia. Admission to and attendance at such college by such students shall be subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-403 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4 / § 38-403
§ 38-403. Use of Franklin School for office purposes.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education is authorized to use all necessary floor and room space in the Franklin School Building for office purposes.
D.C. Code § 38-2607 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26 / § 38-2607
§ 38-2607. Higher Education Licensure Commission Site Evaluation Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a lapsing fund to be designated as the Higher Education Licensure Commission Site Evaluation Fund (“Fund”), which shall be a segregated account within the General Fund of the District of Columbia, administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and used for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The Fund shall be used only to cover costs associated with the Higher Education Licensure Commission (“Commission”)’s review of institutions for licensing purposes under § 38-1306 .
(c) All revenues collected by the Commission for evaluations and observations done pursuant to § 38-1306 shall be deposited into the Fund. All funds deposited into the Fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section. Any unexpended funds in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-1604 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 16 / § 38-1604
§ 38-1604. Eligibility for funds.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1807.57 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1807.57
§ 38-1807.57. Preservation of school-based staff positions.
Status: in_force

(a) Findings. — The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
  (1) In Fiscal Year 2006, the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) will receive a core budget of $779,309,000 with additional funding in the amount of $21 million for the Superintendent’s school reform initiatives.
  (2) Despite an overall increase in funding for DCPS, local schools have been forced to develop plans to reduce their workforces because the 3.07% increase in the uniform per student funding formula does not cover the average step increase of 4.77% included in collective bargaining agreements approved by the Mayor and Council.
  (3) The Council believes that these reductions, which would come one year following the elimination of 500 school-based positions, are unacceptable and, if implemented, would be injurious to the DCPS.
  (4) As a result, there is a need to avert layoffs of more than 300 staff at individual schools.
  (5) DCPS should absorb the cost of the step increases from non-local school budget funds.
(b) Restrictions on reductions of school-based employees. — To the extent that a reduction in the number of full-time equivalent positions for the District of Columbia public schools is required to remain within the budget established for the public schools in appropriations acts, no reductions shall be made from the full-time equivalent positions for school-based teachers, principals, counselors, librarians, or other school-based educational positions that were established as of the end of Fiscal Year 2005, unless the Board of Education makes a determination based on student enrollment that:
  (1) Fewer school-based positions are needed to maintain established pupil-to-staff ratios; or
  (2) Reductions in positions for other than school-based employees are not practicable.
(c) Definition. — The term “school-based educational position” means a position located at a District of Columbia public school or other position providing direct support to students at such a school, including a position for a clerical, stenographic, or secretarial employee, but not including any part-time educational aide position.
D.C. Code § 38-1948 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1948
§ 38-1948. Leave of absence for educational purposes — Compensation of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-831.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8B / § 38-831.05
§ 38-831.05. Rules.
Status: in_force

Within 180-days of the February 18, 2017, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter .  The proposed rules 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 the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within the 45-day period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 38-1204.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1204.03
§ 38-1204.03. Gifts and contributions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Trustees may accept services, moneys, gifts, endowments, donations, and bequests. The Trustees may in their discretion retain or not retain such in the form in which they are made.
(b) The Trustees shall establish in 1 or more financial institutions in the District of Columbia the District of Columbia Postsecondary Education Fund. There shall be deposited in such fund all gifts and contributions in whatever form, funds in receipt of services rendered, other than tuition, and all moneys not included in the annual operating and capital and educational improvements funds appropriated by Congress. Moneys deposited therein shall be available for investment and shall be distributed in such amounts and in such manner as the Trustees may determine. The Trustees are authorized to administer such fund in whatever manner the Trustees may deem wise and prudent, provided that such administration is lawful and does not impose any fiscal burden on the District of Columbia.
(b-1) The Trustees shall establish in one or more financial institutions in the District of Columbia a District of Columbia School of Law Fund (“Fund”). There shall be deposited in the Fund all gifts and contributions in whatever form, funds received for services rendered by the School of Law, other than tuition, and all monies dedicated to the support of the School of Law not included in the annual operating and capital improvement funds appropriated for the University by Congress. Subject to the applicable laws relating to the appropriation of District funds, the Trustees are authorized to administer the Fund in whatever manner the Trustees may deem wise and prudent, provided that the administration is lawful, in accordance with the fiduciary responsibilities of the Trustees, and does not impose any financial burden on the District of Columbia.
(c) It is not the intent that any income derived as a result of such funds shall take the place of any District or federal appropriations or any part thereof but that it shall supplement such appropriations to the end that the University may improve and increase its functions, may enlarge its areas of service and may become more useful to a greater number of people. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Trustees from receiving gifts, donations, and bequests from any source and from using the same for such lawful purposes as the donor or donors designate.
D.C. Code § 38-1806.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1806.09
§ 38-1806.09. Termination of federal support; sense of the Congress relating to continuation of activities.
Status: in_force

(a) Termination of federal support. — The authority under this subchapter to provide assistance to the private, nonprofit corporation or any other entity established pursuant to this subchapter shall terminate on October 1, 1999.
(b) Sense of the Congress relating to continuation of activities. — It is the sense of the Congress that:
  (1) The activities of the private, nonprofit corporation under § 38-1806.04 should continue to be carried out after October 1, 1999, with resources made available from the private sector; and
  (2) The corporation should provide oversight and coordination for such activities after such date.
D.C. Code § 38-101 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-101
§ 38-101. Election; term of office; vacancies; meetings.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-236.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.04
§ 38-236.04. Limitations on exclusion as a disciplinary action.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise required by federal or District law:
  (1) Beginning in school year 2019-2020, for students in grades kindergarten through 5, and school year 2020-2021 for students in grades 6 through 8, no student may be subject to an out-of-school suspension or disciplinary unenrollment, unless a school administrator determines, consistent with school policy, that the student has willfully caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause bodily injury or emotional distress to another person, including behavior that happens off school grounds;
  (2) Beginning in school year 2020-2021, no student in grades 9 through 12, except a student over 18 years of age at a school where more than 1/2 of the students are over 18 years of age, may be subject to an out-of-school suspension or disciplinary unenrollment for:
    (A) Violating local education agency or school dress code or uniform rules;
    (B) Willful defiance; or
    (C) Behavior that happens off school grounds and not as part of a school-sponsored activity, unless the student has willfully caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause bodily injury or emotional distress to another person.
(b) No student, except a student over 18 years of age at a school where more than 1/2 of the students are over 18 years of age, may be subject to an out-of-school suspension for longer than:
  (1) Five consecutive school days for any individual incident in grades kindergarten through 5;
  (2) Ten consecutive school days for any individual incident in grades 6 through 12; or
  (3) Twenty cumulative school days during an academic year regardless of grade, unless:
    (A) The head of a local education agency provides a written justification to the student and parent describing why exceeding the 20-day limit is a more appropriate disciplinary action than alternative responses; or
    (B) The student's conduct necessitated an emergency removal, and the head of the local education agency provides a written justification for the emergency removal to the student and parent.
(c) No student, except a student over 18 years of age at a school where more than 1/2 of the students are over 18 years of age, may be subject to an out-of-school suspension or disciplinary unenrollment for an unexcused absence or a late arrival to school; provided, that a student may be unenrolled from a local education agency if the student has accumulated 20 or more consecutive full-school-day unexcused absences.
(d) No student subject to a suspension may be denied the right to continue to access and complete appropriate academic work or to earn credit toward promotion or graduation during a suspension.
(e) The return of a student to school upon conclusion of an out-of-school suspension shall not be made contingent on a parent accompanying the student, attending a conference, or otherwise being present at the school.
(f) Notwithstanding whether a school or local education agency states the reasoning for the removal from school or prohibition from returning to school, no student may be removed from school or prohibited from returning to school for disciplinary reasons, unless the student is subject to an out-of-school suspension or disciplinary unenrollment.
(g) For purposes of due process, a suspension of 6 school days or more shall be considered a long-term suspension.
(h) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1969 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1969
§ 38-1969. Assignment to service steps — method; promotions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1415 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 14 / § 38-1415
§ 38-1415. Grants from Secretary of Education — Payment.
Status: in_force

Grants under § 38-1412 may be paid in advance or by way of reimbursement at such intervals as the Secretary may find necessary and with appropriate adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments previously made.
D.C. Code § 38-2104 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 21 / § 38-2104
§ 38-2104. Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in the Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel, the term “Governor” when used with reference to the District of Columbia shall mean the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-823.01a — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-823.01a
§ 38-823.01a. Comprehensive food services plan.
Status: in_force

(a) Before February 15, 2013, the City Administrator shall transmit to the Council and to the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission a comprehensive food services plan that shall include:
  (1) A plan to reduce the cost of providing food services in the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”), without reducing the quality, taste, or nutritional standards of the food being served, including an:
    (A) Examination of how similar jurisdictions provide food services in schools;
    (B) Explanation of the cost drivers in the DCPS food services program;
    (C) Accounting of:
      (i) The local funds subsidies (net losses) required by federal programs for each year since fiscal year 2007, including the total subsidy per year and the subsidy per meal served per year;
      (ii) Whether the District has received all of the rebates, credits, and other funds owed by its current food-service vendors;
    (D) An evaluation of whether preparing meals internally without an outside vendor would reduce costs; and
    (E) An implementation plan and timeline for the DCPS food services program to become cost-neutral;
  (2) An analysis of the efficiencies and savings that could be gained by combining the food services programs in:
    (A) The Department of Corrections;
    (B) The Department of Human Services;
    (C) The Department of Mental Health;
    (D) The Department of Parks and Recreation;
    (E) The District of Columbia Public Schools;
    (F) The Office of Aging; and
    (G) Other agencies;
  (3) An analysis of whether a centralized food services program could offer public charter schools the opportunity to purchase meals from it, instead of from a private vendor; and
  (4) An analysis of how the District’s food service programs can become more sustainable.
(b) The City Administrator shall be assisted in preparing the plan required by subsection (a) of this section by the:
  (1) District of Columbia Public Schools;
  (2) Office of the State Superintendent of Education;
  (3) Department of General Services;
  (4) Mayor’s Office of Budget and Finance;
  (5) Council’s Budget Office;
  (6) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; and
  (7) City Administrator.
D.C. Code § 38-2021.24 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.24
§ 38-2021.24. Rollovers; purchase of service credit.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 38-2021.26 .
D.C. Code § 38-2314 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2314
§ 38-2314. Delivery of deed.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1503 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 15 / § 38-1503
§ 38-1503. Rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2972.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29B / § 38-2972.01
§ 38-2972.01. Funding the fiscal effect of subchapter I of this chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) The revenue to offset reductions to the General Fund of District of Columbia resulting from the deposit of revenue into the Fund shall be funded from the following sources, in the following order of priority, and shall not be allocated for any other uses or purposes until subchapter I of this chapter is fully funded:
  (1) The unallocated local revenues, from existing revenue sources, in the revised quarterly revenue estimates of the Chief Financial Officer, beginning September 2005, through May 2006, which are estimated by the Chief Financial Officer to be collected in fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009; provided, that such allocation shall be subject to the funding the fiscal effect of the following acts:
    (A) The New Columbia Community Land Trust 22nd and Channing Streets, N.E. Tax Exemption Emergency Act of 2005, effective December 22, 2005 (D.C. Act 16-243; 53 DCR 266);
    (B) The Self-Assessing Taxpayer Fairness in Notice Emergency Act of 2005, effective December 22, 2005 (D.C. Act 16-241; 53 DCR 262);
    (C) The Parkside Terrace Economic Development Act of 2006, (§ 4607) [ D.C. Law 16-84 , effective April 4, 2006];
    (D) The National Community Reinvestment Coalition Real Property Tax Exemption Act of 2005, ( 47-1071) (D.C. Act 16-222) [ D.C. Law 16-60 , effective March 8, 2006];
    (E) The February Revised Revenue Allocation Emergency Act of 2006, effective February 27, 2006 (D.C. Act 16-297);
    (F) The Triangle Community Garden Equitable Real Property Tax Exemption and Relief Emergency Act of 2006, effective March 23, 2006 (D.C. Act 16-330; 53 DCR 2589); and
    (G) The Far Southeast Community Organization Tax Exemption and Forgiveness for Accrued Taxes Emergency Act of 2006 [D.C. Act 16-372, effective May 19, 2006].(D.C. Act 16-372; 53 DCR 4384).
  (2) In fiscal year 2007, the unrestricted balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia, subject to any funds required pursuant to § 42-2802(c)(16) , as certified pursuant to the annual audit, as of the end of fiscal year 2007.
  (3) Repealed.
(b) The Mayor shall submit an annual budget which incorporates the allocations of revenues as provided in subsection (a) of this section. The Mayor shall incorporate such allocations in any supplemental budget submission.
D.C. Code § 38-105 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-105
§ 38-105. Superintendent; appointment; term of office; duties.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-211 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-211
§ 38-211. Department of School Attendance and Work Permits — Creation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-823.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-823.02
§ 38-823.02. Programs.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall, in conjunction with the Department of Health, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the District Department of the Environment, the University of the District of Columbia, community organizations, food service providers, public schools, and public charter schools, develop programs to promote the benefits of purchasing and eating locally grown and unprocessed foods that are from growers engaged in sustainable agriculture practices. At minimum, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall conduct at least one program per year, such as an annual local flavor week or a harvest of the month program, in collaboration with other District agencies and nonprofit organizations.
(b) In Fiscal Year 2023, notwithstanding part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 , no later than November 1, 2022, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall issue a $1.6 million grant to a not-for-profit organization that currently partners with the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") to integrate farming, cooking, and nutrition education curriculum ("healthy food programming") into core academics for the purpose of continuing healthy food programming at DCPS in the 2022-2023 school year.
(c) In Fiscal Year 2024 and no later than November 1, 2023, notwithstanding part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 , the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall issue a $1.9 million grant to a not-for-profit organization that currently partners with the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") to integrate a farming, cooking, and nutrition education curriculum ("healthy food programming") into core academics for the purpose of continuing healthy food programming at DCPS in the 2023-2024 school year.
D.C. Code § 38-2261 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22D / § 38-2261
§ 38-2261. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
  (1) "DCPS" means the District of Columbia Public Schools.
  (2) "ELL" means English Language Learner.
  (3) "EPP" means Education Preparation Provider.
  (3A) "Kindergarten teacher" means a general education teacher assigned to teach kindergarten.
  (3B) "LEA" means local education agency, which is the District of Columbia Public School system or any individual or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter in the District.
  (4) "Literacy educator" means a DCPS English Language Arts instructional coach, English Language Arts assistant principal, general instructional coach, literacy assistant principal, or reading specialist.
  (5) "OSSE" means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
  (6) "Public charter school" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-1800.02(29) .
  (7) "Structured literacy training" means professional development instruction on:
    (A) Effective and systematic instructional practices in reading, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; and
    (B) The use of empirically validated instructional methods that are appropriate for early, emergent, and struggling readers.
  (8) "Public elementary school" means a District school that is either a DCPS school or a public charter school and that serves any grades in the kindergarten through grade 5 range.
  (9) "General education teacher" means a teacher who is responsible for providing instruction in one or all of the following subjects:
    (A) Reading;
    (B) Social Studies;
    (C) Mathematics; or
    (D) Science.
D.C. Code § 38-2411.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2411.05
§ 38-2411.05. Duties of Commission.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1801.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1801.03
§ 38-1801.03. District of Columbia Council report.
Status: in_force

Not later than April 1, 1997, the Chairperson of the District of Columbia Council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing legislative and other actions the District of Columbia Council has taken or will take to facilitate the implementation of the goals of the long-term reform plan.
D.C. Code § 38-285 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2B / § 38-285
§ 38-285. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply as of October 1, 2015.
D.C. Code § 38-1803.12 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1803.12
§ 38-1803.12. Consultation.
Status: in_force

The World Class Schools Task Force shall conduct its duties under this part in consultation with:
(1) The District of Columbia Goals Panel;
(2) Officials of the District of Columbia public schools who have been identified by the Superintendent as having responsibilities relevant to this part, including the Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum;
(3) The District of Columbia community, with particular attention given to educators, and parent and business organizations; and
(4) Any other persons or groups that the task force deems appropriate.
D.C. Code § 38-236.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.06
§ 38-236.06. Support for positive school climate and trauma-informed educational settings.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall provide an array of supports to assist local education agencies and schools to achieve the goals of  §§ 38-236.03 through 38-236.05 and to adopt trauma-informed disciplinary practices. The OSSE shall provide local education agencies and schools with, among other supports, the following:
  (1) Guidance and materials that inform local education agencies and school communities about developments in the fields of school climates and behavioral management;
  (2) Regular, high-quality professional development opportunities and technical assistance, and recommendations for further instruction outside of these opportunities, for local education agency and school personnel on:
    (A) Trauma and chronic stress, their effects on students and learning, and effective responses;
    (B) Classroom management, positive behavioral interventions, and fostering positive school climate;
    (C) Disciplinary approaches that utilize instruction and correction;
    (D) Restorative practices and other evidence-based or promising behavioral interventions;
    (E) Implementation of high-quality functional behavior assessments, behavioral intervention plans, and manifestation determination reviews, 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
    (F) Implicit bias and culturally responsive corrective action techniques;
  (3) Opportunities for local education agencies and schools to share promising practices regarding the topics in paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
  (4) Technical assistance and supportive services to assist local education agencies and schools, as needed and in accordance with policies OSSE adopts, in reducing the use of exclusion by addressing the causes of student misconduct and the development and revision of disciplinary plans.
(b) The OSSE shall collaborate with other government agencies, local education agencies and schools, and postsecondary educational institutions to facilitate the provision of postsecondary degree or certificate programs covering the topics described in subsection (a)(2) of this section, including the identification or creation of a trauma-informed educator certificate program.
(c) For the purpose of providing local education agencies and schools the services set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the OSSE may:
  (1) Award a contract or grant to one or more nonprofit organizations;
  (2) Award contracts or competitive or formula grants to local education agencies, schools, or partnerships developed among schools or with nonprofit organizations;
  (3) Establish a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Behavioral Health or other District agency; or
  (4) Any combination of paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection.
(c-1) Beginning October 1, 2019, and consistent with the recommendations in the Report of the Task Force on School Mental Health submitted March 26, 2018, the Department of Behavioral Health shall provide local education agencies and schools with non-instructional personnel who have specialized expertise in behavioral health and trauma-informed educational settings to provide local education agencies and schools with broader mental health services, including reducing the use of exclusion by addressing the causes of student misconduct and being available for consultation regarding the development and revision of disciplinary plans.
(d) Within 2 years after August 25, 2018, and every 5 years thereafter, the OSSE shall submit to the Mayor and the Council an evaluative report on local education agency and school implementation of practices to promote school safety and reduce the use of exclusion, which shall:
  (1) Be based upon rigorous research techniques, including quantitative and qualitative methods;
  (2) Draw on the information maintained and reported pursuant to § 38-236.09 , as well as other sources, with a particular focus on:
    (A) Ensuring the fidelity of data reporting;
    (B) Unanticipated consequences of the disciplinary policies and practices adopted pursuant to this part ;
    (C) Barriers schools face in implementing the policies and practices required pursuant to this part ; and
    (D) Effective approaches utilized by schools to avoid reliance on exclusion and reduce disparities in its use;
  (3) Provide specific recommendations for further action by the Council, executive branch, and schools; and
  (4) Provide suggestions for further research.
D.C. Code § 38-2001.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2001.06
§ 38-2001.06. Minimum-service credit in cases of disability retirement.
Status: in_force

In calculating, as provided in § 38-2001.05 , the 3rd part of the annuity of a teacher retired under the provisions of § 38-2001.04 , a minimum credit of 20 years shall be used in determining the sum allowable to a teacher with less than 20 years of service.
D.C. Code § 38-755.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-755.02
§ 38-755.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Chancellor” means the chief executive officer of the District of Columbia Public Schools appointed pursuant to § 38-174 .
(2) “DCPS” means the District of Columbia Public Schools established by § 38-171 .
D.C. Code § 38-2901 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2901
§ 38-2901. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(a) (1) “Adult education” means services or instruction below the college level for adults who:
    (A) Lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable them to function effectively in society;
    (B) Do not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education and who have not achieved an equivalent level of education; or
    (C) Have limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language and whose native language is a language other than English.
  (1A) “Allowable special education costs” means costs incurred for the following purposes:
    (A) Instruction, salaries, benefits, supplies, textbooks, and other expenses, including:
      (i) The cost of salaries and benefits of special education program teachers, regular program teachers, and teacher aides, allocated to the corresponding working time that each person devotes to special education, including services required by an individualized education program;
      (ii) Teaching supplies and textbooks for special education programs;
      (iii) The purchase, rental, repair, and maintenance of instructional equipment required to implement a student’s individualized education program;
      (iv) Professional development activities for teachers who work with, or provide services to, students with disabilities;
      (v) Contracted services, including fees paid for professional services, advice, and consultation regarding children with disabilities under the IDEA, and the delivery of special education services by public or private entities; and
      (vi) Transportation costs for special education instructional personnel who travel on an itinerant basis from school to school or to in-state and out-of-state individualized education program meetings;
    (B) Related services as defined in 34 CFR § 300.34 and supplementary aids and services as defined in 34 CFR § 300.42 and also including the following:
      (i) Salaries and benefits of professional supportive personnel, corresponding to the working time that each person devotes to implementing services required pursuant to an individualized education program (“IEP”) as defined in 34 CFR § 300.22.
      (ii) Salaries and benefits of clerical personnel who assist professional personnel in supportive services, corresponding to the working time that each person devotes to special education services or program;
      (iii) Supplies for related services and supplementary aids and services;
      (iv) Contracted services, including fees paid for professional advice and consultation regarding children with disabilities under the IDEA or related services and supplementary aids and services, and the delivery of such services by public or private agencies;
      (v) Transportation for special education-related services personnel and providers of supplementary aides who travel from school to school or to in-state and out-of-state individualized education program meetings; and
      (vi) Equipment purchase, rental, repair, and maintenance required to implement related services and supplementary aids and services as required by a student’s individualized education program;
    (C) Administrative expenses related to the direct implementation of IDEA Part B programmatic and fiscal requirements within the public school, including:
      (i) Salaries and benefits of staff who ensure programmatic and fiscal requirements of IDEA are being implemented, corresponding to the working time that each person devotes to the implementation of IDEA;
      (ii) Contracted services, including fees paid for professional services, advice, and consultation regarding the implementation of IDEA, and the delivery of special education services to students with IEPs by public or private entities;
    (D) Assistive technology devices for students with IEPs, not including medical devices surgically implanted (i.e., cochlear implant);
    (E) Implementation of due process hearing decisions;
    (F) Implementation of compensatory education plans;
    (G) Implementation of coordinated early intervening services programs (CEIS) as defined in 34 CFR § 300.226; and
    (H) Transition of a student back into public schools in the District who, as a result of an IEP decision or due process hearing decision, is currently attending non-public schools.
  (1B) “Alternative program” means specialized instruction for students under court supervision or who have a history of being on short- or long-term suspension or who have been expelled from school, or who meet other criteria as defined by the State Education Office through rulemaking. To qualify as an alternative program, a school must meet the criteria and rules set by the State Education Office. An alternative program may describe an entire school or a specialized program within a school.
  (2) Repealed.
  (2A) “At-risk” means a DCPS student or a public charter school student who is identified as one or more of the following:
    (A) Homeless;
    (B) In the District’s foster care system;
    (C) Qualifies for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; or
    (D) A high school student that is one year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade in which the student is enrolled.
  (2B) "At-Risk High School Over-age Supplement" means weighting provided in addition to the at-risk weight for a student who is at-risk because the student is a high school student that is one year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade in which the student is enrolled.
  (2C) “Central administration” means the functions necessary for the governance of a school district as a whole, including general oversight and management of support services such as procurement, human resources, and financial administration. The term “central administration” does not include any functions that are:
    (A) Budgeted at the individual school level; or
    (B) Budgeted centrally and which support costs associated with programs and services provided at the school level or directly to students.
  (3) “Consumer Price Index” (“CPI”) means the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for Washington, DC-MD-VA, Index Base Period 1982-84 or its successor, as issued by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  (4) "DCPS" means the District of Columbia Public Schools system. The term does not include Public Charter Schools.
  (4A) "Elementary ELL" means students who are LEP/NEP and enrolled in grades pre-kindergarten 3 through 5.
  (5) “Foundation” or “foundation level” means the amount of funding per weighted student needed to provide adequate regular education services to students. Regular education services do not include special education, language minority education, summer school, capital costs, state education agency functions or services funded through federal and other non-appropriated revenue sources.
  (6) “Full-time equivalent” means student enrollment the equal of:
    (A) Five hours or more per school day for a minimum of 180 school days for students enrolled in grades pre-school through 12; or
    (B) Three hours per day for a minimum of 4 days per week for 36 weeks per school year for adult enrollment.
  (6A) “Intensive Program of Special Education Services” means specialized special education services of at least 30 hours per student per week for students with one or more disabling conditions in a self-contained setting during regular school hours.
  (7) “Limited English Proficient/Non-English Proficient” (“LEP/NEP”) means students identified in accordance with federal law as entitled to English as a second language or bilingual services on the basis of their English language proficiency.
  (8) “Per student funding formula” (“Formula”) means the formula used to determine annual operating funding for DCPS and Public Charter Schools on a uniform per student basis, pursuant to § 38-1804.01 .
  (9) “Public Charter School” means a publicly funded school established pursuant to subchapter II of Chapter 18 of this title ; and except as provided in §§ 38-1802.12(d)(5) and 38-1802.13(c)(5) , is not a part of the DCPS.
  (10) “Residential school” means a DCPS or Public Charter School that provides students with room and board in a residential setting, in addition to their instructional program.
  (10A) “Resident student” means a minor enrolled in a District of Columbia public school or public charter school who has a parent, guardian, or custodian residing in the District of Columbia or an adult enrolled in a District of Columbia public school or a public charter school who resides in the District of Columbia as determined pursuant to Chapter 3 of this title [ § 38-302 et seq.].
  (10B) "Secondary ELL" means students who are LEP/NEP and enrolled in:
    (A) Grades 6 through 12 at a DCPS or public charter school;
    (B) An alternative program;
    (C) Adult education; or
    (D) Grades 6 through 12 at a special education school.
  (10C) “Self-Contained (Dedicated) Special Education School” means a school that has the capacity to provide all the facilities and services needed to meet the educational and therapeutic needs of its students, which may share a campus or only a building with a general education school.
  (11) “Special education” means specialized services for students identified as having disabilities, as provided in section 101(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1401(a)(1)), or students who are individuals with a disability as provided in section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved September 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 359; 29 U.S.C. § 706(8)).
  (11A) Repealed.
  (11B) “Special Education Compliance Funding” means funds provided to public schools through the “Formula” to support activities required to address identified noncompliance with federal and local laws and regulations regarding the provision of special education services to students with disabilities.
  (11C) “Special Education Payment” means funding appropriated by the District through the “Formula” in the following budget categories: Special education schools, Special Education Add-ons, Special Education Capacity Fund, Special Education Compliance Fund, Residential Add-ons for Special Education, and Special Education Add-ons for Students with Extended School Year (“ESY”) Indicated in Their Individualized Education Programs.
  (11D) “Special Education School” means a separate DCPS or public charter day school or residential school dedicated exclusively to serving special education students at levels 4 or 5.
  (12) “State level costs” means costs incurred by the DCPS in its function as a state education agency, including the census of minors pursuant to § 38-204 , impact aid surveys, issuance of work permits, conduct of hearings and appeals, employee certification, administration of federal aid to agencies or institutions outside of the DCPS or Public Charter Schools administration. For purposes of the Formula, transportation of students with disabilities and payment of tuition for private placements of children with disabilities are considered state level costs.
  (13) “Summer school” means an accelerated instructional program provided outside the regular school year of 180 days for students in targeted grades or grade spans pursuant to promotion policies of the District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter schools.
  (14) “Weighting” is a multiplication factor applied to the foundation cost for student counts in certain grade levels or special needs programs to account for differences in the cost of educating these students.
D.C. Code § 38-851.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8D / § 38-851.01
§ 38-851.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
  (1) "Full school day" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-201(2B) .
  (2) "Health care needs" means specific medical requirements or disability- or health-related supports that are documented by a licensed medical provider with the LEA and that require the use of a personal wireless communication device for monitoring a medical condition, administering medication, receiving health-related alerts, receiving disability-related supports, or communicating with medical personnel or caregivers regarding the student's health during the school day.
  (3) "LEA" means local education agency, which is the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual public charter school or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
  (4) "Personal wireless communication device" means a cellular phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, or gaming device that is not owned or provided by the school.
  (5) "Possessing" means carrying or holding an item on one's person but does not include carrying or holding an item in a backpack, purse, handbag, or other personal carryall.
D.C. Code § 38-132 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-132
§ 38-132. Authority of acting Superintendent.
Status: in_force

The authority conferred on the Superintendent of Schools by § 38-131 shall, during his authorized absence, devolve on the person designated as acting Superintendent of Schools.
D.C. Code § 38-2001.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2001.04
§ 38-2001.04. Disability retirement; requirements.
Status: in_force

Any teacher who shall have reached the age of 45, and who shall have been continuously employed in the public schools of the District of Columbia for not less than 10 years immediately prior to his retirement, or who shall have been continuously employed for not less than 15 years prior to his retirement and who by reason of accident or illness not due to vicious habits has acquired a physical or mental disability and is incapable of satisfactorily performing the duties of his position, may be retired by the Board of Education under the provisions hereinafter stated; provided, that absence of any teacher on authorized leave of absence without pay for a period not in excess of 2 years shall not constitute a break in continuous employment; provided further, that no teacher shall be retired by the Board of Education under the provisions of this section until said teacher shall have been examined under the direction of the health officer of the District of Columbia, and as a result of said examination, in his judgment, or in the judgment of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Education shall have been found to be physically or mentally incapacitated for efficient service.
D.C. Code § 38-1111 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1111
§ 38-1111. Construction of §§ 38-1107 and 38-1109.
Status: in_force

Sections 38-1107   and 38-1109   provide that the Washington Technical Institute shall 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, for the purpose of enabling the Washington Technical Institute to share, under § 38-1110 , with the Federal City College:
(1) Grants under the acts referred to in § 38-1107 ;
(2) Grants under § 38-1109(b) ; and
(3) Earnings of sums appropriated under § 38-1108 .
D.C. Code § 38-2961 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29A-ii / § 38-2961
§ 38-2961. Use of Student Activity Funds for theatrical and music performances.
Status: in_force

(a) Expenditures on school-administered theatrical and music performances, including stipends for non-District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") employees, but excluding stipends for DCPS employees, shall be an allowable expenditure from a DCPS school's Student Activity Fund.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "theatrical and music performances" means the planning, rehearsal, or presentation of a musical, staged play, choral production, orchestral or band concert, variety show, improvised or sketch comedy performance, or other live performance.
D.C. Code § 38-2731 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27A / § 38-2731
§ 38-2731. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Academic year” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 481 of the Higher Education Act [20 U.S.C. § 1088].
(2) “DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program” means the college financial assistance program administered by the State Education Office pursuant to Subpart 4 of Part A of Title IV of the Higher Education Act [20 U.S.C. § 1070c et seq.].
(3) “Eligible institution” means an institution that:
  (A) Is an institution of higher education, either public or private, with its principal campus in the District of Columbia; and
  (B) Is eligible to receive Student Aid Program funds under Title IV of the Higher Education Act [20 U.S.C. § 1070 et seq.].
(4) “Eligible student” means a District resident who meets the eligibility criteria for the DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program administered by the State Education Office.
(5) “Higher Education Act” means the Higher Education Act of 1965, approved November 8, 1965 [(79 Stat. 1219; 20 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.)].
(6) “Institution of higher education” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 101 of the Higher Education Act [20 U.S.C. § 1001].
(7) “Qualified higher education expenses” means:
  (A) Tuition, fees, and the cost of books, supplies, and equipment required for the enrollment or attendance of a qualified beneficiary at an eligible institution;
  (B) The costs of room and board of a qualified beneficiary incurred while attending an eligible institution; provided, that the amount of room and board shall not exceed the minimum room and board allowance determined in calculating costs of attendance for federal financial aid programs under section 472 of the Higher Education Act [20 U.S.C. § 1087ll], or any subsequent legislation and implementing regulations; and
  (C) Additional living expenses.
D.C. Code § 38-2001.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2001.01
§ 38-2001.01. Annuity — Salary deductions.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be deducted and withheld from the annual salary of every teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia an amount computed to the nearest tenth of a dollar that will be sufficient, with interest thereon at 4 per centum per annum, compounded annually, to purchase, under the provisions of this subchapter, an annuity equal to 1% of his average annual salary received during the 10 years immediately preceding retirement, for each year of his whole term of service rendered after June 30, 1926, payable monthly throughout life, for every such teacher who shall be retired, as herein provided.
(b) The deductions herein provided for shall be based on such annuity table or tables as the Council of the District of Columbia shall direct; provided, however, that said deductions shall in no case exceed 8% of his annual salary; and provided further, that when the annual salary exceeds $2,000 the deductions and benefits shall be made as on an annual salary of $2,000.
(c) The Council of the District of Columbia shall cause to be filed with the Board of Education on September 10th of each year a certificate showing the amount of deduction to be made from the salary of each teacher during the year, said deduction to be made in equal amounts, one to be deducted for each school month. A similar certificate shall be filed not later than the 15th day of each calendar month to cover cases of new entrants. No deduction shall be made from less than an entire month’s salary.
D.C. Code § 38-2205 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22 / § 38-2205
§ 38-2205. Sunset provision.
Status: expired

Expired.   .
D.C. Code § 38-671.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-671.03
§ 38-671.03. Application process.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1851.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18M / § 38-1851.02
§ 38-1851.02. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2733 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27A / § 38-2733
§ 38-2733. Grant awards for DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program.
Status: in_force

(a) From local funds appropriated annually for the DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program, the State Education Office shall make available grant awards to pay for qualified higher education expenses for no fewer than 800 eligible students attending eligible institutions. If fewer than 800 eligible students from eligible institutions apply, the funds may be used to grant awards to eligible students attending eligible institutions of higher education outside of the District of Columbia.
(b) An eligible student attending an eligible institution shall have paid on the student’s behalf under this section:
  (A) Not more than $5,000 for any one academic year; and
  (B) A total of not more than $25,000 over 5 years.
(c) Payments under this section shall be prorated for eligible students who attend an eligible institution on less than a full-time basis.
D.C. Code § 38-1972 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1972
§ 38-1972. Temporary employees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1271.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12A / § 38-1271.01
§ 38-1271.01. University of the District of Columbia Community College Transition to Independence Advisory Board.
Status: in_force

There is established a 5-member University of the District of Columbia Community College Transition to Independence Advisory Board. Two of the advisory board members shall be nominated by the Chairman of the Council and 3 advisory board members shall be nominated by the Mayor. All advisory board members shall be subject to confirmation by the Council.
D.C. Code § 38-2851.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 28A / § 38-2851.04
§ 38-2851.04. Principal authority.
Status: in_force

(a) Out of the operating budget for the Local Schools department, the budget for each school shall be under the control and direction of that school's principal.
(b) Each principal shall prepare his or her school budget in consultation with the school's local school advisory team.
(c) The principal shall report to the Chancellor on how the at-risk concentration supplement provided to the school pursuant to § 38-2905.01(c-2) is being used to improve student achievement among at-risk students.
D.C. Code § 38-2561.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.03
§ 38-2561.03. Placement and funding of a student with a disability in a nonpublic special education school or program.
Status: in_force

(a) If an LEA anticipates that it may be unable to implement a student’s IEP or provide a student with an appropriate special education placement in accordance with the IDEA and other applicable laws or regulations, the LEA shall notify the SEA. The SEA shall cooperate with the LEA to provide a placement in a more restrictive setting in conformity with the IDEA, and any other applicable laws or regulations.
(b) (1) Unless the placement of a student has been ordered by a District of Columbia court, federal court, or a hearing officer pursuant to IDEA, no student whose education, including special education or related services, is funded by the District of Columbia government shall be placed in a nonpublic special education school or program that:
    (A) Allows the use of aversive intervention in its policy or practice; or
    (B) Has not received and maintained a valid Certificate of Approval from the SEA in accordance with § 38-2561.07 .
  (2) A hearing officer may make a placement in a nonpublic special education school or program that lacks a valid Certificate of Approval from the SEA only if the hearing officer has determined that:
    (A) There is no public school or program able to provide the student with a free appropriate public education; and
    (B) There is no nonpublic special education school or program with a valid Certificate of Approval that meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(c) The SEA shall be responsible for paying the costs of education, including special education and related services, of a student with a disability when the student is placed at a nonpublic special education school or program pursuant to this section; provided, that, in conformity with IDEA, the SEA shall not be responsible for paying the cost of education, including special education and related services, of a student with a disability who attends a nonpublic special education school or program if:
  (1) An LEA made a free and appropriate public education available to the student; and
  (2) The student’s parent or guardian elected to place the student in a nonpublic special education school or program.
(d) If the SEA has reason to believe that a child is a neglected child or is being abused, as those terms are defined in § 16-2301(9) and (23), respectively, in an out-of-state nonpublic special education school or program, the SEA shall immediately notify the relevant state’s child welfare agency and the parent or guardian of the child. Upon notification, the SEA shall work with the parent or guardian to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and health of the child.
(e) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall issue updated rules to implement the provisions of this section by October 1, 2015.
D.C. Code § 38-271.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-271.02
§ 38-271.02. Administration of pre-k.
Status: in_force

(a) The OSSE shall oversee CBO pre-k education services, including:
  (1) All programs, including curricula;
  (2) All related state and federal early childhood programs;
  (3) Any licensure requirements;
  (4) Fiscal matters;
  (5) Funding to:
    (A) Maximize the use of federal funds and other resources;
    (B) Minimize inefficiencies and programmatic barriers;
    (C) Ensure that children are placed on the appropriate funding streams; and
    (D) Ensure that funds authorized by this chapter are used to supplement, not supplant, other funding sources that finance education programs for children of pre-k age;
  (6) The alignment and monitoring of standards and teaching practices between pre-k and grades kindergarten through 3rd grade; and
  (7) The implementation of an external evaluation of all pre-k programs, including the measurement of progress toward school-readiness benchmarks.
(b) The OSSE shall:
  (1) Coordinate with the Interagency Collaboration and Services Integration Commission, established by § 2-1594 , to ensure that eligible families can access coordinated support services for their children of pre-k age;
  (2) In regard to pre-k programs in public schools and public charter schools, consult with local education agencies and the Public Charter School Board, established by § 38-1802.14 , to ensure that the goals of this chapter are met;
  (3) Establish facilities requirements for classroom expansion and quality improvement, to be utilized by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, established by § 38-451 [repealed], to complete the capital improvements and renovation of facilities;
  (4) Develop high-quality content standards for all pre-k programs, which have been approved by the State Board of Education;
  (5) Develop and oversee a monitoring, assessment, and accountability process for all programs within the pre-k-education system;
  (6) Promulgate a process for pre-k programs that fail to attain the required high-quality standards by September 1, 2014, which may include:
    (A) A reduction or elimination of local funding;
    (B) Denial of licensure; or
    (C) Revocation of licensure;
  (7) Promulgate a quality-improvement process for pre-k programs that, after 2014, fail to maintain for a period of time, as determined by OSSE, the required high-quality standards, which may include:
    (A) Adherence to a quality-improvement plan;
    (B) A reduction or an elimination of local funding;
    (C) Denial of licensure; or
    (D) Revocation of licensure;
  (8) Develop and administer the technical assistance program across all pre-k education services.
  (9) Collect and disseminate to the public on an ongoing basis child and program data; and
  (10) Consider developing a sliding-fee scale for enrollment in pre-k of children whose family income is above 250% of the federal poverty guideline.
(c) The OSSE shall not issue a license for a child-occupied facility located within 200 feet of a dry cleaning facility that uses perchloroethylene or n-propyl bromide as a cleaning agent for clothes or other fabrics. The 200-foot restriction shall not apply at a location where a child- occupied facility is applying for renewal of an existing license.
D.C. Code § 38-284 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2B / § 38-284
§ 38-284. Use of Department of Parks and Recreation facilities.
Status: in_force

The Department of Parks and Recreation shall, to the extent feasible, partner with child development facilities to allow the facilities to use District recreation centers, fields, playgrounds, and other facilities on occasions that do not conflict with the Department of Parks and Recreation’s existing programming or with on-going community obligations.
D.C. Code § 38-2021.07a — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.07a
§ 38-2021.07a. Required minimum distributions.
Status: in_force

(a) Distributions shall begin no later than the teacher’s required beginning date, as defined in section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, and shall be made in accordance with all other requirements of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code. The provisions of this section shall apply for the purposes of determining minimum required distributions under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of this part; provided, that these provisions are intended solely to reflect the requirements of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and accompanying Treasury regulations and are not intended to provide or expand, and shall not be construed as providing or expanding, a benefit or distribution option not otherwise expressly provided for under the terms of this part. The provisions of this section shall apply only to the extent required under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code as applied to a governmental plan, and if any special rules for governmental plans are not set forth in this section, these special rules are incorporated by reference and shall for all purposes be deemed a part of this part.
(b) (1) The teacher’s entire interest shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the teacher no later than April 1 following the later of the calendar year in which the teacher attains age 701/2 or the calendar year in which the teacher retires or terminates employment (the “required beginning date”).
  (2) If the teacher dies before distributions begin, the teacher’s entire interest shall be distributed, or shall begin to be distributed, no later than as follows:
    (A) If the teacher’s surviving spouse is the sole designated beneficiary, distributions to the surviving spouse shall begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the teacher died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the teacher would have attained age 701/2, if later;
    (B) If the teacher’s surviving spouse is not the sole designated beneficiary, distributions to the designated beneficiary shall begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the teacher died;
    (C) If there is no designated beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the teacher’s death, the teacher’s entire interest shall be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year of the 5th anniversary of the teacher’s death;
    (D) If the teacher’s surviving spouse is the sole designated beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the teacher but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not apply, and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the teacher. For the purposes of this paragraph and subsection (d) of this section, distributions are considered to begin on the teacher’s required beginning date or, if this subparagraph applies, the date distributions to the surviving spouse are required to begin under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. If annuity payments to the teacher irrevocably commence before the teacher’s required beginning date or to the teacher’s surviving spouse before the date distributions to the surviving spouse are required to begin under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.
  (3) Unless the teacher’s interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the required beginning date, as of the first distribution, calendar year distributions shall be made in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. If the teacher’s interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions under the annuity shall be made in accordance with the requirements of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury regulations. A part of the teacher’s interest that is in the form of an individual account described in section 414(k) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be distributed in a manner satisfying the requirements of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury regulations that apply to individual accounts.
(c) (1) The amount of the annuity is to be determined each year.
  (2) If the teacher’s interest is paid in the form of annuity distributions, payments under the annuity shall satisfy the following requirements:
    (A) The annuity distributions shall be paid in periodic payments made at intervals not longer than one year;
    (B) Payments shall either be non-increasing or increase only as follows:
      (i) By an annual percentage increase that does not exceed the annual percentage increase in a cost-of-living index based on prices of all items (the CPI-W) and issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
      (ii) To provide cash refunds of employee contributions upon the teacher’s death;
      (iii) To pay increased benefits that result from an amendment to this part.
  (3) The amount that must be distributed on or before the teacher’s required beginning date or, if the teacher dies before distributions begin, the date distributions are required to begin under subsection (b)(2)(A) or (B) of this section, is the payment that is required for one payment interval. The second payment need not be made until the end of the next payment interval even if that payment interval ends in the next calendar year. Payment intervals are the periods for which payments are received (for example, bi-monthly, monthly, semi-annually, or annually). The teacher’s benefit accruals as of the last day of the first distribution calendar year shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the annuity payments for payment intervals ending on or after the teacher’s required beginning date.
  (4) Additional benefits accruing to the teacher in a calendar year after the first distribution calendar year shall be distributed beginning with the first payment interval ending in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the amount accrues.
(d) Amounts payable if a teacher dies before distribution begins are subject to the following requirements:
  (1) If the teacher dies before the date of distribution of his or her interest begins and there is a designated beneficiary, the teacher’s entire interest shall be distributed, beginning no later than the time described in subsection (b)(2)(A) or (B) of this section, over the life of the designated beneficiary not exceeding either of the following:
    (A) Unless the benefit commenced is before the first distribution calendar year, the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary, determined using the beneficiary’s age as of the beneficiary’s birthday in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of the teacher’s death; or
    (B) If the benefit commenced before the first distribution calendar year, the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary, determined using the beneficiary’s age as of his or her birthday in the calendar year that begins before benefits commence;
  (2) If the teacher dies before the date distributions begin and there is no designated beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the teacher’s death, distribution of the teacher’s entire interest shall be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the 5th anniversary of the teacher’s death; or
  (3) If the teacher dies before the date distribution of the teacher’s interest begins, the teacher’s surviving spouse is the teacher’s sole designated beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this subsection shall apply as if the surviving spouse were the teacher, except that the time by which distributions must begin shall be determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)(A) of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-1011.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 10A / § 38-1011.02
§ 38-1011.02. Targeted Program areas.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-931 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-931
§ 38-931. Powers of the EPTC.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-157 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-157
§ 38-157. Contracting out of food services operations and security services; development of management and data systems.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, the District of Columbia Public Schools shall contract out, beginning in School Year 1995-96 and Fiscal Year 1996, all food services operations and security services for the D.C. Public Schools unless the Chancellor determines that it is not feasible.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, the District of Columbia Public Schools shall contract out for no more than a 3-year period, beginning in School Year 1995-96 and Fiscal Year 1996, the development of new management and data systems, as well as training of currently employed personnel to use and manage these systems, in the areas of budget, finance, personnel/human resources, management information services, procurement, and supply management.
D.C. Code § 38-771.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7C / § 38-771.03
§ 38-771.03. Authorized personnel; responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) Authorized personnel shall:
  (1) Before the administration of a Districtwide assessment:
    (A) Complete testing integrity training, as developed by OSSE; and
    (B) Receive the testing integrity and security notification statement distributed by OSSE;
  (2) Immediately report any breach of testing security to the school’s test monitor, the LEA’s test integrity coordinator, or OSSE;
  (3) Cooperate with OSSE in any investigation concerning the administration of a Districtwide assessment;
  (4) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, be prohibited from:
    (A) Photocopying, or in any way reproducing, or disclosing secure test items or other materials related to Districtwide assessments;
    (B) Reviewing, reading, or looking at test items or student responses before, during, or after administering the Districtwide assessment, unless specifically permitted in the test administrator’s manual;
    (C) Assisting students in any way with answers to test questions using verbal or nonverbal cues before, during, or after administering the assessment;
    (D) Altering student responses in any manner;
    (E) Altering the test procedures stated in the formal instructions accompanying the Districtwide assessments;
    (F) Allowing students to use notes, references, or other aids, unless the test administrator’s manual specifically allows;
    (G) Having in one’s personal possession secure test materials except during the scheduled testing date;
    (H) Allowing students to view or practice secure test items before or after the scheduled testing time;
    (I) Making or having in one’s possession answer keys before the administration of that Districtwide assessment; except, that it shall not be prohibited to have an answer key for a Districtwide assessment that has already been administered and released by OSSE;
    (J) Leaving secure test materials in a non-secure location or unattended by authorized personnel; and
    (K) Using unapproved electronics during the administration of a Districtwide assessment.
(b) The failure to comply with the prohibitions set forth in subsection (a)(4) of this section shall not be considered a violation of a test security plan if the action is:
  (1) Necessary to provide for an accommodation that is explicitly identified in a student’s IEP or an approved accommodation plan for a ELL student; provided, that any accommodation shall be limited to the eligible student or students; or
  (2) Limited to supporting students to stay on task and focused, as defined and described as an acceptable action under OSSE regulations or guidance, and does not impact the content of students’ answers.
D.C. Code § 38-2021.10 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.10
§ 38-2021.10. Payment of beneficiaries.
Status: in_force

(a) Under regulations prescribed by the District of Columbia Retirement Board, a present or former teacher may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries for the purpose of this part.
(b) (1) Lump-sum benefits authorized by subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section shall be paid in the following order of precedence to the person or persons surviving the teacher and alive at the date title to the payment arises, and the payment bars recovery by any other person:
    (A) To the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the teacher in a signed and witnessed writing received by the District of Columbia Retirement Board before the teacher’s death;
    (B) If there is no designated beneficiary, to the spouse or domestic partner of the teacher;
    (C) If none of the above, to the child or children of the teacher and descendants of deceased children by representation;
    (D) If none of the above, to the parents of the teacher or the survivor of them;
    (E) If none of the above, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the teacher;
    (F) If none of the above, to such other next of kin of the teachers as the District of Columbia Retirement Board determines to be entitled under the laws of the domicile of the teacher at the date of his death.
  (2) For the purpose of this subsection, the term “child” includes a natural child and an adopted child, but does not include a stepchild.
(c) If: (1) a teacher dies: (A) without a survivor; or (B) with a survivor or survivors and the right of all survivors terminates before a claim for survivor annuity is filed; or (2) a former teacher not retired dies, the lump-sum credit shall be paid.
(d) If all annuity rights under this part based on the service of a deceased teacher terminate before the total annuity paid equals the lump-sum credit, the difference shall be paid.
(e) If an annuitant dies, any annuity accrued and unpaid shall be paid.
(f) For purposes of this section, the term “lump-sum credit” means the unrefunded amount consisting of:
  (1) Retirement deductions made under this part from the salary of a teacher;
  (2) Amounts deposited into the teachers’ retirement and annuity fund by a teacher covering earlier service; and
  (3) Interest earned prior to the end of the 90-day period beginning on November 17, 1979, on the deductions and deposits made with respect to service which aggregates more than 1 year but excluding interest for the fractional part of a month in the total service.
D.C. Code § 38-501 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 5 / § 38-501
§ 38-501. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) The term "admit" means a student's official enrollment in a school, child development facility, or college or university.
(2) The term “certification of immunization” means  certification by a healthcare professional authorized to administer a vaccine, his or her representative, or the public health authorities of the immunizations that a student has received or from which the student has a medical or religious exemption.
(2A) Repealed.
(3) The term "student" means a person who is admitted to or seeks admission to a school, child development facility, or college or university, or for whom admission is sought by a parent or guardian, and who will not attain the age of 26 years before the start of the term for which admission is sought.
(4) The term "immunization" means the receipt of the initial vaccination and any boosters or revaccinations required to maintain immunity against a communicable disease.
(5) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(6) The term “public health authorities” means the official or officials of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia designated by the Mayor pursuant to this chapter.
(7) The term “responsible person” means, in the case of a student under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian of the student, but in the case of a student 18 years of age or older, the student .
(8) The term “school” means:
  (A) A District of Columbia Public Schools school or a public charter school serving any grades pre-K through 12; and
  (B) A private, parochial, or independent school that offers instruction at any level or grade from pre-K through 12;
  (C) Repealed.
  (D) Repealed.
(9) The term "child development facility" means a licensed center, home, expanded home, or other structure that provides care and other services, supervision and guidance for children, infants, and toddlers on a regular basis, regardless of its designated name. The term "Child development facility" does not include a school engaged in legally required educational and related functions or a pre-K education program licensed pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 2A of this title .
(10) The term "college or university" means any post-secondary educational institution authorized, created, or incorporated by special act of the Congress of the United States or the Council or required to be licensed by the District of Columbia pursuant to Chapter 13 of this title .
(11) The term "exclusion standards" means standards for barring students who do not comply with the immunization requirements of this chapter and the rules issued pursuant to this chapter from attending schools and child development facilities.
(12) The term "LEA" means local education agency, which is the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual public charter school or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
(13) The term "list of immunizations" means the list of immunizations, established by the Mayor pursuant to § 38-503 , required to be included on a certification of immunization.
D.C. Code § 38-1206.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1206.01
§ 38-1206.01. Establishment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1631.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 16A / § 38-1631.09
§ 38-1631.09. Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The Mayor may adopt rules pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 to administer and implement this chapter .
D.C. Code § 38-191 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1B / § 38-191
§ 38-191. Department of Education; establishment; authority.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b) , the Council establishes a Department of Education, subordinate to the Mayor. The department shall be headed by a Deputy Mayor for Education, who shall be appointed pursuant to § 1-523.01(a) .
(b) The Department of Education shall:
  (1) Have oversight of the:
    (A) State Superintendent of Education Office;
    (B) Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization; and
    (C) Repealed.
    (D) Development of a comprehensive, District-wide data system that integrates and tracks data across education, justice, and human service agencies.
  (2) Be responsible for the planning, coordination, and supervision of all public education and education-related activities under its jurisdiction, including development and support of programs to improve the delivery of educational services and opportunities, from early childhood to the post-secondary education level, including the District of Columbia Public Schools, public charter schools, and the University of the District of Columbia; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to grant to the Mayor any authority over the University of the District of Columbia that is currently vested in the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia;
  (3) Promote, coordinate, and oversee collaborative efforts among District government agencies to support education and child development as it relates to education, including coordinating the integration of programs and resources;
  (4) Coordinate programs, policies, and objectives of the Mayor with the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia;
  (5) Promote, coordinate, and oversee the enhancement and quality of workforce preparation programs within the State Superintendent of Education Office;
  (6) Promote, coordinate, and oversee the enhancement and quality of adult literacy and adult education programs within the State Superintendent of Education Office;
  (7) Submit to the Mayor, Chancellor, State Board of Education, and the Council the reports required by § 38-353(14) and (15);
  (8) Coordinate the development of the Master Facilities Plan;
  (9) Provide administrative and technical support for the Common Lottery Board; and
  (10) (A) By May 31, 2021, establish common financial reporting standards for the non-capital budgets and expenditures of District of Columbia Public Schools and public charter schools. The common financial reporting standards shall:
      (i) Include categories for reporting budgets and expenditures for instructional staff, school administrators, instructional supports, educational materials, and non-educational administrative costs;
      (ii) Permit meaningful and accurate budget and expenditure comparisons, including comparisons of budgets and expenditures for at-risk students, as defined in § 38-2901(2A) , between all public schools and between all local education agencies;
      (iii) Ensure full and accurate disclosure of administrative costs for each local education agency; and
      (iv) Make it possible to collect comparable data by school campus.
    (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term:
      (i) "Local education agency" means the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
      (ii) "Public schools" includes public charter schools.
(b-1) (1) The Deputy Mayor for Education may implement a centralized data system to collect, analyze, and publish data on how and how well the District's education and workforce-related programs, and the agencies and entities implementing those programs, are serving District residents throughout their lifetimes, with the goal of enabling the linkage, management, and monitoring of information on individuals' progress through education, workforce training, and employment.
  (2) Each agency of the District government, including independent agencies, shall cooperate with the Deputy Mayor for Education in the implementation of the centralized data system, including by sharing education data for grades pre-kindergarten through 12, higher education data, and adult education data and workforce data with the Deputy Mayor for Education to the maximum extent allowed by federal law and notwithstanding the provisions of any District law otherwise limiting the sharing of such information.
  (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term:
    (A) "Education data" means data relating to individual and aggregate student performance, including, as applicable:
      (i) Student progress information, including enrollment, retention, attendance, credit hours earned, graduation status, graduation rate, and time to degree;
      (ii) Academic performance data, including grade point average, state assessment results, major selected, courses taken, and degree earned;
      (iii) Financial aid status, including amount and type of financial aid awarded;
      (iv) College and career preparedness data, including:
        (I) Participation in career and technical education, work-based learning programs, early college, and dual enrollment programs; and
        (II) Free Application for Federal Student Aid completion status; and
      (v) Student demographics and data by special population statuses, including status as:
        (I) Eligible for English learner and special education services;
        (II) A recipient of assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, or Pell grants;
        (III) Under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court; and
        (IV) Experiencing homelessness.
    (B) "Workforce data" means data relating to participation in workforce programs and workforce outcomes, including:
      (i) Employment information, including type of employment, employer name, location of employment, wage, number of hours worked, and length of employment;
      (ii) Employment-related benefits data and status, including unemployment status and data; and
      (iii) Workforce program participation data, including program enrollment, program completion status, and credentials earned.
    (C) "Workforce program" includes apprenticeship programs, subsidized employment programs, occupational skills training, on-the-job training, internships, and job readiness programs.
(b-2) The Department of Education shall be considered an authorized representative of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education and the Higher Education Licensure Commission under applicable federal, District, and state laws and regulations for the purpose of accessing and compiling student record data for research purposes.
(c) By December 31, 2009, the Deputy Mayor for Education shall submit to the to the Council for approval, by resolution, and to the State Board of Education for review, a plan describing the framework that it shall use to develop a statewide, strategic education and youth development plan (“EYD plan”).
(d) By September 30, 2010, the Deputy Mayor for Education shall submit to the Council for approval, by resolution, and to the State Board of Education for review, the EYD plan, which shall include:
  (1) A clearly articulated vision statement for children and youth from zero to 24 years of age;
  (2) Stated goals and operational priorities;
  (3) An assessment of needs, including a showing that the comprehensive strategy to address the stated needs is based on research and data;
  (4) A timeline and benchmarks for planning and implementation;
  (5) An operational framework that provides for shared accountability, broad-based civic community involvement, and coordination:
    (A) With District, school, and other community efforts;
    (B) With key stakeholders throughout the community, including those in top public and civic leadership;
    (C) Of the education sector with housing, health, and welfare;
    (D) With economic development policies and plans; and
    (E) Of multiple funding streams to ensure sustainability of the EYD plan;
  (6) An explication of the location and planning, including intended use and design, for the District’s educational facilities and campuses; and
  (7) Recommendations for policy and legislative changes, if needed, to increase the effectiveness of the EYD plan.
(e) The Mayor shall review and update the EYD plan every 3 years and submit the plan to the Council for approval, by resolution, and to the State Board of Education for review.
(f) (1) To support the establishment of common financial reporting standards required pursuant to subsection (b)(10) of this section, the Deputy Mayor for Education may issue grants not to exceed $200,000, in Fiscal Year 2021.
  (2) Grants issued pursuant to this subsection shall be administered pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1 .
(g) By September 30, 2023, and every 5 years thereafter, the Mayor shall submit to the Council an in-depth education funding adequacy study that:
  (1) Reviews the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula ("UPSFF"), the city's method for allocating local operating dollars to District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") and public charter schools, provided in subchapter I of Chapter 29 of this title , by, among other things, reviewing:
    (A) The costs and expenses associated with operating DCPS and public charter schools included and excluded from the UPSFF, and recommending revisions; and
    (B) The categories and weights provided in §§ 38-2903 , 38-2904 , 38-2905 , and 38-2905.01 of the UPSFF Act and recommending revisions, including possible new categories or weights, if any; and
  (2) Addresses issues of equitable funding among schools and between DCPS and public charter schools and recommends revisions to the UPSFF to achieve more equitable student outcomes.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.02
§ 38-1702.02. Charter petition.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2023.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2023.04
§ 38-2023.04. Payment of annuity increase.
Status: in_force

The annuities and increases in annuities provided by §§ 38-2023.01 to 38-2023.03 shall be paid from the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement and Annuity Fund until such time as all amounts in such fund have been expended or transferred under § 1-713(b) to the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund established by § 1-713(a) and thereafter from the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund. Such annuities and increases in annuities shall terminate for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1960, for which the Congress has failed to make provision for the payment of like annuities and increases in annuities under the Act approved June 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 218), for such fiscal year. For any fiscal year for which such annuities and increases in annuities shall terminate for the reason set forth in this section, §§ 38-2023.01 to 38-2023.03 shall not be in effect and annuities and increases in annuities shall be determined and paid as though such sections had not been enacted. Nothing contained in this section shall be held or considered to prevent the payment of annuities and increases in annuities provided by §§ 38-2023.01 to 38-2023.03 for any fiscal year for which the Congress shall have made provisions for the payment of like annuities and increases in annuities under such Act approved June 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 218).
D.C. Code § 38-3508 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 35 / § 38-3508
§ 38-3508. Data reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

Applicable June 30, 2026.
D.C. Code § 38-2402.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2402.08
§ 38-2402.08. National Technical Institute for the Deaf Endowment Program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2061.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2061.01
§ 38-2061.01. Employment of retired teachers.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salary of any retired teacher who first becomes entitled to an annuity under this subchapter after November 17, 1979, and who is subsequently employed by the government of the District of Columbia shall be reduced by such amount as is necessary to provide that the sum of such teacher’s annuity under part A of subchapter II of this chapter and compensation for such employment is equal to the salary otherwise payable for the position held by such teacher. No salary subject to this reduction shall be reduced to less than any applicable minimum wage set forth in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1060; 29 U.S.C. § 201   et seq.), or any other applicable federal minimum wage statute or regulation.
D.C. Code § 38-910 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-910
§ 38-910. Solicitation of donations from pupils.
Status: in_force

No part of any appropriation for the District of Columbia shall be paid to any person employed under or in connection with the public schools of the District of Columbia who shall solicit or receive, or permit to be solicited or received, on any public school premises, any subscription or donation of money or other thing of value from any pupil enrolled in such public schools for presentation of testimonials to school officials or for any purpose except such as may be authorized by the Board of Education at a stated meeting upon the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools.
D.C. Code § 38-251.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-251.04
§ 38-251.04. Termination or extension of home or hospital instruction.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a student's home or hospital instruction shall last no longer than the estimated duration of the student's health condition, as provided in the student's medical certification of need, or 60 days, whichever is less.
(b) A parent may extend a student's home or hospital instruction for additional periods of no more than 60 days each by submitting a medical recertification of need at least 5 days before the date on which the parent desires the extension to commence.  A medical recertification of need shall not be required to be submitted for home or hospital instruction that occurs during a period of less than 60 days from the date home or hospital instruction commences.
D.C. Code § 38-831.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8B / § 38-831.01
§ 38-831.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(a) (1) "1-to-1 device" means a technological device provided to a student pursuant to a 1-to-1 program.
  (2) "1-to-1 device provider" means a person or entity, or its agent, parent company, or subsidiary, that provides a 1-to-1 device to a student or educational institution pursuant to a 1-to-1 program.
  (3) "1-to-1 program" means a program authorized by an educational institution in which a student is provided with a 1-to-1 device for overnight or at-home use.
  (4) "De-identified student information" means data or other information related to a specific student from which all personally identifiable student information has been removed.
  (5) "Disclose personally identifiable student information" means to share, transfer, or otherwise communicate personally identifiable student information to a third-party other than the LEA, educational institution, student, or student's parent.
  (6) "Educational institution" means a public school or public charter school in the District of Columbia.
  (7) "Interactive computer service" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 230(f)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, approved February 8, 1996 (110 Stat. 139; 47 U.S.C. § 230(f)(2)).
  (8) "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.
  (9) "Location tracking technology" means hardware, software, or an application that collects or reports data that identifies the geophysical location of a technological device.
  (10) "Operator" means a person that operates an Internet website, online service, online application, or mobile application:
    (A) That is designed, marketed, and primarily used for pre-k through 12 purposes; and
    (B) Who has actual knowledge that the person's website, online service, online application, or mobile application is being used for pre-k through 12 purposes.
  (11) "Parent" includes a student's legal guardian.
  (12) "Personal media account" means a student-created account with an electronic medium or service through which users may create, share, and view user-generated content, including videos, photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, messages, e-mails, or Internet website profiles or locations.  The term "personal media account" does not include an account opened at an educational institution's behest or provided by an educational institution.
  (13) "Personal technological device" means a technological device in the possession of a student that is not the property of an educational institution or a 1-to-1 provider.
  (14) "Personally identifiable student information" means data or other information that alone or in combination with other data is linked to a specific student that would allow a reasonable person, who does not have personal knowledge of the relevant circumstances, to identify the student with reasonable certainty, including:
    (A) A student's name;
    (B) The name of a student's parent or other family member;
    (C) The address of a student or student's parent or other family member;
    (D) A photograph, video, or audio recording that contains the student's image or voice; and
    (E) Indirect identifiers, including a student's social security number, student number, telephone number, credit card account number, insurance account number, financial services account number, customer number, geolocation information, persistent unique identifier, email address, social media address, online username, or other personal electronic identifier.
  (15) "Pre-k through 12 purposes" means uses that promote the functions of an educational institution serving grades prekindergarten through 12, or its agents, including uses that promote curricular, extra-curricular, and administrative activities.
  (16) "School-based personnel" means an employee or volunteer of an educational institution or an employee of an entity with whom the educational institution contracts, who acts as an agent of the educational institution at the educational institution or activities sponsored by the educational institution.
  (17) "Targeted advertising" means promoting for remuneration content, products, or services to a student based on information the operator obtained or inferred over time from a student's online behavior, usage of applications, or personally identifiable student information.  The term "targeted advertising" does not include advertising to a student based on the student's real-time use of an operator's services or in response to a student's request for information or feedback; provided, that the operator does not retain data about the student's real-time activity for the purpose of targeting subsequent advertisements.
D.C. Code § 38-1209.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1209.01
§ 38-1209.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
  (1) "Accredited master's degree" means an accredited master's degree under the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in counseling, school counseling, clinical mental health counseling, social work or other master's degree programs accepted by the Board of Professional Counseling or Board of Social Work for the purposes of licensure in a behavioral health and human services occupation.
  (2) "Behavioral health and human services occupation" means an occupation that requires a worker to be licensed by the District's Board of Professional Counseling or Board of Social Work.
  (3) "Health care provider organization" means an entity that is licensed under federal, state, or District law to provide health care services and provides those services in the District. The term  includes provider organizations certified by the Department of Behavioral Health, including group practice provider organizations enrolled in the District's Medicaid program.
  (4) "LEA" means local education agency, which is the District of Columbia Public Schools system or any individual or group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
  (5) "Program" means the Behavioral Health and Suman Services Program established by § 38-1209.02 .
  (6) "UDC" means the University of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-827.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-827.03
§ 38-827.03. Rules of procedure.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chairperson of the Commission, or his or her designated representative, who shall be a member of the Commission, shall convene all meetings of the Commission. Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted.
(b) All meetings, reports, and recommendations shall be a matter of public record.
(c) The Commission shall establish its meeting schedule; provided, that the Commission shall meet at least 4 times during each calendar year.
(d) The Commission may establish subcommittees as needed. Subcommittees may include persons who are not members of the Commission; provided, that each subcommittee shall be chaired by a Commission member.
D.C. Code § 38-2973.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29B / § 38-2973.04
§ 38-2973.04. Compliance with District, local, small and disadvantaged businesses contracting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall comply with the requirements of subchapter IX-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2 .
(b) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to each major phase of development and construction of any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan, including contracts for architectural, engineering, and construction services, shall provide that at least 35% of the work in the aggregate under such contracts shall be awarded to local business enterprises, small business enterprises, or disadvantaged business enterprises, as such terms are defined in § 2-218.02 ; provided, that if the 35% requirement is unattainable, the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall report this to the Council for reconsideration.
(c) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to the development and construction of an any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall comply with First Source Employment requirements of subchapter X of Chapter 2 of Title 2 .
(d) (1) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to the development and construction of any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall comply with the requirements of subchapter I of Chapter 14 of Title 32 .
  (2) (A) 50% of all apprenticeship hours performed pursuant to apprenticeship programs related to the construction and operation of any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall be performed by District of Columbia residents.
    (B) Any prime contractor or subcontractor that fails to make a good-faith effort to comply with the requirements of this paragraph shall be subject to a monetary fine in the amount of 5% of the direct or indirect labor costs of the contract. Fines shall be imposed by the Contracting Officer and remitted to the Department of Employment Services to be applied to job training programs, subject to appropriations by Congress.
D.C. Code § 38-2801 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 28 / § 38-2801
§ 38-2801. Annual budget required.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-151 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-151
§ 38-151. Normal schools.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education shall have power to make all necessary rules and regulations for the organization and government of the normal schools, to prescribe the course of study to be pursued therein, and to fix terms for the admission and graduation of pupils; provided, that the Board of Education is hereby authorized, under appropriations hereafter to be made, to expand the 2 existing normal schools into teachers’ colleges, and at the end of the 4th year thereof to award appropriate degrees.
D.C. Code § 38-2906.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2906.03
§ 38-2906.03. Public charter school stabilization funding.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in Fiscal Year 2022, of the funds allocated to the Non-Departmental Agency, up to $10,208,530 shall be transferred to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education ("OSSE") to award formula-based payments to each eligible charter school described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A public charter school shall be eligible to receive funds pursuant to this section if it operates:
  (1) An adult public charter school, an early childhood education public charter school, or a residential public charter school; and
  (2) The total annual payment the adult public charter, early childhood education public charter, or residential public charter school is projected to receive for School Year 2021-2022, based on the school's unverified October 15, 2021, enrollment count, is less than 95% of the total annual payment the school actually received for School Year 2019-2020.
(c) (1) (A) No later than December 31, 2021, OSSE shall award each eligible school its stabilization funding amount.
    (B) For purposes of calculating the stabilization funding amount owed to an adult public charter school that also operates an alternative program, all students counted as being enrolled in the alternative program shall be counted as being enrolled in the adult public charter school.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, if the total amount of funds required to provide each eligible school its stabilization funding amount is more than $10,208,530, OSSE shall pay to each eligible school a proportional share of available funds equal to the product of the school's stabilization funding amount multiplied by the stabilization factor.
(d) Payments allocated pursuant to this section shall be supplemental to other funds a school may receive from the District and shall not supplant other funds to which a school or local education agency is entitled, including pursuant to this subchapter or federal law.
(e) Any funds in excess of the funds required to satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall be transferred to the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants for the Access to Justice program by December 31, 2021.
(f) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Adult public charter school" means a public charter school or a program in a public charter school that, during School Year 2021-2022, was identified as an adult education performance management framework school by the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
  (2) "Annual payment" means the sum of the quarterly payments described in § 38-2906.02 , including all applicable weightings provided pursuant to §§ 38-2904 , 38-2905 and 38-2905.01 .
  (3) "Early childhood education public charter school" means:
    (A) A public charter school LEA whose prekindergarten 3 and prekindergarten 4 student enrollment comprised at least 33% of the public charter school LEA's total enrollment during School Year 2019-2020 and whose LEA will serve only grades pre-kindergarten 3 up to third grade in School Year 2021-2022; provided, that if a public charter school LEA served more grades in School Year 2019-2020 than it serves in School Year 2021-2022, the percentage of the public charter school LEA's prekindergarten 3 and prekindergarten 4 student enrollment shall be calculated using only the grade bands that the public charter school serves in School Year 2021-2022; or
    (B) A public charter school that is an adult public charter school that also serves grades prekindergarten 3 and grades prekindergarten 4.
  (4) "Eligible school" means an adult public charter school, an early childhood education public charter school, or a residential public charter school that meets the criteria for funding described in subsection (b)(2) of this section.
  (5) "LEA" means any individual District public charter school, or any group of public charter schools operating under a single charter."
  (6) "Residential public charter school" means:
    (A) A public charter school that, during School Year 2021-2022, provides students with room and board in a residential setting, in addition to their instructional program; or
    (B) A public charter school that operates a residential program that provides support services to its students, in addition to an instructional program, but is unable to provide its students with overnight room and board in a residential setting in order to comply with health guidance provided by the District's Department of Health related to the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.
  (7) Stabilization funding amount" means the amount of money equal to 95% of an eligible school's actual School Year 2019-2020 total annual payment, less the amount of the total annual payment the school is projected to receive for School Year 2021-2022 based on its unverified October 15, 2021, enrollment count.
  (8) "Stabilization factor" means the quotient of $10,208,530 divided by the sum of all eligible schools' stabilization funding amounts.
D.C. Code § 38-354 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3A / § 38-354
§ 38-354. Authority.
Status: in_force

The Ombudsman shall:
(1) Have access to books, records, files, reports, findings, and all other papers, items, or property (“documents”) belonging to or in use by all departments, agencies, instrumentalities, and employees of public schools necessary to facilitate the purpose of this chapter excluding the Executive Office of the Mayor, the Council, and the District of Columbia courts; provided, that such access is limited to documents related to the student or parent or guardian that the Office of Ombudsman is assisting;
(2) Have full access to student educational records as allowed by federal and local law;
(3) Speak in regard to educational issues under the purview of the Office of Ombudsman with any official or employee within the public school system without the permission of the individual’s supervisor;
(3A) Have the authority to observe instruction at any District of Columbia public school (“DCPS”) or public charter school; provided, that DCPS or the public charter school may require advance notice before an observation may take place, but shall impose no other conditions or restrictions on such observations except those necessary to:
  (A) Ensure the safety of children in a program; or
  (B) To protect children in the program from disclosure by an observer of confidential and personally identifiable information if such information is obtained in the course of an observation;
(4) Examine and investigate an act or failure to act of any public school official or employee, including whether actions or failures to act are unreasonable, unfair, or discriminatory, even though in accordance with the law;
(5) Determine which complaints and concerns warrant further examination and investigation;
(5A) Bring persons together to resolve conflicts that are not in formal legal or administrative proceedings[;]
(6) Examine any matter under the purview of the Office of Ombudsman, whether initiated by a complaint or another means;
(7) Forward to the Office of the Inspector General all complaints and concerns that require an audit or investigation of a school or a program, agency, or department within DCPS that falls within the purview of the Office of the Inspector General; and
(8) Forward to the Deputy Mayor for Education any policy recommendations that the Ombudsman determines would be helpful to prevent and detect corruption, mismanagement, waste, fraud, and abuse within DCPS.
D.C. Code § 38-2832 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 28 / § 38-2832
§ 38-2832. District of Columbia Public Schools school-level budget model.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1805.61 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1805.61
§ 38-1805.61. Waivers.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — (1) Requirements waived. — Subject to subsection (b) of this section, all District of Columbia fees and all requirements contained in the document entitled “District of Columbia Public Schools Standard Contract Provisions” (as such document was in effect on November 2, 1995 and including any revisions or modifications to such document) published by the District of Columbia public schools for use with construction or maintenance projects, are waived, for purposes of repair and improvement of District of Columbia public schools facilities for a period beginning on April 26, 1996, and ending 24 months after such date.
  (2) Donations. — Any individual may volunteer his or her services or may donate materials to a District of Columbia public school facility for the repair and improvement of such facility provided that the provision of voluntary services meets the requirements of 29 U.S.C. 203(e)(4).
(b) Limitation. — A waiver under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) [revised, now see 40 U.S.C. 3142] or Executive Order 11246 or other civil rights standards.
D.C. Code § 38-1631.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 16A / § 38-1631.02
§ 38-1631.02. Scope.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to college athletes and intercollegiate sports.
(b) This chapter does not create an employment relationship between a college athlete and the athlete's institution with respect to the athlete's participation in an intercollegiate sport. This chapter may not be used as a factor in determining whether an employment relationship exists.
D.C. Code § 38-822.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-822.03
§ 38-822.03. Additional requirements for public school meals.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools shall offer free breakfast to all students.
  (2) If more than 40% of the students at a school qualify for free or reduced-price meals:
    (A) A public elementary school, public charter elementary school, and participating private elementary school shall offer breakfast in the classroom each day, except as provided in paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection;
    (B) A public middle and high school, public charter middle and high school, and participating private middle and high school shall offer alternative breakfast serving models each day; and
    (C) The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to a public school or a public charter school in which the school’s current breakfast participation rate, without breakfast-in-the-classroom, exceeds 75% of its average daily attendance.
  (3) (A) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education may grant a waiver to an elementary school required to serve breakfast in the classroom under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection for one school year if the school food authority, as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 210.2, submits a written action plan to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education showing a strategy to utilize an alternative breakfast serving model that will enable the school to reach the breakfast participation rate in paragraph (2)(C) of this subsection.
    (B) Elementary schools that do not demonstrate incremental progress toward meeting the participation rate in paragraph (2)(C) of this subsection upon completion of the one school year waiver period shall implement breakfast in the classroom at the start of the following school year.
(b) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools shall:
  (1) Not charge students for meals if the students qualify for reduced-price meals;
  (2) Provide meals that meet the dietary needs of children with diagnosed medical conditions as required by a physician;
  (3) Solicit input from students, faculty, and parents, through taste tests, comment boxes, surveys, a student nutrition advisory council, or other means, regarding nutritious meals that appeal to students;
  (4) Promote healthy eating to students, faculty, staff, and parents;
  (5) Provide at least 30 minutes for students to eat lunch and sufficient time during the lunch period for every student to pass through the food service line; and
  (6) Participate in federal nutritional programs and Child Nutrition U.S. Department of Agriculture foods program whenever possible.
(c) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools shall make cold, filtered water available free to students, through water fountains or other means, when meals are served to students in public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools.
(d) (1) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools are strongly encouraged to establish share tables.
  (2) A summary of share table participation shall be included in the report required pursuant to § 38-823.03 .
D.C. Code § 38-2561.11 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.11
§ 38-2561.11. Certificate of Approval — Denial, revocation, refusal to renew, or suspension.
Status: in_force

(a) The SEA may deny, revoke, refuse to renew, or suspend a Certificate of Approval for any one or combination of the following causes:
  (1) Violating any provision of this chapter, applicable rules of the SEA, or applicable federal laws or regulations, except that noncompliance with § 38-2561.12 shall not be grounds for denial, revocation, refusal to renew, or suspension;
  (2) Providing false, misleading, or incomplete information, or failing to provide information requested by the SEA or an LEA;
  (3) Violating any commitment made in an application for a Certificate of Approval;
  (4) Failing to provide or maintain the premises or equipment of the special education school or program in a safe and sanitary condition as required by applicable law or regulation;
  (5) Failing to maintain adequate programs or to retain adequate, qualified instructional staff;
  (6) Failing within a reasonable time to provide information requested by an LEA or the SEA as a result of a formal or informal complaint, or as a supplement to an application for a Certificate of Approval; and
  (7) Allowing aversive intervention in its policy or practice.
(b) (1) If the SEA determines a nonpublic special education school or program is in violation of subsection (a) of this section, the SEA shall provide the nonpublic special education school or program written notice of the violations before denying, revoking, refusing to renew, or suspending the Certificate of Approval.
  (2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, a nonpublic special education school or program determined to be in violation of subsection (a) of this section may request a hearing before an independent panel of the SEA. The request shall be in writing and submitted to the SEA within 30 days of receipt of the written notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. The panel that reviews the SEA decision shall not contain any individual who participated in the decision to issue the original notice.
    (B) A nonpublic special education school or program determined to be in violation of subsection (a)(7) of this section may request a hearing before an independent panel of the SEA. The request shall be in writing and submitted to the SEA within 10 days of receipt of the written notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. The panel that reviews the SEA decision shall not contain any individual who participated in the decision to issue the original notice.
  (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the SEA shall hold a hearing within 30 days of receiving a written request, and shall issue its decision no later than 10 days after the hearing. The decision of the SEA panel shall be final and not appealable.
    (B) If the notice of violation is due to a violation of subsection (a)(7) of this section, the SEA shall hold a hearing within 15 days of receiving a written request, and shall issue its decision no later than 10 days after the hearing. The decision of the SEA panel shall be final and not appealable.
  (4) Pursuant to the IDEA, while review is pending, the nonpublic special education school or program shall continue to provide special education and related services to enrolled students; provided, that if the issues under review relate to student safety or welfare, the SEA shall change the status of the Certificate of Approval to probationary, the SEA may refuse to issue a location assignment to the nonpublic special education school or program, and the SEA may recommend to the LEA to remove some or all of its students from the nonpublic school pending resolution of the matter.
(c) The Mayor shall conduct a study of how to improve the process of appealing the SEA’s decision to deny, revoke, refuse to renew, or suspend a Certificate of Approval. The study shall include the options of review of SEA decisions by the Office of Administrative Hearings or the courts. The Mayor shall provide a report to the Council, including recommendations for legislative and operations changes, by January 1, 2009.
D.C. Code § 38-401.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4 / § 38-401.01
§ 38-401.01. Annual report.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education shall submit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Council of the District of Columbia, not later than January 15th of each year, a report covering all activities with respect to public school buildings and grounds that were undertaken during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the authority granted by this section and §§ 38-401 and 38-401.02 .  Such report shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(1) All lease, use, or other agreements exceeding a period of 30 days, indicating the name of the tenant and the terms and conditions of the agreement;
(2) An itemization of all collections and expenditures associated with each agreement;
(3) A statement of the actual amount of funds transferred by the Board of Education towards the repayment of capital outlay loans and interest outstanding;
(4) A statement of the actual condition of major structural components of each property under an agreement, and any repairs or improvements made thereto;
(5) A list, including each parcel, of real property transferred by the Board of Education to the Department of General Services and the date of each transfer; and
(6) A statement by the Board of Education of benefits and enhancements to the  educational environment and the community resulting from the authority granted  by this section and §§ 38-401 and 38-401.02 , and recommendations, if any, for  the improvement thereof.
D.C. Code § 38-309 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3 / § 38-309
§ 38-309. Documentation to be submitted at the attending school in order to establish residency.
Status: in_force

(a) Documentation satisfactory to establish District residency for local school verification and certification must be delivered to the school principal or to his or her employee designee either by the person seeking to enroll the student or by that person’s appointed representative.
(b) One of the following items shall establish District residency for the purposes of this chapter:
  (1) Proof of payment of District personal income tax, in the name of the person seeking to enroll the student, for the tax period closest in time to the consideration of District residency;
  (2) A pay stub issued less than 45 days prior to consideration of residency in the name of the person seeking to enroll the student that shows his or her District residency and evidence of the withholding of District income tax;
  (3) Current official documentation of financial assistance received by the person seeking to enroll the student, from the District Government including, but not limited to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), housing assistance, or other governmental programs;
  (4) Confirmation, based upon completion and submission of a tax information authorization waiver form, by the District Office of Finance and Revenue of payment of District income taxes by the person seeking to enroll the student;
  (5) Current official military housing orders showing residency in the District of the person seeking to enroll the student; or
  (6) A currently valid court order indicating that the student is a ward of the District.
(c) Providing 2 of the following items shall also suffice as proof of residency in the District:
  (1) A current motor vehicle registration in the name of the person seeking to enroll the student and evidencing District residency;
  (2) A valid unexpired lease or rental agreement in the name of the person seeking to enroll the student, and paid receipts or canceled checks (for a period within 2 months immediately preceding consideration of residency) for payment of rent on a District residence in which the student actually resides;
  (3) A valid unexpired District motor vehicle operator’s permit or other official non-driver identification in the name of the person seeking to enroll the student; and
  (4) Utility bills (excluding telephone bills) and paid receipts or cancelled checks (from a period within the 2 months immediately preceding consideration of residency) in the name of the person seeking to enroll the student that show a District residence address.
(d) If the person seeking to enroll the student is unable to produce documents complying with this section, the principal, or the principal’s designated employee, at his or her option and with the agreement of the person seeking to enroll the student, may conduct a home visit to determine residency. Use of the home visit as a residency verification measure requires a sworn affidavit by the principal of the school or the principal’s designee attesting that residency of the student was confirmed by a home visit, by the principal or the principal’s designee, made within 45 days of enrollment. A residency verification home visit form must be completed by the principal or the principal’s designee. Residency verification home visit forms shall be issued by the State Education Office, and shall be available at all DCPS Schools, public charter schools, the DCPS student residency office, the District Board of Education’s Public Charter School Office, the Public Charter School Board, and the State Education Office.
(e) If the person seeking to enroll the student cannot establish residency pursuant to this subsection then the principal or the principal’s designee attempting to verify residency shall refer the person to the DCPS student residency office or the appropriate chartering authorities, and procedures established by them pursuant to § 38-311 shall be followed.
D.C. Code § 38-2561.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.06
§ 38-2561.06. Participation of LEA in development or review of the IEP.
Status: in_force

When a student is receiving education and related services from a nonpublic special education school or program that is approved by the SEA under § 38-2561.07 and receives funding from the District of Columbia government, the LEA shall participate in the initial meeting to develop an IEP. For any subsequent meeting to review or revise the IEP, the failure or inability of the LEA representative to attend the IEP meeting after the meeting has been set shall not prevent the meeting from taking place as planned and does not negate or diminish the LEA’s obligation to provide a free and appropriate public education.
D.C. Code § 38-1958 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1958
§ 38-1958. Days of leave with pay defined.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-353 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3A / § 38-353
§ 38-353. Duties.
Status: in_force

The Ombudsman shall:
(1) Provide outreach to current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians, and to further this purpose, have the cooperation of all individuals within the public school system;
(2) Encourage communication between public schools and current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians regarding public education;
(3) Serve as a vehicle for current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians to communicate their complaints and concerns regarding public education through a single office;
(4) Respond to complaints and concerns in a timely fashion with accurate and helpful information;
(5) Receive complaints from current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians concerning public education, including policies and procedures;
(6) Determine the validity of any complaint quickly and professionally;
(7) Examine and address valid complaints and concerns;
(8) Generate options for a response, and offer a recommendation among the options;
(9) Refer complainants to a public school official, agency, department, or resource, when appropriate;
(10) Except where the parties have initiated legal or administrative proceedings involving the complaint, resolve complaints presented by current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians, either through complaint resolution services as established pursuant to § 38-356 or through other informal measures;
(11) Develop and maintain a database that tracks complaints and concerns, identified by grade level and by the public school, and the resolution of complaints and concerns;
(12) Repealed;
(13) Identify systemic concerns and recommend to the State Board of Education policy changes, staff training, and strategies to improve public education and communication between public schools and parents and guardians;
(14) Repealed;
(15) Within 120 days after the end of each school year, submit to the State Board of Education, and make publicly available, a report summarizing the work of the Ombudsman during the previous school year, which shall, at minimum, include an analysis of the types and number of:
  (A) Complaints received;
  (B) Complaints examined  and resolved informally;
  (C) Complaints examined and resolved through a formal process;
  (D) Complaints dismissed as unfounded;
  (E) Complaints pending; and
  (F) Recommendations made;
  (G) Repealed.
(16) Identify school-level concerns based upon a pattern of complaints or concerns and recommend changes to improve the delivery of public education services; and
(17) Have the authority to issue reports and recommendations related to the Office of Ombudsman's work without prior review or approval by another entity.
D.C. Code § 38-2561.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.09
§ 38-2561.09. Certificate of Approval — Inspection.
Status: in_force

(a) The SEA shall schedule periodic monitoring visits to each nonpublic special education school or program at least once every 3 years. The employees of the SEA may make unannounced visits to a school or program during the 3-year period.
(b) A nonpublic special education school or program approved by the SEA shall be subject to inspection by the SEA or its designee for the following reasons:
  (1) To verify compliance with this chapter and its implementing regulations for the purpose of reviewing an application for a Certificate of Approval;
  (2) To verify compliance with this chapter and its implementing regulations when a nonpublic special education school or program receives District of Columbia government funds for its educational program;
  (3) To investigate allegations or complaints related to this chapter, violations of the IDEA, or an applicable local or federal law regarding child safety and welfare; during which the nonpublic school’s Certificate of Approval shall be placed on probation throughout the pendency of any investigation of an allegation or complaint of child safety and welfare; and
  (4) To determine compliance with applicable local regulations or to monitor program quality.
D.C. Code § 38-432 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4A / § 38-432
§ 38-432. Use of school facilities; issuance of permits.
Status: in_force

(a) School facilities shall be used according to the following order of priority:
  (1) Use of the school facility by the public school where the school facility is located;
  (2) Use of the school facility by DCPS;
  (3) Community use at times designated by the Mayor; and
  (4) Use of the school facility by permit holders.
(b) (1) The Mayor shall issue permits to applicants for the use of school facilities in a manner that maximizes use while maintaining the quality of the school facilities and ensuring compliance with Internal Revenue Service rules governing tax-exempt bond financed property.
  (2) If more than one applicant submits a permit application to use the same school facility for the same period of time, the Mayor shall issue the permit according to the following order of priority:
    (A) DCPS school program providers, including Adopt-a-School Program participants and School Partnership Fellows;
    (B) Athletic programs organized by the Department of Parks and Recreation, District of Columbia public charter schools, or the District of Columbia State Athletic Association;
    (C) Nonprofit organizations that principally serve District residents who are youths;
    (D) Other nonprofit organizations that principally serve District residents;
    (E) Individuals who are District residents or entities whose principal place of business is in the District; and
    (F) Others.
  (3) Where applicants for use of a particular school facility are of the same priority level under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Mayor shall issue the permit to the applicant who submitted an application first.
(c) The Mayor may charge permit, custodial, or security fees associated with the use of a school facility.
D.C. Code § 38-823.01b — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-823.01b
§ 38-823.01b. Good Food Purchasing Program.
Status: in_force

(a) Before December 31, 2019, the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") shall conduct a Good Food Purchasing Program ("GFPP") baseline assessment to determine how DCPS can better meet the GFPP core values.
(b) DCPS shall use findings from the assessment required under subsection (a) of this section to increase food procurement consistent with the GFPP's core values.
(c) Before December 31, 2020, and annually thereafter, DCPS shall complete a follow-up assessment to demonstrate progress toward the GFPP core values.
D.C. Code § 38-272.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-272.02
§ 38-272.02. Program audit requirement.
Status: in_force

(a) By July 2009, each pre-k program in the District shall have completed an evaluation, by an independent evaluator, and a financial audit to determine its standing in relation to the required HQ standards.
(b) Within 30 days of July 18, 2008, the Mayor shall submit to the Council for its approval, a plan, including the name of a proposed independent evaluator, to evaluate pre-k programs in accordance with this section. Within 60 days of Council approval, the Mayor shall execute a contract with the approved evaluator.
(c) The Mayor shall submit to the Council by September 30, 2009, the results of the program and financial audits.
D.C. Code § 38-2753 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27B / § 38-2753
§ 38-2753. DC Promise Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2204 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22 / § 38-2204
§ 38-2204. Eligibility for funding.
Status: expired

Expired.   .
D.C. Code § 38-1957 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1957
§ 38-1957. Additional leaves in emergencies.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-174.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1A / § 38-174.01
§ 38-174.01. Event sponsorships, sales of intellectual property and tickets; establishment of special fund.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools may:
  (1) Contract for advertisements for and sponsorships of District of Columbia Public Schools athletics programs or events, community engagement events, educational programs, or facilities improvements for the purpose of generating resources for the District of Columbia Public Schools;
  (2) With the approval of the Mayor, sell or license intellectual property rights of the District for intellectual property created by the District of Columbia Public Schools for use by the District of Columbia Public Schools; and
  (3) Sell tickets to District of Columbia Public Schools athletic events and school performances.
(b) (1) There is established as a special fund the District of Columbia Public Schools Sales and Sponsorship Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the District of Columbia Public Schools in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection.
  (2) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
    (A) Contracts for advertisements for and sponsorships of athletics programs and events, community engagement events, educational programs, or facilities improvements entered into pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section;
    (B) The sale or license of intellectual property rights pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section; and
    (C) The sale of tickets to District of Columbia Public Schools athletic events and school performances pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section.
  (3) Money in the Fund shall be used to support the operations of the District of Columbia Public Schools, including instruction, education programs, human resources, athletics, the arts, and community engagement.
  (4) (A) The money deposited into the Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
    (B) 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.
D.C. Code § 38-2652 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A / § 38-2652
§ 38-2652. Functions of the Board.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board shall:
  (1) Advise the State Superintendent of Education on educational matters, including:
    (A) State standards;
    (B) State policies, including those governing special, academic, vocational, charter, and other schools;
    (C) State objectives; and
    (D) State regulations proposed by the Mayor or the State Superintendent of Education;
  (1A) Oversee the Office of Ombudsman for Public Education and the Office of the Student Advocate in accordance with subsection (d) of this section and Chapter 3A of this title and Chapter 3B of this title ), respectively.
  (2) Approve state academic standards, following a recommendation by the State Superintendent of Education, ensuring that the standards recommended by the State Superintendent of Education:
    (A) Specify what children are expected to know and be able to do;
    (B) Contain coherent and rigorous content;
    (C) Encourage the teaching of advanced skills; and
    (D) Are updated on a regular basis;
  (3) Approve high school graduation requirements;
  (4) Approve standards for high school equivalence credentials;
  (5) Repealed.
  (6) Approve standards for accreditation and certification of teacher preparation programs of colleges and universities or teacher preparation academies;
  (7) Approve the state accountability plan for the District of Columbia developed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, approved January 8, 2002 (115 Stat. 1444; 20 U.S.C. § 6311), ensuring that:
    (A) The plan includes a single statewide accountability system that establishes ambitious long-term student achievement goals, which include measurements of interim progress toward meeting those goals; and
    (B) The statewide accountability system included in the plan is based on, but is not limited to, challenging state academic standards, academic assessments, and a standardized system of accountability across all local education agencies  that will be used to hold local education agencies accountable for student achievement;
  (8) Approve state policies for parental involvement;
  (9) Approve state policies for supplemental education service providers operating in the District to ensure that providers have a demonstrated record of effectiveness and offer services that promote challenging academic achievement standards and that improve student achievement;
  (10) Approve the rules for residency verification;
  (11) Approve the list of charter school accreditation organizations;
  (12) Approve the categories and format of the annual report card, pursuant to section 1111(h) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, approved January 8, 2002 (115 Stat. 1444; 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h));
  (13) Approve the list of private placement accreditation organizations, pursuant to Chapter 29 of this  title [ § 38-2901 et seq.];
  (14) Approve state rules for enforcing school attendance requirements; and
  (15) Approve state standards for home schooling.
(b) The Board shall conduct monthly meetings to receive citizen input with respect to issues properly before it at a location in the District designated by the Board.
(c) (1) The Board shall consider matters for policy approval upon submission of a request for policy action by the State Superintendent of Education within a review period requested by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
  (2) The Board shall have access to the public comments submitted during the public comment period on matters that the Office of the State Superintendent of Education submits to the Board for policy approval.
(d) (1) The Board shall, by order, specify its organizational structure, staff, operations, reimbursement of expenses policy, and other matters affecting the Board’s functions; provided, that such order shall not impair the exclusive budget and personnel authority granted to the Office of Ombudsman for Public Education pursuant to § 38-351 , or the Office of the Student Advocate pursuant to § 38-371 .
  (2) The Board shall appoint staff members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, to perform administrative functions and any other functions necessary to execute the mission of the Board; provided, that the Board shall have no personnel authority over the staff of the Office of Ombudsman for Public Education or the Office of the Student Advocate, except as provided in § 38-351 , and § 38-371 , respectively.
  (3) (A) Beginning in fiscal year 2013, the Board shall prepare and submit to the Mayor, for inclusion in the annual budget prepared and submitted to the Council pursuant to part D of subchapter IV of Chapter 2 of Title 1 [§ 204.41 et seq.], annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the operation of the Board for the year. All the estimates shall be forwarded by the Mayor to the Council for, in addition to the Mayor’s recommendations, action by the Council pursuant to §§ 1-204.46 and 1-206.03(c) .
    (B) (i) The Office of Ombudsman for Public Education and the Office of the Student Advocate shall be represented as separate program codes within the Board's budget.
      (ii) The Board shall coordinate with the Ombudsman for Public Education and the Chief Advocate of the Office of the Student Advocate to ensure that the annual estimates prepared pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph reflect the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the operations of those offices.
  (4) The Board shall be reflected in the budget and financial system as an agency-level entity.
  (5) All assets, staff, and unexpended appropriations of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education or of any other agency that are associated with the Board shall be transferred to the Board by April 1, 2013.
  (6) The Board shall provide personnel and resource support to the Office of Ombudsman for Public Education and the Office of the Student Advocate as necessary to facilitate the operations of those offices.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term “state” means District-wide and similar to functions, policies, and rules performed by states on a state-wide basis.
D.C. Code § 38-2651 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A / § 38-2651
§ 38-2651. State Board of Education; establishment; membership.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established a State Board of Education (“Board”) consisting of 9 members. Four members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. Five members shall be elected. Four of the 5 elected members shall be elected from the 4 school districts created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. One member shall be elected at-large as the President of the Board.
  (2) Upon the  repeal of §§ 1-204.52 and 1-204.95 , the members of the Board of Education established pursuant to § 1-204.95 shall serve as the initial State Board of Education established by this chapter until noon, January 2, 2009.
(b) Beginning at 12:01 p.m. on January 2, 2009, the Board shall consist of 9 elected members. One member shall be elected from each of the 8 school election wards created pursuant to § 1-1011.01 and one member shall be elected at-large. The Board shall select its president from among the 9 members of the Board.
(c) The 4 school districts for the election of Board members, as described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, shall be comprised of the 8 election wards created pursuant to § 1-1011.01 :
  (1) Wards 1 and 2 shall comprise School District I;
  (2) Wards 3 and 4 shall comprise School District II;
  (3) Wards 5 and 6 shall comprise School District III; and
  (4) Wards 7 and 8 shall comprise School District IV.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection, the term of office of a member of the Board, including the at-large member, shall be 4 years.
  (2) Members may receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Council, which shall not exceed the amount provided for in § 1-611.10 .
  (3) (A) The term of office of a member elected in a general election shall commence at 12:01 p.m. on January 2 of the year following the election. The term of office of an incumbent member shall expire at noon, January 2 of the year following the general election.
    (B) The initial terms of the members of the Board elected in the general election in November 2008 shall be as follows:
      (i) The 4 members elected from Wards 1, 3, 5, and 6 shall serve 2- year terms, ending at noon, January 2, 2011.
      (ii) The 4 members elected from Wards 2, 4, 7, and 8 and the member elected at-large shall serve 4-year terms, ending at noon, January 2, 2013.
(e) (1) Each member of the Board, including the at-large member, shall:
    (A) Be a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02 , and, except for the at-large member, reside within the school election ward he or she represents;
    (B) Satisfy the residency requirement set forth in § 1-1001.08(b) ;
    (C) Not hold another elective office, other than as an official of a political party, as described in § 1-1001.01(1) through (4) ; and
    (D) Not be an officer or employee of:
      (i) The Board; or
      (ii) With the exception of employees of the District of Columbia Public Schools, the District of Columbia government.
  (2) A member shall forfeit the member's office upon failure to maintain the requirements of this subsection.
(f) The election of the members of the Board shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis and in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 10 of Title 1 [ § 1-1001.01 et seq.].
(g) If a member of the Board dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to serve or a member-elect fails to take office, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in § 1-1001.10(e) and (g).
D.C. Code § 38-841.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8C / § 38-841.06
§ 38-841.06. District of Columbia State Athletic Association responsibility.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia State Athletic Association shall coordinate with each applicable school to educate the school, its students, and the students’ guardians regarding National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility requirements and collegiate athletic scholarships, with particular emphasis on outreach to girls.
D.C. Code § 38-2904 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2904
§ 38-2904. Weightings applied to counts of students enrolled at certain grade levels.
Status: in_force

The student counts at certain grade levels and in certain programs shall be weighted to provide an amount per student differing from the basic foundation level in accordance with the following schedule:
Grade Level Weighting Per Pupil Allocation in FY 2026 Pre-Kindergarten 3 1.34 $20,194 Pre-Kindergarten 4 1.30 $19,591 Kindergarten 1.30 $19,591 Grades 1-5 1.00 $15,070 Grades 6-8 1.08 $16,276 Grades 9-12 1.22 $18,385 Alternative program 1.58 $23,811 Special education school 1.17 $17,632 Adult 1.00 $15,070
D.C. Code § 38-1834.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18A / § 38-1834.01
§ 38-1834.01. Public Charter School Teacher Compensation for School Year 2023-2024.
Status: in_force

(a) For School Year 2023-2024, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education ("OSSE") shall make direct payments in a total amount of $73,572,698 from the Workforce Investments Account to public charter LEAs for the purpose of:
  (1) Increasing compensation retroactively at a rate of 7.6% over a public charter LEA's School Year 2022-2023 pay scale for teachers whom a public charter LEA employed as of October 5, 2022, and who remain employed by the LEA as of September 1, 2023;
  (2) Increasing compensation prospectively at a rate of 12.5% over a public charter LEA's School Year 2019-2020 pay scale for teachers whom an LEA employs as of September 1, 2023; and
  (3) If funds remain after making payments to increase teacher compensation pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, increasing compensation for school-based educators and support staff.
(b) OSSE may issue payments authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section beginning July 1, 2023.
(c) To be eligible for a direct payment under subsection (a) of this section, a public charter LEA shall submit to OSSE:
  (1) The public charter LEA's School Year 2019-2020 pay scale by steps and grades, if applicable, or the minimum, average, and maximum salaries for teachers in School Year 2019-2020.
  (2) The total amount the public charter LEA spent on teacher salaries in School Year 2022-2023;
  (3) The public charter LEA's School Year 2023-2024 teacher pay scale by steps and grades and number of teachers in each step and grade or, if applicable, the LEA's School Year 2023-2024 minimum, average, and maximum salaries for teachers and number of teachers, which shall demonstrate a 12.5% increase between School Year 2019-2020 and School Year 2023-2024 ranges, and documentation that it has publicly posted the pay scale;
  (4) If a public charter LEA does not have a teacher pay scale, a signed assurance from the public charter LEA's Chief Executive Officer or Head of School that it will develop and publicly post a teacher pay scale by steps and grades by May 1, 2024, to be implemented in School Year 2024-2025;
  (5) A signed assurance from the public charter LEA's Chief Executive Officer or Head of School that:
    (A) The School Year 2023-2024 teacher pay scale will be at least 12.5% higher than its School Year 2019-2020 pay scale; and
    (B) The public charter LEA will provide the retroactive 7.6% salary increase required pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section to all employees who were employed as a teacher as of October 5, 2022, and who remain employed by the public charter LEA, as a teacher or otherwise, as of September 1, 2023;
(d) (1) If, by June 30, 2024, OSSE determines that a public charter LEA that received payments authorized by this section has failed to comply with the provisions of this section or failed to use the money in accordance with the purposes authorized in subsection (a) of this section, the public charter LEA shall return, in a manner specified by OSSE, any portion of the payments determined by OSSE to be in violation of the requirements of this section, regardless of whether the public charter LEA disbursed the funding; except, that a public charter LEA may not require teachers to return any compensation they received from payments made under this section.
  (2) OSSE shall provide the public charter LEA with an opportunity to cure the violation prior to requiring repayment.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Public charter LEA" means an individual or a group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
  (2) "Teacher" means a school-based employee who provides instruction in a core or non-core academic subject, and includes general or special education teachers instructing students in the core subject areas of English language arts, math, science, and social studies, as well as non-core subjects such as arts, foreign language, and physical education, but excludes student support professionals such as speech therapists or social workers, counselors, librarians, coaches, principals, special education coordinators, program coordinators, deans, office staff, custodians, or any other non-instructional personnel.
D.C. Code § 38-2433 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24A / § 38-2433
§ 38-2433. American Sign Language instruction.
Status: in_force

(a) American Sign Language may be offered in elementary and secondary public schools, community colleges, and 4-year universities and colleges, as a modern foreign language for which credit may be given. In secondary public schools, where offered for credit, ASL courses may be taken to satisfy a foreign language requirement.
(b) The minimal requirement of ASL teachers in K-12 schools and 4-year universities and colleges shall be at least a college degree in teaching ASL or a degree in a field related to deaf people with an ASLTA professional level certification. The teacher shall have demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and skills in teaching ASL, including:
  (1) Knowledge of curriculum development;
  (2) Evaluation;
  (3) Linguistics; and
  (4) Theoretical and contemporary issues in the field of ASL.
(c) The minimal requirement of ASL teachers in community colleges or other educational programs shall be at least an ASLTA qualified level certification. The teacher shall have demonstrated proficiency knowledge of second-language teaching methodology, language activities, evaluation, and knowledge of ASL linguistics.
(d) The minimal requirement of ASL teachers in state service providers or agencies shall be at least a ASLTA provisional level certification. The teacher shall have demonstrated proficiency in ASL and basic knowledge about ASL teaching, including developing course outlines and lesson plans.
(e) The requirements of ASLTA certification shall be effective on January 17, 2002.
(f) The ASL curriculum for K-12, L1 users and L2 learners, shall be approved by the ASLTA effective January 1, 2003.
D.C. Code § 38-822.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-822.07
§ 38-822.07. Triennial review.
Status: in_force

The Healthy Youth and Schools Commission shall review school nutrition and the requirements of this title at least every 3 years and recommend improvements to the Mayor and the Council.
D.C. Code § 38-1804.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1804.02
§ 38-1804.02. Calculation of number of students.
Status: in_force

(a) Quarterly reporting requirement. — On June 30, October 15, December 15, and March 30 of each year the District of Columbia public schools and each eligible chartering authority shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council containing the information described in subsection (b) of this section that is applicable to the schools under their respective authorities.
(b) Collection of enrollment figures. — Not later than October 15 of each year, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall collect the following from local education agencies:
  (1) The number of students, including nonresident students and students with special needs, enrolled in each grade from kindergarten through grade 12 of the District of Columbia public schools and in public charter schools, and the number of students whose tuition for enrollment in other schools is paid for with funds available to the District of Columbia public schools;
  (2) Repealed.
  (3) The number of students, including nonresident students, enrolled in preschool and prekindergarten in the District of Columbia public schools and in public charter schools;
  (4) Repealed.
  (5) The number of full time equivalent adult students enrolled in adult, community, continuing, and vocational education programs in the District of Columbia public schools and in public charter schools;
  (6) Repealed.
  (7) The number of students, including nonresident students, enrolled in nongrade level programs in District of Columbia public schools and in public charter schools; and
  (8) Repealed.
  (9) The number of enrolled students who have dropped out since the date of the previous report.
(c) Annual reports. — Not later than December 31 of each year, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall transmit to the Mayor and the Council, and make publicly available, a report on the verified enrollment of each local education agency, disaggregated by the categories of students identified in subsection (b) of this section, and an explanation of the systems, procedures, and methodology used to verify enrollment pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Verification of student enrollment. — The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall:
  (1) Verify the accuracy of the local education agencies' enrollment figures provided pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section;
  (2) Determine the amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected from the nonresident students described in subsection (b) of this section; and
  (3) Fund the verification solely from amounts appropriated to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for staff, stipends, and non-personal services of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education by an act making appropriations for the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-1419 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 14 / § 38-1419
§ 38-1419. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “full-time students” means students pursuing a full-time course of study in an accredited school of medicine or school of dentistry leading to a degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dentistry, or an equivalent degree.
(2) The terms “school of medicine” and “school of dentistry” mean a school in the District of Columbia which provides training leading, respectively, to a degree of Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Dentistry, or an equivalent degree, and which is accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education of the United States.
(3) The term “nonprofit” as applied to a school of medicine or a school of dentistry means one which is owned and operated by 1 or more corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
D.C. Code § 38-634 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-634
§ 38-634. Rules and regulations for implementation of subchapter.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-909 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-909
§ 38-909. Insurance for arms issued to high school cadets.
Status: in_force

Arms authorized to be issued by the Department of the Army to high school cadets of the District of Columbia shall hereafter be issued without requiring that the same shall be insured from loss by fire.
D.C. Code § 38-1951 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1951
§ 38-1951. Masculine pronoun construed to include female employees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-604 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-604
§ 38-604. Notice of noncompliance; attendance unaffected.
Status: in_force

(a) No student shall be excluded from school on account of his or her failure to furnish a required certificate of health, testing for lead poisoning or dental health. If a certificate of health, testing for lead poisoning or dental health is not furnished when required, the principal or other appropriate school official shall give both oral and written notice to a minor student’s parent(s) or guardian or an adult student that submission of the certificate is required by law. The notice shall explain how to contact the public health authorities for the purpose of having the student examined if private health care is not available or desired. If after 30 calendar days the student has still not furnished the required certificate of health, testing for lead poisoning or dental health, the principal or other appropriate school official shall inquire into whether the student has had an examination. If the student has not been given an examination and none is scheduled, the principal or other appropriate school official shall notify the public health authorities, who shall make prompt and, if necessary, continuing efforts to secure the consent of the parent(s), guardian, or adult student so that the student may as soon as possible be given the required examination(s) either in a public health facility or at school.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions in subsection (a) of this section, any parent or guardian who, without good cause, fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter or any rule issued pursuant to § 38-608 shall, at the discretion of the Mayor, be subject to a fine not to exceed $100 per school year.
D.C. Code § 38-2661.25 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A-i / § 38-2661.25
§ 38-2661.25. District of Columbia State Athletic Association; participant eligibility documentation.
Status: in_force

(a) The DCSAA shall collect and maintain from member schools:
  (1) Participant eligibility lists;
  (2) Waivers of participant eligibility;
  (3) Member school or LEA decisions on participant eligibility;
  (4) Documentation of penalties a member school or LEA has imposed for eligibility violations; and
  (5) Policies on participant eligibility, the eligibility decision-making process, and penalties for eligibility violations.
(b) The DCSAA shall issue guidance to member schools on best practices for participant eligibility policies, decision-making, and record-keeping.
D.C. Code § 38-2661.14 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A-i / § 38-2661.14
§ 38-2661.14. Commission athletic appeals panels.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall establish athletic appeals panels to hear appeals from LEA decisions related to participant eligibility and decisions of the DCSAA.
(b) (1) The Chairperson of the Commission shall appoint a separate athletic appeals panel for each matter brought before the Commission. Each panel shall be composed of 3 voting members.
  (2) A voting member who represents an athletic league shall not hear an appeal to which a member of the same athletic league is a party.
  (3) A voting member of the Commission shall disclose a potential conflict of interest, as defined by the Commission in its rules of governance and procedure, in any matter before the Commission and shall not be appointed to an appeals panel for that matter.
(c) An athletic appeals panel shall hear all issues relating to an appeal de novo, except that the evidence before the panel shall be limited to the record made before the LEA or the DCSAA unless a party seeks to introduce relevant evidence that, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, it could not have produced during the initial hearing on the complaint or that was improperly excluded from the initial hearing on the complaint.
(d) (1) In a written decision, the Commission shall issue the decision of an athletic appeals panel affirming or denying the decision of an LEA or the DCSAA.
  (2) The decision of the Commission shall be final.
D.C. Code § 38-1851.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18M / § 38-1851.05
§ 38-1851.05. Priorities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-372 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3B / § 38-372
§ 38-372. Chief Advocate; qualification.
Status: in_force

The Chief Advocate shall:
(1) Be a resident of the District of Columbia within 180 days of appointment and shall remain a resident for the duration of the appointment;
(2) Possess experience in outreach, advocacy, social work, law, or counseling; and
(3) Have management experience that demonstrates the ability to hire and supervise qualified staff.
D.C. Code § 38-1800.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1800.01
§ 38-1800.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995”.
D.C. Code § 38-771.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7C / § 38-771.01
§ 38-771.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Authorized personnel” means an individual who has access to Districtwide assessment materials or is directly involved in the administration of a Districtwide assessment.
(2) “Districtwide assessments” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-1800.02(13) ; provided, that for the purposes of this chapter, the term “Districtwide assessment” means assessments used only for accountability purposes.
(3) “IEP” means a student’s individualized education program.
(4) “ELL” means English language learner.
(5) “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.
(6) “Test monitor” means an individual designated by a local education agency 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.
(7) “OSSE” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
(8) “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.
(9) “Testing integrity and security notification statement” means a statement developed by OSSE that:
  (A) Sets forth requirements for ensuring integrity of Districtwide assessments pursuant to District law and regulation; and
  (B) Notifies the recipient that knowingly and willingly violating a District law, regulation, or test security plan could result in civil liability, including the loss of an OSSE-granted certification or license.
D.C. Code § 38-1803.15 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1803.15
§ 38-1803.15. Authorization of appropriations.
Status: in_force

There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out this part. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
D.C. Code § 38-1964 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1964
§ 38-1964. Eligibility requirements for appointment and promotion; definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1602 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 16 / § 38-1602
§ 38-1602. Program established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-706 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7 / § 38-706
§ 38-706. Expense of textbooks and supplies.
Status: in_force

The Board of Education is authorized to provide for the necessary expenses of purchase, distribution, care, and preservation of said textbooks and educational supplies out of money appropriated under authority of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-283 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2B / § 38-283
§ 38-283. OSSE requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The OSSE shall:
  (1) Provide training to support the efforts of a child development facility to meet the requirements of this chapter;
  (2) Monitor the progress of a child development facility in complying with this chapter during the facility’s licensing process and record collected data in each facility’s compliance history;
  (3) Provide to the Mayor, the Council, and the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission an annual evaluation of the effect of the implementation of this chapter on the health, well-being, and school-readiness of participating District children; and
  (4) Provide to the Mayor, the Council, and the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission, no later than June 30 of each year, a report listing the names and locations of licensed child development facilities with 50% or more eligible children enrolled, whether or not the facility participates in the CACF Program, and whether and why the facility was excused from participation.
(b) Within 60 days of February 26, 2015, the OSSE shall add participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program to the searchable criteria on the website for the OSSE Child Care Connections, which is the District’s child care resource and referral center.
(c) No later than December 30 of each year, the OSSE shall submit, in conjunction with the Department of Health, a report to the Council and the Mayor on the efforts to promote WIC in child development facilities, including data on:
  (1) Identifying opportunities to better promote WIC at child development facilities;
  (2) The feasibility of the development of a breastfeeding-friendly rating for child development facilities; and
  (3) Whether data matching or other means tested programs can be used to identify families receiving child-care subsidies and connect them to WIC if they are eligible for WIC benefits and are not receiving them.
(d) Within 120 days of February 26, 2015, pursuant to the authority granted by § 38-2602(b)(11) , the OSSE shall issue rules to implement this chapter, which, at a minimum, shall:
  (1) Establish nutritional standards for meals and snacks served at child development facilities;
  (2) Establish physical activity standards for child development facilities;
  (3) Improve the environmental sustainability of child development facilities;
  (4) Increase the use of locally grown and unprocessed foods from growers engaged in sustainable agriculture practices;
  (5) Enhance nutrition and healthy eating education programming for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at child development facilities, including farm-to-preschool programs; and
  (6) Ensure that child development facilities provide sufficient training to staff on improving nutrition and increasing the level of physical activity of participating infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
D.C. Code § 38-2616 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26 / § 38-2616
§ 38-2616. Statewide Special Education Compliance Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2312 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2312
§ 38-2312. Appropriations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1902 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1902
§ 38-1902. Installment payments to certain teachers.
Status: in_force

On and after July 1, 1943, the Board of Education is authorized to designate the months in which the 10 salary payments shall be made to teachers assigned to instruction in elementary science and school gardening, and in health, physical education, and playground activities.
D.C. Code § 38-1805.50 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1805.50
§ 38-1805.50. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter —
(1) The term “facilities” means buildings, structures, and real property of the District of Columbia public schools, except that such term does not include any administrative office building that is not located in a building containing classrooms; and
(2) The term “repair and improvement” includes administration, construction, and renovation.
D.C. Code § 38-1202.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1202.03
§ 38-1202.03. Suspension, removal, and termination of Trustees.
Status: in_force

(a) Any Trustee shall be automatically suspended from serving as such member after he has been found guilty of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon a final determination of his guilt or innocence, the term of such member shall automatically terminate or be reinstated.
(b) The Board of Trustees shall have the power to remove any member, after fair notice and an opportunity to be heard, at any time for adequate cause which relates to such members’ character or efficiency as a Trustee.
(c) The tenure of the student member shall automatically terminate if the status of such member ceases to be that of a full-time student at the University.
D.C. Code § 38-274.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-274.03
§ 38-274.03. Higher Education Incentive Program Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established as a special fund the Higher Education Incentive Program Fund ("HEIP Fund"), which shall be administered by the University of the District of Columbia in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
  (2) The HEIP Fund shall be funded through:
    (A) Local funds;
    (B) Federal funds;
    (C) Federal grant funds; and
    (D) Grants, gifts, or subsidies from public or private sources.
(b) Money in the HEIP Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
  (1) To fund awards issued pursuant to the HEI scholarship program; and
  (2) To pay for the costs of administering the HEI Program, not to exceed 10% of the balance of the HEIP Fund per fiscal year.
(c) (1) The money deposited into the HEIP Fund shall not revert to the unrestricted 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.
(d) The HEIP Fund shall appear as a separate program line within the budget of the University of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-926 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-926
§ 38-926. Termination.
Status: in_force

The authority of the Department and of the advisory board shall terminate upon direction of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and in any event no later than the repeal of § 484(j) and (k) of Title 40, United States Code. Upon such termination, the assets of the Department shall be disposed of as the Mayor may direct.
D.C. Code § 38-609 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-609
§ 38-609. Protection from liability.
Status: in_force

Neither the District government or its agencies, officials, and employees nor any private school or its officials and employees shall be subject to civil or criminal liability for failing to recognize or communicate a need for treatment from information contained in a student’s health file, or to obtain treatment for a student solely on account of such information.
D.C. Code § 38-933 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9 / § 38-933
§ 38-933. Conflict of interest.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.10 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.10
§ 38-1702.10. Mandatory dissolution.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2202 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22 / § 38-2202
§ 38-2202. Computer literacy requirement for teachers.
Status: expired

Expired.   .
D.C. Code § 38-172 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1A / § 38-172
§ 38-172. Mayor’s authority; rulemaking.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall govern the public schools in the District of Columbia. The Mayor shall have authority over all curricula, operations, functions, budget, personnel, labor negotiations and collective bargaining agreements, facilities, and other education-related matters, but shall endeavor to keep teachers in place after the start of the school year and transfer teachers, if necessary, during summer break.
(b) The Mayor may delegate any of his authority to a designee as he or she determines is warranted for efficient and sound administration and to further the purpose of DCPS to educate all students enrolled within its schools or learning centers consistent with District-wide standards of academic achievement.
(c) (1) In accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2 , the Mayor shall promulgate rules and regulations governing DCPS, including rules governing the process by which the Mayor and DCPS will seek and utilize public comment in the development of policy.
  (2) Proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, by resolution, within the 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 38-2201 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22 / § 38-2201
§ 38-2201. Establishment of the 21st Century Public School Information Technology Program.
Status: repealed

Expired.