D.C. Code § 38-2402.07a — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2402.07a
§ 38-2402.07a. Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment of programs. — (1) The Secretary and the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University are authorized to establish the Gallaudet University Federal Endowment Fund as a permanent endowment fund, in accordance with this section, for the purpose of promoting the financial independence of the University. The Secretary and the Board of Trustees may enter into such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section with respect to the University.
  (2) The Secretary and the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under § 38-2401.12 are authorized to establish the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Federal Endowment Fund as a permanent endowment fund, in accordance with this section, for the purpose of promoting the financial independence of NTID. The Secretary and the Board or other governing body may enter into such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section with respect to NTID.
(b) Federal payments. — (1) The Secretary shall, consistent with this section, make payments to the Federal endowment funds established under subsection (a) of this section from amounts appropriated under subsection (h) of this section for the fund involved.
  (2) Subject to the availability of appropriations and the nonfederal matching requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Secretary shall make payments to each Federal endowment fund in amounts equal to sums contributed to the fund from nonfederal sources (excluding transfers from other endowment funds of the institution involved).
  (3) Effective for fiscal year 1993 and each succeeding fiscal year, for any fiscal year in which the sums contributed to the federal endowment fund of the institution involved from nonfederal sources exceed $1,000,000, the nonfederal contribution to the federal endowment shall be $2 for each federal dollar provided in excess of $1,000,000 (excluding transfers from other endowment funds of the institution involved).
(c) Investments. — (1) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the University and NTID, respectively, shall invest its federal endowment fund corpus and income in instruments and securities offered through one or more cooperative service organizations of operating educational organizations under section 501(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or in low-risk instruments and securities in which a regulated insurance company may invest under the laws of the State in which the institution involved is located.
  (2) In managing the investment of its federal endowment fund, the University or NTID shall exercise the judgment and care, under the prevailing circumstances, that a person of prudence, discretion, and intelligence would exercise in the management of that person’s own business affairs.
  (3) Neither the University nor NTID may invest its federal endowment fund corpus or income in real estate, or in instruments or securities issued by an organization in which an executive officer, a member of the Board of Trustees of the University or of the host institution, or a member of the advisory group established under § 38-2401.12 is a controlling shareholder, director, or owner within the meaning of federal securities laws and other applicable laws. Neither the University nor NTID may assign, hypothecate, encumber, or create a lien on the federal endowment fund corpus without specific written authorization of the Secretary.
(d) Withdrawals and expenditures. — (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection, neither the University nor NTID may withdraw or expend any of the corpus of its federal endowment fund.
  (2) (A) The University and NTID, respectively, may withdraw or expend the income of its federal endowment fund only for expenses necessary to the operation of that institution, including expenses of operations and maintenance, administration, academic and support personnel, construction and renovation, community and student services programs, technical assistance, and research.
    (B) Neither the University nor NTID may withdraw or expend the income of its federal endowment fund for any commercial purpose.
    (C) Beginning on October 1, 1992, the University and NTID shall maintain records of the income generated from its respective federal endowment fund for the prior fiscal year.
  (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the University and NTID, respectively, may, on an annual basis, withdraw or expend not more than 50 percent of the income generated from its federal endowment fund from the prior fiscal year.
    (B) The Secretary may permit the University or NTID to withdraw or expend a portion of its federal endowment fund corpus or more than 50 percent of the income generated from its federal endowment fund from the prior fiscal year if the institution involved demonstrates, to the Secretary’s satisfaction, that such withdrawal or expenditure is necessary because of:
      (i) A financial emergency, such as a pending insolvency or temporary liquidity problem;
      (ii) A life-threatening situation occasioned by natural disaster or arson; or
      (iii) Another unusual occurrence or exigent circumstance.
(e) Investment and expenditure flexibility. — The corpus associated with a federal payment (and its nonfederal match) made to the federal endowment fund of the University or NTID shall not be subject to the investment limitations of subsection (c)(1) of this section after 10 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the funds are matched, and the income generated from such corpus after the tenth fiscal year described in this subsection shall not be subject to such investment limitations or to the withdrawal and expenditure limitations of subsection (d)(3) of this section.
(f) Recovery of payments. — After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary is authorized to recover any federal payments under this section if the University or NTID:
  (1) Makes a withdrawal or expenditure of the corpus or income of its federal endowment fund that is not consistent with this section;
  (2) Fails to comply with the investment standards and limitations under this section; or
  (3) Fails to account properly to the Secretary concerning the investment of or expenditures from the federal endowment fund corpus or income.
(g) Definitions. — As used in this section:
  (1) The term “corpus”, with respect to a federal endowment fund under this section, means an amount equal to the federal payments to such fund, amounts contributed to the fund from nonfederal sources, and appreciation from capital gains and reinvestment of income.
  (2) The term “federal endowment fund” means a fund, or a tax-exempt foundation, established and maintained pursuant to this section by the University or NTID, as the case may be, for the purpose of generating income for the support of the institution involved.
  (3) The term “income”, with respect to a federal endowment fund under this section, means an amount equal to the dividends and interest accruing from investments of the corpus of such fund.
  (4) The term “institution involved” means the University or NTID, as the case may be.
(h) Authorization of appropriations. — (1) In the case of the University, there are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997.
  (2) In the case of NTID, there are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997.
  (3) Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) or (2) shall remain available until expended.
(i) Effective date. — The provisions of this section shall take effect as if included in this Act as enacted on August 4, 1986.
D.C. Code § 38-2661.22 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A-i / § 38-2661.22
§ 38-2661.22. District of Columbia State Athletic Association; purpose; mission; duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the DCSAA is to provide leadership and support for interscholastic athletics programs in the District.
(b) The mission of the DCSAA is to:
  (1) Ensure that interscholastic athletics programs are compatible with the educational mission of member schools;
  (2) Provide for fair competition between member schools;
  (3) Promote sportsmanship and ethical behavior for participants, coaches, administrators, officials, and spectators;
  (4) Promote gender equity and equal access to athletic opportunity; and
  (5) Protect the physical well-being of participants and promote healthy adolescent lifestyles.
(c) The DCSAA shall:
  (1) Support the duties of the Commission;
  (2) Set and enforce membership standards; provided, that such standards shall be consistent with existing District laws and regulations;
  (3) Certify member schools' coaches and event officials;
  (4) Possess exclusive jurisdiction over the implementation and enforcement of the Mayor's rules and regulations governing the conduct of interscholastic athletics programs, including regulations related to participant eligibility; provided, that nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as limiting or affecting the power of the Commission to issue a final decision on an appeal to an appeals panel;
  (5) Ensure member school compliance with applicable District laws and regulations related to participant health and safety;
  (6) Develop and offer training guidance on the health, safety, and wellness of participants pursuant to national best practices;
  (7) Sanction competitions and establish seasons for DCSAA-sponsored sports;
  (8) Enforce Chapter 8C of this title ;
  (9) Annually publish and distribute a handbook containing the playing rules, codes of conduct, sanctions, and guidelines for every DCSAA-sponsored sport; provided, that except as otherwise approved by the Commission, the DCSAA handbook shall incorporate the playing rules, codes of conduct, sanctions, and guidelines contained in the National Federation of State High School Associations' ("NFHS") Rules Books;
  (10) Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, hear and decide complaints as authorized in § 38-2661.26
  (11) Administer the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund established by § 38-2672 ; and
  (12) Take actions consistent with the responsibilities outlined in this subsection, DCSAA's mission, and governing laws and regulations.
D.C. Code § 38-312.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3 / § 38-312.02
§ 38-312.02. Student Residency Verification Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-236.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.01
§ 38-236.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part , the term:
(a) (1) "Bodily injury" means a cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement; physical pain; illness; impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary.
  (2) "Community-based organization" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-271.01(1A) .
  (3) "Disciplinary unenrollment" means the expulsion or involuntary transfer of a student from a school.
  (4) "Emergency removal" means the immediate out-of-school suspension or disciplinary unenrollment of a student based on the school's reasonable belief that the student's presence poses an immediate and continuing danger to other students or school staff.
  (5) "Emotional distress" means mental suffering or distress that requires more than trivial treatment or counseling.
  (6) "Exclusion" means the removal of a student from the student's daily class schedule for disciplinary reasons and includes a suspension or a disciplinary unenrollment.
  (7) "Expulsion" means the removal of a student from the student's school of enrollment for disciplinary reasons for the remainder of the school year or longer, in accordance with local education agency policy.
  (8) "In-school suspension" means temporarily removing a student from the student's regular class schedule as a disciplinary consequence, during which time the student remains on school grounds under the supervision of school personnel who are physically in the same location as the student.
  (9) "Involuntary dismissal" means the removal of the student from school attendance for less than 1/2 of a school day for disciplinary reasons, during which time the student is not under the supervision of school personnel and is not allowed on school grounds.
  (10) "Involuntary transfer" means the removal of a student from the student's school of enrollment for disciplinary reasons for the remainder of the school year, or longer, and the student's enrollment in another school within the same local education agency, in accordance with local education agency policy.
  (10A) "Law enforcement officer" means:
    (A) An officer or member of the Metropolitan Police Department or any other police force operating in the District;
    (B) An on-duty, civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police Department;
    (C) An investigative officer or agent of the United States;
    (D) An on-duty, licensed special police officer or security guard;
    (E) An on-duty, licensed campus police officer;
    (F) An on-duty employee of the Department of Corrections or Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services;
    (G) An on-duty employee of the Pretrial Services Agency, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, or Superior Court Family Court Social Services Division; or
    (H) An employee of the Office of the Inspector General who, as part of their official duties, conducts investigations of alleged felony violations.
  (11) "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.
  (12) "OSSE" means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education established by § 38-201 .
  (13) "Out-of-school suspension" means the temporary removal of a student from school attendance to another setting for disciplinary reasons, during which time the student is not under the supervision of the school's personnel and is not allowed on school grounds.
    (A) The term "out-of-school suspension" includes an involuntary dismissal.
    (B) For students with disabilities, the term "out-of-school suspension" includes a removal in which no individualized family service plan or individualized education plan services are provided because the removal is 10 days or fewer as well as removals in which the student continues to receive services according to the student's individualized family service plan or individualized education plan.
  (14) "Parent" means a parent, guardian, or other person who has custody or control of a student enrolled in a school in a local education agency.
  (15) "Referral to law enforcement" means an action by school personnel to report a student to a law enforcement agency or official, including a school police unit, for an incident that occurs on school grounds, during off-campus school activities, or while taking school transportation.
  (16) "School-based intervention" means temporarily removing a student from the student's regular class schedule for the purpose of providing the student with school-based targeted supports, such as behavioral therapy, in response to student conduct that would otherwise warrant an in-school suspension.
  (17) "School-related arrest" means an arrest of a student that occurred, or was based on conduct that occurred, at a District of Columbia Public School or public charter school, on its grounds, within a school vehicle or other form of transportation, or at a school-sponsored activity.
  (18) "Student with a disability" means a student who qualifies as a child with a disability under section 602(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved December 3, 2004 (118 Stat. 2652; 20 U.S.C. § 1401(3)).
  (19) "Suspension" means an in-school suspension or an out-of-school suspension.
  (20) "Willful defiance" means disrupting school activities or intentionally defying the valid authority of school staff.
D.C. Code § 38-631 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-631
§ 38-631. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-109 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-109
§ 38-109. Head of department; head teacher; class size limitation.
Status: in_force

Whenever a department includes 2 or more high schools, then the teacher in charge of the department shall be designated “head of the department,” otherwise the teacher in charge of the department shall be designated “head teacher”; provided, that heads of departments as such have only an advisory capacity in educational matters and upon all questions shall be inferior in authority to the principal of each particular school; provided further, that no class shall be formed in the high schools with less than 10 pupils for a period not longer than 15 days.
D.C. Code § 38-1601 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 16 / § 38-1601
§ 38-1601. Findings.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2931 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2931
§ 38-2931. After-school programs.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) shall distribute any TANF or Health and Human Services funds that it receives that are designated for after-school programs, on an equitable basis, to DCPS and Public Charter Schools serving students with after-school programs, that receive funding based on the Uniformed Per Pupil Funding Formula.
D.C. Code § 38-402 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4 / § 38-402
§ 38-402. Control of school construction and repairs.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Buildings (“Director”) shall have the same authority, control over, and supervision of the construction or repair of a public school building as the Director has of the construction or repair of any privately owned building.
D.C. Code § 38-703 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7 / § 38-703
§ 38-703. Liability for damaged books.
Status: in_force

Parents and guardians of pupils shall be responsible for all books loaned to the children in their charge and shall be held liable for the full price of every such book destroyed, lost, or so damaged as to be made unfit for use by other pupils.
D.C. Code § 38-651.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-651.01
§ 38-651.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) "Designated epinephrine auto-injector" means a disposable drug-delivery system with a spring-activated needle, which is obtained with a prescription for a particular person, that is designed for the emergency administration of epinephrine to a person suffering an episode of anaphylaxis.
(1A) “Emergency circumstances” means reasonably apparent circumstances that indicate that any delay in treatment would endanger the health or life of the student.
(2) “Medication” means any prescription or non-prescription drug used to treat conditions and illnesses covered by this subchapter. The term "medication" does not include sunscreen.
(3) “Medication action plan” means a written medical treatment plan for an individual student that is developed and submitted to a school in accordance with § 38-651.03 .
(3A) "OSSE" means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education established by § 38-2601 .
(3B) "Public school" means a District of Columbia Public Schools school or a public charter school.  The term "public school" excludes any parochial school or private school in the District.
(4) “Responsible person” means, in the case of a student under 18 years of age, a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, foster parent, or other adult charged with the ongoing care and supervision of the student, and, in the case of a student 18 years of age or older, the student himself or herself.
(5) “School” means:
  (A) Any public school operated under the authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
  (B) Any charter school, parochial school, or private school in the District.
(5A) "Seizure action plan" means a written, individualized health plan designed to acknowledge and prepare for the health care needs of a student diagnosed with a seizure disorder.
(5B) "Seizure treatment" means seizure medication, a Vagus Nerve Stimulator magnet, or other medical treatments prescribed by a physician for an individual diagnosed with a seizure disorder.
(5C) "Sunscreen" means a lotion, cream, spray, or gel regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration that is used for purposes of absorbing, reflecting, or scattering ultraviolet radiation and preventing sunburn.
(5D) "Undesignated emergency medications" means:
  (A) Albuterol;
  (B) Glucagon; and
  (C) Any other medication designated by the Department of Health by rule pursuant to § 38-651.12 that would be administered in emergency circumstances to a student without a prescription for that medication on file with the school.
(6) "Undesignated epinephrine auto-injector" means a disposable drug delivery system with a spring-activated needle, which is obtained without a prescription for a particular person, that is designed for the emergency administration of epinephrine to a person suffering an episode of anaphylaxis.
(7) "UEA plan" means the undesignated epinephrine auto-injector plan established pursuant to § 38-651.04a .
(8) "UEMA plan" means the undesignated emergency medications action plan established pursuant to § 38-651.06 .
D.C. Code § 38-2907.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2907.01
§ 38-2907.01. DCPS budget.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2581.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25D / § 38-2581.05
§ 38-2581.05. Reading intervention.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning with School Year 2023-2024, if the screening results from the universal screening performed pursuant to § 38-2581.04 indicate that a student is at risk of having a reading difficulty, an LEA shall:
  (1) Provide remediation and intervention instruction that will explicitly address
  the area of need identified in the screening; and
  (2) Provide written notification to the parent or guardian of the student that includes the screening results, describes the supplemental reading instruction that will be provided to the student, and requests a meeting to discuss individualized student support.
(b) This section does not alleviate a local education agency from its obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. ).
D.C. Code § 38-1401 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 14 / § 38-1401
§ 38-1401. Registration of medical and dental colleges — Required; permit.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any medical or dental college claiming the authority to confer, or actually conferring, the degree of doctor of medicine, or doctor of dental surgery, not incorporated by a special act of Congress, to conduct its business in the District of Columbia, unless such college shall be registered by the Mayor of the District of Columbia and granted by him a written permit to commence or continue business in said District in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter.
(b) The permit issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as an Educational Services endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 38-3111 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 31 / § 38-3111
§ 38-3111. Data collection and reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) Not Funded.
(b) By July 1 of each year, DDOT shall publicly post on the DDOT website:
  (1) The number of driver-involved crashes, fatalities, or major injuries that occurred within 1/4 of a mile of a public school in the preceding year, by school;
  (2) A list of fulfilled and outstanding spot safety assessments in each school zone and 1/4 of a mile walk shed;
  (3) The deployment plan for traffic control officers for the upcoming year; and
  (4) The number of bike racks within the school zone.
D.C. Code § 38-602 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-602
§ 38-602. Examination requirements; certificates of health, testing for lead poisoning and dental health.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 38-603 , each student attending prekindergarten through grade 12 in a public, public charter, private, or independent school in the District of Columbia shall furnish the school annually with a certificate of health completed and signed by a physician or advanced practice nurse who has examined the student during the 12-month period immediately preceding the 1st day of the school year or the date of the student's enrollment in the school, whichever occurs later. The examination shall cover all items required by the certificate of health form for the student's particular age group.
(a-1) Upon entry of a student under 6 years of age into a licensed day care center, Head Start or similar early childhood program, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or first grade in a public or private school in the District, the student shall furnish the school with a certificate of testing for lead poisoning.
(b) The Mayor shall establish requirements for periodic testing for lead poisoning and dental examinations. The Mayor shall also establish requirements for the submission of certificates of testing for lead poisoning for the students subject to the provisions of subsection (a-1) of this section, and submission of certificates of dental health for elementary and secondary school students.
(c) The Mayor shall develop standard forms for certificates of health, testing for lead poisoning, and dental health, and shall make blank forms available in sufficient quantities to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The certificate of health form shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
  (1) All items required by the American Academy of Pediatrics for each relevant age group; and
  (2) A plain language explanation of the following:
    (A) Body mass index;
    (B) How to access health insurance programs; and
    (C) How to contact school nurses.
(d) Except as provided in § 38-603 , the Mayor may require that prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students who participate in special programs or have been exposed to certain hazards meet examination requirements in addition to those established by this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 38-2604 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26 / § 38-2604
§ 38-2604. Short-term SEO plan.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the SEO’s determination that adequate funds and staffing are available to ensure a successful transfer, and that the assumption of authority conforms with all pertinent requirements of federal law, the short-term plan shall include the following timelines:
  (1) With regard to federally sponsored summer feeding programs, the plan shall provide for SEO assumption of functions sufficiently in advance to make the SEO fully responsible for the summer 2001 program.
  (2) With regard to fall enrollment verification, the plan shall provide for SEO assumption of full authority no later than July 1, 2001, or on such date as the DCFRMAA shall relinquish to the SEO its authority pursuant to § 38-1804.02 .
  (3) With regard to documentation and verification of student residency in the District, the plan shall provide for SEO assumption of full authority no later than April 1, 2001.
  (4) With regard to recommendations for revisions in the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula, the plan shall provide for submission by the SEO to the Mayor and Council no later than September 30, 2001.
(b) If at the time of proposed transfer under the short-term plan the SEO is for any reason unable to assume full responsibility for all functions to be transferred, such functions shall continue to be performed by the agency or body currently carrying them out.
D.C. Code § 38-2552 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25A / § 38-2552
§ 38-2552. Functions.
Status: in_force

Specific functions of the Task Force shall include the following:
(1) Within 60 days of the approval of the Board of Education, adopt, by a majority vote, the Special Education Reform Plan developed pursuant to § 38-2553 ;
(2) Convene monthly, or more frequently as deemed necessary and appropriate, to report on the implementation of the Special Education Reform Plan and identify obstacles and recommend amendments to the Special Education Reform Plan;
(3) Identify ways to better coordinate and improve special education service delivery;
(4) Monitor the Special Education Reform to ensure that the Reform Plan is executed in an appropriate and timely manner; and
(5) Determine specific savings targets for Fiscal Year 2004 and beyond, including those associated with the Tobacco Settlement funds provided to the District of Columbia Public Schools in Fiscal Year 2003.
D.C. Code § 38-1205.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1205.03
§ 38-1205.03. Establishment of Board of Governors and School of Law.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-110 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-110
§ 38-110. Qualifications required of teachers and officials.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2561.10 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 25B / § 38-2561.10
§ 38-2561.10. Certificate of Approval — Renewal.
Status: in_force

(a) Nonpublic schools and programs for special education students may have their Certificates of Approval renewed for a period not to exceed 3 years.
(b) If a Certificate of Approval has not been renewed by the SEA on or before the renewal anniversary date, the Certificate of Approval shall expire and the LEA shall take immediate steps to determine an appropriate placement, in accordance with the IDEA, for any District of Columbia funded students who attended the nonpublic special education school or program with the expired Certificate of Approval.
D.C. Code § 38-192.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1B / § 38-192.02
§ 38-192.02. Youth-focused career preparation study.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education shall conduct and publish a public study in Fiscal Year 2025 that:
  (1) Provides a historical review of the evolution of youth-focused career preparation programming, including past workforce programming and historical stand-alone vocational education programming at high schools such as Armstrong Manual Training School, Bell School, O Street Vocational School, Burdick Career High School, and Chamberlain Career Senior High School;
  (2) Identifies programmatic gaps that may exist between historic programs offered at stand-alone vocational education schools and current CTE and career preparation programs for youth up to the age of 24;
  (3) Examines best practices in jurisdictions that have successfully used CTE and career preparation programs for youth up to the age of 24 to advance greater employment opportunities for those youth; and
  (4) Recommends proposals for improving the District's existing landscape of CTE and career preparation programs.
(b) For the purposes of this section the term "CTE" means career and technical education programming funded by a grant received pursuant to the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, approved July 31, 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-224; 132 Stat. 1563), or through OSSE's Advanced Technical Center.
D.C. Code § 38-2023.15 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2023.15
§ 38-2023.15. Waiver of annuity; revocation.
Status: in_force

Any person entitled to annuity pursuant to the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter or part A of this subchapter may decline to accept all or any part of such annuity by a waiver signed and filed with the District of Columbia Retirement Board. Such waiver may be revoked in writing at any time, but no payment of the annuity waived shall be made covering the period during which such waiver was in effect.
D.C. Code § 38-103 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1 / § 38-103
§ 38-103. Annual estimates.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1808.58 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1808.58
§ 38-1808.58. Expiration date.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 38-3001 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 30 / § 38-3001
§ 38-3001. Adopted; District membership in Commission approved.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia adopts the Compact for Education of the Education Commission of the States (“Compact”) and becomes a member of the Education Commission of the States (“Commission”).
D.C. Code § 38-1853.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18N / § 38-1853.07
§ 38-1853.07. Use of funds.
Status: in_force

(a) Opportunity Scholarships. — (1) In general. — Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (5), an eligible entity receiving a grant under § 38-1853.04(a) shall use the grant funds to provide eligible students with scholarships to pay the tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, if any, to enable the eligible students to attend the District of Columbia private elementary school or secondary school of their choice beginning in school year 2011-2012. Each such eligible entity shall ensure that the amount of any tuition or fees charged by a school participating in such entity’s program under this chapter to an eligible student participating in the program does not exceed the amount of tuition or fees that the school charges to students who do not participate in the program.
  (2) Payments to parents. — An eligible entity receiving a grant under § 38-1853.04(a) shall make scholarship payments under the entity’s program under this chapter to the parent of the eligible student participating in the program, in a manner which ensures that such payments will be used for the payment of tuition, fees, and transportation expenses (if any), in accordance with this chapter.
  (3) Amount of assistance. — (A) Varying amounts permitted. — Subject to the other requirements of this section, an eligible entity receiving a grant under § 38-1853.04(a) may award scholarships in larger amounts to those eligible students with the greatest need.
    (B) Annual limit on amount. — (i) Limit for school year 2011-2012. — The amount of assistance provided to any eligible student by an eligible entity under the entity’s program under this chapter for school year 2011-2012 may not exceed—
        (I) $ 8,000 for attendance in kindergarten through grade 8; and
        (II) $ 12,000 for attendance in grades 9 through 12.
      (ii) Cumulative inflation adjustment. — Beginning with school year 2012-2013, the Secretary shall adjust the maximum amounts of assistance described in clause (i) for inflation, as measured by the percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
  (4) Participating school requirements. — None of the funds provided under this chapter for opportunity scholarships may be used by an eligible student to enroll in a participating private school unless the participating school—
    (A) has and maintains a valid certificate of occupancy issued by the District of Columbia;
    (B) makes readily available to all prospective students information on its school accreditation;
    (C) in the case of a school that has been operating for 5 years or less, submits to the eligible entity administering the program proof of adequate financial resources reflecting the financial sustainability of the school and the school’s ability to be in operation through the school year;
    (D) agrees to submit to site visits as determined to be necessary by the eligible entity pursuant to § 38-1853.05(b)(1)(I) ;
    (E) has financial systems, controls, policies, and procedures to ensure that funds are used according to this chapter;
    (F) ensures that, with respect to core subject matter, participating students are taught by a teacher who has a baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such degree was awarded in or outside of the United States;
    (G) conducts criminal background checks on school employees who have direct and unsupervised interaction with students; and
    (H) complies with all requests for data and information regarding the reporting requirements described in § 38-1853.10 .
  (5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— None of the funds provided under this division for opportunity scholarships may be used by a participating eligible student to enroll in a participating private school unless the school—
      (i) in the case of a school that is a participating school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act—
        (I) is fully accredited by an accrediting body described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of § 38-1802.02(16) ; or
        (II) if such participating school does not meet the requirements of subclause (I) [sub-sub-subparagraph I]—
          (aa) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), the school is pursuing full accreditation by an accrediting body described in subclause (I) [sub-sub-subparagraph I]; and
          (bb) is fully accredited by such an accrediting body not later than 6 years after the date on which that school began the process of pursuing full accreditation in accordance with item (aa) [sub-sub-sub-subparagraph (aa)]; and
        (ii) in the case of a school that is not a participating school as of the date of enactment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, is fully accredited by an accrediting body described in clause (i)(I) [sub-subparagraph (i)(I) before becoming a participating school under this division.
    (B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— Not later than 5 years after May 5, 2017, each participating school shall submit to the eligible entity a certification that the school has been fully accredited in accordance with subparagraph (A).
    (C) ASSISTING STUDENTS IN ENROLLING IN OTHER SCHOOLS.— If a participating school fails to meet the requirements of this paragraph, the eligible entity shall assist the parents of the participating eligible students who attend the school in identifying, applying to, and enrolling in another participating school under this division.
  (6) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP IN A PREVIOUS YEAR.— An eligible entity shall treat a participating eligible student who was awarded an opportunity scholarship in any previous year and who has not used the scholarship as a renewal student and not as a new applicant, without regard as to—
    (A) whether the eligible student has used the scholarship; and
    (B) the year in which the scholarship was previously awarded.
(b) Administrative Expenses And Parental Assistance.— The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of the amount made available under § 38-1853.14(a)(1) for each fiscal year available to eligible entities receiving a grant under § 38-1853.04(a) to cover the following expenses:
  (1) The administrative expenses of carrying out its program under this division during the year, including—
    (A) determining the eligibility of students to participate;
    (B) selecting the eligible students to receive scholarships;
    (C) determining the amount of the scholarships and issuing the scholarships to eligible students;
    (D) compiling and maintaining financial and programmatic records;
    (E) conducting site visits as described in § 38-1853.05(b)(1)(I) ; and
    (F) (i) conducting a study, including a survey of participating parents, on any barriers for participating eligible students in gaining admission to, or attending, the participating school that is their first choice; and
      (ii) not later than the end of the first full fiscal year after May 5, 2017, submitting a report to Congress that contains the results of such study.
  (2) The expenses of educating parents about the eligible entity's program under this division, and assisting parents through the application process under this division, including—
    (A) providing information about the program and the participating schools to parents of eligible students, including information on supplemental financial aid that may be available at participating schools;
    (B) providing funds to assist parents of students in meeting expenses that might otherwise preclude the participation of eligible students in the program; and
    (C) streamlining the application process for parents.
(c) Student academic assistance. — An eligible entity receiving a grant under § 38-1853.04 (a) may use not more than 1 percent of the amount provided under the grant each year for expenses to provide tutoring services to participating eligible students that need additional academic assistance. If there are insufficient funds to provide tutoring services to all such students in a year, the eligible entity shall give priority in such year to students who previously attended an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Columbia's accountability system.
(d) Requiring use of funds remaining unobligated from previous fiscal years.— (1) In general.— To the extent that any funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship program under this division for any fiscal year remain available for subsequent fiscal years under § 38-1853.14(c) , the Secretary shall make such funds available to eligible entities receiving grants under § 38-1853.04(a) for the uses described in paragraph (2)—
    (A) in the case of any remaining funds that were appropriated before December 10, 2016, beginning on December 10, 2016; and
    (B) in the case of any remaining funds appropriated on or after December 10, 2016, by the first day of the first subsequent fiscal year.
  (2) Use of funds.— If an eligible entity to which the Secretary provided additional funds under paragraph (1) elects to use such funds during a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall use—
    (A) not less than 95 percent of such additional funds to provide additional scholarships for eligible students under subsection (a), or to increase the amount of the scholarships, during such year; and
    (B) not more than a total of 5 percent of such additional funds for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring, as described in subsections (b) and (c), during such year.
  (3) Special rule.— Any amounts made available for administrative expenses, parental assistance, or tutoring under paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes in accordance with subsections (b) and (c).
D.C. Code § 38-271.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-271.05
§ 38-271.05. Annual report to the Council.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall submit to the Council by December 30 of each year, beginning in 2009, an annual report on the status of pre-k for all sectors, accompanied, in 2009, by the independent quality evaluation required by § 38-271.03 , which shall include OSSE’s assessment of the:
  (1) Annual achievements made as measured against the benchmarks developed the previous year;
  (2) Number and success of the quality improvement plans implemented;
  (3) Status of the monitoring, assessment, and accountability processes for all programs within the pre-k-education system; and
  (4) Results of the current capacity audit of all pre-k programs.
(b) For the 2009 report, for which benchmarks would not have been submitted in the prior year, the annual achievements shall be measured using existing reliable data and that data shall be included, or an abstract thereof, in the evaluation.
D.C. Code § 38-273.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2A / § 38-273.03
§ 38-273.03. Restriction on out-of-school discipline for pre-k age students.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning in school year 2015-2016, no student of pre-k age may receive a disciplinary unenrollment, as defined in § 38-236.01(3) , from any publicly funded community-based organization, school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, or public charter school that provides pre-k care and education services to pre-k age children.
(b) Beginning in school year 2015-2016, no student of pre-k age may receive an out-of- school suspension from any publicly funded community-based organization, school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, or public charter school that provides pre-k care and education services to pre-k age children, unless it is determined by a school or program administrator that the student has willfully caused or attempted to cause bodily injury, or threatened serious bodily injury to another person, except in self-defense. No student of pre-k age may be suspended for longer than 3 days for any individual incident.
D.C. Code § 38-1800.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1800.03
§ 38-1800.03. General effective date.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall be effective beginning on April 26, 1996.
D.C. Code § 38-2021.27 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.27
§ 38-2021.27. Internal Revenue Code limits.
Status: in_force

(a) Benefits and contributions under the provisions of this part shall not be computed with reference to any compensation that exceeds that maximum dollar amount permitted by section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, as adjusted for increases in the cost of living.  This provision shall apply only with respect to an individual who first receives benefits under [ this part ]* on or after October 1, 2002.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this part to the contrary, benefits under this part are subject to the limitations imposed by section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, as adjusted from time to time and, to that end, effective for limitation years beginning on or after January 1, 2008:
  (1) (A) To the extent necessary to prevent disqualification under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, and subject to the remainder of this subsection, the maximum monthly benefit to which any teacher may be entitled in any limitation year with respect to his or her accrued retirement benefit, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to § 38-2021.21 (hereafter referred to as the “maximum benefit”), shall not exceed the defined benefit dollar limit (adjusted as provided in this subsection). In addition to the foregoing, to the extent necessary to prevent disqualification under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, and subject to this subsection), the maximum annual additions for any limitation year shall be equal to the lesser of:
      (i) The dollar limit on annual additions; or
      (ii) 100% of the teacher’s remuneration.
    (B) The defined benefit dollar limit and the dollar limit on annual additions shall be adjusted, effective January 1 of each year, under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. The dollar limit as adjusted under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to limitation years ending with or within the calendar year for which the adjustment applies, but a teacher’s benefits shall not reflect the adjusted limit before January 1 of that calendar year. To the extent that the monthly benefit payable to a teacher who has reached his or her termination date is limited by the application of this subsection, the limit shall be adjusted to reflect subsequent adjustments made in accordance with section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, but the adjusted limit shall apply only to benefits payable on or after January 1 of the calendar year for which the adjustment applies.
  (2) Benefits shall be actuarially adjusted based upon the defined benefit dollar limit, as follows:
    (A) There shall be an adjustment for benefits payable in a form other than a straight life annuity as follows:
      (i) If a monthly benefit is payable in a form other than a straight life annuity, before applying the defined benefit dollar limit, the benefit shall be adjusted, in the manner described in sub-subparagraphs (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, to the actuarially equivalent straight life annuity that begins at the same time. No actuarial adjustment to the benefit shall be made for benefits that are not directly related to retirement benefits (such as a qualified disability benefit, preretirement incidental death benefits, and postretirement medical benefits), or in the case of a form of benefit not subject to section 417(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the inclusion of a feature under which a benefit increases automatically to the extent permitted to reflect cost-of-living adjustments and the increase, if any, in the defined benefit dollar limit under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
      (ii) If the benefit of a teacher is paid in a form not subject to section 417(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, the actuarially equivalent straight life annuity (without regard to cost-of-living adjustments described in this subsection) is equal to the greater of the annual amount of the straight life annuity, if any, payable to the teacher commencing at the same time, or the annual amount of the straight life annuity commencing at the same time that has the same actuarial present value as the teacher’s form of benefit, computed using a 5% interest rate and the applicable mortality designated by the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time pursuant to section 417(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
      (iii) If the benefit of a teacher is paid in a form subject to section 417(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, the actuarially equivalent straight life annuity is equal to the greatest of:
        (I) The annual amount of the straight life annuity having a commencement date that has the same actuarial present value as the teacher’s form of benefit, computed using the interest rate and mortality table (or other tabular factor) specified in the definition of actuarial equivalent for adjusting benefits in the same form;
        (II) The annual amount of the straight life annuity commencing at the time that has the same actuarial present value as the teacher’s form of benefit, computed using a 5.5% interest rate assumption and the applicable mortality table designated by the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time pursuant to section 417(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
        (III) The annual amount of the straight life annuity commencing at the same time that has the same actuarial present value as the teacher’s form of benefit, computed using the applicable interest rate and the applicable mortality table designated by the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time pursuant to section 417(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, divided by 1.05.
      (iv) For the purposes of this subparagraph, whether a form of benefit is subject to section 417(e) of the Internal Revenue Code is determined without regard to the status of this part as a government plan as described in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
    (B) There shall be an adjustment to benefits that commence before age 62 or after age 65 as follows:
      (i) If the benefit of a teacher begins before age 62, the defined benefit dollar limit applicable to the teacher at such earlier age is an annual benefit payable in the form of a straight life annuity beginning at the earlier age that is the actuarial equivalent of the defined benefit dollar limit applicable to the teacher at age 62 (adjusted for participation of fewer than 10 years, if applicable) computed using a 5% interest rate and the applicable mortality table designated by the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time pursuant to section 417(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, if the benefit provided under this part provides an immediately commencing straight life annuity payable at both age 62 and the age of benefit commencement, the defined benefit dollar limit is the lesser of:
        (I) The limitation determined under the immediately preceding sentence; or
        (II) The defined benefit dollar limit, adjusted for participation of fewer than 10 years, if applicable, multiplied by the ratio of the annual amount of the immediately commencing straight life annuity under this part at the age of benefit commencement to the annual amount of the immediately commencing straight life annuity under this part at age 62, both determined without applying the limitations of this section. The adjustment in this sub-subparagraph shall not apply as a result of benefits paid on account of disability under § 38-2021.04 or as a result of the death of a teacher under § 38-2021.09 .
      (ii) If the benefit of a teacher begins after age 65, the defined benefit dollar limit applicable to the teacher at the later age is the annual benefit payable in the form of a straight life annuity beginning at the later age that is actuarially equivalent to the defined benefit dollar limit applicable at age 65 (adjusted for participation of fewer than 10 years, if applicable) computed using a 5% interest rate assumption and the applicable mortality table designated by the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time pursuant to section 417(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, if the benefit provided under this part provides an immediately commencing straight life annuity payable at both age 65 and the age of benefit commencement, the defined benefit dollar limit is the lesser of:
        (I) The limitation determined under the immediately preceding sentence; or
        (II) The defined benefit dollar limit (adjusted for participation of less than 10 years, if applicable) multiplied by the ratio of the annual amount of the adjusted immediately commencing straight life annuity under this part at the age of benefit commencement to the annual amount of the adjusted immediately commencing straight life annuity under this part at age 65, both determined without applying the limitations of this section. For this purpose, the adjusted immediately commencing straight life annuity under this part at the age the benefit commences is the annual amount of the annuity payable to the teacher, computed disregarding the teacher’s accruals after age 65 but including any actuarial adjustments, even if those actuarial adjustments are used to offset accruals; and the adjusted immediately commencing straight life annuity under this part at age 65 is the annual amount of such annuity that would be payable under this part to a hypothetical teacher who is age 65 and has the same annuity as the teacher.
      (iii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, no adjustment shall be made to the defined benefit dollar limit to reflect the probability of a teacher’s death between the commencing date and age 62, or between age 65 and the commencing date, as applicable, if benefits are not forfeited upon the death of the teacher before the annuity having a commencing date. To the extent benefits are forfeited upon death before the date the benefits first commence, such an adjustment shall be made. For this purpose, no forfeiture shall be treated as occurring upon the teacher’s death if the benefit provided under this part does not charge the teacher for providing a qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined for purposes of section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code) upon the teacher’s death.
  (3) If the teacher has fewer than 10 years of participation in the defined benefit portion of this part (as determined under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code and associated regulations), the defined benefit dollar limit shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of years (or part thereof) of participation under this part and the denominator of which is 10. The adjustment in this paragraph shall not apply to benefits paid on account of disability under § 38-2021.04(d) or as a result of the death of a teacher under § 38-2021.09 . In the case of years of credited service credited to a teacher pursuant to § 38-2021.08 :
    (A) The limitations contained in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of this subsection and this paragraph shall not apply to the portion of the teacher’s accrued retirement benefit (determined as of the annuity commencement date) that is attributable to any additional years of credited service under § 38-2021.08 that are actuarially funded by:
      (i) A transfer or rollover from the teacher’s account under a retirement plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or an eligible deferred compensation plan within the meaning of section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or from an individual retirement account; or
      (ii) A direct payment.
    (B) The limitations contained in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of this subsection and this paragraph shall apply to the portion of the teacher’s accrued retirement benefit (determined as of the annuity commencement date) that is attributable to any additional years of credited service under § 38-2021.08 that are not actuarially funded by:
      (i) A transfer or rollover from the teacher’s account under a retirement plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or an eligible deferred compensation plan (within the meaning of section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code) or from an individual retirement account; or
      (ii) A direct payment.
    (C) The determination of the extent to which additional years of credited service under § 38-2021.08 have been actuarially funded as of the annuity commencement date shall be determined in accordance with section 411(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (using the actuarial assumptions thereunder), applied as if section 411(c) of the Internal Revenue Code applied and treating the amount transferred from a plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the teacher’s account under an eligible deferred compensation plan (within the meaning of section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code), or an individual retirement account, or the amount of the direct lump-sum payment to the Custodian of Retirement Funds, as if it were a mandatory employee contribution.
  (4) In addition to the foregoing, the maximum benefit and contributions shall be reduced, and the rate of benefit accrual shall be frozen or reduced accordingly, to the extent necessary to prevent disqualification under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to any teacher who is also a participant in:
    (A) Any other tax-qualified retirement plan maintained by the District of Columbia, including a defined benefit plan in which an individual medical benefit account, as described in section 415(l) of the Internal Revenue Code, has been established for the teacher;
    (B) A welfare plan maintained by the District of Columbia in which a separate account, as described in section 419A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, has been established to provide post-retirement medical benefits for the teacher; or
    (C) A retirement or welfare plan, as aforesaid, maintained by an affiliated or predecessor employer, as described in regulations under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise required to be taken into account under such regulations.
  (5) If a teacher has distributions commencing at more than one date determined in accordance with section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code and associated regulations, the annuity payable having the commencement date shall satisfy the limitations of this subsection as of each date, actuarially adjusting for past and future distributions of benefits commencing at the other dates that benefits commence.
  (6) The application of the provisions of this subsection shall not cause the maximum permissible benefit for a teacher to be less than the teacher’s annuity under this part as of the end of the last limitation year beginning before July 1, 2007 under provisions of this part that were both adopted and in effect before April 5, 2007 and that satisfied the limitations under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code as in effect as of the end of the last limitation year beginning before July 1, 2007.
  (7) To the extent that a teacher’s benefit is subject to provisions of section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code that have not been set forth in this part, these provisions are hereby incorporated by reference and for all purposes shall be deemed a part of this part.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, all death benefit payments referred to in this section shall be distributed only in accordance with section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and accompanying Treasury regulations, as more fully set forth in § 38-2021.07a .
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Annual additions” means the sum of the following items credited to the teacher under this part and any other tax-qualified retirement plan sponsored by the District of Columbia for a limitation year and treated as a defined contribution plan for purposes of section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code: District of Columbia contributions that are separately allocated to the teacher’s credit in any defined contribution plan; forfeitures; teacher contributions (other than contributions that are picked up by the District of Columbia as described in section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code); and amounts credited after March 31, 1984 to a teacher’s individual medical account (within the meaning of section 415(l) of the Internal Revenue Code).
  (2) “Defined benefit dollar limit” means the dollar limit imposed by section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, as adjusted pursuant to section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. The defined benefit dollar limit as set forth above is the monthly amount payable in the form of a straight life annuity, beginning no earlier than age 62 (except as provided in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i)) of this section and no later than age 65. In the case of a monthly amount payable in a form other than a straight life annuity, or beginning before age 62 or after age 65, the adjustments in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall apply.
  (3) “Dollar limit” means the dollar limit on annual additions imposed by section 415(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, as adjusted pursuant to section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  (4) “Remuneration” means a teacher’s wages as defined in section 3401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and all other payments of salary to the teacher from the public schools of the District of Columbia for which the public schools of the District of Columbia is required to furnish the teacher a written statement under sections 6041(d) and 6051(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For this purpose:
    (A) Remuneration shall be determined without regard to any rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed.
    (B) Remuneration does not include mandatory employee contributions picked up by the public schools of the District of Columbia pursuant to section 1.
    (C) Remuneration shall include an amount that would otherwise be deemed remuneration under this definition but for the fact that it is subject to a salary reduction agreement under a plan described in section 457(b), 132(f) or 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
    (D) Remuneration with respect to any limitation year shall in no event exceed the dollar limit specified in section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code (as adjusted from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury). The cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to remuneration for the limitation year that begins with or within such calendar year.
D.C. Code § 38-2251 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 22C / § 38-2251
§ 38-2251. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter :
  (1) "DCPS" means the District of Columbia Public Schools.
  (2) "District university grantees" means an accredited university or college, other
  than UDC, that operates in the District and has received a teacher preparation grant from OSSE.
  (3) "Dual enrollment student" means a student who is enrolled in:
    (A) A DCPS or public charter school high school; and
    (B) UDC or an accredited college or university, other than UDC, that operates in the District of Columbia.
  (4) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means the District of Columbia Public Schools system, any individual District public charter school, or any group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
  (5) "OSSE" means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
  (6) "Paraprofessional" means an individual employed by an LEA to provide instructional, behavioral, or other support under the supervision of a licensed or certified teacher, to students in or outside of the classroom.  This term includes instructional aides or assistants, teacher aides, and paraeducators.
  (7) "Program" means the "Grow Your Own" Teacher Preparation Support Program established pursuant to this chapter .
  (8) "Program participant" means a public high school dual enrollment student, a public high school graduate, or a paraprofessional employed by an LEA that is receiving financial assistance or professional support through the Program.
  (9) "Public high school" means a high school in the DCPS system or a District public charter high school.
  (10) "UDC" means the University of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-621 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-621
§ 38-621. Assignment to schools; hours; level of services; nurse or athletic trainer at sponsored athletic events; funding.
Status: in_force

(a) A registered nurse shall be assigned to each District of Columbia (“District”) elementary and secondary public and public charter school a minimum of 12 hours per week during each semester and during summer school if a summer school program is operated.
(b) (1) The minimum hours per week of registered nurse services at each school shall increase from 12 to 16 hours per week beginning 1 year after December 10, 1987. The minimum hours per week of registered nurse services at each school shall increase from 16 to 20 hours per week beginning 2 years after December 10, 1987.
  (2) Licensed practical nurses may be used to supplement the registered nurse work force in meeting the required 20 hours per week minimum registered nurse services at each elementary and middle school. The licensed practical nurses shall perform their duties under the appropriate supervision and in general collaboration with the registered nurses.
(c) Repealed.
(c-1) Any school that, on October 25, 2016, received school nursing services pursuant to this section that exceeded the hours per week prescribed by subsection (b) of this section shall continue the level of service existing on that date, or the level recommended by the Department of Health's risk-based assessment, whichever is greater, for school year 2018-2019.
(d) Appropriate medical coverage, as defined in rules issued by the Board of Education in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , and in consultation with the Director, Department of Health, shall be provided by the Board of Education at any interscholastic athletic event if the event is sponsored by a District public school, occurs in the District, and is identified as requiring medical coverage by rule. This medical coverage may include, but is not limited to:
  (1) A licensed medical doctor;
  (2) A registered nurse;
  (3) A certified athletic trainer;
  (4) An emergency medical technician (“EMT”) or paramedic;
  (5) A certified prehospital care provider (as determined by the Director, Department of Health); or
  (6) An adult trained by the Red Cross with current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (“CPR”), first aid, or life-saving.
(e) (1) Appropriate medical coverage shall be consistent with the risk of injury involved in the interscholastic athletic event. The medical personnel that shall be present at an interscholastic athletic event that occurs in the District and that is sponsored by a District secondary public school shall be detailed as follows:
    (A) For varsity football, a licensed medical doctor and for non-varsity football, a licensed medical doctor or certified athletic trainer;
    (B) For basketball, wrestling, soccer, indoor or outdoor track and field events, or cross-country, at least 1 licensed doctor, certified athletic trainer, registered nurse, EMT or paramedic, or any other certified prehospital care provider, as determined by the Director, Department of Health;
    (C) For volleyball, baseball, softball, or swimming, at least 1 licensed medical doctor, certified athletic trainer, registered nurse, EMT or paramedic, any other certified prehospital care provider, as determined by the Director, Department of Health, or adult trained by the American Red Cross with current certification in CPR, first aid, or life-saving;
    (D) For tennis or golf, medical personnel coverage shall be optional as financial resources allow; and
    (E) For any other sport, the appropriate level of medical personnel coverage, commensurate with the risk of injury involved, shall be set by the Superintendent of Schools of the District of Columbia, in consultation with the Director, Department of Health, and approved by the Board of Education; and
  (2) The medical personnel coverage services shall be in addition to the minimum hours of registered nurse services required by subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
(f) Sufficient funds to carry out the requirements of this section shall be appropriated out of the general revenues of the District.
(g) Beginning with the fiscal year 1991, the responsibility for implementation of this act shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services to the Board of Education.
D.C. Code § 38-404 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4 / § 38-404
§ 38-404. Restriction on lot 14 in square 263.
Status: in_force

The lot of land marked upon the plan of the City of Washington as lot No. 14, in square No. 263, which was conveyed to said City by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, under authority of an Act of Congress dated June 5, 1860, for the use of the public schools in said City, shall not be sold, assigned or conveyed or diverted, for any other purpose except as provided in § 38-405 .
D.C. Code § 38-1101 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1101
§ 38-1101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term “Federal City College” means the public college of arts and sciences established pursuant to this subchapter. Such college shall be organized and administered to provide:
  (A) A 4-year program in the liberal arts and sciences acceptable toward a bachelor of arts degree, including courses in teacher education;
  (B) A 2-year program:
    (i) Which is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree or for a degree of associate in arts, and which may include courses in business education, secretarial training, and business administration; or
    (ii) In engineering, mathematics or the physical and biological sciences which is designed to prepare a student to work as a technician or at a semiprofessional level in engineering, sciences, or other technical fields which require the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles or knowledge;
  (C) Educational programs of study as may be acceptable for a master’s degree; and
  (D) Courses on an individual, noncredit basis to those desiring to further their education without seeking a degree.
(2) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(3) The term “Board” means the Board of Higher Education established in § 38-1102 .
(4) The term “Board of Education” means the Board of Education of the District of Columbia established by § 1-204.95 [repealed].
D.C. Code § 38-2402.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2402.09
§ 38-2402.09. Oversight and effect of agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) Oversight activities. — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish the oversight activities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives with respect to any agreement entered into between the Secretary of Education and Gallaudet University, and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under part B of subchapter I of this chapter .
(b) Construction of agreements. — The agreements described in subsection (a) of this section shall continue in effect, to the extent that such agreements are not inconsistent with this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-251.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-251.08
§ 38-251.08. Healthcare institutions.
Status: in_force

(a) A healthcare institution that admits a student approved to receive home or hospital instruction under this subchapter shall, consistent with its obligations under federal and state law, cooperate and coordinate with the student's LEA in providing such instruction to the student.
(b) Each healthcare institution referenced in subsection (a) of this section shall establish a point of contact to coordinate home or hospital instruction with the LEA.
D.C. Code § 38-822.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-822.08
§ 38-822.08. DC Free Summer Meals Program report.
Status: in_force

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education and the Department of Parks and Recreation shall submit a joint report to the Mayor and the Council on strategies to increase participation in the DC Free Summer Meals Program by January 1, 2020.
D.C. Code § 38-826.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-826.03
§ 38-826.03. School health centers.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Healthcare Finance, the District of Columbia Public Schools, the Department of General Services, and the Public Charter School Board, shall develop a plan to establish and operate school health centers in public schools and public charter schools on or before December 31, 2015.
(b) The plan shall include the following:
  (1) A needs assessment to determine where school health centers shall be located, including a justification for any determination that a school health center is not needed at a public high school; and
  (2) A proposal for financial sustainability for the school health centers.
(c) The plan shall be submitted to the Mayor, the Council, and the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission on or before December 31, 2012.
D.C. Code § 38-785.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7E / § 38-785.05
§ 38-785.05. Responsibilities of the Partnership.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon creation of the Partnership, and every 5 years thereafter, the Advisory Committee, in consultation with the Partnership, shall establish a 5-year research agenda.
(b) (1) Upon the initiation of a research project, the Partnership shall inform the Advisory Committee and seek feedback.
  (2) Following receipt of Advisory Committee feedback, the Partnership and the appropriate agency or LEA (or agencies or LEAs) shall enter into or update a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") for the research project, which shall address data collection, sharing, ownership, access, security, and confidentiality, consistent with the master research services agreement required in § 38-785.02 .
  (3) The Mayor and LEAs, as applicable, shall give the Partnership access to all available data needed for the research project.
(c) (1) During the early stages of analysis, the Partnership shall present its research project at an Advisory Committee meeting to obtain feedback.  At each meeting of the Advisory Committee, the Partnership shall update the Advisory Committee on its current research projects and shall present any findings that the Partnership has found as a result of its research, including interim and final research findings.
  (2) Prior to the release of research findings by the Partnership, the Partnership shall obtain feedback from the Advisory Committee on final research results in order to inform the public release of the findings to ensure that they are in a digestible and user-friendly format and to ensure relevance to educators, decision-makers, and the public.
(d) (1) The Partnership shall notify the Mayor, the Council, and the public if:
    (A) An MOU on a research proposal cannot be agreed to within 4 months;
    (B) The MOU materially affects the research proposal initially sought by the Partnership; or
    (C) The Mayor, LEA, or other appropriate agency has not complied with an MOU.
  (2) (A) The notice required under this subsection shall take the form of publication on the Partnership's website and letters to the Mayor and Council.
    (B) When the MOU proposal is materially different from the research proposal initially sought by the Partnership, the notice shall include an explanation of those changes.
(e) The Partnership shall transmit a copy of each of its research reports to the Mayor and to the Council.
(f) The Partnership shall publish an annual report and submit a copy of the report to the Council.  The report shall explain each research proposal for which an MOU could not be obtained or for which material changes were made by the MOU, and describe each instance in which the Mayor, LEA, or other appropriate agency did not comply with an MOU.
(g) The 5-year research agenda and final research reports of the Partnership are public documents and shall be posted on the Partnership's website.
D.C. Code § 38-821.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-821.01
§ 38-821.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) "Alternative breakfast serving model" means a model of serving breakfast:
  (A) Such as breakfast in the classroom or breakfast on grab-and-go carts, in which breakfast is:
    (i) Offered in one or more locations with high student traffic other than the cafeteria; and
    (ii) Available after the start of the school day or both before and after the start of the school day; and
  (B) That has been proven to increase student participation in breakfast relative to the traditional serving model, in which breakfast is served in the cafeteria before the start of the school day.
(1A) "Animal product" means meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, eggs, honey, and any derivative thereof.
(1B) "Breakfast in the classroom" means an alternative breakfast serving model where students eat breakfast in the classroom after the start of the school day.
(1C) (A) "Drinking water source" means a source of water from which a person can reasonably be expected to consume or cook with the water originating from the source.
  (B) "Drinking water source" shall not include a source of water for which a public school or public charter school posts a conspicuous sign pursuant to § 38-825.01a(a)(1)(C) or (b)(2)(C) ; provided, that a public school or public charter school shall designate at least one kitchen sink in each school kitchen as a drinking water source.
(1D) "Formula grants process" means a process developed by OSSE to distribute grants based on the availability of funding and the needs of schools, as identified through OSSE data collection tools.
(1E) "Good Food Purchasing Program's core values" means the following 5 core values established by the Center for Good Food Purchasing for its Good Food Purchasing Program:
  (A) Local economics;
  (B) Nutrition;
  (C) Valued workforce;
  (D) Environmental sustainability; and
  (E) Animal welfare.
(1F) "Health education" means instruction of the District of Columbia Health Education Standards.
(1G) Repealed.
(2) “Healthy Youth and Schools Commission” or “Commission” means the body established by § 38-827.01 .
(2A) "LEA" means local education agency, which is the District of Columbia Public Schools system or an individual or a group of public charter schools operating under a single charter.
(3) “Locally grown” means grown in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia.
(4) “Locally processed” means processed at a facility in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia.
(5) “Meals” means breakfast, lunch, or after-school snacks served as a part of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, or Summer Food Service Program, or after-school meals served as part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
(6) “Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity” means movement resulting in a substantially increased heart rate and breathing.
(6A) “Participating private school” means a private school that participates in the National School Lunch Program, established by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, approved June 4, 1946 (60 Stat. 230; 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq.), and elects to participate in the Healthy Schools Act program.
(6B) "Physical activity" means bodily movement, including walking, dancing, or gardening.
(6C) "Physical education" means instruction based on the District of Columbia Physical Education Standards, of which at least 50% of the time is spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity.
(6D) "Plant-based food option" means food or beverages that:
  (A) Are free of animal products; and
  (B) With respect to the meat or meat alternate component of a meal, provide a source recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as a meat alternate free of animal products for the purposes of the National School Lunch Program.
(7) “Public charter school” means a school chartered under Chapter 18 of this title [ § 38-1800.01 et seq.]. The term “public charter school” shall not include private or parochial schools.
(8) “Public school” means a school operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools, established by § 38-171 .
(8A) "Remediation steps" means, at a minimum, actions to:
  (A) Decrease the elevated lead concentration in a drinking water source to 5 parts per billion or less; or
  (B) Preclude people from consuming or cooking with water from a drinking water source.
(8B) "Self-operated school food service" means a District-run program of planning, purchasing, preparing, storing, serving, and ensuring the safety of food served to students in public schools staffed and overseen by District employees and established pursuant to § 38-822.03a .
(8C) "Share table" is a location where school community members can place unopened or sealed foods to provide for other community members to take food that would otherwise be thrown away.
(9) “Sustainable agriculture” means an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will, over the long-term:
  (A) Satisfy human food and fiber needs;
  (B) Enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agricultural economy depends;
  (C) Make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls;
  (D) Sustain the economic viability of farm operations; and
  (E) Enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole.
(10) (A) “Unprocessed” means foods that are nearest their whole, raw, and natural state, and contain no artificial flavors or colors, synthetic ingredients, chemical preservatives, or dyes.
  (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, food which undergoes the following processes shall be deemed to be unprocessed:
    (i) Cooling, refrigerating, or freezing;
    (ii) Size adjustment through size reduction made by peeling, slicing, dicing, cutting, chopping, shucking, or grinding;
    (iii) Drying or dehydration;
    (iv) Washing;
    (v) The application of high water pressure or “cold pasteurization”;
    (vi) Packaging, such as placing eggs in cartons, and vacuum packing and bagging, such as placing vegetables in bags;
    (vii) Butchering livestock, fish, or poultry; and
    (viii) The pasteurization of milk.
(11) "Vegetarian food option" means food or beverages that:
  (A) Are free of meat, poultry, and seafood; and
  (B) With respect to the meat or meat alternate component of a meal, provide a source recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as a meat alternate free of meat, poultry, and seafood for the purposes of the National School Lunch Program.
D.C. Code § 38-831.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8B / § 38-831.04
§ 38-831.04. Privacy of student personal accounts and devices.
Status: in_force

(a) An educational institution or school-based personnel shall not take or threaten to take action against a student or prospective student, including discipline, expulsion, unenrollment, refusal to admit, or prohibiting participation in a curricular or extracurricular activity, because the student or prospective student refused to:
  (1) Disclose a username, password, or other means of account authentication used to access the student's personal media account or personal technological device;
  (2) Access the student's personal media account or personal technological device in the presence of school-based personnel in a manner that enables the school-based personnel to observe data on the account or device;
  (3) Add a person to the list of users who may view the student's personal media account or access a student's personal technological device; or
  (4) Change the privacy settings associated with the student's personal media account or personal technological device.
(b) If an educational institution or school-based personnel inadvertently receives the username, password, or other means of account authentication for the personal media account or personal technological device of a student or prospective student through otherwise lawful means, the educational institution or school-based personnel shall:
  (1) Not use the information to access the personal media account or personal technological device of the student or prospective student;
  (2) Not share the information with anyone; and
  (3) Delete the information immediately or as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, school-based personnel may search a student's personal media account or personal technological device or compel a student to produce data accessible from the student's personal media account or personal technological device, in the following circumstances:
  (1) (A) The school-based personnel has a reasonable suspicion that the student has used or is using the student's personal media account or personal technological device in furtherance of a violation of an educational institution policy and a reasonable suspicion that the personal media account or personal technological device contains evidence of the suspected violation;
    (B) Before searching or compelling production, the school-based personnel:
      (i) Documents the reasonable suspicion giving rise to the need for the search or production; and
      (ii) Notifies the student and the student's parent of the suspected violation and the data or components to be searched or that the student will be compelled to produce;
    (C) The search or compelled production is limited to data accessible from the account or device or components of the device reasonably likely to yield evidence of the suspected violation; and
    (D) No person shall be permitted to copy, share, or transfer data obtained pursuant to a search or compelled production under this subsection that is unrelated to the suspected violation that prompted the search; or
  (2) (A) Doing so is necessary in response to an imminent threat to life or safety;
    (B) The scope of the search or compelled production is limited to that purpose; and
    (C) Within 72 hours of compelling production or searching a student's personal media account or personal technological device, the educational institution that authorized access or compelled production shall provide the student and the student's parent with a written description of the precise threat that prompted the search and the data that was accessed.
(d) An educational institution may seize a student's personal technological device to prevent data deletion pending notification required by subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section; provided, that:
  (1) The pre-notification seizure period is no greater than 48 hours; and
  (2) The personal technological device is stored securely on the educational institution's property and not accessed during the pre-notification seizure period.
(e) Nothing in this section shall prevent an educational institution from:
  (1) Accessing information about a student or prospective student that is publicly available;
  (2) Requesting a student or prospective student to voluntarily share specific content accessible from a personal media account or personal technological device for the purpose of ensuring compliance with applicable laws or educational institution policies; provided, that the request complies with the prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section;
  (3) Prohibiting a student or prospective student from accessing or operating a personal media account or personal technological device during school hours or while on school property;
  (4) Monitoring the usage of the educational institution's computer network; or
  (5) Revoking a student's access, in whole or in part, to equipment or computer networks owned or operated by the educational institution.
(f) This section shall apply to media accounts that are created or provided by or at the behest of the educational institution if the educational institution fails to provide a student with notice, at the time the account is created or within 60 days of August 1, 2017, that the account may be monitored at any time by school-based personnel.
D.C. Code § 38-831.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8B / § 38-831.02
§ 38-831.02. Operator obligations.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator providing services to an educational institution, LEA, or its agent shall:
  (1) Implement and maintain reasonable security policies and procedures appropriate to the nature of the personally identifiable student information, and designed to protect that information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; provided, that such policies and procedures shall include provisions for notifying educational institutions and LEAs in the event of unauthorized access to personally identifiable student information consistent with the requirements of subchapter II of Chapter 38 of Title 28 ;
  (2) Agree that personally identifiable student information provided to an operator by a student or educational institution to facilitate the use of the operator's pre-k through 12 purposes website, service, or application is under the control of the LEA;
  (3) Delete personally identifiable student information under the control of an LEA within a reasonable period of time after termination or completion of services, unless otherwise requested by the LEA to preserve such information; and
  (4) Comply with all the applicable obligations and restrictions established for operators in this subchapter .
(b) (1) An operator shall not knowingly engage in the following activities:
    (A) Sell, rent, or trade any personally identifiable student information, unless:
      (i) The transaction is part of a sale, merger, or other type of acquisition of an operator by another entity; or
      (ii) The operator obtained verified consent from the student, where the student is 13 years of age or older, or the student's parent, where the student is younger than 13 years of age, to sell, rent, or trade specific personally identifiable student information for the purpose of providing the student with information about employment, educational scholarship, financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities;
    (B) Conduct targeted advertising on an operator's website, service, or application, or target advertising on any other website, service, or application when the advertising is based on information that the operator has acquired through a student's use of the operator's pre-k through 12 purposes website, service, or application;
    (C) Except in furtherance of pre-k through 12 purposes, use data, including personally identifiable student information, created, gathered, or stored on the operator's pre-k through 12 purposes website, service, or application, to develop, in full or in part, a profile of a student or group of students; provided, that developing a profile does not include the collection or retention of account information generated by a student, a student's parent, or an educational institution; and
    (D) Disclose personally identifiable student information unless the disclosure is consistent with the requirements of this section, and is:
      (i) To further the pre-k through 12 purposes of the operator's website, service, or application, or to improve the operability or functionality of the operator's pre-k through 12 purposes website, service, or application; provided, that the operator:
        (I) Prohibits the recipient from using personally identifiable student information for any purpose other than providing the contracted service;
        (II) Prohibits the recipient from disclosing personally identifiable student information except in accordance with this subparagraph;
        (III) Requires the recipient to implement and maintain reasonable security measures consistent with those in subsection (a)(1) of this section; and
        (IV) Requires the recipient to delete the personally identifiable student information upon completion or termination of the recipient's services to the operator;
      (ii) Necessary to comply with applicable District or federal laws or regulations;
      (iii) In response to legal process, a judicial order, or a warrant;
      (iv) Necessary to protect the safety of individuals or the security or integrity of the website, service, or application;
    (v) Pursuant to the written request or consent of the LEA; or
      (vi) For legitimate research purposes:
        (I) As required by District or federal law; or
        (II) As allowed by District or federal law under the direction or with the consent of the LEA; provided, that no personally identifiable student information is used for commercial gain or to develop a profile on a student or group of students for purposes other than pre-k through 12 purposes.
  (2) A sale, merger, or acquisition of an operator shall not void or nullify any contracts or agreements entered into pursuant to this subchapter or regulations issued to enforce it.
(c) An operator that provides digital storage, management, and retrieval of student records shall comply with subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the operator from:
  (1) Internally using personally identifiable student information to maintain, develop, support, improve, or diagnose the operator's pre-k through 12 purposes website, service, or application;
  (2) Internally using personally identifiable student information for adaptive learning or customized student learning purposes;
  (3) Using, sharing, or selling de-identified student information;
  (4) Using its pre-k through 12 purposes website, service, or application to recommend products, content, or services to a student related to educational, learning, or employment opportunities; provided, that the recommendation is not determined, in whole or in part, by remuneration from a third party;
  (5) Responding to a student's request for information or feedback; provided, that the response is not determined, in whole or in part, by remuneration from a third party; or
  (6) Marketing products directly to parents if the marketing did not result from the use of personally identifiable student information obtained by the operator through the provision of services covered under this section.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
  (1) Limit the authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain content or information from an operator as authorized by law or pursuant to a judicial order or warrant;
  (2) Prohibit a student from downloading, editing, exporting, transferring, saving, or otherwise maintaining the student's own student-created data or documents on an operator's website, service, or application;
  (3) Limit Internet service providers from providing Internet connectivity to schools or students and their families;
  (4) Apply to general audience Internet websites, general audience online services, general audience online applications, or general audience mobile applications, even if login credentials created for an operator's website, service, or application may be used to access those general audience sites, services, or applications;
  (5) Impose a duty upon a provider of an electronic store, gateway, marketplace, or other means of purchasing or downloading an operator's software or applications to review or enforce a third-party operator's compliance with this section;
  (6) Impose a duty upon a provider of an interactive computer service to review or enforce a third-party operator's compliance with this section;
  (7) Impose a duty on an operator to comply with the provisions of this section with respect to sites, services, or applications it operates that are not primarily used for pre-k through 12 purposes; or
  (8) Affect the rights or obligations of operators, educational institutions, parents, or students in a manner inconsistent with otherwise applicable federal law.
D.C. Code § 38-827.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-827.01
§ 38-827.01. Establishment of the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission with the purpose of advising the Mayor and the Council on health, wellness, and nutritional issues concerning youth and schools in the District, including:
  (1) School meals;
  (2) Farm-to-school programs;
  (3) Physical activity and physical education;
  (4) Health education;
  (5) Environmental programs;
  (6) School gardens;
  (7) Sexual health programming;
  (8) Chronic disease prevention;
  (9) Emotional, social, and mental health services;
  (10) Substance abuse; and
  (11) Violence prevention.
(b) Specific functions of the Commission shall include the following:
  (1) Advising on the operations of all District health, wellness, and nutrition programs;
  (2) Reviewing and advising on the best practices in health, wellness, and nutrition programs across the United States;
  (3) Recommending standards, or revisions to existing standards, concerning the health, wellness, and nutrition of youth and schools in the District;
  (4) Advising on the development of an ongoing program of public information and outreach programs on health, wellness, and nutrition;
  (5) Making recommendations on enhancing the collaborative relationship between the District government, the federal government, the University of the District of Columbia, local nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, and the private sector in connection with health, wellness, and nutrition;
  (6) Identifying gaps in funding and services, or methods of expanding services to District residents;
  (7) Engaging students in improving health, wellness, and nutrition in schools; and
  (8) Participating in the selection process for any grants provided under the Healthy Schools Fund established pursuant to § 38-821.02 .
(c) On or before November 30 of each year, the Commission shall submit to the Mayor and the Council a comprehensive report on the health, wellness, and nutrition of youth and schools in the District. The report shall:
  (1) Explain the efforts made within the preceding year to improve the health, wellness, and nutrition of youth and schools in the District;
  (2) Discuss the steps that other states have taken to address the health, wellness, and nutrition of youth and schools; and
  (3) Make recommendations about how to further improve the health, wellness, and nutrition of youth and schools in the District.
D.C. Code § 38-805 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8 / § 38-805
§ 38-805. Equipment appropriations.
Status: in_force

Appropriations are authorized for the payment of compensation for all personal services necessary for the operation of the Department of Food Services and for the acquisition, maintenance, and replacement of equipment for use in that operation.
D.C. Code § 38-802 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8 / § 38-802
§ 38-802. Powers of Board.
Status: in_force

For carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Board is empowered:
(1) To establish in the Department of Food Services an Office of Central Management consisting of a Director and assistant directors of Food Services, whose compensation shall be fixed in accordance with the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1955, as amended;
(2) To make and enforce such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the government of the Department of Food Services and for the use and enjoyment of the facilities and services of such department;
(3) Upon the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, to employ such personnel as may be required to manage cafeterias, lunchrooms, and related services and to conduct the Office of Central Management;
(4) Upon the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, to employ on a full-time or part-time basis such personnel as may be required for the operation and maintenance of food services. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall fix and adjust, from time to time, the rates of pay of such personnel in accordance with the rates of pay of personnel in positions of similar levels of duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements, as determined by the Mayor, and with respect to part-time employees without regard to prohibitions or limitations relating to dual compensation as contained in any act of Congress. Persons employed under the provisions of this paragraph shall be entitled to compensation for all time when and as they perform service, and, in addition thereto, shall be entitled to compensation for such holidays as fall within a regular tour of duty of not less than 5 days in any established workweek. Persons employed under this paragraph shall not be entitled, by reason of such service, to vacation or annual leave with pay. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, such persons shall be entitled to sick leave with pay, to be cumulative at the rate of 1 day a month, September to June, inclusive, of each year, the total cumulation not to exceed 30 days, to be granted under such conditions as the Board may by regulation prescribe; provided, that as to part-time employees such leave shall be prorated on an hourly basis. The days of sick leave with pay provided for in this section shall mean days on which employees would otherwise work and receive pay and shall be exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and vacation periods authorized by the Board; and
(5) Upon the written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, to accept for the benefit of the program of food services gifts of money and of personal property.
D.C. Code § 38-2971.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29B / § 38-2971.01
§ 38-2971.01. Establishment of the Public School Capital Improvement Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a nonlapsing special revenue fund to be known as the Public School Capital Improvement Fund (“Fund”), which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia and which shall be used to provide a revenue source for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization.
(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit into the Fund:
  (1) All revenue specifically identified by any provision of District of Columbia law to be paid into the Fund; and
  (2) Any federal grant or other federal funds that may be used for the purposes of the Fund.
(c) Funds deposited in the Fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of any fiscal year or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in this chapter, subject to authorization by Congress in an appropriations act.
(d) Beginning on October 1, 2006, the Chief Financial Officer shall transfer any funds deposited in the Fund to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, subject to the requirements of § 38-2971.03 .
(e) The appropriation of local funds to, or the existence of retained funds in, the Public School Capital Improvement Fund shall not replace local funding that otherwise would be directed to the capital budget for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization.
D.C. Code § 38-2952 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29A / § 38-2952
§ 38-2952. Financial Management Task Force.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Financial Management Task Force (“Task Force”) with the purpose of serving as a collaborative body of District agencies that will support and assist in implementing financial management reform within the District of Columbia Public Schools.
(b) Specific functions of the Task Force shall include the following:
  (1) Within 60 days of the approval of the Board of Education pursuant to § 38-2951(b) , adopt by a majority vote the Reform Plan developed pursuant to § 38-2951(a) ;
  (2) Convene monthly, or more frequently as deemed necessary and appropriate, to report on the progress of, identify obstacles to, and recommend amendments to, the Reform Plan;
  (3) Identify ways that better coordinate and improve financial management service delivery; and
  (4) Assist with the implementation of the Reform Plan to ensure that the Reform Plan is executed in an appropriate and timely manner.
(c) (1) The Task Force shall be comprised of the following 8 voting members, or designees thereof, as follows:
    (A) The Mayor of the District of Columbia;
    (B) The Chair of the Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation of the Council;
    (C) The Chair of Committee of Finance and Revenue of the Council;
    (D) The President of the Board of Education;
    (E) The District of Columbia Public Schools Superintendent;
    (F) The State Education Officer of the District of Columbia;
    (G) The Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia; and
    (H) The Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia Public Schools.
  (2) The following persons shall serve as advisory, nonvoting members of the Task Force:
    (A) All the members of the Council’s Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation;
    (B) The department head or designee of the Office of Financial Management;
    (C) The department head or designee of the Committee on Financial Management and Student Services for the Board of Education;
    (D) The department head or designee of the Office of the Attorney General; and
    (E) The representative of the State Advisory Panel on Financial Management in the District of Columbia;
  (3) The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the Mayor, the Chair of the Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation of the Council, and the President of the Board of Education.
  (4) The Director of the State Education Office shall provide staffing for the Task Force.
(d) The voting members of the Task Force shall adopt and sign a Memorandum of Understanding binding their respective agencies regarding the implementation of the Reform Plan.
(e) The Task Force shall terminate upon the full execution of the Memorandum of Understanding referred in subsection (d) of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-2402.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 24 / § 38-2402.05
§ 38-2402.05. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) Activities. — The Secretary shall conduct monitoring and evaluation activities of the education programs and activities and the administrative operations of the University (including the elementary, secondary, preparatory, undergraduate, and graduate programs) and of NTID. The Secretary may also conduct studies related to the provision of preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and other related services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. In carrying out the responsibilities described in this section, the Secretary is authorized to employ such consultants as may be necessary pursuant to § 3109 of Title 5, United States Code.
(b) Report. — The Secretary, as part of the annual report required under § 426 of the Department of Education Organization Act, shall include a description of the monitoring and evaluation activities pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, together with such recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, as the Secretary may consider necessary.
(c) Authorization of appropriations. — There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 to carry out the monitoring and evaluation activities authorized under this section.
D.C. Code § 38-1802.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1802.01
§ 38-1802.01. Process for filing charter petitions.
Status: in_force

(a) Existing public school. — An eligible applicant seeking to convert a District of Columbia public school into a public charter school:
  (1) Shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter school that meets the requirements of § 38-1802.02 ;
  (2) Shall provide a copy of the petition to:
    (A) The parents of minor students attending the existing school;
    (B) Adult students attending the existing school;
    (C) Employees of the existing school;
    (D) Parents of minor students who both attend:
      (i) The school grade immediately lower than the first school grade which is served by the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition; and
      (ii) A school that is located within the attendance zone of the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition.
    (E) Each Advisory Neighborhood Commission which represents an area within the attendance area of the public school which is the subject of the conversion petition; and
  (3) Shall file the petition with an eligible chartering authority for approval after the petition:
    (A) Is signed by two-thirds of the sum of:
      (i) The total number of parents of minor students attending the school; and
      (ii) The total number of adult students attending the school; and
    (B) Is endorsed by at least two-thirds of full-time teachers employed in the school.
(b) Private or independent school. — An eligible applicant seeking to convert an existing private or independent school in the District of Columbia into a public charter school:
  (1) Shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter school that is approved by the Board of Trustees or authority responsible for the school and that meets the requirements of § 38-1802.02 ;
  (2) Shall provide a copy of the petition to:
    (A) The parents of minor students attending the existing school;
    (B) Adult students attending the existing school; and
    (C) Employees of the existing school; and
  (3) Shall file the petition with an eligible chartering authority for approval after the petition:
    (A) Is signed by two-thirds of the sum of:
      (i) The total number of parents of minor students attending the school; and
      (ii) The total number of adult students attending the school; and
    (B) Is endorsed by at least two-thirds of full-time teachers employed in the school.
(c) New school. — An eligible applicant seeking to establish in the District of Columbia a public charter school, but not seeking to convert a District of Columbia public school or a private or independent school into a public charter school, shall file with an eligible chartering authority for approval a petition to establish a public charter school that meets the requirements of § 38-1802.02 .
(c-1) Jointly operated school. — The Public Charter School Board shall have the authority to approve one joint program for applicants seeking to establish a jointly operated school where 2 or more public charter schools that have adopted, for the combined program, identical mission statements, goals, curricula and educational philosophy (“member schools”) may combine to create a jointly operated middle and high school. Notwithstanding any other law, the jointly operated school shall have the same duties, powers and responsibilities of a public charter school, shall be funded as if a public charter school, and shall be treated as a single local educational agency under federal and local law. Students matriculating directly from the highest grade of a member school into the entry grade of the jointly operated school shall be exempt from the requirements of § 38-1802.06(c) .
(d) Limitations on filing. — (1) Multiple chartering authorities. — An eligible applicant may not file the same petition to establish a public charter school with more than one eligible chartering authority during a calendar year.
  (2) Multiple petitions. — An eligible applicant may not file more than one petition to establish a public charter school during a calendar year.
(e) Petition for public charter school is public. — A petition to establish a public charter school in the District of Columbia, or to convert a District of Columbia public school or an existing private or independent school, is a public document.
(f) Existing public charter schools. — A public charter school that existed prior to June 12, 2007, and that was chartered by the District of Columbia Board of Education pursuant to Chapter 17 of this title [ § 38-1701.01 et seq.] [repealed], shall not be required to file a petition with the Public Charter School Board; it shall be considered approved and chartered for the purposes of this chapter and shall be subject to the powers and duties granted to the Public Charter School Board as an eligible chartering authority pursuant to §§ 38-1802.11 , 38-1802.12 , and 38-1802.13 .
D.C. Code § 38-196.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 1B / § 38-196.01
§ 38-196.01. My School DC EdFest sponsorship and advertising.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Superintendent of Education may enter into one or more written agreements for advertisements and sponsorships to fund My School DC EdFest, an annual citywide public school fair.
(b) No agreement pursuant to this section may require the District to expend funds.
(c) Only advertisements shall be agreed to in exchange for corporate goods, services, or funds.
(d) There shall be no limit to the value of goods, services, or funds that may be received from an organization, registered or not, or from an individual, regardless of whether the organization is located, or the individual resides, within the District of Columbia.
(e) Any sponsorship or advertisement pursuant to this section shall be memorialized by written agreement of the parties.
(f) The State Superintendent of Education shall keep an accounting of all goods, services, and funds received pursuant to this section and shall submit to the Mayor and to the Council of the District of Columbia a report accounting for all goods, services, and funds received pursuant to this section by April 30 of each year.
(g) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2971.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29B / § 38-2971.02
§ 38-2971.02. Cost-of-construction adjustment for the Fund attributable to District of Columbia Public School capital budgets.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-755.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 7B / § 38-755.04
§ 38-755.04. Tracking and monitoring.
Status: in_force

The Chancellor shall:
(1) Track and monitor the preparedness of:
  (A) The early childhood population of children 3 and 4 years of age to determine the children’s readiness for entry and achievement in DCPS; and
  (B) Children in kindergarten through 3rd grade in DCPS to determine their readiness for entry and achievement in the 4th grade;
(2) Develop a plan to address:
  (A) The early childhood population of children 3 and 4 years of age who are not ready for entry and achievement in DCPS; and
  (B) Children in kindergarten through 3rd grade in DCPS who are not ready for entry and achievement in the 4th grade;
(3) Conduct readiness evaluations annually to ascertain whether:
  (A) Children 3 and 4 years of age are prepared for kindergarten; and
  (B) Children in the 3rd grade are prepared to be promoted to the 4th grade; and
(4) Submit to the Council and the Mayor, by October 1 of each year:
  (A) The results of the readiness evaluations required by paragraph (3) of this section; and
  (B) A DCPS annual report for the preceding academic year delineating the progress and readiness of all students.
D.C. Code § 38-1404 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 14 / § 38-1404
§ 38-1404. Injunction against operation of college.
Status: in_force

In any case when such action shall be necessary in the opinion of the said Mayor to give full effect to the intent of this subchapter he shall have power, and it shall be his duty, to file in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of the said District, a petition against the proper parties praying an injunction against the opening or continuance of any such college not registered and granted a permit as aforesaid; and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such court to hear and determine such causes.
D.C. Code § 38-281 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2B / § 38-281
§ 38-281. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Child and Adult Care Food Program” or “CACF Program” means the program authorized by section 17 of the National School Lunch Act, approved October 7, 1975 (89 Stat. 522; 42 U.S.C. § 1766).
(2) “Child development facility” means a licensed community-based center, home, or other structure, regardless of its name, that provides care, supervision, guidance, and other services for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers on a regular basis. The term “child development facility” does not include a child development center or program that is sponsored or run by a public or private school.
(3) “Eligible child” means a child who is a District resident who occupies a slot funded in whole or in part by the childcare subsidy program, authorized by § 4-402 , subchapter I of Chapter 29 of this title [ § 38-2901 et seq.], or the District of Columbia Public Schools’ Head Start program.
(4) “Farm-to-preschool programs” means programs at child development facilities that connect early care and education settings to local food producers, as an extension of the farm-to-school model, which connect children to local foods through meals and snacks, taste tests, lessons, farmer visits, cooking, field trips, growing food, and community and parent engagement.
(5) “Infant” means a child younger than 12 months of age.
(6) “Locally grown” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-821.01(3) .
(7) “OSSE” means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, established by § 38-2601 .
(8) “Preschool” or “preschooler” means a child older than 24 months of age but younger than compulsory school attendance age, who is not enrolled in a public, charter, or private school.
(9) “Sustainable agriculture” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-821.01(9) .
(10) “Toddler” means a child between 12 months of age and 24 months of age.
(11) “Unprocessed” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-821.01(10) .
(12) “WIC” means the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, as provided in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, approved September 26, 1972 (86 Stat. 729; 42 U.S.C. § 1786).
D.C. Code § 38-1959 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1959
§ 38-1959. Refund required for unearned advanced leave; exceptions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-453 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4B / § 38-453
§ 38-453. Director; authority.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2734 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27A / § 38-2734
§ 38-2734. Annual reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall report to the Council annually regarding:
  (1) The number of eligible students attending each eligible institution and the amount of the grant awards paid to those institutions on behalf of eligible students;
  (2) The extent, if any, to which a ratable reduction was made in the amount of higher education assistance payments made on behalf of eligible students; and
  (3) The progress made by eligible students each year in obtaining recognized academic credentials.
(b) The State Education Office shall annually make available the following information, to be solicited by the State Education Office and collected from participating institutions:
  (1) The enrollment status and graduation rates of students on whose behalf funding from this program has been paid to eligible institutions; and
  (2) The enrollment status and graduation rates of students on whose behalf funding has been paid from the DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program, established by Chapter 27 of this title .
D.C. Code § 38-1107 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1107
§ 38-1107. Land-grant colleges.
Status: in_force

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) section 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. §§ 1621   to 1627  ); (5) the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. §§ 1621   to 1627  , 1628   [repealed], 1629); and (6) section 38-1108  ; the Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute shall each be considered to be a college established for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. §§ 301   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 the preceding clauses of this section shall include the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-251.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-251.01
§ 38-251.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
  (1) "Health condition" means a physical or mental illness, injury, pre-birth complications, childbirth, postpartum recovery, or impairment that prevents a student from participating in the day-to-day activities typically expected during school attendance.
  (2) "Home or hospital instruction" means academic instruction and support provided to a student participating in a home and hospital instruction program.
  (3) "Home and hospital instruction program" means a program that provides instruction and support to students who have been or are anticipated to be absent, on a continuous, partial, or intermittent basis, from their school of enrollment for 10 or more consecutive or cumulative school days during a school year due to a health condition.
  (4) "Home and hospital instruction policy" means a public document written by an LEA that:
    (A) Sets forth the process for applying for home or hospital instruction and appealing a denial of eligibility; and
    (B) Includes the required contents of a medical certification of need.
  (5) "IDEA" means the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq .), and its implementing regulations.
  (6) "IEP" means an Individualized Education Plan, which is a written plan that specifies special education programs and services to be provided to meet the unique educational needs of a child with a disability, as required under section 614(d) of IDEA (20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)).
  (7) "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.
  (8) "Medical certification of need" means a written statement signed by a licensed physician, licensed nurse practitioner, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed mental health counselor or therapist, or physician's assistant that:
    (A) Certifies that a student has been diagnosed with a health condition and explains how the health condition has caused or is anticipated to cause the student to be absent, on a continuous, partial, or intermittent basis, from the student's school of enrollment for 10 or more consecutive or cumulative school days during a school year;
    (B) Contains a recommendation that the student receive home or hospital instruction, to the extent permitted by the student's health condition;
    (C) States the anticipated duration of the student's health condition; and
    (D) States whether the student's health condition is anticipated to cause continuous, partial, or intermittent absence from school.
  (9) "Medical recertification of need" means a medical certification of need verifying the continued need for home or hospital instruction.
  (10) "OSSE" means the Office of the State Superintendent of Education established by § 38-2601 .
  (11) "Parent" means a parent, guardian, or other person who has custody or control of a student enrolled in a school or in an LEA, a student who is 18 years or older, or an emancipated minor.
  (12) "Section 504" means section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved September 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 394; 29 U.S.C. § 794), and its implementing regulations.
  (13) "Section 504 Plan" means a written plan that specifies the accommodations and services provided to a student pursuant to Section 504.
D.C. Code § 38-851.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8D / § 38-851.03
§ 38-851.03. State education agency responsibilities.
Status: in_force

By March 1, 2026, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall develop and share with LEAs a model policy that meets the requirements prescribed in § 38-851.02 .
D.C. Code § 38-1306 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 13 / § 38-1306
§ 38-1306. Higher Education Licensure Commission — Regulations; review of licensed institutions; validity of current licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Reserved.
(b) (1) The Commission shall license degree granting institutions and institutions that give instruction that result in credit toward a degree as follows:
    (A) A provisional license shall be awarded to every institution upon initial licensure, which shall be for such period as the Commission deems necessary before the institution is eligible for a permanent license. The award of the provisional license shall be based upon the Commission’s determination that the institution complies, or can within a reasonable time comply with all requirements of this chapter, and shall be subject to conditions that the Commission deems necessary to achieve full compliance with this chapter.
    (B) Once a provisional license has been awarded, the Commission shall award a permanent license, subject to periodic review in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, if the Commission determines that an accredited educational institution is in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
  (2) In accordance with procedures consistent with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , the Commission may suspend or revoke the license of an institution for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter may reduce a permanent license to a provisional license, and refuse to issue a license.
  (3) The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of the chapter pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 that shall include, but not be limited to, a schedule of licensing fees and charges and standards and requirements for licensure of degree granting and non-degree granting programs. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 14-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules in whole or in part, by resolution within this 14-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
  (4) To the extent consistent with this chapter, the Commission shall utilize the rules of the Board of Higher Education entitled “Regulations Relating to the Licensing of Institutions Which Confer Degrees,” issued July 1, 1970, until the rules are amended or repealed.
  (5) The Proprietary School Regulations, issued October 1, 1971 (Reg. 71-30; 16 DCMR 12), shall continue in effect until repealed or amended by rules adopted pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(b-1) An educational institution licensed by the Commission shall be subject to the laws and regulations that govern degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions in the District, including those governing the complaint process.
(c) (1) The Commission may undertake the following:
    (A) An independent evaluation of an educational institution’s facilities and programs that are located in the District for purposes of initial licensure of an educational institution;
    (B) A periodic review of any nonaccredited degree-granting licensee;
    (C) A periodic review of any nondegree granting educational institution; and
    (D) A periodic review of any branch or extension of an accredited degree-granting licensee that is located outside of the District.
  (2) The Commission may make an independent evaluation of an institution’s facilities and programs outside the District for purposes of initial licensure of an institution that seeks to operate a branch or extension within the District and the periodic review of a licensee that is not accredited.
  (3) The Commission’s periodic review of facilities and programs of an accredited licensee shall, except as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, be made only by means of a Commission observer of an evaluation by a regional accrediting association, or, if the programs are limited to a specialty, by a specialized accrediting association.
  (4) The Commission may make an on-site investigation as authorized by this subsection to conduct any evaluation authorized by this subsection and to investigate a complaint or other appearance of failure by a licensee to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to invalidate a current license to operate an educational institution held by any person in the District of Columbia on March 16, 1989, except that every institution operating in the District of Columbia, with or without a license, on March 16, 1989, shall come into compliance with the provisions of the chapter and rules issued pursuant to the chapter within a reasonable time, as provided in the rules.
(e) (1) The Commission is authorized to charge any institution that is licensed under this chapter for the costs of the Commission’s independent evaluations of the institution’s facilities and the Commission’s observations of evaluations made by accrediting associations. Any institution operating an educational program within the District shall establish, to the satisfaction of the Commission, that the program offered will be in accordance with the educational standards of the Commission.
  (2) All revenues collected by, and all payments made to, the Commission under this subsection shall be deposited in the Higher Education Licensure Commission Site Evaluation Fund established by § 38-2607 .
(f) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as an Educational Services endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 38-1205.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1205.08
§ 38-1205.08. Employment rights.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-608 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-608
§ 38-608. Joint administration by Mayor and Board of Education; rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor and the Board of Education shall jointly administer this subchapter and each shall issue rules pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , to carry out its purposes.
D.C. Code § 38-1901 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 19 / § 38-1901
§ 38-1901. Sexual discrimination; salary deductions; employment as clerk or librarian.
Status: in_force

In assigning salaries to teachers, no discrimination shall be made between male and female teachers employed in the same grade of school and performing a like class of duties; nor shall it be lawful to pay, or authorize or require to be paid, from any of the salaries of such teachers any portion or percentage thereof for the purpose of adding to salaries of higher or lower grades; and no such teacher shall be employed as, or required to discharge the duties of, a clerk or librarian.
D.C. Code § 38-1251.01 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1251.01
§ 38-1251.01. University of the District of Columbia Debt Collection Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the University of the District of Columbia Debt Collection Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the University of the District of Columbia in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The fund shall consist of the revenue from the collection of unpaid student tuition, student fees, and student loans by the Central Collection Unit in accordance with subchapter XVII of Chapter 3 of Title 1 [ § 1-350.01 et seq.].
(c) The Fund shall be used for expenses associated with the operations of the University of the District of Columbia.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, 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 by Congress, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 38-2021.19 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 20 / § 38-2021.19
§ 38-2021.19. Recomputation of annuities.
Status: in_force

The annuities of all teachers retired prior to July 1, 1946, shall be recomputed in accordance with the provisions of § 38-2021.05 within 90 days after August 7, 1946, retroactive to July 1, 1946, and no recomputation shall be made which will reduce the annuity received by any retired teacher; provided, that the average annual salary during any 5 consecutive years, specified in § 38-2021.05 , upon which the annuity is based shall be within the last 10 years of allowable service in the public schools of the District of Columbia; provided further, that the increased amount of the annuity resulting therefrom shall be a straight life annuity without any insurance or death benefits of any kind.
D.C. Code § 38-1805.51 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1805.51
§ 38-1805.51. Technical assistance.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-282 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2B / § 38-282
§ 38-282. Healthy Tots funding.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) Repealed.
(c) OSSE shall make funds from annual appropriations for the Healthy Tots Program available for the following purposes:
  (1) To provide additional funding for healthy meals served by child development facilities participating in the CACF Program by reimbursing the child development facility for each meal that meets the rules issued pursuant to this chapter as follows:
    (A) For meals eligible for reimbursement through the CACF Program served to an eligible child:
      (i) Ten cents for each breakfast;
      (ii) Ten cents for each lunch; and
      (iii) Ten cents for each supper;
    (B) For meals served to any child attending the child development facility but not eligible for reimbursement through the CACF Program because child development facilities have maximized the number of allowable reimbursable meals, an amount of local funding equal to the free federal rate as established under the CACF Program; provided, that the meals meet the rules issued pursuant to this chapter; provided further, that at least 75% of the children attending the child development facility are District residents and at least 50% are eligible for subsidized child care.
  (2) (A) To provide additional funding to child development facilities participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program that use local foods by reimbursing the child development facility an additional $0.05 per lunch or supper that meets the rules issued pursuant to this chapter served to eligible children and at least one component of a meal is comprised entirely of locally grown and unprocessed foods; provided, that the child development facility reports to OSSE the name and address of the local farms where the foods were grown.
    (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “locally grown and unprocessed foods” shall not include milk.
  (3) To provide funding to child development facilities that have partnerships with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education and that follow Early Headstart Standards as defined by 45 C.F.R. § 1304 and that provide comprehensive services, including health, mental health, nutrition, and family services; provided, that the funds shall be used for recruitment into or administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, including meal planning and nutrition education to children and their families.
(d) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this section, and subject to available funding, OSSE shall make funds from annual appropriations for the Healthy Tots Program available:
  (1) To make competitive grants available to child development facilities participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program to support physical activity, nutrition, gardens, natural play areas, and farm-to-preschool programs; and
  (2) As an incentive to increase participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, provide a $300 grant per year to a child development home that participates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program to help pay for costs associated with licensing, renewal, and other related expenses.
(e) A child development facility receiving a reimbursement or other funding pursuant to this section shall provide the meals at no charge to participating infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
(f) (1) OSSE may, by rule, increase the amount of reimbursements, grants, or other funding provided by this section to further improve the quality and nutrition of meals provided by a child development facility.
  (2) OSSE may withhold reimbursements or other funding authorized by this section from a child development facility that does not meet the requirements of this chapter, or rules issued pursuant to this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.08
§ 38-1702.08. Employees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2614 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26 / § 38-2614
§ 38-2614. Special education.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Beginning July 1, 2018, the first IEP in effect after a child with a disability reaches 14 years of age shall include transition assessments and services, including:
    (A) Appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age- appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills and the transition services needed to assist the child in reaching those goals;
    (B) A statement of inter-agency responsibilities or any needed linkages before the child leaves the school setting; and
    (C) If the IEP team determines that transition services are not needed, a statement to that effect and the basis upon which the determination was made.
  (2) Not later than one year before a child with a disability’s anticipated high school graduation or attainment of a certificate of IEP completion, the IEP team shall identify which adult services might be appropriate for the child and what evaluations should occur to determine the child’s eligibility for those services; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to impose any obligation on an LEA to conduct evaluations to determine eligibility for adult services.
  (3) Beginning July 1, 2018, a child shall be eligible for Part C of IDEA if the child is otherwise an eligible infant or toddler with a disability and the child demonstrates a delay of at least 25%, using appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one of the following developmental areas:
    (A) Physical development, including vision or hearing;
    (B) Cognitive development;
    (C) Communication development;
    (D) Social or emotional development; or
    (E) Adaptive development.
(b) By October 1, 2015, OSSE shall issue:
  (1) Rules to implement the provisions of this section; and
  (2) A report that includes recommendations on the advisability, timing, and expected cost to:
    (A) Further expand eligibility for early intervention or early childhood services to include any subset of infants or toddlers who are at risk of experiencing developmental delays because of the additional biological or environmental factors as described in 34 C.F.R. § 303.5; and
    (B) Expand eligibility for special education services by matching the definition of developmental delay of Part B of IDEA, defined in section 5-E3001 of Title 5 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, and the definition of developmental delay under Part C of IDEA, defined in section 5-A3108.3 of Title 5 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2704 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27 / § 38-2704
§ 38-2704. Private school program.
Status: in_force

(a) Grants. — (1) In general. — From amounts appropriated under subsection (f) the Mayor shall award grants to eligible institutions that enroll eligible students to pay the cost of tuition and fees at the eligible institutions on behalf of each eligible student enrolled in an eligible institution. The Mayor may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
  (2) Maximum student amounts. — An eligible student shall have paid on the student’s behalf under this section:
    (A) Not more than $3,750 for any 1 award year (as defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 1088)); and
    (B) A total of not more than $18,750.
  (3) Proration. — The Mayor shall prorate payments under this section for students who attend an eligible institution on less than a full-time basis.
(b) Reduction for insufficient appropriations. — (1) In general. — If the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (f) for any fiscal year are insufficient to award a grant in the amount determined under subsection (a) on behalf of each eligible student enrolled in an eligible institution, then the Mayor shall:
    (A) First, ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment made on behalf of each eligible student who has not received funds under this section for a preceding year;
    (B) [A]fter making reductions under subparagraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment of each eligible student who receives more than $2,500 for the award year; and
    (C) After making reductions under subparagraph (B), ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payments made on behalf of all other eligible students.
  (2) Adjustments. — The Mayor may adjust the amount of tuition and fee payments made under paragraph (1) based on:
    (A) The financial need of the eligible students to avoid undue hardship to the eligible students; or
    (B) Undue administrative burdens on the Mayor.
  (3) Further adjustments. — Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Mayor may prioritize the making or amount of tuition and fee payments under this subsection based on the income and need of eligible students.
(c) Definitions. — In this section:
  (1) Eligible institution. — The term “eligible institution” means an institution that:
    (A) (i) Is a private, nonprofit, associate or baccalaureate degree-granting, institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 1001(a)), the main campus of which is located:
        (I) In the District of Columbia;
        (II) In the city of Alexandria, Falls Church, or Fairfax, or the county of Arlington or Fairfax, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia located within any such county; or
        (III) In the county of Montgomery or Prince George’s in the State of Maryland, or a political subdivision of the State of Maryland located within any such county;
      (ii) Is eligible to participate in the student financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 1070 et seq.); and
      (iii) Enters into an agreement with the Mayor containing such conditions as the Mayor may specify, including a requirement that the institution use the funds made available under this section to supplement and not supplant assistance that otherwise would be provided to eligible students from the District of Columbia; or
    (B) Is a private historically Black college or university (for purposes of this subparagraph such term shall have the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 1061(2)).
  (2) Eligible student. — The term “eligible student” means an individual who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of § 38-2702(c)(2) .
  (3) Mayor. — The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
  (4) Secretary. — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education.
(d) Application. — Each eligible student desiring a tuition and fee payment under this section shall submit an application to the eligible institution at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the eligible institution may require.
(e) Administration of program. — (1) In general. — The Mayor shall carry out the program under this section in consultation with the Secretary. The Mayor may enter into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with another public or private entity to  administer the program under this section if the Mayor determines that doing so is a more efficient way of carrying out the program.
  (2) Policies and procedures. — The Mayor, in consultation with institutions of higher education eligible for participation in the program authorized under this section, shall develop policies and procedures for the administration of the program.
  (3) Memorandum of agreement. — The Mayor and the Secretary shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement that describes:
    (A) The manner in which the Mayor shall consult with the Secretary with respect to administering the program under this section; and
    (B) Any technical or other assistance to be provided to the Mayor by the Secretary for purposes of administering the program under this section.
(f) Authorization of appropriations. — There are authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and (subject to § 38-2706 ) such sums as may be necessary for each of the 12 succeeding fiscal years. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
(g) Effective Date. — This section shall take effect with respect to payments for periods of instruction that begin on or after January 1, 2000.
D.C. Code § 38-1205.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1205.06
§ 38-1205.06. Duties and limitations of the Board of Governors.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-2701 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27 / § 38-2701
§ 38-2701. Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the District of Columbia to have greater choices among institutions of higher education.
D.C. Code § 38-2909 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2909
§ 38-2909. Cost of education adjustment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1416 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 14 / § 38-1416
§ 38-1416. Payments by Mayor to medical and dental schools — Limitations.
Status: in_force

From funds received under § 38-1412 , the Mayor shall make payments (in amounts determined by the Secretary under such § 38-1412 ) to private nonprofit schools of medicine and dentistry in the District of Columbia. The total of the payments under this section in any fiscal year to a medical school shall not exceed the product of $5,000 times the number of full-time students enrolled in such school, and the total of payments to a dental school shall not exceed the product of $3,000 times the number of full-time students enrolled in such school.
D.C. Code § 38-1121 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 11 / § 38-1121
§ 38-1121. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term “Washington Technical Institute” means the vocational and technical school established pursuant to this subchapter. Such institute shall provide:
  (A) Vocational and technical education designed to fit individuals for useful employment in recognized occupations; and
  (B) Vocational and technical courses on an individual, noncredit basis.
(2) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(3) The term “Vocational Board” means the Board of Vocational Education established by § 38-1122 .
(4) The term “Board of Education” means the Board of Education of the District of Columbia established by § 1-204.95 [repealed].
D.C. Code § 38-1309 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 13 / § 38-1309
§ 38-1309. Postsecondary educational institution; requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) No person or postsecondary educational institution incorporated in the District of Columbia or outside of the District of Columbia shall operate a postsecondary educational institution in the District of Columbia, offer postsecondary education, have the power to grant or confer or offer to grant or confer a postsecondary degree or a diploma or certificate, offer postsecondary courses for credit, or issue transcripts or other documents to reflect credit toward a postsecondary degree, diploma or certificate, unless:
  (1) The institution is granted a license to do so from the Commission or granted an exemption by the Commission in accordance with this chapter; and
  (2) The institution is either organized or chartered in the District of Columbia and operates, keeps, or maintains a facility in the District through which educational instruction is offered, or organized or chartered outside the District of Columbia and is registered as a foreign corporation pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 29 , and operates, keeps, or maintains a facility in the District through which educational instruction is offered, or is otherwise properly authorized to do business in the District of Columbia and operates, keeps, or maintains a facility in the District through which educational instruction is offered.
(a-1) Repealed.
(b) No person shall state or imply that its educational program or course of instruction is approved for veteran’s training in the District by the District of Columbia State Approving Agency or by the United States Veterans Administration, unless that person has obtained proper approval from the commission.
(c) Except as provided for in this chapter, no person shall sell, barter, or exchange for any consideration, or attempt to sell, barter, or exchange for any consideration, a degree, diploma, or certificate.
(c-1) (1) No educational institution licensed by the Commission under the provisions of this chapter shall use as its title, in whole or in part, the words United States, federal, American, national, or civil service, or any other words which might reasonably imply an official connection with the government of the United States, or any of its departments, bureaus, or agencies, or of the government of the District of Columbia, nor shall any such institutions advertise or claim the power to issue degrees under the authority of Congress or otherwise than under the authority of the license granted to them by the Commission as hereinbefore provided. The prohibition in this section contained shall be deemed to include and is hereby declared applicable to any individual or individuals, association, or incorporation outside of the District of Columbia which shall undertake to do business in the District of Columbia or to confer degrees or certificates therein; provided, that no institution, incorporated prior to April 16, 1934, under the provisions of this subchapter, and carrying on its work exclusively in any foreign country with the consent and approval of the government thereof, shall if otherwise entitled to be licensed by the Commission, be denied the same solely because of the inclusion in its name and as descriptive of its origin of any of the specific words the use of which is by this section forbidden to incorporations under the provisions of this subchapter.
  (2) The Commission may, for good cause shown, waive the prohibition of this section for any nonprofit educational institution incorporated and licensed in any jurisdiction if:
    (A) The institution clearly indicates to the Commission’s satisfaction that it is not and does not hold itself out as or affiliated with an institution of the District of Columbia government or the federal government;
    (B) The institution provides statements in a conspicuous place in all of its publications, advertising, and student contracts that the institution is not affiliated with the federal or District government;
    (C) The institution is accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Secretary of Education; and
    (D) The institution otherwise meets all applicable licensing requirements.
  (3) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a postsecondary educational institution that provides degree-granting or non-degree-granting online instruction to residents of the District through an online presence and that is authorized to operate in the District pursuant to a reciprocity agreement.
(d) The Commission, before granting any license, may require satisfactory evidence:
  (1) That, in the case of an individual, unincorporated group of individuals, or incorporated institution, the individual, a majority of the group, or a majority of the trustees, directors, or managers of the incorporated institution are persons of good repute and qualified to conduct an institution of learning.
  (2) Repealed.
(e) No degree shall be granted in medicine or any healing art, or in dentistry, for study pursued or work done solely through online instruction.
D.C. Code § 38-212 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-212
§ 38-212. Department of School Attendance and Work Permits — Director; appointments.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1853.06 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18N / § 38-1853.06
§ 38-1853.06. Priorities.
Status: in_force

In awarding grants under § 38-1853.04(a) , the Secretary shall give priority to applications from eligible entities that will most effectively—
(1) in awarding scholarships under § 38-1853.07(a) , give priority to—
  (A) eligible students who, in the school year preceding the school year for which the eligible students are seeking a scholarship, attended an elementary school or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the District of Columbia's accountability system; and
  (B) students whose household includes a sibling or other child who is already participating in the program of the eligible entity under this chapter , regardless of whether such students have, in the past, been assigned as members of a control study group for the purposes of an evaluation under § 38-1853.09(a) or whether such students have, in the past, attended a private school;
(2) target resources to students and families that lack the financial resources to take advantage of available educational options; and
(3) provide students and families with the widest range of educational options.
D.C. Code § 38-1802.14 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 18 / § 38-1802.14
§ 38-1802.14. Public Charter School Board.
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment. — (1) In general. — There is established within the District of Columbia Government a Public Charter School Board (in this section referred to as the “Board”).
  (2) Membership. — The Board shall consist of 7 members, appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council. Members shall be selected so that knowledge of each of the following areas is represented on the Board:
    (A) Research about and experience in student learning, quality teaching, and evaluation of and accountability in successful schools;
    (B) The operation of a financially sound enterprise, including leadership and management techniques, as well as the budgeting and accounting skills critical to the startup of a successful enterprise;
    (C) The educational, social, and economic development needs of the District of Columbia; and
    (D) The needs and interests of students and parents in the District of Columbia, as well as methods of involving parents and other members of the community in individual schools.
  (3) Vacancies. — Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board for reasons other than the expiration of the term of a member, the Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Council, an individual to serve in the vacant position, taking into consideration the criteria described in paragraph (2) of this subsection. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of a predecessor shall be appointed only for the remainder of the term.  Such an appointment shall not be considered an initial term of appointment for the purposes of paragraph (5)(B) of this subsection if fewer than 3 years remain in the term at the time of appointment.
  (4) Repealed.
  (5) Terms of members. — (A) In general. — Members of the Board shall serve for terms of 4 years, except that, of the initial appointments made under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Mayor shall designate:
      (i) Two members to serve terms of 3 years;
      (ii) Two members to serve terms of 2 years; and
      (iii) One member to serve a term of one year.
    (B) Reappointment. — Members of the Board shall be eligible to be reappointed for one 4-year term beyond their initial term of appointment.
  (6) Independence. — No person employed by the District of Columbia public schools or a public charter school shall be eligible to be a member of the Board or to be employed by the Board.
(b) Operations of the Board. — (1) Chair. — The members of the Board shall elect from among their membership 1 individual to serve as Chair. Such election shall be held each year after members of the Board have been appointed to fill any vacancies caused by the regular expiration of previous members’ terms, or when requested by a majority vote of the members of the Board.
  (2) Quorum. — A majority of the members of the Board, not including any positions that may be vacant, shall constitute a quorum sufficient for conducting the business of the Board.
  (3) Meetings. — The Board shall meet at the call of the Chair, subject to the hearing requirements of §§ 38-1802.03 , 38-1802.12(d)(3) , and 38-1802.13(c)(3) , and all meetings of the Board shall be open to the public and shall provide a reasonable time during the meeting for public comment.
(c) No compensation for service. — Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but may receive reimbursement for any reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by reason of service on the Board.
(d) Personnel and resources. — (1) In general. — Subject to such rules as may be made by the Board, the Chair shall have the power to appoint, terminate, and fix the pay of an Executive Director and such other personnel of the Board as the Chair considers necessary. The Executive Director shall be a District resident throughout his or her term and failure to maintain District residency shall result in a forfeiture of the position.
  (2) Special rule. — The Board is authorized to use the services, personnel, and facilities of the District of Columbia.
  (3) District residency. — (A) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 , the Board shall use a ranking system based on a scale of 100 points for all employment decisions for positions within the Board.
      (ii) An individual who is a District resident at the time of application shall be awarded a 10-point hiring preference over a nonresident applicant; provided, that the individual claims the preference. This 10-point preference shall be in addition to any points awarded on the 100-point scale.
      (iii) At the time of appointment, an individual who claimed the 10-point residency preference shall agree, in writing, to maintain District residency for a period of 7 consecutive years from the effective date of appointment into the position for which the individual claimed the residency preference and shall provide proof of residency annually to the Director of Personnel for the first 7 years of employment.
      (iv) An individual who claimed the residency preference and who fails to maintain District residency for 7 consecutive years from the individual's effective date of appointment shall forfeit the individual's District government employment.
      (v) Each applicant for a position covered by this paragraph, shall be informed in writing of the provisions of this paragraph at the time of application.
    (B) All persons hired after February 6, 2008, shall submit proof of residency upon employment in a manner determined by the Board.
    (C) By November 1 of each year and pursuant to § 1-515.06 , the Board shall submit to the Mayor an annual report detailing, for the previous fiscal year, compliance with residency requirements.
(e) Expenses of Board. — Any expenses of the Board shall be paid from such funds as may be available to the Mayor; provided, That within 45 days of April 26, 1996, the Mayor shall make available not less than $130,000 to the Board.
(f) Audit. — The Board shall maintain its accounts according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Board shall provide for an audit of the financial statements of the Board by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with Government auditing standards for financial audits issued by the Comptroller General. The findings and recommendations of any such audit shall be forwarded to the Mayor, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
(g) Authorization of appropriations. — For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section and conducting the Board’s functions required by this subchapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Board $300,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 3 succeeding fiscal years.
(g-1) Fund. (1) Establishment. — There is established as a special fund the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Board in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection.
  (2) Deposits. — There shall be deposited into the Fund:
    (A) All fees authorized by §  38-1802.11 ;
    (B) Appropriations as authorized by subsection (g) of this section; and
    (C) Any other revenues, including grants or gifts, dedicated to the Fund.
  (3) Authorized uses. — The Fund shall be used to pay for goods, services, property, capital improvements, or any other permitted use as authorized by this section or § 38-1802.11 .
  (4) Nonlapsing, no-year appropriation. — (A) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, 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.
(h) Contracting and procurement. — The Board shall have the authority to solicit, award, and execute contracts independently of the Office of Contracting and Procurement and the Chief Procurement Officer.
(h-1) Repealed.
(i) Freedom of Information Act. — The Board shall comply with all provisions of subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-531 et seq.].
(j) The Board shall consult with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, established by § 38-2601 , to ensure that the requirements and the goals of Chapter 2A of this title [ § 38-271.01 et seq.] are met, in accordance with that chapter.
(k) School governance mandatory training .
  (1) Beginning in School Year 2026-2027, the Board shall, in coordination with the Office of the State Superintendent as appropriate, offer governance training to all public charter school Boards of Trustees at no cost to a public charter school or its Board of Trustees members. The Board shall require each member of a public charter school Board of Trustees to successfully complete an approved structured training offered pursuant to this subsection annually and shall require a newly elected or appointed member of a public charter school Board of Trustees to complete an initial training within 90 days after the member's election or appointment to the Board of Trustees. The Board shall designate which topics identified in paragraph (2) of this subsection are required for a member's initial training and which are required for the refresher training.
  (2) At a minimum, the training offered pursuant to this subsection shall include training on:
    (A) The State and Authorizer Academic Accountability System;
    (B) Hiring, management, and evaluation of public charter school leadership;
    (C) Organizational fiscal management;
    (D) Nonprofit and public charter school governance, including the role of a fiduciary;
    (E) Obligations of a charter school and the responsibilities of a school governing body under federal and District laws and regulations; and
    (F) Updates to relevant federal and District laws and regulations.
  (3) The training offered pursuant to this subsection may be administered through any modality that ensures accessibility and effective participation, as determined by the Board.
D.C. Code § 38-841.08 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8C / § 38-841.08
§ 38-841.08. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 38-2103 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 21 / § 38-2103
§ 38-2103. Filing and publication of contracts.
Status: in_force

True copies of all contracts made on behalf of the District of Columbia pursuant to the Agreement shall be kept on file in the office of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia and in the office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. The Superintendent of Schools shall publish all such contracts in convenient form.
D.C. Code § 38-831.21 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8B / § 38-831.21
§ 38-831.21. Comprehensive Student Technology Equity Plan.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") shall develop and maintain a Comprehensive Student Technology Equity Plan ("Plan") in accordance with this subchapter .
(b) The Plan shall:
  (1) Articulate DCPS's vision and goals for ensuring that all DCPS students have:
    (A) Digital literacy skills and access to technology in and outside the classroom sufficient to support their learning needs;
    (B) Access to robust IT support; and
    (C) Sufficient internet access to support in-school and assigned out-of-school learning.
  (2) Articulate and clearly define the strategies to achieve the vision and goals identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection during each of the 3 years following the date of submission of the Plan to the Council;
  (3) Include an assessment of the technology needs of each DCPS school, including, for each school:
    (A) The number and condition of student and teacher devices and classroom technology;
    (B) Dedicated resources for technology device and asset management;
    (C) Quality of the Wi-Fi; and
    (D) Technology training opportunities for school staff;
  (4) Include a schedule and framework for refreshing the technology for all schools in order to maintain current (in-lifecycle) devices for teachers and students, classroom technology, and reliable school building internet infrastructure;
  (5) Design an asset management system to maintain, support, and track the devices and software for students and teachers at each school level (elementary, middle, and high school), including staffing, funding, and training;
  (6) Include an educational technology professional development plan to provide all teachers with baseline technology skills for instruction;
  (7) Delineate the responsibilities of DCPS, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, DC Net, and the Department of General Services in the provision of technology support and services with clear lines of reporting, metrics, and performance standards;
  (8) Provide multi-year detailed cost estimates for every component of the Plan, including hardware and software acquisition costs, the costs of service provision, and capital expenses;
  (9) Include comprehensive privacy impact assessments of any third-party learning applications that schools use or any planned expansion of technology; and
  (10) Include a section or chapter that explains how the Plan will meet additional technology needs for schools with a large number of at-risk students and schools located in areas with weak internet access.
(c) The Chancellor shall submit the Plan to the Mayor and Council no later than March 31, 2023. Thereafter, the Plan shall be updated annually as of January 31 of each year in coordination with the Mayor's proposed budget submission to Council, and always with a 3year horizon.
(d) In developing the Plan, the Chancellor shall utilize a process that:
  (1) Includes both internal (DCPS) and external education technology experts, including, but not limited to the District's Chief Technology Officer;
  (2) Prioritizes stakeholder engagement, including DCPS parents and DCPS teachers; and
  (3) Incorporates feedback from an advisory committee comprised of internal (DCPS) and external individuals.
(e) In developing the Plan, as well as the annual updates, the Chancellor shall submit a draft plan to the Council for review and comment no less than 2 months in advance of the final submission date.
(f) Following the submission of the first Plan to the Council, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor will conduct a review of the Plan to assess whether it meets the requirements of this subchapter and shall report its findings to the Council within 180 days after the Plan's submission.
D.C. Code § 38-1208.04 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1208.04
§ 38-1208.04. Requirements of short-term plan.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-236.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-236.05
§ 38-236.05. Exclusion of students with disabilities.
Status: in_force

(a) School administrators shall take special consideration regarding the exclusion of a student with a disability.
(b) All of a student's disabilities, as defined in section 3(1)(A) and (B) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 329; 42 U.S.C. § 12102(1)(A)-(B)), of which the school had knowledge shall be considered in a manifestation determination review conducted pursuant to section 615(k)(1)(E) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1415(k)(1)(E)).
D.C. Code § 38-2309 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 23 / § 38-2309
§ 38-2309. Board of Directors — Appointment; composition; terms; removal.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-1207.03 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1207.03
§ 38-1207.03. Conditions of enrollment.
Status: in_force

All pertinent University rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, those relating to admission standards, shall apply to applicants for admission and to students already enrolled who are eligible for the tuition grant program outlined in § 38-1207.02 .
D.C. Code § 38-951.02 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 9A / § 38-951.02
§ 38-951.02. Policy and education to prevent and address student sexual abuse.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, schools shall adopt and implement a policy to prevent and address student sexual abuse by staff. The policy shall include:
  (1) Protocol for the school's response to an allegation of student sexual abuse committed by staff, including procedures governing compliance with the reporting requirements described in §§ 4-1321.02 and 22-3020.52 ;
  (2) Protocol for contacting the Child and Family Services Agency ("CFSA") and informing school leadership of allegations of student sexual abuse committed by staff;
  (3) Protocol for informing the school community about an investigation or allegation of student sexual abuse committed by staff that maintains the integrity of the investigation and protects the confidentiality of those involved;
  (4) Avenues for parents and guardians to report allegations of student sexual abuse to the appropriate authorities, including CFSA and school leadership;
  (5) Mechanisms implementing the provisions of section 7926 of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, approved December 10, 2015 (129 Stat. 2120; 20 U.S.C. § 7926), including penalties for staff that violate the requirements of such statute;
  (6) Guidance concerning limitations on communication between staff and students outside of school, including correspondence by electronic, telephonic, or other means; and
  (7) A list of appropriate resources, services, and information for students and families affected by student sexual abuse, including school-based supports and evidence-based treatment options.
(b) Schools shall provide the policy described in subsection (a) of this section to staff, parents, and, in a developmentally appropriate manner, students, and shall make the policy publicly available, including on the school website.
(c) Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, schools shall provide:
  (1) Training for staff, at the time of hiring and at a minimum every 2 years thereafter, on sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse, including instruction on the following:
    (A) Recognizing and reporting sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse;
    (B) Receiving disclosures of sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse in a supportive, appropriate, and trauma-informed manner;
    (C) Prevention, warning signs, and effects of sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse;
    (D) Communicating with students and parents regarding reporting and preventing sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse; and
    (E) Other appropriate topics.
  (2) Training and information, on an annual basis, for parents regarding child abuse, sexual misconduct and student sexual abuse, including instruction on the following:
    (A) Recognizing and reporting sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse;
    (B) Receiving disclosures of sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse in a supportive, appropriate, and trauma-informed manner;
    (C) Prevention, warning signs, and effects of sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse;
    (D) Effective, developmentally-appropriate methods for discussing sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse; and
    (E) School and community resources available to assist with the prevention of, and response to, sexual misconduct, student sexual abuse, and child abuse.
(d) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education, in consultation with schools, direct service providers, mental health professionals, community partners, mental health professionals, governmental and community-based sexual abuse experts, parents, and students, shall:
  (1) Develop, maintain, and make available to schools a model policy on preventing and addressing student sexual abuse that may be utilized to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) of this section;
  (2) Develop, maintain, and make available to schools a list of training resources, including materials obtained from community organizations, that may be utilized by schools to inform their development of the policy required pursuant to subsection (a) of this subsection;
  (3) Make training and other resources required by this section available; and
  (4) Collaborate with CFSA and the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") to:
    (A) Improve communications between CFSA, MPD, and schools, including, to the greatest extent possible, the ability of CFSA and MPD to provide updated information regarding the status and outcome of investigations prompted by school reports of student sexual abuse;
    (B) Improve the responsiveness of CFSA  and MPD to school reports of student sexual abuse;
    (C) Leverage the expertise and resources of CFSA to support the training and policy requirements of this section; and
    (D) Identify the most efficient methods for schools to conduct criminal background checks and consult child abuse and neglect registries in accordance with § 38-951.03 .
D.C. Code § 38-307 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 3 / § 38-307
§ 38-307. Nonresident free tuition.
Status: in_force

A student entitled to enrollment without payment of nonresident tuition shall be either:
(1) A child who is otherwise eligible for admission to the DCPS or a public charter school, and who qualifies for free instruction under one of the following categories:
  (A) A child who is in the care or control of a parent, custodian, or guardian who is a resident of the District;
  (B) A child who is in the care or control of a District resident who is his or her other primary caregiver, as established pursuant to § 38-310 ;
  (C) A child who is a resident of the District and does not have a living parent, custodian, guardian, or other primary caregiver in the United States;
  (D) A child who is a ward of the District; or
  (E) A child who is living with his or her spouse, when the spouse is at least 18 years old and is a resident of the District.
(2) An adult student who is otherwise eligible for admission to the DCPS or a public charter school and is a resident of the District. For the purposes of this chapter, the residence of an adult student is the address of the adult student, not the address of the adult student’s parent, custodian, guardian or other primary caregiver.
D.C. Code § 38-651.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 6 / § 38-651.09
§ 38-651.09. Storage of medication.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 38-651.04a , a school may procure medication for the treatment of asthma or other illness for use in emergency circumstances. The medication shall be properly stored and maintained in an easily accessible location.
(b) (1) A school may receive medication or seizure treatment to store for the treatment of asthma, anaphylaxis, a seizure disorder, or other illness from the responsible person for a student with a valid medication action plan or seizure action plan.
  (2) The medication or seizure treatment shall be:
    (A) Properly stored at the school in a location to which the student has immediate access in case of an emergency; and
    (B) Labeled with the:
      (i) Name of the student;
      (ii) Name of the medication;
      (iii) Dosage;
      (iv) Time of administration; and
      (v) Duration of medication.
  (3) No school shall be required to store more than a 3-school-day supply of medication for any one student.
  (4) For a student with a seizure action plan, this subsection shall apply to any seizure treatment, including a Vagus Nerve Stimulator magnet.
D.C. Code § 38-1011.05 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 10A / § 38-1011.05
§ 38-1011.05. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 30-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 38-452 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 4B / § 38-452
§ 38-452. Director; appointment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-822.03a — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-822.03a
§ 38-822.03a. Self-operated school food service pilot program.
Status: in_force

(a) During the 2020-2021 and the 2021-2022 school years, the Mayor shall operate a self-operated school food service pilot program ("pilot") in 10 public schools or the maximum number of schools that the funding appropriated will support.
  (1) By July 30, 2020, the Mayor shall:
    (A) Retrofit the selected school kitchens to accommodate self-operated school food service.
    (B) Prepare for in-house food operations, including hiring and training staff, marketing the food services program, and stocking initial supplies in advance of the 2020-2021 school year.
  (2) At least twice during the 2020-2021 school year and twice during the 2021-2022 school year, the Mayor shall administer a student satisfaction survey regarding meals provided through the pilot.
(b) Within 3 months after the last day of the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years, the Mayor shall provide to the Council a report on food services at all public schools, which shall include:
  (1) Results from student satisfaction surveys conducted at pilot and non-pilot schools, including a comparison of the level of student satisfaction with meals provided under the pilot and meals not provided under the pilot;
  (2) A description of the costs of the pilot, including a comparison of the costs of food services provided under the pilot and the costs of the food services provided at non-pilot public schools;
  (3) The cost savings created by the pilot due to changes to existing food service contracts entered into by the District;
  (4) An estimate of any federal reimbursements or other federal funding made available to the District through the implementation of a self-operated school food service model at participating schools;
  (5) A breakdown by each school of:
    (A) Meal type name;
    (B) Quantity of each meal type;
    (C) Unit cost of each meal type;
    (D) Total cost of each meal type;
    (E) Number of each meal type served at free, reduced, or paid; and
    (F) Total revenues, by revenue type, applied to each meal type;
  (6) An analysis of whether meals served through the pilot and meals served by non-pilot public schools complied with federal and local school meals nutrition standards and requirements; and
  (7) An analysis of what infrastructure and operating enhancements would be necessary for the District of Columbia Public School system to successfully administer self-operated school food services in all public schools, including whether the District should fund a central kitchen if recommended in the report required by § 38-822.04a .
(c) (1) The Mayor shall assist all eligible local educational agencies in deciding whether to elect the community eligibility provision described in 7 C.F.R. § 245.9(f) for the local educational agency or for a school or group of schools within the local educational agency.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the terms "local educational agency" and "school" shall have the same meaning as provided in 7 C.F.R. § 245.2.
D.C. Code § 38-825.01a — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 8A / § 38-825.01a
§ 38-825.01a. Prevention of lead in drinking water in schools.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department of General Services ("DGS") shall:
    (A) Locate all drinking water sources at each public school and install a barcode on each of the drinking water sources;
    (B) Install a filter that reduces lead in drinking water on each drinking water source in each public school and maintain the filters, at a minimum, in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations. Filters or all of the filter's component parts shall be certified for lead reduction to the National Sanitation Foundation ("NSF")/American National Standards Institute ("ANSI") Standard 53 for Health Effects or NSF/ANSI Standard 61 for Health Effects;
    (C) Post a conspicuous sign near each water source at public schools that is not a drinking water source, which includes an image that clearly communicates that water from the water source should not be used for cooking, where applicable, or consumed;
    (D) Provide an annual schedule for testing drinking water sources at each public school to the Chief Operating Officer of the District of Columbia Public Schools ("COO") for distribution to parents or guardians of children at each public school at the start of each school year;
    (E) Test all drinking water sources at each public school for lead annually;
    (F) If a test conducted pursuant to subparagraph (E) of this paragraph shows a lead concentration over 5 parts per billion:
      (i) Shut off the drinking water source as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours after receiving the test result and keep the drinking water source shut off until a subsequent test shows that the lead concentration level is not over 5 parts per billion;
      (ii) Determine, in writing, which remediation steps should be implemented to address the elevated lead concentration level;
      (iii) Send the test result and remediation steps to the COO within 5 business days of receiving the test result;
      (iv) Update the list described in subparagraph (G) of this paragraph within 5 business days of receiving the test result to reflect the test result and remediation steps; and
      (v) Notify the COO and update the list described in subparagraph(G) of this paragraph within 5 business days of completion of the remediation steps required by sub-subparagraph (ii) of this subparagraph; and
    (G) Publish on the DGS website a list of drinking water sources in each public school that describes, for each drinking water source:
      (i) The date and results of the most recent lead test performed;
      (ii) The date the current filter was installed;
      (iii) The date when the filter will next be replaced;
      (iv) The barcode identification number; and
      (v) Any remediation steps that will be or have been taken.
  (2) When the COO receives a test result, pursuant to paragraph (1)(e)(iii) of this subsection, or a notice of completion of remediation steps, pursuant to paragraph (1)(e)(v) of this subsection, the COO shall, within 2 business days of receiving such information, publish the information on the District of Columbia Public Schools website and send the information to parents or guardians of children attending the public school through email or other written communication.
(b) (1) Within 120 days of September 23, 2017, DGS shall provide a list of approved contractors, which may include employees or departments within DGS, to the Public Charter School Board ("PCSB"), from which public charter schools shall select a contractor to assist in meeting the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (2) Each public charter school shall:
    (A) Locate all drinking water sources at the public charter school and install a barcode on each of the drinking water sources;
    (B) Install a filter that reduces lead in drinking water on each drinking water source in the public charter school and maintain the filters, at a minimum, in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations. Filters or all of the filter's component parts shall be certified for lead reduction to the NSF/ANSI Standard 53 for Health Effects or NSF/ANSI Standard 61 for Health Effects;
    (C) Post a conspicuous sign near each water source at the public charter school that is not a drinking water source, which includes an image that clearly communicates that water from the water source should not be used for cooking, where applicable, or consumed;
    (D) Test all drinking water sources at the public charter school for lead annually;
    (E) If a test conducted pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this paragraph shows a lead concentration over 5 parts per billion:
      (i) Shut off the drinking water source as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours after receiving the test result and keep the drinking water source shut off until a subsequent test shows that the lead concentration level is not over 5 parts per billion;
      (ii) Determine, in writing, which remediation steps should be implemented to address the elevated lead concentration level;
      (iii) Send the test result and remediation steps to parents or guardians of children attending the public charter school through email or written communication within 5 business days of receiving the test result;
      (iv) Update the list described in subparagraph (F) of this paragraph within 5 business days of receiving the test result to reflect the test result and remediation steps; and
      (v) Notify parents or guardians of children attending the public charter school and update the list described in subparagraph (F) of this paragraph within 5 business days of completion of the remediation steps required by sub-subparagraph (ii) of this subparagraph; and
    (F) Publish on the public charter school's website, or on the website of the public charter school's local education agency, a list of drinking water sources in the public charter school that describes, for each drinking water source:
      (i) The date and results of the most recent lead test performed;
      (ii) The date the current filter was installed;
      (iii) The date when the filter will next be replaced;
      (iv) The barcode identification number; and
      (v) Any remediation steps that will be or have been taken.
  (3) (A) Any contractor selected pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall, at times and in a manner to be determined by the PCSB, provide the public charter school that selected the contractor with written proof that the contractor's services complied with the requirements of this subsection.
    (B) A public charter school shall provide proof of compliance with paragraph (2) of this subsection to the PCSB.
  (4) After a public charter school provides proof of compliance to the PCSB, pursuant to paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection, the PCSB shall provide proof of compliance to DGS, in a manner to be prescribed by DGS.
  (5) (A) If a contractor provides false or misleading proof of compliance under paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection, the Mayor shall, for a 5–year period:
      (i) Remove the contractor from all DGS-approved contractor lists;
      (ii) Prohibit the contractor from participating in the activities described in this subsection; and
      (iii) Prohibit the contractor from conducting business with the District government.
    (B) The penalty provided in this paragraph shall be in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
  (6) (A) The Mayor, at a reasonable time, with reasonable notice, and upon presentation of appropriate credentials to, and with the consent of, the owner, operator, or person in charge, or the PCSB, pursuant to § 38-1802.11 , may enter a public charter school to determine the public charter school's compliance with this subsection and inspect and copy any record, report, or other document or information related to compliance with this subsection.
    (B) If a public charter school fails to consent under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph:
      (i) The Mayor shall require the repayment of funds that were paid to the public charter school to cover the cost of complying with paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
      (ii) The PCSB may revoke the public charter school's charter pursuant to § 38-1802.13(a)(1) .
  (7) A person aggrieved by an action of the Mayor taken pursuant to paragraph (5) or paragraph (6)(B)(i) of this subsection may appeal the action of the Mayor to the Office of Administrative Hearings pursuant to § 2-1831.03(b-14) .
  (8) The Mayor may impose civil infraction penalties, fines, and fees as sanctions for any violation of this subsection, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 ("Civil Infractions Act"). Enforcement and adjudication of an infraction shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.
(c) Nothing in this section is intended to, or does, create a private right of action against any person or entity based upon compliance or noncompliance with its provisions. No person or entity may assert any claim or right as a beneficiary or protected class under this section in any civil, criminal, or administrative action against the District of Columbia.
(d) Within 120 days of the September 23, 2017, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 38-2661.23 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 26A-i / § 38-2661.23
§ 38-2661.23. District of Columbia State Athletic Association; membership.
Status: in_force

(a) All schools in the DCPS system with an interscholastic athletics program serving grades 9 to 12 shall be members of DCSAA and subject to its membership standards.
(b) A public charter, parochial, or private school in the District with an interscholastic athletics program serving grades 9 to 12 that agrees to abide by DCSAA's membership standards and applicable District laws and regulations governing interscholastic athletics programs may become a DCSAA member and shall be subject to its membership standards.
(c) The DCSAA shall develop and offer training guidance on District regulations necessary to achieve or maintain membership.
D.C. Code § 38-1702.09 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 17 / § 38-1702.09
§ 38-1702.09. Monitoring.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-202 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-202
§ 38-202. Establishment of school attendance requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Every parent, guardian, or other person, who resides permanently or temporarily in the District during any school year and who has custody or control of a minor who has reached the age of 5 years or will become 5 years of age on or before September 30th of the current school year shall place the minor in regular attendance in an educational institution during the period of each year when the public schools of the District are in session. This obligation of the parent, guardian, or other person having custody extends until the minor reaches the age of 18 years. For the purpose of this section placement in summer school is not required.
(b) Any minor who has satisfactorily completed the senior high school course of study prescribed by the Board and has been granted a diploma that certifies his or her graduation from high school, or who holds a diploma or certificate of graduation from another course of study determined by the Board to be at least equivalent to that required by the Board for graduation from the public senior high schools, shall be excused from further attendance at school.
(c) Any minor who has reached the age of 17 years may be allowed flexible school hours by the head of the educational institution in which the minor is enrolled provided he or she is actually, lawfully, gainfully, and regularly employed, but in no case shall he or she be excused entirely from regular attendance or excused to the extent that his or her timely graduation would be jeopardized or prevented.
(d) The Board shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules to establish requirements to govern acceptable credit for studies completed at independent or private schools and private instruction,  to govern the selection and appointment of appropriate staff members to carry out the provisions of this chapter under the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 1 , and in respect to other matters within the scope of authority of the Board that relates to this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 38-2757 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 27B / § 38-2757
§ 38-2757. Adult education.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-205 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 2 / § 38-205
§ 38-205. Report of enrollments and withdrawals.
Status: in_force

By October 5 of each year, each public, independent, private, and parochial school shall report to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education the name, address, sex, and date of birth of each minor who resides permanently or temporarily in the District who is currently enrolled in their school. By the 5th of every month thereafter, each school shall report any changes in enrollment, including withdrawals, to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
D.C. Code § 38-1204.07 — DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 12 / § 38-1204.07
§ 38-1204.07. Rules for preferential tuition rates for District residents.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days of August 1, 1996, the Trustees will consider and adopt uniform rules applicable to students of the University, including the School of Law, setting forth the requirements for preferential tuition rates for bona fide residents of the District of Columbia and requirements for recognition of changes in residency status.
(b) The Trustees shall establish the tuition rate for nonresident students at the University of the District of Columbia flagship undergraduate program, graduate program, and the Community College of the District of Columbia, at a level no lower than the nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public institutions of higher education.