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DC Code § 38-195 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 1B - Department of Education|Subchapter I - General|§ 38-195. Common Lottery Board Fund

(a) There is established as a special fund the Common Lottery Board Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the State Superintendent of Education in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) Deposits into the Fund shall include: (1) Appropriated funds; (2) Gifts, (3) Grants; (4) Donations; and (5) Cash proceeds for DC EdFest deposited pursuant to § 38-196.01(g). (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, money in the Fund shall be used for the continued development and improvement of the common lottery system. (2) Cash proceeds deposited pursuant to § 38-196.01(g), shall first be used to fund My School DC EdFest. Any excess funds shall be used in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection. (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 in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.  (June 12, 2007, D.C. Law 17-9, § 206; as added Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 4052(b), 61 DCR 9990; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 4073, 63 DCR 10775; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 4092(b), 64 DCR 7652.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4092(b) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4092(b) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).  For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 17-9, § 206, see § 4052(b) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377, July 14, 2014, 61 DCR 7598, 20 STAT 3696). For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 17-9, § 206, see § 4052(b) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-449, October 10, 2014, 61 DCR 10915, 20 STAT 4188). For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 17-9, § 206, see § 4052(b) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
DC Code § 38-196.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 1B - Department of Education|Subchapter II - My School DC EdFest|§ 38-196.01. My School DC EdFest sponsorship and advertising

(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) The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit all cash proceeds received from advertisements and sponsorships pursuant to this section into the Common Lottery Board Fund established pursuant to § 38-195.  (Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 4122, 62 DCR 10905; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 4072, 63 DCR 10775; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 4093, 64 DCR 7652.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4093 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4093 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
DC Code § 38-221 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter I-A - Attendance Zone Boundaries|§ 38-221. Attendance zone boundaries; establishment, modification, alteration

Except as required due to a school closure or a consolidation of schools, upon Dec. 24, 2013, notwithstanding any other law or regulation, no approved establishment, modification, or alteration of any attendance zone boundary shall be implemented, or in any manner initiated, until the 2015-2016 school year or with less notice than a full school year to the parent or guardian of each affected student, whichever is greater; provided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit the Chancellor from proposing or implementing changes to school feeder patterns that would result in additional options in next-level schools for a feeder school.  (Dec. 24, 2013, D.C. Law 20-61, § 4072, 60 DCR 12472.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 4072 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 4072 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Short Title Section 4071 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle G of Title IV of the act may be cited as the “Attendance Zone Boundaries Act of 2013”. Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-61: Section 11001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that, except as otherwise provided, the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
DC Code § 38-241 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter III - Truancy and Dropout Prevention|§ 38-241. Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program

(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the District of Columbia Board of Education, or its successor, and the District of Columbia Public Schools shall offer a Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program for students who are enrolled in the District of Columbia Public Schools system. The programs should be implemented on a full-time basis, work with local schools and parents, and provide resources that will help reduce absences and unexcused absences, and reduce dropout and increase retention rates. (b) The program shall develop a supportive relationship with the Metropolitan Police Department. (c) The program shall be available for students who are enrolled in grades K-12 and for students who are enrolled in ungraded classes in elementary, middle or junior high, and high schools. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, nothing in this section shall be construed to create an entitlement to a truancy or dropout prevention program for any student.  (March 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-175, § 1202, 45 DCR 7193.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 31-471. 1981 Ed., § 31-1861. 2001 Ed., § 38-252. Emergency Legislation For temporary addition of subchapter see § 802 of the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-401, July 13, 1998, 45 DCR 4794). For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 802 of the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-41, March 31, 1999, 46 DCR 3446). Short Title District of Columbia Public Schools Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program Act of 1998: Section 1201 of D.C. Law 12-175 provided that title XII of the act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Public Schools Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program Act of 1998.”
DC Code § 38-251.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.02. Home and hospital instruction program

(a) Beginning in school year 2022-2023, every LEA shall adopt and implement a home and hospital instruction program. Such a program shall: (1) Be designed to promote a participating student's academic progress, allow the student to stay current with classroom instruction in core subjects to the greatest extent possible, foster coordination between the student's classroom teachers and the home or hospital instructors, and facilitate the rapid reintegration into classroom instruction when the student returns to school; and (2) Ensure coordination of home or hospital instruction with any special education services, IEP, or Section 504 plan the student receives or is eligible to receive and the continued provision of any special education and related services and accommodations to the student. (b) Every LEA shall designate at least one employee to manage the LEA's home and hospital instruction program. (c) Nothing in this subchapter shall alter an LEA's obligations under IDEA, Section 504, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 327; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.).  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 3, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 3 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.04. Termination or extension of home or hospital instruction

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a student's home or hospital instruction shall last no longer than the estimated duration of the student's health condition, as provided in the student's medical certification of need, or 60 days, whichever is less. (b) A parent may extend a student's home or hospital instruction for additional periods of no more than 60 days each by submitting a medical recertification of need at least 5 days before the date on which the parent desires the extension to commence. A medical recertification of need shall not be required to be submitted for home or hospital instruction that occurs during a period of less than 60 days from the date home or hospital instruction commences.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 5, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 5 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.05. Mediation and appeals process

(a) OSSE shall administer an appeals and mediation process for the denial of an application for home or hospital instruction submitted pursuant to § 38-251.03 or § 38-251.04. (b) A parent has a right to appeal the approval or denial decision made by the LEA. The appeals and mediation process is as follows: (1) A parent shall submit a written request for an appeal to OSSE within 10 days of receipt of the LEA's written decision. The request for an appeal shall include a copy of the medical certification of need in support of the request for home or hospital instruction and a copy of the LEA's decision, as well as any other information required by OSSE in its published policies. (2) OSSE shall provide mediation between the LEA and the parent. If the mediation fails to resolve the issues raised by the appeal within 8 school days following receipt of the appeal or such other time as mutually agreed to by the parties, the appeal shall be reviewed by a 3-member appeals panel within OSSE. In the event the matter is referred to the appeals panel, the parent may request an opportunity to be heard before the panel. (3) The parent shall have the burden of proof on appeal to the appeals panel; provided, that there shall be a presumption in favor of the medical opinion set forth in the medical certification of need submitted in support of the request for home or hospital instruction. The LEA shall have the burden of proof in seeking to rebut this presumption through the submission of evidence from a qualified health care professional. (4) The appeals panel shall issue a written response to the parent's request for an appeal no later than 10 school days following receipt of the appeal. (5) The LEA shall implement the decision of the appeals panel no later than 5 days following its issuance.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 6, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 6 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.06. Delivery of home or hospital instruction

(a) An LEA shall begin delivering home or hospital instruction no later than 5 school days following an approval of an application for home or hospital instruction. (b) An LEA shall provide a minimum number of hours per week of direct instruction for eligible students according to the medical certification of need. (1) For eligible students absent on an intermittent or partial basis, the LEA may adjust the minimum required amount of direct instruction based on the student's schedule and amount of in-school instruction the student is expected to receive. (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "direct instruction" means instruction provided in-person by a home or hospital instructor or, with the consent of the parent, instruction provided by a home or hospital instructor via real-time videotelephony; provided, that an LEA may provide direct instruction via real-time videotelephony without the consent of the parent in the following circumstances: (A) During a public health emergency; (B) When the student has been diagnosed with a communicable disease; (C) When a household member has been diagnosed with a communicable Disease, if the student is to receive instruction at home; or (D) When the LEA determines safety concerns prevent the delivery of in-person services. (c) An LEA shall develop a home and hospital instruction program that provides content aligned to that being provided in the student's classroom. (d) To satisfy the provisions of this section, an LEA may: (1) Employ staff to provide instructional services to a student; (2) Contract with private providers to deliver instructional services; (3) Contract with other LEAs to provide instructional services; or (4) Combine any of the delivery options described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 7, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 7 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.07. Attendance

An LEA shall maintain a student receiving home or hospital instruction on the regular attendance roll and count the student as medically excused, except when a student is not available for home or hospital instruction, in which event the student may be counted absent.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 8, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 8 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.08. Healthcare institutions

(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.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 9, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 9 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.09. Transparency and accountability

(a) Every LEA shall publish its written home and hospital instruction policyonline in a reader-friendly format and provide a copy of the home and hospital instruction policy to parents after a request for home or hospital instruction has been made. (b) On an annual basis, each LEA shall report to OSSE approvals or denials to provide home or hospital instruction made, including the reasons for denial, the name of the individual who provided the medical certification of need, and the type of instruction delivered. (c) Upon submission of an application for home or hospital instruction, the LEA shall require its home or hospital designee to provide the parent with a notice of their rights as they pertain to IDEA and Section 504, as appropriate.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 10, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 10 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.10. Rulemaking authority

No later than 120 days after [insert applicability date], OSSE shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this subchapter.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 11, 67 DCR 14756.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 11 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-251.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion|Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction|§ 38-251.11. Applicability. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 12, 67 DCR 14756; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7201, 68 DCR 008602.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 23-204: § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 provided that the creation of this section by § 12 of D.C. Law 23-204 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 38-271.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2A - Pre-Kindergarten Education System|Subchapter I - Definitions; Administration; and Funding|§ 38-271.03. Annual evaluation of the quality of current pre-k programs

(a) Within 30 days of July 18, 2008, the Mayor shall submit to the Council for its approval, a plan, including the name of a proposed independent evaluator, to evaluate pre-k programs in accordance with this section. Within 60 days of Council approval, the Mayor shall execute a contract with the approved evaluator. (b) The approved evaluator shall perform a baseline quality assessment for a sampling of pre-k classrooms in each of the following sectors: (1) District of Columbia Public Schools; (2) Public charter schools; and (3) CBOs. (c) The evaluator shall collect baseline quality data to: (1) Describe the overall program structure; (2) Assess the language and literacy environment; and (3) Assess the quality of instructional support, classroom climate, and classroom management. (d) The evaluator’s data and analysis shall be used to: (1) Provide an assessment of the level of quality of all sectors; and (2) Serve as baseline data from which to develop benchmarks for ongoing quality assessment of the pre-k-education system. (e) The Mayor shall submit to the Council by December 30 of each year, beginning in 2009, projected benchmarks by which to measure annual achievements within the pre-k-education system.  (July 18, 2008, D.C. Law 17-202, § 103, 55 DCR 6297; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 4145(a), 64 DCR 7652.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 38-271.05. Applicability Section 4150 of D.C. Law 22-33 provided that the amendment made to this section shall apply as of June 27, 2017.  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4145(a) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4145(a) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
DC Code § 38-271.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 38 - Educational Institutions|Chapter 2A - Pre-Kindergarten Education System|Subchapter I - Definitions; Administration; and Funding|§ 38-271.04. Annual capacity audit

The Mayor shall submit to the Council by December 30 of each year, beginning in 2008, a capacity audit of pre-k programs for all sectors, to be used by OSSE to determine the: (1) Number of children for whom pre-k is not available and whose parents would send them to pre-k but for the lack of availability; (2) Current capacity of all existing pre-k programs; and (3) Manner in which Head Start programs are incorporated in the early care and education delivery system.  (July 18, 2008, D.C. Law 17-202, § 104, 55 DCR 6297; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 4145(b), 64 DCR 7652.)  Applicability Section 4150 of D.C. Law 22-33 provided that the amendment made to this section shall apply as of June 27, 2017.  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4145(b) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4145(b) of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).