B 26-0430 — Education Code Adjustments Amendment Act of 2025

7.

Law 12-175;12-175, D.C.

D.C.

8.6.

Section 2 of Article II of An Act To provide for compulsory school attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approvedeffective February 4, 1925 (43 Stat.

(a) Subsection (i) is amended to read as follows:

“(i)(1) WithinSubparagraph 60(A-i)is daysamended afteras thefollows: end of a school year, each public, independent, private, or parochial school shall report to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and make publicly available, the following data for each school or campus under its authority based on the preceding school year:

“(1)(A) TheSub-subparagraph number(iii) ofis minors,amended categorized by grade,striking orthe equivalentword grouping“and” for(B) ungradedA schools,new whosub-subparagraph had(vi) unexcusedis absencesadded for:to read as follows:

“(A)ENGROSSED OneORIGINAL “(ii) The number of students whose attendance rate improved after referral to 5a days;school-based student support team in the following quarter of that school year.”.

“(B)(2) SixSubparagraph to(B-i) 10is days;amended by striking the phrase “;

“(C)and” Elevenand toinserting 20a days;semicolon in its place.

and(3) “(D)Subparagraph Twenty-one(C) oris moreamended days;by striking the period and inserting the phrase “;

“(2)and” The work of the school-based student support teams in reducingits unexcusedplace. absences, including:

“(A)(4) TheNew numbersubparagraphs of(D) studentsand who(E) wereare referredadded to aread school-basedas studentfollows: support team;

ENGROSSED“(D) ORIGINAL “(B) The number of studentsminors, whocategorized metby withgrade, aor school-basedequivalent studentgrouping supportfor team;ungraded schools, who were chronically absent.

“(C)“(E) AThe summarytotal number of theminors, actioncategorized plansby andgrade, strategiesor implementedequivalent bygrouping thefor school-basedungraded studentschools”.” support(b) teamA tonew eliminatesubsection or(l) ameliorateis unexcusedadded absences;to read as follows:

“(D)“(l) TheBeginning numberin of2026, studentsthe whoseOffice attendanceof ratethe improvedState afterSuperintendent referralof toEducation shall maintain a school-basedpublic studentdashboard supportthat teamtracks inattendance thedata followingfor quartereach ofDC thatPublic schooland year;Public Charter School that:

“(E)“(1) AIs summaryupdated ofmonthly to reflect the servicesrate utilizedof bychronically truant and chronically absent students tofor reducethat unexcusedschool absences;year;

and“(2) “(F)Provides Ahistorical summarydata offor thea commoncomparable barriersreporting toperiod; implementing the recommendations of the school-based student support team;

and “(3) TheIs numberfilterable of minors, categorized by grade,grade orlevel equivalent grouping for ungraded schools, that the school reported to the Child and Familyward Services Agency pursuant to section 2(b)(1)(B) of Anschool.”. Act To provide for the mandatory reporting by physicians and institutions in the District of Columbia of certain physical abuse of children, approved November 6, 1966 (80 Stat.

1354;ENGROSSED ORIGINAL Sec.

D.C.7 Section 4072(b) of the Attendance Zone Boundaries Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C.

Official Code § 4-1321.02(b)(1)(B)).

“(4) The number of minors categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for ungraded schools, that the school referred to the Court Social Services Division of the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for truancy;

“(5) The number of minors, categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for ungraded schools, who were chronically absent;

“(6) The total number of minors, categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for ungraded schools;

and “(7) The policy on absences, including defined categories of valid excuses, that it used.”.

(b) A new subsection (l) is added to read as follows:

“(l) Beginning in 2026, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall maintain a public dashboard that tracks attendance data for each school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system and each public charter school, which shall:

“(1) Be updated monthly to reflect the rate of chronically truant and chronically absent students for that school year;

“(2) Provide historical data for a comparable reporting period;

and “(3) Be filterable by grade level and ward of school.”.

Sec.

9.

Section 4072(b) of the Attendance Zone Boundaries Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-221(b)), is amended asby follows:striking the phrase, “District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS")” and inserting the phrase “District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) and public charter school” in its place.

(a) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “and examination” and inserting the phrase “an examination” in its place.

(b) Paragraph (3)(E) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “;

and” in its place.

(c) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows:

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL “(4) Student population trends and academic offerings available across DCPS and the public charter school sector and implications for school planning, openings, and closings in both sectors.”.

10.8.

Title II of the Attendance Accountability Amendment Act of 2013, effective AugustSeptember 25,19, 20182013 (D.

D.C.D.

C.

(a)(1) SectionSubsection 206(d) (D.C.

Official Code § 38-236.06(d))38-236.06) is repealed.

(b)(2) SectionSubsection 208209(d) (D.C.

Official Code § 38-236.08)38-236.09) is repealed.amended to read as follows:

(c)“(d) SectionBy 209(d)December (D.C.15 of each year, beginning in 2016, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall publicly report on the data provided by local education agencies and community-based organizations in subsection (b) of this section during the preceding school year, including a relevant trend analysis.

OfficialBeginning Codein §2026 38-236.09(d))and isevery amendedfive toyears readthereafter, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall submit, as follows:an addendum to its annual public report in subsection (b) , an evaluation drawing on the previous five years of information maintained and reported pursuant to this section to assess the longer- term impact of the disciplinary policies and practices under this title and to provide recommendations for further action by the Council, executive branch, and schools.

“(d)(1)This Byreport Decembershall 15include ofa eachtrend year,analysis beginningof inavailable 2016,data OSSEsources, shallincluding publicly report on the dataYouth providedRisk byBehavior localENGROSSED educationORIGINAL agenciesSurvey pursuantand toany subsectionDistrict-wide (b)climate surveys, of thisoutcomes sectionand duringexperiences theby precedingrace, schooldisability year,status, includingsexual aorientation, relevantand trendgender analysis.identity.

“(2) Beginning in 2026 and every 5 years thereafter, OSSE shall submit, as an addendum to the annual report required by paragraph (1) of this subsection, an assessment of the longer-term impact of District disciplinary policies and practices pursuant to this title and provide recommendations for further action by the Council, executive branch, or schools.”.

11.9 The Pre-k Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008, effective July 18, 2008 (D.C.

Title I of the Pre-k Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008, effective July 18, 2008 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-271.03) is repealed.amended as follows:

(b)(1) SectionSubsection 104(e) (D.C.is amended by striking the phrase " December 30" and inserting the phrase “May 15” in its place.

Official(2) CodeA §new 38-271.04)subsection (f) is amendedadded to read as follows:

(1)“(f) The lead-inannual languagereports isrequired amended by strikingsubsection the(e) phraseof “Decemberthis ofsection, eachsection year,104, beginningand inSection 2008,105(a) a”may andbe insertingsubmitted to the phraseCouncil “Mayby May 15 ofannually eachas year,one a”report.” in(b) itsSection place.104 (D.C.

(2)Official ParagraphCode (1)§ 38-271.04 is repealed.amended as follows:

(1) By striking the phrase “December 30” and inserting the phrase “May 15” in its place.

Official Code § 38-271.05(a)) is amended asby follows:striking the phrase “December 30,” and inserting the phrase “May 15” in its place.

(1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “December of each year, beginning in 2009,” and inserting the phrase “May 15 of each year” in its place.

(2) A new paragraph (2A) is added to read as follows:

“(2A) Benchmarks by which to measure annual achievements within the pre-k- education system;”.

12.10.Section 4073(d)(2) of The Healthy Tots Act of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C.

The Healthy Tots Act of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-28138-282(d)(2)) et seq.), is amendedrepealed. as follows:

(a)Sec. Section 4073(d) (D.C.

Official11. Code § 38-282(d)) is amended as follows:

(1)Section Paragraph4074 (1)of isThe amendedHealthy byTots strikingAct theof phrase2014, “;effective February 26, 2015 (D.C.

and”Law and20-155; inserting a period in its place.

(2)D.C. Paragraph (2) is repealed.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL (b) Section 4074 (D.C.

(1)(a) Subsection (a) is(D.C. amended as follows:

(A)Official ParagraphCode (3)§ 38-283) is repealed.amended as follows:

(B)(1) Paragraph (4)(3) is amendedrepealed. to read as follows:

“(4)ENGROSSED ByORIGINAL June(2) 30Paragraph of(4) eachis year,amended publishto theread namesas andfollows: locations of licensed child development facilities with 50% or more eligible children enrolled and whether or not the facility participates in the CACF Program.”.

(2)“(4) SubsectionBy (c)June is30 repealed.of each year, publish the names and locations of licensed child development facilities with 50% or more eligible children enrolled, and whether or not the facility participates in the CACF Program.

the number of children who attend those facilities, the number of meals served during each meal service, average daily participation in meal service, and designation of childcare center versus DC (3) Subsection (c) is repealed.

13.12.

TheSection lead-in language of section 15c of the District of Columbia Nonresident Tuition Act, effective May 9, 2012 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-312.03), is amended by striking the phrase “within“30 30 days of July 31, 2012,2012” and on an annual basis thereafter” and inserting the phrase “annually“30 bydays Octoberafter 15”September in15, its2027”. place.

14.13.

15.14.

Section 504 of the EarlyRaising Childhoodthe Expectations for Education Outcomes Omnibus Act of 2012, effective June 19, 2012, (D.C.

(a)(1) Paragraph (2)(B)(3)(B) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase “;

and” in its place.

(b) Paragraph (3)(B) is amended by striking the phrase “;

(c)(2) Paragraph (4) is repealed.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL Sec.

16.15.

Official Code § 1-328.13), District agencies may enter into a sole-source, non-competitive grant agreements for up to $100,000 with the Partnership for agency research projects focused on education and workforce development that align with the Partnership’s research agenda.”.

16.

Section 502(c)(1) of the Sustainable DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2014, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C.

Law 20-142;

D.C.

Official Code § 38–825.02(c)(1)), is amended by striking the word “triennially” and inserting the word “biennially” in its place.

Sec.

Section 405(2) of The Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C.(D.C Law 18-209;

Law 18-209;

Official Code § 38-821.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:

(a) Section 208 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-822.08) is repealed.

(b) Section 405(2) (D.C.

(c) Section 502 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-825.02) is amended as follows:

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL (1) Subsection (a)(6) is amended by striking the phrase “certification as U.S.

Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools” and inserting the phrase “recognition for achievement in green and sustainable school initiatives” in its place.

(2) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the word “triennially” and inserting the word “biennially” in its place.

(3) Subsection (d) is amended as follows:

(A) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the word “shall” and inserting the word “may” in its place.

(B) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the word “shall” and inserting the word “may” in its place.

(d) Section 503(a)(8) (D.C.

Official Code § 38-825.03(a)(8)) is amended by striking the phrase “certification as U.S.

Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools” and inserting the phrase “recognition for achievement in green and sustainable school initiatives” in its place.

(e) Section 602(d) (D.C.

Official Code § 38-826.02(d)) is amended by striking the phrase “within 30 days of receipt.” and inserting the phrase “by March 15 of each year.” in its place.

(f) Section 701(c) (D.C.

Official Code § 38-827.01(c)) is repealed.

Section 404602(d) of theThe DistrictHealthy ofSchools ColumbiaAct Publicof Higher2010, Educationeffective ReorganizationJuly Act,27, approved2010 October(D.C 26,Law 197418-209; (88 Stat.

D.C.

Official Code §38-826.02(d)) is amended by striking the phrase “within 30 days of receipt.” and inserting the phrase “by March 15 of each year.” Sec.

19 Section 701(c) of The Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C Law 18-209;

D.C.

Official Code §38-827.01(c)) is repealed.

7 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL Sec.

20.

Section 404 of the District of Columbia Public Higher Education Reorganization Act, effective October 26, 1974, (88 Stat.

Official Code § 38-1204.04), is amended by striking the phrase “The Trustees shall make an annual report to the general public, Mayor, Council, and the CongressCongress” on December 31st of each year” and inserting the phrase “By“The December 31 of each year, the Trustees shall make public an annual report available to the general public, Mayor, and the Congress, and shall submit thean annual report to the Council”Council”. in its place.

19.21.

Section 7(2)7(b) of the Education Licensure Commission Act of 1976, effective April 6, 1977 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-1307(2)),38-1307(b)), is amended by striking the phrase “File with the Council and the Mayor quarterly reports” and inserting the phrase “Publish information on its website quarterly” in its place.

20.22 Section 2402(c) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, effective April 26, 1996 (110 Stat.

Section1321; 2402(c) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat.

1321-137;

21.23.

Section 111(c)3(b) of the PlacementState ofEducation StudentsOffice withEstablishment Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools Amendment Act of 2006,2000, effective MarchOctober 14,21, 20072000 (D.C.

Law 16-269;

D.C.

Official Code § 38-2561.11(c)), is repealed.

Sec.

22.

The State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, (D.C.

Official Code § 38-2601 et seq.) is amended as follows:

(a) Section 3(b) (D.C.

ENGROSSED ORIGINAL (1) Paragraph (28) is repealed.

(3) Paragraph (32)(33) is amended by striking the phraseperiod and inserting “;

and” andin insertingits aplace.(4) semicolonA innew itsparagraph place.(34) is added to read as follows:

(4)ENGROSSED ParagraphORIGINAL (33)“(34) isHave amendedthe byauthority strikingto theissue periodgrants, andfrom insertingfunds under its administration, to District of Columbia public schools or public charter schools, local education agencies, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, education service providers, or any other entity serving or supporting District learners for the phrasepurpose “;of increasing access to educational opportunities in the District.”.

and” in its place.

(5) New paragraphs (34) and (35) are to read as follows:

“(34) Have the authority to issue grants, from funds under its administration, to District of Columbia public schools or public charter schools, local education agencies, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, education service providers, or any other entity serving or supporting District learners for the purpose of increasing access to educational opportunities in the District;

and “(35) Have the authority to issue administrative subpoenas to obtain records and other information necessary to conduct residency and enrollment investigations.”.

(b) Section 7c(c)(2)(A) (D.C Official Code § 38-2609(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the phrase “and school levels shall be submitted to OSSE for the purpose of constructing, updating, or maintaining the EDW system” and inserting the phrase “coursework, curricula, and school levels shall be submitted to OSSE for the purpose of constructing, updating, or maintaining the EDW system or course-coding system” in its place.

23.24 Section 4025(b)(2) of the Higher Education Financial Aid Assistance Act of 2006, effective March 2, 2007 (D.C.

Section 4025(b) of the Higher Education Financial Aid Assistance Act of 2006, effective March 2, 2007 (D.C.

Official Code § 38-2734(b)),38-2734(b)(2)), is amendedrepealed. as follows:

(a) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “;

and” and inserting a period in its place.

(b) Paragraph (2) is repealed.

24.25.

SectionThe 1104 of the School-Based Budgeting and Accountability Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C.

Official Code §§38-2803) 38-2803), is amended as follows:

(a) TheParagraph lead-in1102a(d)(1)is language of subsection (b)(2A) is amended by striking the phraseword “every“updated” year Thereafter,” and inserting the phraseword “every“included”. year thereafter, excepting years when the 10- year Master Facilities Plan is published,” in its place.

(b) SubsectionParagraph (d)(1)1104(b)(2A) is amended by striking the wordphrase “updated”“every year thereafter” and inserting the wordphrase “included”“every inyear itsthereafter, place.excepting years when the 10- year Master Facilities Plan is published,”.

25.26.

Official Code § 38-2903(b)),38-2903(b)) is amended by striking the phrasephrase, “.“The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall publish the algorithm on its website.”.

The Office of the State ENGROSSED ORIGINAL SuperintendentSec. of Education shall publish the algorithm on its website.” and inserting a period in its place.

Sec.27.

26.

§§§§1209 1209 and 1211” and inserting the phrasephrase, “10 U.S.C.

(1) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the word “Five” and inserting the word Four”“Three” in its place.

(2) Paragraph (c)(2) is amended by striking the phrasenumber “3“3” times” and inserting the phraseword “one“one” time” in its place.

27.283.

Section 3 of the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021, effective March 2, 2022 (D.C.

Law 24- 85;

5-A DCMR § 137.5), is repealed.

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28.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review ENGROSSED ORIGINAL as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.

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