District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0218 — Pilot Truancy Reduction Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0131, Effective from Jun 03, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006615

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 02, 2025. Enacted.

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The bill has been amended to formalize an emergency resolution for establishing a truancy pilot program that directs unexcused absences to the Department of Human Services (DHS). This legislation is important because it ensures that the temporary pilot, aimed at improving student attendance and outcomes, can continue operating until a final report on its effectiveness is completed on August 15, 2025. Additionally, it emphasizes the funding already allocated for truancy prevention.

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_____________________ Chairman Phil Mendelson 4 6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To declare an emergency with respect to the need to direct the Mayor to establish a truancy pilot for the purpose of referring students with unexcused absences to the Department of Human Services and documenting attendance and academic outcomes of students receiving interventions from the Department of Human Services.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-131 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA June 3, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to direct the Mayor to establish a truancy pilot for the purpose of referring students with unexcused absences to the Department of Human Services and documenting attendance and academic outcomes of students receiving interventions from the Department of Human Services.
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCILOF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Pilot Truancy Reduction Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025.” Sec.
RESOLVED, BYTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Pilot Truancy Reduction Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.
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On July 9, 2024, the Council passed the Pilot Truancy Reduction Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (“emergency act”) followed by passage of the Pilot Truancy Reduction Temporary Amendment Act of 2024 on September 7, 2024 (“temporary act”).
On July 9, 2024, the Council passed the Pilot Truancy Reduction Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, effective July 23, 2024 (D.C.
(b) The emergency and temporary act sought to test the effectiveness of the Mayor’s proposal to redirect truancy referrals in our schools to DHS through a one-year, 5-school pilot program.
Act 25-529;
71 DCR 9599) (“emergency act”), followed by passage, on September 17, 2024, of the Pilot Truancy Reduction Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, effective November 27, 2024 (D.C.
Law 25-228;
71 DCR 12352) (“temporary act”).
(b) The emergency and temporary acts sought to test the effectiveness of the Mayor’s proposal to redirect truancy referrals in our schools to DHS through a one-year, 5-school pilot program.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the “Truancy Reduction Emergency Amendment Act of 2025” be adopted after a single reading.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Pilot Truancy Reduction Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0131, Effective from Jun 03, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006615

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0131

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR26-0218 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

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PR 26-0218 is sponsored by Phil Mendelson.
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