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B26-0004 • 2025

Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Children Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2025-02-07
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on what happens if facilities do not comply with the new salary requirements.

Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act updates the minimum salaries that child development facilities must pay assistant and lead teachers starting in January 2025 to participate in the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the DayCarePolicyActof1979toincludechangesinminimumsalariesforassistantandleadteachersstartingfromJanuary1,2025.
  • Establishes new minimum salaries for assistant teachers based on their credentials starting from January 1, 2025.
  • Sets higher minimum salaries for lead teachers depending on their qualifications and education level.
  • Requires child development facilities to use funds from the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund to pay these updated minimum salaries.
  • Directs the Department to provide guidance to help facilities align with new salary requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Child development facilities in Washington, D.C.
  • Assistant and lead teachers working at child development facilities
  • The Department responsible for issuing guidelines

Terms To Know

CDA
A Child Development Associate credential recognized by the Council for Professional Recognition.
Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program
A program that aims to ensure fair pay for early childhood educators based on their qualifications and experience.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is effective for no longer than 90 days, after which it will expire unless further action is taken.
  • It does not specify what happens if facilities do not comply with the new salary requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0001 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001126, Expires on Apr 29, 2025

  2. 2025-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-01-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0001, Expires on Apr 29, 2025

  4. 2025-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 06, 2025

  5. 2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0004 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT.
D.C. ACT 26-1
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JANUARY 29, 2025
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,theDayCarePolicyActof1979toupdatetheminimumsalarieschilddevelopmentfacilitiesmustpayassistantandleadteachersbeginninginJanuary2025toparticipateintheEarlyChildhoodEducatorPayEquityProgram.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“EarlyChildhoodEducatorPayScalesCongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendment Act of 2025”.
Sec.2.TheDayCarePolicyActof1979,effectiveSeptember19,1979(D.C.Law3-16:D.C.OfficialCode§4-401efseq.),isamendedasfollows:(a)Section2(D.C.OfficialCode§4-401)isamendedasfollows:(1)Paragraph(1)(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“anexpandedchilddevelopmenthome”andinsertingthephrase“achilddevelopmenthomeoranexpandedchilddevelopmenthome”initsplace.(2)Paragraph(1D)isamendedtoreadasfollows:“(1D) The term “CDA” means a childdevelopment associatecredential
recognizedbytheCouncilforProfessionalRecognitionandacceptedbytheDepartmenttodemonstratecompetencyasacaregiverforyoungchildrenorastate-awardedcertificatethatmeetsorexceedstherequirementsforachilddevelopmentassociatecredential,asdefinedbytheDepartment.”.
(3)Paragraph(4B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“education.”andinserting
thephrase“educationorarelatedfield,asidentifiedbytheDepartment'sregulationsgoverningthequalificationsofchilddevelopmentfacilityleadteachersandassistantteachers.”initsplace.(b)Section 11b (D.C. OfficialCode § 4-410.02)isamended as follows:
(1)Subsection(b)isamendedtoreadasfollows:“(b)FromOctober1,2024,throughDecember31,2024,childdevelopmentfacilitiesthatenterorhaveenteredintoacontractoragreementwiththeDepartmenttoreceivemoniesfrom

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
theEarlyChildhoodEducatorPayEquityFundshallusesuchmoniestopay,atminimum,the
salariesforassistantandleadteacherslistedintables1and2ofthissubsection:

|Table1:AssistantTeacher Minimum Salaries

CredentialLevel inimum salary
[Lessthana CDA $43,865/year
(CDA $51,006/year
[Associate $54,262/year

Table2:Lead Teacher Minimum Salaries

(CredentialLevel Minimumsalary
(CDA or 48 credithourswithgreaterthan}
wrequalto 15 credithoursinECE
[854,262/year

[AssociateinECEorAssociatewithlgreaterthanorequalto24credithoursinECE
[563,838/year

[Bachelor'sinECE or Bachelor’swith
jgreaterthanorequalto24 credithours
[875,103/year

jinECE.
(2)New subsections(b-1)and (b-2)are added to read as follows:
“(b-1)BeginningJanuary1,2025,childdevelopmentfacilitiesthatenterorhaveenteredintoacontractoragreementwiththeDepartmenttoreceivemoniesfromtheEarlyChildhoodEducatorPayEquityFundshallusesuchmoniestopay,atminimum,thesalariesforassistantandleadteacherslistedintables|and2ofthissubsection:

Table1:AssistantTeacherMinimum Salaries

CredentialLevel [MinimumSalary
ENROLLED ORIGINAL

CDA $51,006/year($24,52/hour)
Associatedegreeorhigheror60hoursofcollege-level '$54,262/yearcourseworkinanyfield ($26.09/hour)

Table 2:Lead TeacherMinimum Salaries

CredentialLevel MinimumSalaryChilddevelopmentcenterteacherorexpandedchilddevelopment| $51,006/yearhomecaregiverwithaCDA (24.52/hour)
ChilddevelopmenthomecaregiverwithaCDA $54,262/year($26.09/hour)
AssociateinECE;associatewithatleast12credithoursinECE;| $63,838/year60collegecredithourswithatleast12credithoursinECE ($30.69/hour)
Bachelor’sorhigherinECE;orBachelor’swithatleast12eredit_|$75,103/year
hoursinECE ($36.11/hour)
“(b-2)TheDepartmentshallissueguidancetoassistchilddevelopmentfacilitieswithaligningtheminimumsalaryrequirementsinsubsections(b)and(b-1)ofthissectionwiththequalificationsforchilddevelopmentfacilityassistantandleadteachersithasestablishedbyregulation.”.
(3)Subsection(¢)(1)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Tables1and2to”andinsertingthephrase“tables1and2insubsection(b-l)ofthissectionto”initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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APPROVED
January29,2025
COUNCILOF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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