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B26-0062 • 2025

Board of Trustees Training Amendment Act of 2025

Board of Trustees Training Amendment Act of 2025

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Henderson
Last action
2025-09-19
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact start date depends on when the Chief Financial Officer certifies that the cost is included in an approved budget, which may differ from the general effective date listed in metadata.

Board of Trustees Training Amendment Act of 2025

This law requires members of public charter school Boards of Trustees in Washington, D.C., to complete annual training on best practices for school board governance.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires all Board of Trustee members at public charter schools to finish approved governance training every year starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
  • Mandates that new trustees complete an initial training course within 90 days after they are elected or appointed.
  • Directs the Office of the State Superintendent, in coordination with the Board, to offer this training at no cost to schools or their board members.
  • Sets specific topics for the training, including school accountability systems, hiring and evaluating leaders, managing money, nonprofit governance duties like being a fiduciary, and legal responsibilities under federal and District laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of Boards of Trustees for public charter schools in Washington, D.C.
  • The Office of the State Superintendent, which must coordinate with the Board to offer training programs.

Terms To Know

Board of Trustees
A group of people who govern a public charter school and make major decisions for it.
Fiduciary
Someone with a legal duty to manage money or property carefully on behalf of another person or organization, as mentioned in the training topics.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only takes effect after its cost is included in an approved budget and financial plan.
  • The specific dates for when annual training must happen are not listed, other than the requirement to complete it annually and within 90 days for new members.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-19 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0038, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010162

  2. 2025-07-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-07-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0112 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008156

  4. 2025-07-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2025-07-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0112

  6. 2025-07-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 24, 2025

  7. 2025-07-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-06-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  10. 2025-05-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0062 by the Committee of the Whole

  11. 2025-03-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0062 View Public Hearing Record

  12. 2025-02-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  13. 2025-02-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary

  14. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  15. 2025-01-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0062 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  16. 2025-01-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0062 Introduced by Councilmember Henderson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Board of Trustees Training Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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[ROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT,
D.C. ACT 26-112
INTHECOUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
JULY 21,2025
‘ToamendtheDistrictofColumbiaSchoolReformActof1995torequiremembersofaBoardof
‘Trusteesofa publiccharterschooltocompletetrainingprogramsonbestpracticesforschoolboardgovernance.
BE ITENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay be citedasthe“Boardof TrusteesTrainingAmendment Actof 2025”.

Sec.2.SubtitleBoftheDistrictofColumbiaSchoolReformActof1995,approvedApril
26,1996(110Stat,1321-115;D.C.OfficialCode§38-1802.01etseg.),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Section2205(D.C.OfficialCode§38-1802.05)isamendedbyaddinganewsubsection(f)toreadasfollows:““(f)TheBoardofTrusteesofapubliccharterschoolshallcompleteschoolgovernancetrainingconsistentwiththerequirementsofsection2214(k).”.
(b)Section2214(DCOfficialCode§38-1802.14)isamendedbyaddinganew
subsection(k)toreadasfollows:“(k)Schoolgovernancemandatorytraining.—(1)BeginninginSchoolYear2026-2027,theBoardshall,incoordinationwiththeOfficeoftheStateSuperintendentasappropriate,offergovernancetrainingtoallpublic
charterschoolBoardsofTrusteesatnocosttoapubliccharterschooloritsBoardofTrustees
members.TheBoardshallrequireeachmemberofapubliccharterschoolBoardofTrusteesto
successfullycompleteanapprovedstructuredtrainingofferedpursuanttothissubsection
annuallyandshallrequireanewlyelectedorappointedmemberofapubliccharterschoolBoard
ofTrusteestocompleteaninitialtrainingwithin90daysafterthemember'selectionor
appointmenttotheBoardofTrustees.TheBoardshalldesignatewhichtopicsidentifiedin
paragraph(2)ofthissubsectionarerequiredforamember'sinitialtrainingandwhicharerequiredfortherefreshertraining.(2) Ata minimum, thetrainingofferedpursuantto thissubsectionshallinclude
trainingon: “(A)TheStateandAuthorizerAcademicAccountabilitySystem;
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“(B)Hiring,management,andevaluationofpubliccharterschoolleadership; “(C)Organizationalfiscalmanagement;“(D)Nonprofitandpubliccharterschoolgovernance,includingtheroleof
afiduciary;
“(E)Obligationsofa charterschoolandtheresponsibilitiesof schoolgoverningbodyunderfederalandDistrictlawsandregulations;and“(F)UpdatestorelevantfederalandDistrictlawsandregulations.“(3)Thetrainingofferedpursuanttothissubsectionmaybeadministeredthroughanymodalitythatensuresaccessibilityandeffectiveparticipation,asdeterminedbytheBoard,”
Sec.3.Applicability.(a)Thisactshallapplyuponthedateofinclusionofitsfiscaleffectinanapproved
budgetandfinancialplan.(b)TheChiefFinancialOfficershallcertifythedateoftheinclusionofthefiscaleffectin
anapprovedbudgetandfinancialplanandprovidenoticetotheBudgetDirectoroftheCouncilofthecertification.(O\(1)TheBudgetDirectorshallcausethenoticeofthecertificationtobepublishedintheDistrictofColumbiaRegister.(2)Thedateofpublicationofthenoticeofthecertificationshallnotaffectthe
applicabilityofthisact.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
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DistrictofColumbiaAPPROVED
JULY 21, 2025

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