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B26-0210 • 2025

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2025-04-18
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

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Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-18 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0042 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004548, Expires on Jul 10, 2025

  2. 2025-04-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-04-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0042, Expires on Jul 10, 2025

  4. 2025-04-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 22, 2025

  5. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0210 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT

ACT 26-42
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.
APRIL 11, 2025

‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,AnActTocreateaDepartmentofCorrectionsintheDistrictofColumbiaandtheCorrectionsOversightImprovementOmnibusAmendmentActof2022todesignatetheDepartmentofCorrectionsastheDistrictageneytoprovideafreeappropriatepubliceducationundertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationActandDistrictlawtocertainindividualsinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilities.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“SpecialEducationforYoungAdultsintheCustodyoftheDepartmentofCorrectionsEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”,
Sec.2.Section2(b)of An Act To createa DepartmentofCorrections inthe Districtof
Columbia, approved June 27, 1946 (60 Stat.320; D.C. OfficialCode § 24-211.02(b)),is
amendedasfollows:(a)Paragraph(9)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(b)Thefirstparagraph(10)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(©)Thesecondparagraph(10)isredesignatedasparagraph(11).(d)Thenewlyredesignatedparagraph(11)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase*;and”initsplace.(©)A newparagraph(12)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(12)Duringschoolyear2024-2025,provideafreeappropriatepubliceducation(“FAPE”)undertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,approvedApril13,1970(84Stat.175;20 U.S.C. § 1400 efseq.)(“IDEA”), and Districtlaw to individualswith disabilities
whoareinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilitiesfromtheageof18throughtheendoftheindividual'seligibilityforFAPEundertheIDEAandDistrictlaw.”.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Sec.3.Amendedsection2withinsection10(a)oftheCorrectionsOversightImprovementOmnibusAmendmentActof2022,effectiveApril21,2023(D.C.Law24-344;70DCR635),isamendedasfollows:(a)Paragraph(12)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“ and”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(b)Paragraph(13)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;and”initsplace.(©)Anewparagraph(14)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“(14)Duringschoolyear2024-2025,provideafreeappropriatepubliceducation(“FAPE”)undertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,approvedApril13,1970(84
Stat.175;20U.S.C.§1400etseq.)(“IDEA”),andDistrictlawtoindividualswithdisabilitieswhoareinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilitiesfromtheageof18throughtheendoftheindividual'seligibilityforFAPEundertheIDEAandDistrictlaw.”.

Sec.4.Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofApril12,2025.
Sec.5.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
See.6,Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectnolongerthan90
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

District of\Columbia
APPROVEDAPRIL 11, 2025
COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

[]ITEMONCONSENTCALENDAR,
[XJACTION FinalReading
[DC]VOTEDATE ‘April4,2025
[X]VOICEvoTE ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT
[JROLLCALLVOTE~Resut

CouncilMember[Aye[Nay[NV[AB[Rec|CounciMember[Aye[Nay[NV[AB[Rec|CounciMember
ChairmanMendelson]X Henderson| X Pinto
Allen x LewisGeorge| x R.White
Bonds x McDuffie x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Parker x
X-IndicateVote AB - Absent NV -Present,NotVoting Rec -Recused
CERTIFICATIONRECORDaR 4.SecretarytotheCouncil