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B26-0266 • 2025

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

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections 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
Pinto
Last action
2025-07-04
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not specify when exactly young adults stop being eligible for FAPE under IDEA and District law, only that it is during the school year of 2024-2025.

Special Education for Young Adults in DC Jails

This law requires the Department of Corrections to provide free and appropriate public education (FAPE) under federal and District laws to young adults with disabilities who are in their custody during the school year 2024-2025.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends an existing act to require the Department of Corrections to offer special education services to certain individuals.
  • Adds new responsibilities for the Department of Corrections to provide free and appropriate public education (FAPE) under federal and District laws to young adults with disabilities in their custody during the 2024-2025 school year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Young adults aged 18 and older who have disabilities and are in the custody of the Department of Corrections during the 2024-2025 school year.
  • The Department of Corrections, which must provide educational services to eligible individuals.

Terms To Know

Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Special education and related services provided at public expense under federal law for students with disabilities.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Federal law that ensures special education services are available to eligible children and youth with disabilities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act applies only during the school year of 2024-2025.
  • The exact number of young adults who will be affected by this requirement is not specified in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0084 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007525, Expires on Sep 23, 2025

  2. 2025-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0084, Expires on Sep 23, 2025

  3. 2025-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-06-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jun 25, 2025

  5. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0266 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 Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT
D.C. ACT 26-84
INTHE COUNCILOF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.
JUNE 25, 2025
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,AnActTocreateaDepartmentofCorrectionsintheDistrictofColumbiaandtheCorrectionsOversightImprovementOmnibusAmendmentActof2022todesignatetheDepartmentofCorrectionsastheDistrictagencytoprovideafreeappropriatepubliceducationundertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationActandDistrictlawtocertainindividualsinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilities.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“SpecialEducationforYoungAdultsintheCustodyoftheDepartmentofCorrectionsCongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section2(b)of An Act To createa Department of Correctionsinthe Districtof
Columbia,approvedJune27,1946(60Stat.320;D.C.OfficialCode§24-211.02(b)),isamendedasfollows:(a)Paragraph(9)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(b)Thefirstparagraph(10)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(©)Thesecondparagraph(10)isredesignatedasparagraph(11).(@)Paragraph(11)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;and”in
its place.
, (©)A newparagraph(12)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(12)Duringschoolyear2024-2025,provideafreeappropriatepubliceducation(CFAPE”)undertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,approvedApril13,1970(84Stat.175;20U.S.C.§1400etseq.)(“IDEA”),andDistrictlawtoindividualswithdisabilitieswhoareinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilitiesfromtheageof18throughtheendofthe individual’seligibilityforFAPE under the IDEA and Districtlaw.”.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Sec.3.Amendedsection2withinsection10(a)oftheCorrectionsOversightImprovementOmnibusAmendmentActof2022,effectiveApril21,2023(D.C.Law24-344:70DCR635),isamendedasfollows:(a)Paragraph(12)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicolonin
itsplace,(b)Paragraph(13)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;and”initsplace,(c)A newparagraph(14)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“(14)Duringschoolyear2024-2025,provideafreeappropriatepubliceducation(“PAPE”)undertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,approvedApril13,1970(84Stat.175;20U.S.C.§1400efseq.)(“IDEA”),andDistrictlawtoindividualswithdisabilitieswhoareinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilitiesfromtheageof18throughtheendoftheindividual'seligibilityforFAPEundertheIDEAandDistrictlaw.”.
Sec.4.Applicability.ThisactshallapplyasofMay30,2025.
Sec.5.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a)..
Sec.6,Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectnolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)of
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
theDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.Official
Code§1-204.12(a)).
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