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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.”.
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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
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theDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.Official
Code§1-204.12(a)).
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