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B26-0349 • 2025

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

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Second Temporary 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
2026-02-27
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the law expires after 225 days of taking effect but does not explicitly state a calendar expiration date like September 11, 2026; that date appears only in metadata and may be an estimate.

Special Education for Young Adults in D.C. Corrections (2025 Temporary Amendment)

This law requires the District of Columbia Department of Corrections to provide special education services to young adults with disabilities held in its secure facilities during school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the Department of Corrections as the agency responsible for providing free appropriate public education (FAPE) to certain individuals with disabilities in its custody.
  • Requires this special education service during school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 only.
  • Applies federal law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and District laws to these services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Individuals with disabilities who are in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
  • People detained in secure facilities operated by the Department of Corrections from age 18 until they no longer qualify for special education under IDEA or District law.
  • The D.C. Department of Corrections, which must provide these services.

Terms To Know

FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education; a legal requirement for schools to teach students with disabilities at no cost and in a way that meets their specific needs.
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; the federal law that guarantees special education services to eligible children and young adults.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This requirement expires after 225 days from when it takes effect.
  • The law only covers school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026; it does not guarantee services beyond that time.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0082, Effective from Jan 29, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002672, Expires on Sep 11, 2026

  2. 2025-12-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0164 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013866

  3. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  4. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0164

  5. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025

  7. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-09-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0349 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0349 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 Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-164
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OCTOBER 23, 2025

‘Toamend,onatemporarybasis,AnActTocreateaDepartmentofCorrectionsintheDistrictofColumbiaandtheCorrectionsOversightImprovementOmnibusAmendmentActof2022
todesignatetheDepartmentofCorrectionsastheDistrictagencytoprovideafreeappropriatepubliceducationundertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationActandDistrictlawtocertainindividualsinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedasthe“SpecialEducationforYoung AdultsintheCustodyof theDepartment of
CorrectionsSecond Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”.
Sec.2.Section2(b)ofAnActTocreateaDepartmentofCorrectionsintheDistrictof
Columbia,approvedJune27,1946(60Stat.320;D.C.OfficialCode§24-211.02(b)),isamendedasfollows:(a)Paragraph(9)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicolonin
itsplace,(b)Thefirstparagraph(10)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingasemicolon
intsplace.(c)Thesecondparagraphisredesignatedasparagraph(11).(d)Paragraph(11)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;and”in
itsplace.(©)A newparagraph(12)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“(12)Duringschoolyears2024-2025and2025-2026,provideafreeappropriatepubliceducation(“FAPE”)undertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,approvedApril13,1970(84Stat.175;20U.S.C.§1400etseq.)(“IDEA”),andDistrictlaw,toindividuals
withdisabilitieswhoareinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilitiesfromtheageof18throughtheendoftheindividual’seligibilityforFAPEundertheIDEAandDistrictlaw.”.
Sec.3.Amendatory section2 withinsection10(a)of theCorrectionsOversight
Improvement Omnibus Amendment Actof 2022, effectiveApril21,2023 (D.C. Law 24-344;70
DCR 635),isamended as follows:

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(a)Paragraph(12)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertingasemicoloninitsplace.(b)Paragraph(13)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;and”initsplace.(c)A newparagraph(14)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(14)Duringschoolyears2024-2025and2025-2026,provideafreeappropriatepubliceducation(“FAPE”)undertheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,approvedApril13,1970(84Stat.175;20U.S.C.§1400etseq.)(“IDEA”),andDistrictlaw,toindividualswithdisabilitieswhoareinitscustodyanddetainedinitssecurefacilitiesfromtheageof18throughtheendoftheindividual’seligibilityforFAPEundertheIDEAandDistrictlaw.”.
Sec.4,Fiscalimpactstatement.
The CounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudget Directorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006 (120 Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda60-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(2)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(2)).
(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
DiJee‘Chairman
CounciloftheDistrictof Columbia
MayorDistrictofColumbiaAPPROVED
OCTOBER23, 2025 2

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