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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 source material does not provide specific details on how the act modifies the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 beyond adding a paragraph related to FAPE provision.

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections

This act amends existing laws to require the District of Columbia's Department of Corrections to provide free appropriate public education (FAPE) under federal and local law to individuals with disabilities aged 18 through their eligibility period while they are in custody or detained in secure facilities during school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends an act creating a Department of Corrections to add new responsibilities for providing special education.
  • Requires the Department of Corrections to provide free appropriate public education (FAPE) under federal and local law during school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
  • Specifies that this requirement applies to individuals with disabilities aged 18 through their eligibility period while in custody or detained in secure facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Individuals with disabilities aged 18 and older who are in the custody of the Department of Corrections or detained in secure facilities.
  • The District of Columbia's Department of Corrections, which must provide special education services during specified school years.

Terms To Know

Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Education provided by the government that meets federal and local standards for individuals with disabilities.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Federal law ensuring services to meet the unique needs of eligible children with disabilities in public schools and early childhood programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is temporary, set to expire after 225 days from its effective date.
  • It only applies during specific school years: 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

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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