Education Code Adjustments Amendment Act of 2025

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AN ACT

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To amend the Schools Modernization Amendment Act of 2005 to repeal an annual reporting
requirement; to amend the Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 to repeal an annual
reporting requirement; to amend the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth
Outcomes Establishment Act of 2016 to change the frequency of a reporting requirement;
to amend the District of Columbia Employees Child Care Facilities Act of 1986 to repeal
the establishment of the Child Care Bureau; to amend An Act To provide for compulsory
school attendance, for the taking of a school census in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes to focus attendance reporting on chronic absenteeism and attendance
outcomes; to amend the State Education Office Establishment Act to extend grantmaking
and certain administrative subpoena authority to the Office of the State Superintendent of
Education; to amend the Healthy Schools Act to repeal certain reporting requirements;
and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Education Code Adjustments Amendment Act of 2026”.

Sec. 2. Section 4046 of the Schools Modernization Amendment Act of 2005, effective
October 20, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-33; D.C. Official Code § 1-325.45), is repealed.

Sec. 3. Section 8 of the Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012, effective September 14,
2012 (D.C. Law 19-167; D. C. Official Code § 2-1535.07), is repealed.

Sec. 4. The Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes Establishment Act
of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-261; D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.01 et seq.), is
amended as follows:
(a) Section 4(a) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.03(a)) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “an annual” and inserting the
phrase “a biennial” in its place.
(2) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the phrase “an annual” and inserting the
phrase “a biennial” in its place.
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(b) The lead-in language of section 5(g) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.04(g)) is amended
by striking the phrase “November 1” and inserting the phrase “December 15” in its place.
(c) Section 8(a) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.07(a)) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “an annual” and inserting the
phrase “a biennial” in its place.
(2) Paragraph (2)(B) is amended by striking the phrase “the annual” and inserting
the phrase “the biennial” in its place.

Sec. 5. Section 3 of the District of Columbia Employees Child Care Facilities Act of
1986, effective February 24, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-169; D.C. Official Code § 4-902), is repealed.

Sec. 6. Section 21a(g)(1) of the Child Development Facilities Regulation Act of 1998,
effective September 23, 2017 (D.C. Law 22-21; D.C. Official Code § 7-2051(g)(1)), is amended
to read as follows:
“(g)(1) Beginning in 2027, DOEE, in consultation with OSSE, shall provide to the
Mayor, the Council, and the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission, no later than June 30 of
every other year, a biannual report on child development facility compliance with this section.”.

Sec. 7. The Public School Enrollment Census Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999
(D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code § 38-159), is repealed.

Sec. 8. Section 2 of Article II of An Act To provide for compulsory school attendance,
for the taking of a school census in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved
February 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 806; D.C. Official Code § 38-203), is amended as follows:
(a) Subsection (i) is amended to read as follows:
“(i) Within 60 days after the end of a school year, each public, independent, private, or
parochial school shall report to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and make
publicly available, the following data for each school or campus under its authority based on the
preceding school year:
“(1) The number of minors, categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for
ungraded schools, who had unexcused absences for:
“(A) One to 5 days;
“(B) Six to 10 days;
“(C) Eleven to 20 days; and
“(D) Twenty-one or more days;
“(2) The work of the school-based student support teams in reducing unexcused
absences, including:
“(A) The number of students who were referred to a school-based student
support team;
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“(B) The number of students who met with a school-based student support
team;
“(C) A summary of the action plans and strategies implemented by the
school-based student support team to eliminate or ameliorate unexcused absences;
“(D) The number of students whose attendance rate improved after referral
to a school-based student support team in the following quarter of that school year;
“(E) A summary of the services utilized by students to reduce unexcused
absences; and
“(F) A summary of the common barriers to implementing the
recommendations of the school-based student support team;
“(3) The number of minors, categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for
ungraded schools, that the school reported to the Child and Family Services Agency pursuant to
section 2(b)(1)(B) of An Act To provide for the mandatory reporting by physicians and
institutions in the District of Columbia of certain physical abuse of children, approved November
6, 1966 (80 Stat. 1354; D.C. Official Code § 4-1321.02(b)(1)(B)).
“(4) The number of minors categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for
ungraded schools, that the school referred to the Court Social Services Division of the Family
Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for truancy;
“(5) The number of minors, categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for
ungraded schools, who were chronically absent;
“(6) The total number of minors, categorized by grade, or equivalent grouping for
ungraded schools; and
“(7) The policy on absences, including defined categories of valid excuses, that it
used.”.
(b) A new subsection (l) is added to read as follows:
“(l) Beginning in 2026, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall maintain
a public dashboard that tracks attendance data for each school in the District of Columbia Public
Schools system and each public charter school, which shall:
“(1) Be updated monthly to reflect the rate of chronically truant and chronically
absent students for that school year;
“(2) Provide historical data for a comparable reporting period; and
“(3) Be filterable by grade level and ward of school.”.

Sec. 9. Section 4072(b) of the Attendance Zone Boundaries Act of 2013, effective
December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 38-221(b)), is amended as follows:
(a) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “and examination” and
inserting the phrase “an examination” in its place.
(b) Paragraph (3)(E) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in
its place.
(c) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows:
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“(4) Student population trends and academic offerings available across DCPS and
the public charter school sector and implications for school planning, openings, and closings in
both sectors.”.

Sec. 10. Title II of the Attendance Accountability Amendment Act of 2013, effective
August 25, 2018 (D. C. Law 22-157; D.C. Official Code § 38-236.01 et seq.), is amended as
follows:
(a) Section 206(d) (D.C. Official Code § 38-236.06(d)) is repealed.
(b) Section 208 (D.C. Official Code § 38-236.08) is repealed.
(c) Section 209(d) (D.C. Official Code § 38-236.09(d)) is amended to read as follows:
“(d)(1) By December 15 of each year, beginning in 2016, OSSE shall publicly report on
the data provided by local education agencies pursuant to subsection (b) of this section during
the preceding school year, including a relevant trend analysis.
“(2) Beginning in 2026 and every 5 years thereafter, OSSE shall submit, as an
addendum to the annual report required by paragraph (1) of this subsection, an assessment of the
longer-term impact of District disciplinary policies and practices pursuant to this title and
provide recommendations for further action by the Council, executive branch, or schools.”.

Sec. 11. Title I of the Pre-k Enhancement and Expansion Amendment Act of 2008,
effective July 18, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-202; D.C. Official Code § 38-271.01 et seq.), is amended
as follows:
(a) Section 103 (D.C. Official Code § 38-271.03) is repealed.
(b) Section 104 (D.C. Official Code § 38-271.04) is amended as follows:
(1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “December
30 of each year, beginning in 2008, a” and inserting the phrase “May 15 of each year, a” in its
place.
(2) Paragraph (1) is repealed.
(c) Section 105(a) (D.C. Official Code § 38-271.05(a)) is amended as follows:
(1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “December
30 of each year, beginning in 2009,” and inserting the phrase “May 15 of each year” in its place.
(2) A new paragraph (2A) is added to read as follows:
“(2A) Benchmarks by which to measure annual achievements within the pre-k-
education system;”.

Sec. 12. The Healthy Tots Act of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-155;
D.C. Official Code § 38-281 et seq.), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 4073(d) (D.C. Official Code § 38-282(d)) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a period
in its place.
(2) Paragraph (2) is repealed.
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(b) Section 4074 (D.C. Official Code § 38-283) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows:
(A) Paragraph (3) is repealed.
(B) Paragraph (4) is amended to read as follows:
“(4) By June 30 of each year, publish the names and locations of licensed child
development facilities with 50% or more eligible children enrolled and whether or not the facility
participates in the CACF Program.”.
(2) Subsection (c) is repealed.

Sec. 13. The lead-in language of section 15c of the District of Columbia Nonresident
Tuition Act, effective May 9, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-126; D.C. Official Code § 38-312.03), is
amended by striking the phrase “within 30 days of July 31, 2012, and on an annual basis
thereafter” and inserting the phrase “annually by October 15” in its place.

Sec. 14. Section 3 of the District of Columbia Board of Education Leasing Authority Act
of 1982, effective September 29, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-158; D.C. Official Code § 38-401.01), is
repealed.

Sec. 15. Section 504 of the Early Childhood Education Act 2012, effective June 19, 2012,
(D.C. Law 19-142; D.C. Official Code § 38-755.04), is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph (2)(B) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the
phrase “; and” in its place.
(b) Paragraph (3)(B) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a
period in its place.
(c) Paragraph (4) is repealed.

Sec. 16. Section 103 of the District of Columbia Education Research Practice Partnership
Establishment Act of 2018, effective March 28, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-268; D.C. Official Code §
38-785.02), is amended by adding a new subsection (e) to read as follows:
“(e) Notwithstanding section 1094 of the Grant Administration Act of 2013,
effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.13), District agencies
may enter into sole-source, non-competitive grant agreements for up to $100,000 with the
Partnership for agency research projects focused on education and workforce development that
align with the Partnership’s research agenda.”.

Sec. 17. The Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-209;
D.C. Official Code § 38-821.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 208 (D.C. Official Code § 38-822.08) is repealed.
(b) Section 405(2) (D.C. Official Code § 38-824.05(2)) is repealed.
(c) Section 502 (D.C. Official Code § 38-825.02) is amended as follows:
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(1) Subsection (a)(6) is amended by striking the phrase “certification as U.S.
Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools” and inserting the phrase “recognition for
achievement in green and sustainable school initiatives” in its place.
(2) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the word “triennially” and inserting the
word “biennially” in its place.
(3) Subsection (d) is amended as follows:
(A) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the word “shall” and
inserting the word “may” in its place.
(B) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the word “shall” and inserting
the word “may” in its place.
(d) Section 503(a)(8) (D.C. Official Code § 38-825.03(a)(8)) is amended by striking the
phrase “certification as U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools” and inserting the
phrase “recognition for achievement in green and sustainable school initiatives” in its place.
(e) Section 602(d) (D.C. Official Code § 38-826.02(d)) is amended by striking the phrase
“within 30 days of receipt.” and inserting the phrase “by March 15 of each year.” in its place.
(f) Section 701(c) (D.C. Official Code § 38-827.01(c)) is repealed.

Sec. 18. Section 404 of the District of Columbia Public Higher Education Reorganization
Act, approved October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1430; D.C. Official Code § 38-1204.04), is amended
by striking the phrase “The Trustees shall make an annual report to the general public, Mayor,
Council, and the Congress on December 31st of each year” and inserting the phrase “By
December 31 of each year, the Trustees shall make public an annual report available to the
general public, Mayor, and the Congress, and shall submit the report to the Council” in its place.

Sec. 19. Section 7(2) of the Education Licensure Commission Act of 1976, effective
April 6, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-104; D.C. Official Code § 38-1307(2)), is amended by striking the
phrase “File with the Council and the Mayor quarterly reports” and inserting the phrase “Publish
information on its website quarterly” in its place.

Sec. 20. Section 2402(c) of the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995,
approved April 26, 1996 (110 Stat. 1321-137; D.C. Official Code § 38-1804.02(c)), is amended
by striking the phrase “December 31” and inserting the phrase “March 15” in its place.

Sec. 21. Section 111(c) of the Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic
Schools Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-269; D.C. Official
Code § 38-2561.11(c)), is repealed.

Sec. 22. The State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21,
2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code § 38-2601 et seq.) is amended as follows:
(a) Section 3(b) (D.C. Official Code § 38-2602(b)) is amended as follows:
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(1) Paragraph (28) is repealed.
(2) Paragraph (30A) is repealed.
(3) Paragraph (32) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a
semicolon in its place.
(4) Paragraph (33) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “;
and” in its place.
(5) New paragraphs (34) and (35) are to read as follows:
“(34) Have the authority to issue grants, from funds under its administration, to
District of Columbia public schools or public charter schools, local education agencies,
institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations,
education service providers, or any other entity serving or supporting District learners for the
purpose of increasing access to educational opportunities in the District; and
“(35) Have the authority to issue administrative subpoenas to obtain records and
other information necessary to conduct residency and enrollment investigations.”.
(b) Section 7c(c)(2)(A) (D.C Official Code § 38-2609(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
the phrase “and school levels shall be submitted to OSSE for the purpose of constructing,
updating, or maintaining the EDW system” and inserting the phrase “coursework, curricula, and
school levels shall be submitted to OSSE for the purpose of constructing, updating, or
maintaining the EDW system or course-coding system” in its place.

Sec. 23. Section 4025(b) of the Higher Education Financial Aid Assistance Act of 2006,
effective March 2, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-192; D.C. Official Code § 38-2734(b)), is amended as
follows:
(a) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a period in its
place.
(b) Paragraph (2) is repealed.

Sec. 24. Section 1104 of the School-Based Budgeting and Accountability Act of 1998,
effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code § 38-2803), is amended as
follows:
(a) The lead-in language of subsection (b)(2A) is amended by striking the phrase “every
year Thereafter,” and inserting the phrase “every year thereafter, excepting years when the 10-
year Master Facilities Plan is published,” in its place.
(b) Subsection (d)(1) is amended by striking the word “updated” and inserting the word
“included” in its place.

Sec. 25. Section 104(b) of the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools
and Public Charter Schools Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-207; D.C.
Official Code § 38-2903(b)), is amended by striking the phrase “. The Office of the State
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Superintendent of Education shall publish the algorithm on its website.” and inserting a period in
its place.

Sec. 26. The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Establishment Act of 2012, effective May 1, 2013 (D.C Law 19-304; D.C. Official Code § 49-
1101.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 4(1) (D.C. Official Code § 49-1101.03(1)) is amended by striking the phrase
“10 U.S.C. §§ 1209 and 1211” and inserting the phrase “10 U.S.C. Chapters 1209 and 1211” in
its place.
(b) Section 21 (D.C. Official Code § 49-1101.20) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the word “Five” and inserting the word
Four” in its place.
(2) Paragraph (c)(2) is amended by striking the phrase “3 times” and inserting the
phrase “one time” in its place.

Sec. 27. Section 3 of the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early
Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021, effective March 2, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-
85; 5-A DCMR § 137.5), is repealed.

Sec. 28. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code§ 1-301.47a).

Sec. 29. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional review

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as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)).

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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor
District of Columbia