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ToamendAnActToprovideforcompulsoryschoolattendancetofocus
ChairmanPhilMendelson
ABILL
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
‘tendancereportingon
chronicabsenteeismand attendanceoutcomes;to amend and revisereporting
requirementsinTitle38oftheD.COfficialCode;toamendDistrictofColumbia
EducationResearchPracticePartnershipEstablishmentAct toallow theResearch
PracticePartnershiptocontractdirectlywithDC Governmentagencies;toamend The
InterstateCompact on EducationalOpportunityforMilitaryChildrenEstablishmentAct
pertherequestoftheMilitaryInterstateChildren’sCompactCommission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“EducationCode AdjustmentsAmendment Act of 2025”,
Sec.2.Section5(g)of The Officeof Out of School Time Grantsand Youth Outcomes
EstablishmentActof2016,effectiveApril7,2017(D.C.Law21-261,D.C.OfficialCode§2-
1555.04),isamendedbystrikingthephrase“November1”andinsertingthephrase“December
15”initsplace.
Sec.3.The PublicSchool EnrollmentCensus Act of 1998,effectiveMarch 26, 1999
(D.C.Law 12-175,D.C. OfficialCode § 38-159),isrepealed.
Sec.4. Section2 of An Act To provideforcompulsory schoolattendance,forthetaking
ofaschoolcensusintheDistrictofColumbia,andforotherpurposes,approvedFebruary4,
1925 (43 Stat.806; D.C. OfficialCode § 38-203),isamended as follows:
(a)Subsection(i)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subparagraph(A-i)isamendedasfollows:
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(A)Inthelead-inlanguage,strikethephrase“unexcusedabsences”and
inserttheword“absences”initsplace.
(B)Sub-subparagraph(ii)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
“(ii)Thenumberofstudentswhoseattendancerateimprovedafter
referraltoaschool-basedstudentsupportteaminthatschoolyear.”.
(2)Subparagraph(B-i)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“;and”andinsertinga
semicoloninitsplace.
(3)Subparagraph(C)isamendedbystrikingtheperiodandinsertingthephrase“;
and”initsplace.
(4)A newsubparagraph(D)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(D)Thenumberofstudentswhoexperiencedchronicabsenteeism.”.
(8)Subsection(k)isamendedbystrikingthephrase"November30"andinsertingthe
phrase"October1"initsplace.
Sec.5Section4072(b)oftheAttendanceZoneBoundariesActof2013,effective
December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. OfficialCode § 38-221), isamended by strikingthe
phrase,“DistrictofColumbiaPublicSchools("DCPS")”andinsertingthephrase“Districtof
Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) and public charterschool” in itsplace.
Sec.6ThePre-kEnhancementandExpansionAmendmentActof2008,effectiveJuly
18,2008 (D.C. Law 17-202; D.C. OfficialCode § 38-271.01 etseq.),isamended as follows:
(a)Section104(1)(D.C.OfficialCode§38-271.04(1))isrepealed.
(b)Section105(a)(D.C.OfficialCode§38-271.05(a))isamendedbystrikingthe
"December 30" and insertingthephrase"Annually"
splace.
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Sec.7.Section4074(a)(4)of theHealthyTots Actof 2014, effectiveFebruary26,2015
(D.C.Law20-15:
38-283),isrepealed.
Sec.8.Section15¢oftheDistrictofColumbiaNonresidentTuitionAct,effectiveMay9,
2012(D.C.Law19-126;D.C.OfficialCode§38-312.03),isamendedbystrikingthephrase“30
daysofJuly31,2012”andinsertingthephrase“30daysafterSeptember15,2026”.
Sec.9.Section103oftheDistrictofColumbiaEducationResearchPracticePartnership
EstablishmentActof2018,effectiveMarch28,2019(D.C.Law22-268;D.C.OfficialCode§
38-785.02), isamended by adding a new subsection(e)to read as follows:
“(e)Notwithstandingsection1094of theGrant AdministrationAct of 2013,
effectiveDecember24,2013(D.C.Law20-61;D.C.OfficialCode§1-328.13),Districtagencies
mayenterintoasole-source,non-competitivegrantagreementsforupto$100,000withthe
Partnershipforagencyresearchprojectsfocusedoneducationandworkforcedevelopmentthat
alignwiththePartnership’sresearchagenda.”.
Sec.10,Section502oftheSustainableDC OmnibusAmendmentActof2014,effective
July27,2010(D.C.Law20-142;D.C.OfficialCode§38-825.02(a)(1)),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Subsection(a)(1)isamendedbystrikingtheword“triennially”andinserting
theword“biennially”initsplace.
(b)Subsection(c)isamendedbystrikingtheword“triennially”andinsertingthe
word“biennially”initsplace.
Sec.11.Subsection602(d)oftheHealthySchoolsActof2010,effectiveJuly27,2010
(D.C. Law 18-209; D.C. OfficialCode § 38-826.02(d)),isamended by strikingthe phrase
“within30 days of receipt”and insertingtheword “quarterly”initsplace.
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Sec.12,Section4025oftheHigherEducationFinancialAidAssistanceActof2006,
effectiveMarch2,2007(D.C.Law16-192;D.C.OfficialCode§38-2734),isrepealed.
Sec.13,Section1104(b)(2A)oftheSchoolBasedBudgetingandAccountabilityActof
1998,approvedMarch26,1999(D.C.LawD.C.Law12-175;D.C.OfficialCode§38-2803),is
amendedbystrikingthephrase“everyyearthereafter”andinsertingthephrase“everyyear
thereafter,excepting years when the 10-yearMaster FacilitiesPlan ispublished,”.
Sec.14.TheInterstateCompactonEducationalOpportunityforMilitaryChildren
EstablishmentActof2012,effectiveMay1,2013(D.CLaw19-304;D.C.OfficialCode§49-
1101.01efseq.),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Section4(1)(D.C.OfficialCode§49-1101.03(1))isamendedbystrikingthephrase
“10U.S.C.§§1209and1211”andinsertingthephrase,“10U.S.C.Chapters1209and1211”in
itsplace.
(b)Section21(D.C.OfficialCode§49-1101.20)isamendedasfollows
(1)Subsection(b)isamendedbystrikingtheword“Five”andinsertingtheword
“Three”initsplace.
(2)Paragraph(c)(2)isamendedbystrikingthenumber“3”andinsertingtheword
“one”initsplace.
Sec.15,Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approved October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode§ 1-301.47a).
Sec. 16.Effectivedate.
99 ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
100— Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
101 asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
102 24,1973(87Stat.813:D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).