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Councilmember Brooke Pinto 4
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A BILL 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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To amend, on an emergency basis, An Act To create a Department of Corrections in the District 15
of Columbia and the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 16
2022 to designate the Department of Corrections as the District agency to provide a free 17
appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and 18
District law to certain individuals in its custody and detained in its secure facilities. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
act may be cited as the “Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of 22
Corrections Emergency Amendment Act of 2026”. 23
Sec. 2. Section 2(b) of An Act To create a Department of Corrections in the District of 24
Columbia, approved June 27, 1946 (60 Stat. 320; D.C. Official Code § 24-211.02(b)), is 25
amended as follows: 26
(a) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in 27
its place. 28
(b) The first paragraph (10) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon 29
in its place. 30
(c) The second paragraph (10) is redesignated as paragraph (11). 31
(d) The newly redesignated paragraph (11) is amended by striking the period and 32
inserting the phrase “; and” in its place. 33
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(e) A new paragraph (12) is added to read as follows: 34
“(12) During school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, provide a free appropriate 35
public education (“FAPE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved 36
April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) (“IDEA”), and District law to individuals 37
with disabilities who are in its custody and detained in its secure facilities from the age of 18 38
through the end of the individual’s eligibility for FAPE under the IDEA and District law.”. 39
Sec. 3. Amendatory section 2 within section 10(a) of the Corrections Oversight 40
Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-344; 70 41
DCR 635), is amended as follows: 42
(a) Paragraph (12) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in 43
its place. 44
(b) Paragraph (13) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in 45
its place. 46
(c) A new paragraph (14) is added to read as follows: 47
“(14) During school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, provide a free appropriate 48
public education (“FAPE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved 49
April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) (“IDEA”), and District law to individuals 50
with disabilities who are in its custody and detained in its secure facilities from the age of 18 51
through the end of the individual’s eligibility for FAPE under the IDEA and District law.”. 52
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 53
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 54
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 55
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 56
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Sec. 5. Effective date. 57
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 58
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect no longer than 90 59
days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of 60
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official 61
Code § 1-204.12(a)). 62