Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Mendelson
Last action: 2025-01-17
Official status: Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact updated salary requirements for early childhood educators.

Emergency Resolution for Early Childhood Educator Pay

This emergency resolution extends the effective date of an existing act to prevent a gap in law enforcement related to early childhood educator pay scales.

What This Bill Does

Declares an emergency due to congressional review of existing laws related to early childhood educator pay scales.
Extends the effective date of the previous emergency act until January 29, 2025, to avoid a gap in law enforcement.

Who It Names or Affects

Child development facilities
Assistant and lead early childhood educators

Terms To Know

Emergency Amendment Act: A temporary law passed during an emergency situation to address urgent issues until a permanent solution can be enacted.
Congressional Review: The process by which Congress reviews and potentially changes laws or regulations proposed by other government bodies, such as the District of Columbia Council.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution only addresses the period between the expiration of an emergency act and the effective date of a temporary measure.
It does not provide details on how salaries will be updated or what specific amounts are required.

Bill History

2025-01-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Resolution R26-0007, Effective from Jan 07, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 000382
2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-01-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Approved with Resolution Number R26-0007
2025-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
PR26-0017 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

A RESOLUTION

26-7

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

January 2, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Day Care Policy Act of 1979 to update the minimum salaries child
development facilities must pay assistant and lead teachers beginning in January 2025 to
participate in the Early Childhood Pay Equity Program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) On October 15, 2024, the Council adopted the Early Childhood Educator Pay
Scales Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, effective October 31, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-619; 71
DCR 13549) (“emergency act”), which expires on January 29, 2025.
(b) The Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Temporary Amendment Act of 2024,
enacted on November 22, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-637, 71 DCR 14472) (“temporary act”), is pending
congressional review.
(c) This identical emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between
the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary measure.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Early
Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be
adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.