District of ColumbiaSchool route workers would meet school leaders twice yearly if budgeted
Once an approved DC budget and financial plan includes its costs, this law would require school route workers hired by groups with DC grants to meet administrators and take regular training.
What it does
Safe Passage and Safe Blocks workers hired by grant-funded groups must meet twice a year with administrators at schools on their routes, once an approved DC budget and financial plan includes the law’s costs.
These workers must train each quarter on stepping in and calming conflicts, and each year on bias, student needs, and signs of abuse or neglect, once an approved DC budget and financial plan includes the law’s costs.
Argument forOnce the budget includes the law’s costs, training could help route workers calm conflicts and respond better to students with different needs.
Argument againstIf the budget condition is met, meetings and repeated training could make it harder for grant-funded groups to schedule workers on school routes.
More detail
Safe Passage and Safe Blocks workers must meet school administrators twice a year. This covers workers hired by groups receiving the specified DC grants and administrators whose school routes those workers serve. The Deputy Mayor’s work rules must include these meetings. Workers must follow those rules and their grant agreements. The meeting rule applies once the law’s costs are included in an approved budget and financial plan.
Covered workers must receive training each quarter on stepping in and calming conflicts, plus yearly training on bias, student needs, and signs of abuse, neglect, or family violence. This covers Safe Passage and Safe Blocks workers hired by groups receiving the specified DC grants. Training on student needs is meant to guide positive interactions, not diagnosis or care. The Deputy Mayor runs the training and may require more. The training rule applies once the law’s costs are included in an approved budget and financial plan.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Sep 19Law L26-0040, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010164Latest
- Jul 29Transmitted to CongressMinor
- Jul 25Act A26-0116 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008170
- Jul 22Returned from Mayor
- Jul 21Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0116Became Law
- Jul 10Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 24, 2025To Governor
- Jul 1Final ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Amendment (Pinto). Result: pass.Legislature
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jul 1Amendment (Pinto)Minor
- Jun 17First Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded First Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 11Committee Mark-up of B26-0204 by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
- Apr 24Public Hearing on B26-0204 View Public Hearing Record
- Apr 23Public Hearing on B26-0204 View Public Hearing Record
- Apr 4Re-Referral published.
- Apr 4Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Apr 4Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Apr 4Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0204 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Apr 2Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of SecretaryMinor
- Apr 2Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of SecretaryMinor
- Apr 1Re-Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public SafetyMinor
- Apr 1Referred to Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public SafetyMinor
- Mar 25B26-0204 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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