District of ColumbiaD.C. police applicants could count training credits under college agreements
The temporary act let D.C. police applicants count up to 20 training credits toward a 60-credit college rule if the department had an agreement with an accredited college.
What it does
During the temporary act, police applicants could count up to 20 credits from completed recruit training toward a 60-credit college requirement if the department had an agreement with an accredited college or university.
People whose requests to seal criminal records were dismissed between March 1 and July 14, 2025 could file again before a year passed. A court could consider the new request.
For covered fare evasion tickets, the temporary act directed the Office of Administrative Hearings to use D.C.'s rules for deciding civil fines.
Argument forPeople whose record-sealing requests were dismissed between March 1 and July 14, 2025 could seek another court review sooner.
Argument againstWith a college agreement, applicants might take fewer college classes because up to 20 required credits could come from police training.
More detail
Police applicants could count up to 20 credits from completed recruit training toward a college requirement. This covered applicants for sworn D.C. police jobs who had to complete 60 college credits. The police department had to make an agreement with an accredited college or university to award credits for completed recruit training. The Mayor approved the act on October 23, 2025. It could remain in effect for no more than 90 days.
People could file another request to seal a criminal record sooner than one year after a covered dismissal. This covered people whose record-sealing requests were dismissed between March 1 and July 14, 2025. A dismissal in that period did not bar another filing or prevent a court from considering it sooner. The provision did not require the court to seal the record. The record-sealing section applied as of March 1, 2025. The emergency act could remain in effect for no more than 90 days after approval.
The Office of Administrative Hearings would decide covered transit tickets using D.C.'s rules for civil fines. This covered violations penalized under the cited passenger transit law, including fare evasion tickets. The Mayor approved the emergency act on October 23, 2025. It could remain in effect for no more than 90 days.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Oct 23Returned from MayorLatest
- Oct 23Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0169, Expires on Jan 21, 2026Became Law
- Oct 15Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025To Governor
- Oct 7Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Oct 7Retained by the Council
- Oct 3B26-0380 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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