District of ColumbiaStarting April 12, D.C. corrections must educate eligible adults with disabilities it holds in secure facilities during 2024–25
Starting April 12, 2025, D.C. corrections must give eligible adults with disabilities it holds in secure facilities free education under special education laws during the 2024–25 school year.
What it does
Starting April 12, 2025, D.C. corrections must provide free education under special education laws to eligible adults with disabilities it holds in secure facilities during the 2024–25 school year. The emergency act lasts no more than 90 days.
Argument forStarting April 12 during the 2024–25 school year, eligible adults with disabilities held in D.C. corrections' secure facilities could receive free education from that agency.
Argument againstThe act's 90-day limit could make it harder for D.C. corrections to plan education for eligible adults with disabilities it holds in secure facilities.
More detail
D.C. corrections must provide free education that meets federal and D.C. special education laws. It covers people with disabilities from age 18 through the end of their eligibility under federal and D.C. law, while D.C. corrections holds them in custody and detains them in its secure facilities. The duty applies starting April 12, 2025, during the 2024–25 school year. The emergency act lasts no more than 90 days.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Apr 18Act A26-0042 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004548, Expires on Jul 10, 2025Latest
- Apr 15Returned from Mayor
- Apr 11Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0042, Expires on Jul 10, 2025Became Law
- Apr 7Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 22, 2025To Governor
- Apr 1Final ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Apr 1Retained by the Council
- Mar 31B26-0210 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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