District of ColumbiaCouncil declares emergency over school task force residency rule
The Council declared an emergency so separate legislation allowing non-District residents on a community schools task force could pass after one reading.
What it does
The Council declares an emergency so separate legislation can pass after one reading. That legislation would let people who live outside D.C. serve on the Community Schools Task Force.
Argument forFaster consideration could help the task force recruit outside experts and finish its recommendations by February 28, 2027.
Argument againstA single reading could give Council members less time to examine the proposed change to the residency rule.
More detail
The Council finds an emergency that makes one-reading adoption of the separate amendment act necessary. The planned amendment would allow people who do not live in D.C. to serve on the Community Schools Task Force. This resolution does not itself change who may serve; the separate Emergency Amendment Act must be adopted. The task force is expected to submit its recommendations by February 28, 2027. The resolution took effect immediately on September 22, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 2Resolution R26-0514, Effective from Sep 22, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 012780Latest
- Sep 22Approved with Resolution Number R26-0514Major
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Sep 22Final ReadingMinor
- Sep 22Retained by the Council
- Sep 21PR26-0791 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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