District of ColumbiaD.C. corrections would provide eligible detained adults special education
If approved, D.C. corrections officials would provide eligible detained adults with disabilities free public education suited to their needs for up to 90 days.
What it does
If approved, D.C. corrections officials would provide eligible people with disabilities ages 18 and up in their custody and secure facilities free public education suited to their needs. The emergency law would last up to 90 days.
Argument forEligible detained adults could keep learning in a way suited to their disabilities while held in secure facilities.
Argument againstThe 90-day limit could interrupt education for eligible detained adults if no longer-lasting rule takes its place.
More detail
D.C.'s Department of Corrections would provide free public education suited to students' disabilities. It would cover people with disabilities ages 18 and up who are in the department's custody and detained in its secure facilities, until their eligibility ends under federal and D.C. law. The mayor must approve the act, or the Council must override a veto, before it takes effect. The education duty names the 2025–26 and 2026–27 school years. If enacted, the act would apply as of October 28, 2026, and last no longer than 90 days.
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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 28Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2026To Governor
- Oct 20Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Oct 20Retained by the Council
- Oct 19B26-0865 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
EducationDisability RightsCriminal Justice