B 26-0348 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill requires the District of Columbia Department of Corrections to provide free appropriate public education (FAPE) under federal and local law to individuals with disabilities aged 18 and older who are incarcerated in its secure facilities. It specifically mandates this service during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years for young adults in custody until they reach the end of their eligibility under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The bill amends two existing laws (the Corrections Act and Corrections Oversight Act) to add this requirement as a new provision. It directly affects young adults with disabilities in DC's correctional facilities who were previously not explicitly covered under these education provisions. The amendment is classified as an emergency measure with a 90-day effective period.

Sub-Topics: Special Education

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Sep 2025

Signed into Law

Oct 2025

Introduced Sep 16, 2025 Signed Oct 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was enrolled and approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, transitioning from draft introduction to final enrolled legislation. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the introduction version, with the bill maintaining its emergency designation to provide special education services to young adults in Department of Corrections custody.

TECHNICAL

Added enrolled original formatting headers including 'ENROLLED ORIGINAL' and signature lines for the Chairman and Mayor, indicating the bill has passed final legislative stages.

Removed draft formatting elements including line numbers and introductory text indicating this was a working version of the bill.

Reorganized the bill structure to match standard enrolled legislation format, with sections properly numbered and formatted for final enactment.

Floor votes · Council Sep 17, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Sep 17, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Sep 17, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Sep 16, 2025

Introduced

B26-0348 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors