PR 26-0764 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

This resolution designates the District of Columbia Department of Corrections as the official agency responsible for providing free special education services to eligible incarcerated individuals aged 18 and older. It ensures that these individuals, who already have identified disabilities or individualized education plans, continue to receive required support without interruption after a previous contract with Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools expired. The bill authorizes the Department of Corrections to contract with the charter school to deliver these services during the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. This emergency measure is intended to maintain compliance with federal and local education laws while a permanent version of the legislation undergoes congressional review.

Sub-Topics: Corrections Special Education School Choice

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2026

Committee Review

Council Passage

Jul 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jul 9, 2026 Signed Jul 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a draft proposal into an enrolled, officially adopted resolution. The text was cleaned up to remove draft markers and standardized the formatting, while retaining the core emergency declaration that designates the Department of Corrections as responsible for providing special education services to eligible incarcerated youth.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged; it still applies to individuals aged 18 and older in DOC custody who are eligible for special education services.

TECHNICAL

The document format was updated from a draft introduction to an enrolled original, removing line numbers, draft headers, and placeholder text while preserving the legal content.

Section 2(a) was slightly edited to add the acronym '(DOC)' for the Department of Corrections for clarity.

Section 2(e) was updated with a specific citation for the D.C. Register (73 DCR 9419) and corrected a typo in the previous draft where 'schools year' was written instead of 'school year'.

Floor votes · Council Jul 14, 2026

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Jul 14, 2026

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

Jul 14, 2026

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Jul 9, 2026

Introduced

PR26-0764 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors