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District of ColumbiaB26-0211Council Period 26 (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

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

Sponsored By: Brooke Pinto (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Special education for incarcerated young adults

The Department of Corrections must provide free special education to eligible people with disabilities in its custody. You qualify if you are detained in a secure DOC facility, are 18 or older, and still eligible under federal and District special-education law. This applies during the 2024-2025 school year. It starts on 2025-04-12 and ends on 2025-11-23. The law does not set any payment amounts.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Brooke Pinto

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 24 • No: 0

House vote • 5/6/2025

Final Reading, CC

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 4/1/2025

First Reading

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Law L26-0036, Effective from Aug 29, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009575, Expires on Apr 11, 2026

    9/12/2025House

  2. Act A26-0075 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006451

    6/6/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Congress

    6/4/2025House

  4. Returned from Mayor

    5/29/2025House

  5. Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0075

    5/28/2025House

  6. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 30, 2025

    5/15/2025House

  7. Legislative Meeting

    5/6/2025House

  8. Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0211 Published in the District of Columbia Register

    4/4/2025House

  9. Legislative Meeting

    4/1/2025House

  10. Retained by the Council

    4/1/2025House

  11. B26-0211 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

    4/1/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrollment

    5/6/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossment

    4/1/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    4/1/2025

    PDF

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