# District of Columbia B26-0266: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0266, Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Brooke Pinto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-04 (Act A26-0084 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007525, Expires on Sep 23, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0266
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Last action: 2025-07-04, Act A26-0084 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007525, Expires on Sep 23, 2025
- Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Special education for young adults in DC custody: benefit, medium. Beginning May 30, 2025, the DC Department of Corrections must provide special education at no cost for the 2024–2025 school year. It covers people with disabilities who are age 18 or older and still eligible for FAPE under federal and District law. You must be in DOC custody and detained in a secur…
- Emergency law: quick start, 90-day limit: mixed, low. The law applies as of May 30, 2025. It takes effect after the Mayor approves it or after a Council veto override. As an emergency law, it lasts no more than 90 days after it starts. This timing controls when the special education mandate begins and ends.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 11 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-07-04: Act A26-0084 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007525, Expires on Sep 23, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-25: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-06-25: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0084, Expires on Sep 23, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-10: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jun 25, 2025 (House)
- 2025-06-03: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-06-03: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-05-29: B26-0266 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57792/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0266-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=213799)
- Introduced, 2025-05-29: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57792/Introduction/B26-0266-Introduction.pdf?Id=212639)

## Related bills

- B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57792/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0266-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=213799)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57792/Introduction/B26-0266-Introduction.pdf?Id=212639)

## Related
- [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26)
- [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26)
- [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0266-26 (as of 2026-11-04).