District of ColumbiaB26-0430Council Period 26 (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

Education Code Adjustments Amendment Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

8 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 6 mixed.

Agencies gain grants for education research

District agencies can award the Partnership research grants of up to $100,000 per agreement without a competitive selection process. Projects must focus on education and workforce development and fit the Partnership’s research agenda. This authority does not create a direct household payment or specify a total funding amount.

Families get more school attendance data

Beginning in 2026, the District’s education office must maintain a public attendance dashboard for every public and public charter school. Monthly updates must show chronic truancy and absence rates, comparable past data, and filters by grade and school ward. Added attendance data includes quarterly chronic absence counts and total student counts by grade or equivalent grouping. Schools must also report how many students’ attendance improved in the quarter after a school support-team referral.

Charter schools join attendance boundary provision

The law adds public charter schools to an attendance-zone boundary provision that names District public schools. The supplied text does not explain the underlying rule. It does not establish how this changes school assignments or household costs.

Families see different child care information

By June 30 each year, the District must list licensed child care facilities where at least 50% of enrolled children are eligible. The list must include names, locations, and participation in the Child and Adolescent Care and Feeding Program. Required reporting no longer includes child counts, meal-service counts, average daily participation, or facility designation. The law also repeals three Healthy Tots provisions: section 4073(d)(2), section 4074(a)(3), and section 4074(c). The supplied text does not explain those repeals’ effects on families, facilities, or benefits.

Healthy Schools deadline and provision change

The law changes a Healthy Schools Act deadline from within 30 days of receipt to March 15 each year. The supplied text does not identify the submission or who must make it. The law also repeals section 405(2) of the Healthy Schools Act. The supplied text does not explain that provision’s substance or its effects on schools and families.

Nonresident tuition law deadline moves

The law changes a Nonresident Tuition Act deadline from a 30-day period tied to July 31, 2012. The new deadline is 30 days after September 15, 2027. The supplied text does not identify the action due or establish a change in tuition charges or eligibility.

School accountability law provisions are repealed

The law repeals the Public School Enrollment Census Act of 1998. It removes section 8 of the Youth Bullying Prevention Act and subsection 206(d) of the Attendance Accountability Amendment Act. It also removes paragraph (4) of section 504 of the Raising the Expectations for Education Outcomes Omnibus Act. The supplied text does not explain the removed requirements or their effects on students, families, or school data.

School facility law provisions are repealed

The law repeals section 4046 of the Schools Modernization Amendment Act of 2005. It also repeals section 3 of the Board of Education Leasing Authority Act of 1982. The supplied text does not explain what these sections required or authorized. Their effects on school facilities and households are unclear.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Phil Mendelson
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 37 • No: 0

House vote • 6/30/2026

Other

Yes: 12 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 6/30/2026

Final Reading