# District of Columbia PR26-0357: Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

District of Columbia PR26-0357, Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-10-31 (Resolution R26-0229, Effective from Oct 21, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 011985); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia PR26-0357
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-20
- Last action: 2025-10-31, Resolution R26-0229, Effective from Oct 21, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 011985
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Emergency move speeds pay scale law: benefit, low. The Council declares an emergency to pass the pay‑scale changes after one reading. The resolution takes effect immediately. This speeds adoption and avoids the usual delay, helping put the new educator pay rules in place sooner.
- Fixed slices of educator pay fund: mixed, medium. The law sets aside $70 million each year in FY2025 and the next four years. Five percent of each year’s fund (about $3.5 million) pays administrative costs. $12 million each year goes to the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority. That leaves about $54.5 million a year for direct pay supplements for…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-21 | House | Final Reading | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-10-31: Resolution R26-0229, Effective from Oct 21, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 011985 (House)
- 2025-10-21: Approved with Resolution Number R26-0229 (House)
- 2025-10-21: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-10-21: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-10-20: PR26-0357 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-10-21: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60556/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0357-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=239757)
- Introduced, 2025-10-20: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60556/Introduction/PR26-0357-Introduction.pdf?Id=225332)

## 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/60556/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR26-0357-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=239757)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60556/Introduction/PR26-0357-Introduction.pdf?Id=225332)

## 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-PR26-0357-26 (as of 2026-11-04).