Title 38 — Educational Institutions.

This chapter may be cited as the “District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995”.

Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this chapter: The term “appropriate congressional committees” means:— (A) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (B) The Committee on Economic and Educational…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall be effective beginning on April 26, 1996.

The Superintendent, with the approval of the Board of Education, shall submit to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Authority, the Consensus Commission, and the appropriate congressional committees, a long-term reform plan, not later than 90 days after April 26, 199…

Not later than December 1, 1996, the Superintendent shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Board of Education, the Mayor, the Consensus Commission, and the District of Columbia Council a report regarding the progress of the District of Columbia public schoo…

Not later than April 1, 1997, the Chairperson of the District of Columbia Council shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing legislative and other actions the District of Columbia Council has taken or will take to facilitate the implementation of…

An eligible applicant seeking to convert a District of Columbia public school into a public charter school: (1) Shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter school that meets the requirements of § 38-1802.02; (2) Shall provide a copy of the petition to: (A) The parents …

A petition under § 38-1802.01 to establish a public charter school shall include the following: (1) A statement defining the mission and goals of the proposed school and the manner in which the school will conduct any districtwide assessments; (2) A statement of the need for the …

An eligible chartering authority shall establish a schedule for receiving petitions to establish a public charter school and shall publish any such schedule in the District of Columbia Register and newspapers of general circulation. Not later than 45 days after a petition to esta…

A public charter school shall comply with all of the terms and provisions of its charter. A public charter school shall have the following powers: (1) To adopt a name and corporate seal, but only if the name selected includes the words “public charter school”; (2) To acquire real…

The members of a Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall be elected or selected pursuant to the charter granted to the school. Such Board of Trustees shall have an odd number of members that does not exceed 15, of which: (1) A majority shall be residents of the Distric…

Enrollment in a public charter school shall be open to all students who are residents of the District of Columbia and, if space is available, to nonresident students who meet the tuition requirement in subsection (e) of this section. A public charter school may not limit enrollme…

The Superintendent shall grant, upon request, an extended leave of absence, without pay, to an employee of the District of Columbia public schools for the purpose of permitting the employee to accept a position at a public charter school for a 2-year term. At the end of a 2-year …

A student attending a public charter school shall be eligible for reduced fares on the Metrobus and Metrorail Transit System on the same terms and conditions as are applicable under subchapter II of Chapter 2 of Title 35, to a student attending a District of Columbia public schoo…

The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization may provide services, such as facilities maintenance, to public charter schools. All compensation for costs of such services shall be subject to negotiation and mutual agreement between a public charter school and the Office…

For any fiscal year, a public charter school shall be considered to be a local educational agency for purposes of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.), and shall be eligible for assistance under such part, if the fractio…

An eligible chartering authority: (A) Shall monitor the operations of each public charter school to which the eligible chartering authority has granted a charter; (B) Shall ensure that each such school complies with applicable laws and the provisions of the charter granted to suc…

A charter granted to a public charter school shall remain in force for a 15-year period. A charter may be renewed for an unlimited number of times, each time for a 15-year period. An eligible chartering authority that grants or renews a charter pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of…

Using the record established by the eligible chartering authority, an eligible chartering authority that has granted a charter to a public charter school may revoke the charter if the eligible chartering authority determines that the school: (1) Committed a violation of applicabl…

(a) A nonprofit corporation operating a charter school shall dissolve if the charter for the school: (1) Has been revoked by the authorizing entity; (2) Has not been renewed by the authorizing entity; or (3) Has been voluntarily relinquished by the charter school. (b) The distrib…

There is established within the District of Columbia Government a Public Charter School Board (in this section referred to as the “Board”). The Board shall consist of 7 members, appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council. Members shall be selected so that …

(a) There is established a task force that shall study providing a neighborhood preference in charter school admissions for the 2013-2014 school year. The task force shall consist of: (1) The following 5 government officials, or their designees: (A) Chairman of the Public Charter…

The following federal agencies and federally established entities are encouraged to explore whether it is feasible for the agency or entity to establish one or more public charter schools: (1) The Library of Congress; (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (3) The…

The Superintendent is authorized to award a grant to a World Class Schools Task Force to enable such task force to make the recommendation described in subsection (b) of this section. For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “World Class Schools Task Force” means 1 nonprofit …

The World Class Schools Task Force shall conduct its duties under this part in consultation with: (1) The District of Columbia Goals Panel; (2) Officials of the District of Columbia public schools who have been identified by the Superintendent as having responsibilities relevant …

The World Class Schools Task Force shall ensure public access to its proceedings (other than proceedings, or portions of proceedings, relating to internal personnel and management matters) that are relevant to its duties under this subchapter and shall make available to the publi…

Upon the request of the World Class Schools Task Force, the head of any department or agency of the Federal Government may detail any of the personnel of such agency to such task force to assist such task force in carrying out such task force’s duties under this subchapter.

There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out this part. Such funds shall remain available until expended.

Not later than one year after the date of adoption in accordance with § 38-1803.11(d) of the assessments described in § 38-1803.11(b)(1)(C), the Superintendent shall establish and implement promotion gates for mathematics, reading, and writing, for not less than one grade level f…

For fiscal year 1997 and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Mayor shall make annual payments from the general fund of the District of Columbia in accordance with the formula established under subsection (b) of this section. The Mayor and the District of Columbia Council, in con…

On June 30, October 15, December 15, and March 30 of each year the District of Columbia public schools and each eligible chartering authority shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council containing the information described in subsection (b) of this section that is applicab…

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for any fiscal year, not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of an act making appropriations for the District of Columbia for such fiscal year, the Mayor shall place in escrow an amount equal to the aggregate of the…

For purposes of this subchapter — (1) The term “facilities” means buildings, structures, and real property of the District of Columbia public schools, except that such term does not include any administrative office building that is not located in a building containing classrooms…

Repealed Repealed.

In developing the Facilities Master Plan pursuant to § 38-2803, the Mayor shall consult with the Council, the Director of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, the Public Charter School Board, and representatives of public charter schools, and shall consider th…

Subject to subsection (b) of this section, all District of Columbia fees and all requirements contained in the document entitled “District of Columbia Public Schools Standard Contract Provisions” (as such document was in effect on November 2, 1995 and including any revisions or m…

A District of Columbia public school or a public charter school may accept directly from any person a gift, donation, bequest, or devise of any property, real or personal, without regard to any law or regulation of the District of Columbia. For the purposes of the income tax, gif…

The purpose of this subchapter is: (1) To leverage private sector funds utilizing initial Federal investments in order to provide students and teachers within the District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools with access to state-of-the-art educational technology…

The Superintendent is authorized to provide a grant to a private, nonprofit corporation that meets the eligibility criteria under § 38-1806.03 for the purposes of carrying out the duties under §§ 38-1806.04 and 38-1806.07.

A private, nonprofit corporation shall be eligible to receive a grant under § 38-1806.02 if the corporation is a national business organization incorporated in the District of Columbia, that: (1) Has a board of directors which includes members who are also chief executive officer…

The private, nonprofit corporation shall establish a council to be known as the “District Education and Learning Technologies Advancement Council” (in this subchapter referred to as the “Council”). The private, nonprofit corporation shall appoint members to the Council. An indivi…

The private, nonprofit corporation, to the extent practicable, shall provide matching funds, or in-kind contributions, or a combination thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the corporation under § 38-1806.04, as follows: (1) For fiscal year 1997, the nonprofit c…

The private, nonprofit corporation shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees on a quarterly basis, or, with respect to fiscal year 1997, on a semiannual basis, a report which shall contain: (1) The activities the corporation has carried out, including t…

The nonprofit corporation shall establish a program, to be known as the “Jobs for D.C. Graduates Program”, to assist District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools in organizing and implementing a school-to-work transition system, which system shall give priority …

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (d) of § 38-1806.04, $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out § 38-1806.04(c), $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 19…

The authority under this subchapter to provide assistance to the private, nonprofit corporation or any other entity established pursuant to this subchapter shall terminate on October 1, 1999. It is the sense of the Congress that: (1) The activities of the private, nonprofit corpo…

Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, the Board of Education shall enter into a contract for academic year 1995-1996 and each succeeding academic year, for the provision of all food services operations and security services for the District of Columbia public school…

The budget, financial-accounting, personnel, payroll, procurement, and management information systems of the District of Columbia public schools shall be coordinated and interface with related systems of the District of Columbia Government. The Board of Education shall provide re…

The Board of Education shall develop its fiscal year 1997 gross operating budget and its fiscal year 1997 appropriated funds budget request in accordance with this section. Not later than 60 days after April 26, 1996, the Board of Education shall develop, approve, and submit to t…

Repealed Repealed.