Title 38 — Educational Institutions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) “Child-occupied facility” means a building, or portion of a building, which, as part of its function, receives children under 6 years of age on a regular basis and is required to obtain a certificate of occupancy as a preconditio…

(a) The OSSE shall oversee CBO pre-k education services, including: (1) All programs, including curricula; (2) All related state and federal early childhood programs; (3) Any licensure requirements; (4) Fiscal matters; (5) Funding to: (A) Maximize the use of federal funds and oth…

(a) Within 30 days of July 18, 2008, the Mayor shall submit to the Council for its approval, a plan, including the name of a proposed independent evaluator, to evaluate pre-k programs in accordance with this section. Within 60 days of Council approval, the Mayor shall execute a c…

The Mayor shall submit to the Council by September 30 of each year, beginning in 2008, a capacity audit of pre-k programs for all sectors, to be used by OSSE to determine the: (1) Number of children for whom pre-k is not available and whose parents would send them to pre-k but fo…

(a) The Mayor shall submit to the Council by September 30 of each year, beginning in 2009, an annual report on the status of pre-k for all sectors, accompanied, in 2009, by the independent quality evaluation required by § 38-271.03, which shall include OSSE’s assessment of the: (…

(a) Local funding for pre-k programs shall not supplant any funding sources used prior to July 18, 2008, for education programs for children of pre-k age. (b)(1) For each provider that meets the high-quality standards established pursuant to this chapter, local funding shall be a…

(a) Within 45 days of March 8, 2011, the Mayor shall establish and convene a State Early Childhood Development Coordinating Council (“Coordinating Council”) to: (1) Improve collaboration and coordination among entities carrying out federally funded and District-funded pre-k and o…

(a) The OSSE shall develop high-quality content standards and program requirements that pre-k programs that receive funds under this chapter are required to meet by September 1, 2014. (b) The program requirements shall include: (1) An adult-to-child ratio of one-to-8 for children…

(a) By July 2009, each pre-k program in the District shall have completed an evaluation, by an independent evaluator, and a financial audit to determine its standing in relation to the required HQ standards. (b) Within 30 days of July 18, 2008, the Mayor shall submit to the Counc…

(a) The OSSE shall establish and administer a grant program to assist existing and new pre-k programs in public schools, public charter schools, and CBOs in meeting the required HQ standards. Each grant shall be a 2-year grant. (b) The OSSE shall establish the criteria for eligib…

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(a) The OSSE shall conduct, by September 30th of each year, an evaluation of all pre-k programs to establish existing capacity. (b) By September 2009, and every 5 years thereafter, the OSSE shall submit to the Mayor and the Council a 5-year strategic expansion plan, including an …

(a) To be eligible for enrollment in pre-k, a child shall be a resident of the District and be of pre-k age, or become 3 years of age on or before September 30th of the program year. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, priority enrollment shall be first to c…

(a) Beginning in school year 2015-2016, no student of pre-k age may be expelled from any publicly funded community-based organization, school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, or public charter school that provides pre-k care and education services to pre-k age c…

(a) The University of the District of Columbia: (1) Shall establish a Higher Education Incentive grant program for the purpose of increasing the number of pre-k teachers and assistant pre-k teachers working in elementary and secondary education in public schools, public charter s…

(a) The authority to establish the HEI program and the HEI scholarship program is transferred from the OSSE to the University of the District of Columbia. (b) By March 1, 2010, any real and personal property, positions, assets, and records relating to the HEI program or the HEI s…

(a) In addition to awarding HEI grants, the University of the District of Columbia may establish and administer a scholarship-award program for qualified individuals who have an interest in the pre-k education field. In exchange for a commitment to teach in the pre-k-education sy…

(a)(1) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Higher Education Incentive Grant Fund, which shall be a separate program line within the University of the District of Columbia budget. All funds deposited into the HEIG fund shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of…

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and …