Title 38 — Educational Institutions.
65 chapters · 836 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 38-301 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Adult” means a person who is 18 years of age, or older. (2) “Adult student” means a student who is at least 18 years old, or who has been emancipated from parental control by marriage, operation of statute, or the order of a court …
D.C. Code § 38-302 Tuition required of nonresidents; deposit of payments
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(a) In the case of: (1) each adult who attends a public school of the District of Columbia and does not reside in the District of Columbia; and (2) each child who attends such a public school and does not have a parent, guardian, custodian, or other primary caregiver who resides …
D.C. Code § 38-303 Regulations determining tuition requirement; penalties; prosecutions
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(a) The State Education Office shall take such action as may be necessary to determine which of the persons, attending or desiring to attend the public schools of the District of Columbia, for whom tuition shall be paid as required by § 38-302, and said State Education Office is …
D.C. Code § 38-304 Authority not affected by Reorganization Plan; delegation of functions; § 38-161 to remain in full force and effect
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to affect the authority vested in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824). The performance of any function vested by this chapter in the Commissioners of the District of…
D.C. Code § 38-305 Teachers College tuition
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the Board of Education from requiring students of the District of Columbia Teachers College to pay tuition, and the said Board is authorized, in its discretion, to require the payment of tuition by the students of…
D.C. Code § 38-306 Proof of residency
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All students enrolled in District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools funded by the District of Columbia or a student for whom educational services are paid by the District of Columbia shall provide proof of residency in the District or pay tuition pursuant to §…
D.C. Code § 38-307 Nonresident free tuition
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A student entitled to enrollment without payment of nonresident tuition shall be either: (1) A child who is otherwise eligible for admission to the DCPS or a public charter school, and who qualifies for free instruction under one of the following categories: (A) A child who is in…
D.C. Code § 38-308 Establishment of residency
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(a) The residency status of each student enrolling in a DCPS school or public charter school funded by the District of Columbia or a student for whom educational services are paid by the District of Columbia shall be established by October 5, or within 10 days of the time of init…
D.C. Code § 38-309 Documentation to be submitted at the attending school in order to establish residency
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(a) Documentation satisfactory to establish District residency for local school verification and certification must be delivered to the school principal or to his or her employee designee either by the person seeking to enroll the student or by that person’s appointed representat…
D.C. Code § 38-310 Documentation to be submitted to establish status as other primary caregiver
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(a) A person seeking to enroll a student as an other primary caregiver shall provide documentation that establishes his or her status as an other primary caregiver in conjunction with documentation that establishes the caregiver’s residency status pursuant to §§ 38-308 and 38-309…
D.C. Code § 38-311 Authorities to establish procedures if unable to confirm residency and other primary caregiver status at the attending school
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(a) The Board of Education and the chartering authorities shall establish such procedures as they deem appropriate to establish residency and other primary caregiver status in cases where persons seeking to enroll students in schools under their supervision are unable to prove re…
D.C. Code § 38-312 False information; penalty
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The fact that a parent or caregiver of a student has provided satisfactory evidence of residency or other primary caregiver status pursuant to this chapter shall not prevent a principal or other school administrator, a chartering authority, or the Office of the State Superintende…
D.C. Code § 38-312.01 False information hotline
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(a) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall establish a hotline to receive tips and information regarding the non-District residence, or other primary caregiver status, of a parent or a primary caregiver of a student in a District of Columbia public school or a …
D.C. Code § 38-312.02 Student Residency Verification Fund
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(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Student Residency Verification Fund (“Fund”), which shall be used for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section. All funds deposited in the Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall not revert to the unres…
D.C. Code § 38-312.03 Report on the status of residency fraud investigations, levying and collection of fines, and retroactive tuition
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The Mayor shall submit a report to the Council on the status of residency fraud investigations and the levying and collection of fines and retroactive tuition within 30 days of May 9, 2012, and on an annual basis thereafter. The report for each local education agency shall includ…
D.C. Code § 38-313 Rules
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The Mayor shall promulgate rules pursuant to this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in …