Title 38, Educational Institutions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) "Dating partner" means any person who is involved in a relationship with another person that is primarily characterized by social interaction of a sexual, romantic, or intimate nature, whether casual, serious, or long-term. (2) "…

(a) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, schools shall adopt and implement a policy to prevent and address student-on-student acts of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and dating violence. The policy shall include: (1) A statement prohibiting student-on-student acts of sexual…

For purposes of this chapter, the phrase “Select Adult, Community, and Continuing Education Course” means an adult, community, and continuing education course which is either recreational or vocational in nature.

(a) The District of Columbia Board of Education (“Board of Education”) is authorized to charge fees for all adult, community, and continuing education courses, and for employee certification and recertification and certification of university teacher education programs, provided …

The District of Columbia Board of Education shall account for all funds received pursuant to this chapter.

(a) The Mayor shall establish an evening, weekend, and summer adult technical career training program (“Program”) for District residents in partnership with existing technical career training programs within 8 months of March 3, 2010. The Program shall provide technical career tr…

(a) The Mayor shall select certain entities to provide technical instruction and expertise to the Program. The entities shall include trade associations, professional groups, unions, nonprofit organizations, and other groups certified to provide adult technical career training. (…

(a) The Mayor shall apply for grants and additional federal funding that may be available as part of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 9201 et seq.) (“the Act”), to support the Program and may administer funds pursuant to th…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may 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 days o…

As used in this subchapter: (1) The term “Federal City College” means the public college of arts and sciences established pursuant to this subchapter. Such college shall be organized and administered to provide: (A) A 4-year program in the liberal arts and sciences acceptable tow…

(a) The Federal City College shall be under the control of a Board of Higher Education, which shall consist of 9 members of whom not less than 5 shall have been residents of the District of Columbia for a period of not less than 3 years immediately prior to their appointments. Th…

(a) The Board is vested with the following powers and duties: (1) To develop detailed plans for and to establish, organize, and operate in the District of Columbia the Federal City College; (2) To establish policies, standards, and requirements governing admission, programs, grad…

The Mayor and the Board of Education may furnish to the Board, upon request of such Board, such space and facilities in private buildings or in public buildings of the government of the District of Columbia, records, information, services, personnel, offices, and equipment as may…

All obligations and disbursements for the purpose of this subchapter shall be incurred, made, and accounted for in the same manner as other obligations and disbursements for the District of Columbia and, except as provided in paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of § 38-1103, under th…

There is authorized to be appropriated from the revenues of the District of Columbia an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this subchapter and subchapter II of this chapter. The authorization made by this section shall include any amounts made available…

In the administration of: (1) the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. §§ 321 to 326 , and 328 ) (known as the Second Morrill Act); (2) the 10th paragraph under the heading “Emergency Appropriations” in the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 U.S.C. § 322 ) (known as the Nelson Amendment); (3) s…

In lieu of extending to the District of Columbia those provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. §§ 301 to 305 , 307 , and 308 ), relating to donations of public lands or land scrip for the endowment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechani…

(a) In the administration of the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. §§ 341-346, 347a-349) (known as the Smith-Lever Act): (1) The Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute shall each be considered to be a college established for the benefit of agriculture and the mech…

Grants to the District of Columbia under the acts referred to in § 38-1107 and under § 38-1109(b) and the earnings of sums appropriated under § 38-1108 shall be shared equally between the Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute.

Sections 38-1107 and 38-1109 provide that the Washington Technical Institute shall be considered to be a college established for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862, for the purpose of enabling the Washingt…

The enactment of §§ 38-1107 and 38-1109 shall, as respects the District of Columbia, be deemed to satisfy any requirement of state consent contained in any of the laws or provisions of law referred to in such sections.

As used in this subchapter: (1) The term “Washington Technical Institute” means the vocational and technical school established pursuant to this subchapter. Such institute shall provide: (A) Vocational and technical education designed to fit individuals for useful employment in r…

(a) The Washington Technical Institute shall be under the control of a Board of Vocational Education which shall consist of 9 members appointed by the President of the United States. Of the 9 members, at least 6 shall be selected from industry. The members of the Vocational Board…

(a) The Board is hereby vested with the following powers and duties: (1) To develop detailed plans for and to establish, organize, and operate in the District of Columbia the Washington Technical Institute; (2) To establish policies, standards, and requirements governing admissio…

The Mayor and the Board of Education may furnish to the Vocational Board, upon request of such Board, such space and facilities in private buildings or in public buildings of the government of the District of Columbia, records, information, services, personnel, offices, and equip…

All obligations and disbursements for the purpose of this subchapter shall be incurred, made, and accounted for in the same manner as other obligations and disbursements for the District of Columbia and, except as provided in paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of § 38-1123, under th…

This unit may be cited as the “District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act”.

It is the intent of Congress to authorize a public land-grant university through the reorganization of the existing local institutions of public postsecondary education in the District of Columbia. It is the clear and specific intent of the Congress that vocational and technologi…

For the purpose of this unit: (1) The term “Trustees” means the Board of Trustees established under subchapter II of this unit. (2) The term “Chief Executive Officer” means the chief executive and administrative officer of the University. (3) The term “University” means the Unive…

(a) There is established a body corporate by name of the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, which by that name and style shall have perpetual succession. It shall be charged with the responsibility of governing the University of the District of Colum…

(a) Any Trustee shall be automatically suspended from serving as such member after he has been found guilty of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon a final determination of his guilt or innocence, the term of such member shall automatically terminate or be reinstat…

Trustees shall serve without compensation except that each Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while actually engaged in service as a Trustee, provided that these expenses are properly documented. In no case, however, shall a Trus…

The Trustees shall by August 1, 1977, consolidate the existing public institutions of postsecondary education in the District of Columbia under a single management system to be called the University of the District of Columbia, with several programs, schools, colleges, institutes…

It shall be the duty of the Trustees to: (1) Review the existing public institutions of postsecondary education with respect to: (A) Accreditation; (B) Present programs and functions; (C) Actual and potential capabilities; and (D) Educational policies and procedures; (2)(A) Estab…

The Board of Higher Education and the Vocational Board shall be abolished on the day that the Board of Trustees convenes its 1st meeting. Except as provided by this unit all functions, powers, and duties of the Board of Higher Education and the Vocational Board under Chapter 11 o…

(a) In the administration of: (1) the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. §§ 321 to 326, and 328) (known as the Second Morrill Act); (2) the 10th paragraph under the heading “Emergency Appropriations” in the Act of March 4, 1907 (7 U.S.C. § 322) (known as the Nelson Amendment); (3) …

The enactment of this unit shall, as respects the District of Columbia, be deemed to satisfy any requirement of state consent contained in any of the laws or provisions of law referred to in § 38-1202.09.

(a) All functions, powers, and duties of the Board of Governors of the District of Columbia School of Law established by § 38-1205.03 [repealed] shall be vested in and exercised by the Trustees. The District of Columbia School of Law shall be merged with and become a component of…

(a) There are authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this unit. (b) The Trustees are authorized to purchase and sell books at such prices as they deter…

(a)(1) The chairperson or a majority of the members of the Trustees may convene a meeting. The Trustees shall hold meetings periodically, as scheduled by the Trustees; provided, that at least 4 meetings shall be held each year. All meetings shall be held in the District of Columb…

The Trustees shall appoint such advisory committees as are necessary to advise on educational policy. Such advisory committees may consist of members of the Trustees, students, faculty members, parents, and governmental, educational, business, industrial, labor, and community rep…

(a) The Trustees may accept services, moneys, gifts, endowments, donations, and bequests. The Trustees may in their discretion retain or not retain such in the form in which they are made. (b) The Trustees shall establish in 1 or more financial institutions in the District of Col…

By December 31 of each year, the Trustees shall make public an annual report available to the general public, Mayor, and the Congress, and shall submit the report to the Council on the operation of programs and the expenditure of all funds for public postsecondary education in th…

(a) The Board of Education of the District of Columbia is authorized to transfer during the fiscal year any appropriation balance available for one item of appropriation to another item of appropriation or to a new program designated by action of the Board; provided, that any suc…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any rule of law, nothing in this unit shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Council to enact any act or resolution, after January 2, 1975, pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act with respect to any matter co…

(a) Within 90 days of August 1, 1996, the Trustees will consider and adopt uniform rules applicable to students of the University, including the School of Law, setting forth the requirements for preferential tuition rates for bona fide residents of the District of Columbia and re…