Title 38, Educational Institutions.

(a)(1) There is established a State Board of Education (“Board”) consisting of 9 members. Four members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. Five members shall be elected. Four of the 5 elected members shall be elected from the 4 school districts created p…

(a) The Board shall: (1) Advise the State Superintendent of Education on educational matters, including: (A) State standards; (B) State policies, including those governing special, academic, vocational, charter, and other schools; (C) State objectives; and (D) State regulations p…

This chapter may be cited as the "District of Columbia State Athletics Commission Establishment and State Athletic Association Reorganization Act of 2016".

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Athletic appeals panel" means a review panel composed of 3 voting members of the District of Columbia State Athletics Commission. (2) "Athletic League" includes the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association or its s…

(a) There is established, as an independent agency, a commission to be known as the District of Columbia State Athletics Commission. (b) The Commission shall consist of 9 voting members, appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, in accordance with § 1-52…

(a) The Commission shall choose annually from among its members a Chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary. All meetings of the Commission shall be called by the Chairperson or a majority of the members, except the first meeting of the Commission shall be called …

The Commission shall: (1) Oversee the functions and operations of the DCSAA; (2) Recommend changes to and annually approve the DCSAA handbook; (3) Establish athletic appeals panels pursuant to § 38-2661.14 and issue the final decisions of such panels; (4) Advise the Mayor, OSSE, …

(a) The Commission shall establish athletic appeals panels to hear appeals from LEA decisions related to participant eligibility and decisions of the DCSAA. (b)(1) The Chairperson of the Commission shall appoint a separate athletic appeals panel for each matter brought before the…

(a)(1) The District of Columbia State Athletic Association shall be established as an office under the direction and control of the Commission. (2)(A) By October 1, 2018, but not before the first meeting of the Commission, the Mayor shall transfer to the DCSAA within the Commissi…

(a) The purpose of the DCSAA is to provide leadership and support for interscholastic athletics programs in the District. (b) The mission of the DCSAA is to: (1) Ensure that interscholastic athletics programs are compatible with the educational mission of member schools; (2) Prov…

(a) All schools in the DCPS system with an interscholastic athletics program serving grades 9 to 12 shall be members of DCSAA and subject to its membership standards. (b) A public charter, parochial, or private school in the District with an interscholastic athletics program serv…

(a) The DCSAA shall administer knowledge examinations for coaches and event officials of each DCSAA-sponsored sport no less than 4 times each year. (b)(1) To qualify as a coach or event official for a DCSAA-sponsored sport, an individual shall have passed a DCSAA-administered kno…

(a) The DCSAA shall collect and maintain from member schools: (1) Participant eligibility lists; (2) Waivers of participant eligibility; (3) Member school or LEA decisions on participant eligibility; (4) Documentation of penalties a member school or LEA has imposed for eligibilit…

(a) The DCSAA shall hear and decide complaints: (1) Related to its membership standards; (2) Arising under the DCSAA handbook; or (3) Related to participant eligibility arising between a DCPS and non-DCPS member school participating in a DCSAA-sanctioned competition or arising be…

Within 120 days after the April 7, 2017, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules, consistent with this chapter, governing interscholastic athletics programs in the District.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District of Columbia State Athletic Association ("DCSAA") may enter into written agreements for advertisements and sponsorships for a DCSAA-sponsored competition to supplement local funding of the DCSAA. (b) Repealed. (c) An agr…

(a) There is established as a special fund the State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund ("Fund"), which shall be used solely as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and which shall be administered by the DCSAA. (b)(1) The Fund shall be used to enhance the devel…

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, holidays, and days of Coun…

This chapter shall apply as of April 1, 2013.

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the District of Columbia to have greater choices among institutions of higher education.

From amounts appropriated under subsection (i) of this section the Mayor shall award grants to eligible institutions that enroll eligible students to pay the difference between the tuition and fees charged for in-State students and the tuition and fees charged for out-of-State st…

Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary may provide financial assistance to the University of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year to enable the university to carry out activities authorized under part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (2…

From amounts appropriated under subsection (f) the Mayor shall award grants to eligible institutions that enroll eligible students to pay the cost of tuition and fees at the eligible institutions on behalf of each eligible student enrolled in an eligible institution. The Mayor ma…

The Secretary of Education shall arrange for the assignment of an individual, pursuant to subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, to serve as an adviser to the Mayor of the District of Columbia with respect to the programs assisted under this chapter. The Mayo…

The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia for the programs under §§ 38-2702 and 38-2704 for any fiscal year may not exceed— (1) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregate amount for fiscal year 2003; (2) $17,000,000, in the case of the aggregat…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Academic year” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 481 of the Higher Education Act [20 U.S.C. § 1088]. (2) “DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program” means the college financial assistance program adm…

The State Education Office shall administer the DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program.

(a) From local funds appropriated annually for the DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program, the State Education Office shall make available grant awards to pay for qualified higher education expenses for no fewer than 800 eligible students attending eligible inst…

(a) The Mayor shall report to the Council annually regarding: (1) The number of eligible students attending each eligible institution and the amount of the grant awards paid to those institutions on behalf of eligible students; (2) The extent, if any, to which a ratable reduction…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "At-risk" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-2901(2A). (1A) “DCPS” means the District of Columbia Public Schools, established by § 38-171. (1B) "Educational specification" means a description, complete to the degree …

The District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) shall, by December 31, 1998, contract with a firm experienced in human resource management to comprehensively rebuild all DCPS employee personnel files.

(a)(1) Beginning on December 15, 2017, and every 10 years thereafter, the Mayor shall prepare and submit to the Council for its review and approval a proposed comprehensive 10-year Master Facilities Plan for public education facilities, which shall comply with the requirements of…

The District of Columbia Public Schools and its Chief Financial Officer shall, by October 1, 1998, provide to the Council of the District of Columbia a comprehensive Fiscal Year 1999 budget displaying in detail the amount of funds to be applied to each school system function and …

The Superintendent shall, by October 15, 1998, provide a detailed Implementation Plan for each component of the General Education Reforms, the Special Education Reforms, and the Central Administration Reforms that will be contained in the Fiscal Year 1999 budget. This Implementat…

The Superintendent shall, by December 15, 1998, provide an Accountability Plan for each school. The Accountability Plan shall set forth five-year student achievement test goals and year one benchmarks, as measured against a baseline derived from student performance levels determi…

The District of Columbia Public Schools should fully fund pre-kindergarten, full-day kindergarten, school counselors, and librarians.

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Advance Expenditures" means all amounts expended by DCPS during a fiscal year that are charged against the local fund appropriations for DCPS for the next fiscal year, as authorized in an act making appropriations for DCPS. (1A…

(a) The annual operating budget for DCPS shall be allocated among 4 departments: (1) Central Administration; (2) Local Schools; (3) School Support; and (4) School-Wide. (b) The Chancellor of DCPS ("Chancellor") shall prepare and execute a performance-based budget on an annual bas…

(a) In formulating the annual DCPS operating budget for submission to the Council, the annual budget for each DCPS school for the next fiscal year ("Schools First budget") shall be determined according to the following sequence: (1) Begin with the total amount of funds under the …

(a) Out of the operating budget for the Local Schools department, the budget for each school shall be under the control and direction of that school's principal. (b) Each principal shall prepare his or her school budget in consultation with the school's local school advisory team…

(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2011, the Mayor shall submit to the Council quarterly financial reports for DCPS setting forth by organization Level 4 approved budget, revised budget, actual expenditures and funds obligated to date, and projected expenditures for the full fiscal yea…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) “Adult education” means services or instruction below the college level for adults who: (A) Lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable them to function effectively in society; (B) Do not have a certificate of g…

(a) The Formula shall apply to operating budget appropriations for District of Columbia resident students in DCPS and Public Charter Schools of the District of Columbia. The student count to which the Formula is applied shall not include students enrolled in private institutions …

(a) The foundation level or cost of providing public education services is $15,648 per student for Fiscal Year 2027 and $14,632 per student for subsequent fiscal years. The foundation level may be revised in subsequent years in accordance with provisions for inflation, revenue un…

The student counts at certain grade levels and in certain programs shall be weighted to provide an amount per student differing from the basic foundation level in accordance with the following schedule: Grade Level Weighting Per Pupil Allocation in FY 2027 Pre-Kindergarten 3 1.34…

(a) In addition to grade level allocations, supplemental allocations shall be provided on the basis of the count of students identified as entitled to and receiving: (1) Special education; (2) English as a second language or bilingual education services; and (3) Summer school ins…