B26-0865: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Congressional…

1 _____________________________1 Councilmember Brooke Pinto2 3 4 AN ACT5 6 ________7 8 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA9 10 ________________11 12 To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, An Act To create a Department of13 Corrections in the District of Columbia and the Corrections Oversight Improvement14 Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 to designate the Department of Corrections as the15 District agency to provide a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with16 Disabilities Education Act and District law to certain individuals in its custody and17 detained in its secure facilities.18 19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this20 act may be cited as the “Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of21 Corrections Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026”.22 Sec. 2. Section 2(b) of An Act To create a Department of Corrections in the District of23 Columbia, approved June 27, 1946 (60 Stat. 320; D.C. Official Code § 24-211.02(b)), is24 amended as follows:25 (a) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in26 its place.27 (b) The first paragraph (10) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon28 in its place.29 (c) The second paragraph (10) is redesignated as paragraph (11).30 (d) Paragraph (11) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in31 its place.32 2 (e) A new paragraph (12) is added to read as follows:33 “(12) During school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, provide a free appropriate34 public education (“FAPE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved35 April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) (“IDEA”), and District law to individuals36 with disabilities who are in its custody and detained in its secure facilities from the age of 1837 through the end of the individual’s eligibility for FAPE under the IDEA and District law.”.38 Sec. 3. Amendatory section 2 within section 10(a) of the Corrections Oversight39 Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-344; 7040 DCR 635), is amended as follows:41 (a) Paragraph (12) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in42 its place.43 (b) Paragraph (13) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in44 its place.45 (c) A new paragraph (14) is added to read as follows:46 “(14) During school years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, provide a free appropriate47 public education (“FAPE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved48 April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) (“IDEA”), and District law to individuals49 with disabilities who are in its custody and detained in its secure facilities from the age of 1850 through the end of the individual’s eligibility for FAPE under the IDEA and District law.”.51 Sec. 4. Applicability.52 This act shall apply as of October 28, 2026.53 Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement.54 3 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact55 statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved56 October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).57 Sec. 5. Effective date.58 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the59 Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect no longer than 9060 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of61 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official62 Code § 1-204.12(a)).63