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AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend, on a temporary basis, An Act To create a Department of Corrections in the District of
Columbia and the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022
to designate the Department of Corrections as the District agency to provide a free
appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and
District law to certain individuals in its custody and detained in its secure facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of
Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2023”.
Sec. 2. Section 2(b) of An Act To create a Department of Corrections in the District of
Columbia, approved June 27, 1946 (60 Stat. 320; D.C. Official Code § 24-211.02(b)), is
amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in
its place.
(b) The first paragraph (10) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon
in its place.
(c) The second paragraph is redesignated as paragraph (11).
(d) The newly redesignated paragraph (11) is amended by striking the period and
inserting the phrase “; and” in its place.
(e) A new paragraph (12) is added to read as follows:
“(12) During school year 2023-2024, provide a free appropriate public education
(“FAPE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84
Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) (“IDEA”), and District law, to individuals with disabilities
who are in its custody and detained in its secure facilities from the age of 18 through the end of
the individual’s eligibility for FAPE under the IDEA and District law.”.
Sec. 3. Amendatory section 2 within section 10(a) of the Corrections Oversight
Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-344; 70
DCR 635), is amended as follows: ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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(a) Paragraph (12) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon in its
place.
(b) Paragraph (13) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in its
place.
(c) A new paragraph (14) is added to read as follows:
“(14) During school year 2023-2024, provide a free appropriate public education
(“FAPE”) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84
Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) (“IDEA”), and District law, to individuals with disabilities
who are in its custody and detained in its secure facilities from the age of 18 through the end of
the individual’s eligibility for FAPE under the IDEA and District law.”.
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
Sec. 5. Effective date.
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 60-day period of congressional review
as provided in section 602(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(2)), and publication in the
District of Columbia Register.
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia