District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0630 Compare Versions

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3	3	December 12, 2023
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5	5	Nyasha Smith
6	6	Secretary of the Council
7	7	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
8	8	Washington, DC 20004
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11	11	Dear Secretary Smith:
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13	13	Today, I am introducing the “Universal Out of School Time Amendment Act of 2023” along with
14	14	Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau, Robert White, Trayon White, Brooke Pinto, Zachary Parker,
15	15	Janeese Lewis George, Kenyan McDuffie, Charles Allen, Anita Bonds, and Vincent Gray. The bill
16	16	would require the District of Columbia to expand out-of-school time programs, such as afterschool and
17	17	summer programming, by at least 10% annually, toward the goal of universal access by 2035 for every
18	18	student in a District of Columbia Public or Public Charter School. Programming would be free or
19	19	affordable to families, with an emphasis on equitable access and geographic convenience, and youth
20	20	who are at-risk, low-income, criminal justice-involved, or with disabilities would receive priority. A
21	21	signed copy of the legislation is enclosed.
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23	23	The Office of, and Commission on, Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes were established
24	24	in 2017 by legislation introduced by Councilmembers Grosso and Nadeau. Over the past six years, the
25	25	Office and Commission, alongside the Deputy Mayor for Education and the District's diverse
26	26	community-based out-of-school time providers, have made incredible strides in expanding
27	27	programming access to youth across the District. In 2020, the District ranked first in the nation for
28	28	afterschool programming, with 95% of parents satisfied with their child's afterschool program.
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30	30	In her
31	31	2023 inaugural address, Mayor Muriel Bowser re-affirmed her commitment to out-of-school time by
32	32	declaring "we will build the most robust free before- and after-school programs in the nation"
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34	34	and
35	35	worked with the Council to support that effort by allocating $5 million in the FY24 Budget to the
36	36	Office of the Deputy Mayor of Education to build the "My Afterschool DC" platform as a "one-stop
37	37	shop" for families to access out-of-school time programming for their students.
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41	41	Despite the progress made thus far, and the commendable focus on "Universal Out-of-School Time
42	42	Access" in the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes Strategic Plan for 2023-
43	43	2026, there is still much work to be done to serve our youth. Almost two-thirds of District students
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46	46	This is Afterschool in Washington, D.C. (2023) Afterschool Alliance.: https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/challenge-2023/DC-Afterschool
47	47	Fact-Sheet-2023.pdf.
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49	49	Mayor Bowser sworn in for Historic Third Term, delivers third inaugural address (2023) Government of the District of Columbia: Mayor Muriel
50	50	Bowser.: https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-sworn-historic-third-term-delivers-third-inaugural- address#:~:text=We%20have%20a%20mandate
51	51	20from,2019%2C%20a%20lot%20has%20happened.
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53	53	My afterschool DC (2023) My Afterschool DC. : https://dme.dc.gov/myafterschooldc%20
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56	56	currently do not benefit from out-of-school time programming, with Wards 7 and 8 having the highest
57	57	unmet need. That adds up to a gap of 53,000 students without a publicly funded afterschool program
58	58	seat and 57,000 without a summer program seat.
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60	60	District parents cite the lack of safe means of getting
61	61	to and from programming, high cost, and absence of available programs as the greatest barriers to
62	62	participation.
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66	66	Today our city is seeing lagging in-seat attendance and academic performance
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68	68	and a disturbing
69	69	increase in juvenile crime and arrests, particularly for violent offenses and weapons charges.
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71	71	Nearly
72	72	half of all juvenile crime occurs between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. when students could otherwise be in
73	73	afterschool programming.
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75	75	The "Universal Out of School Time for DC Amendment Act of 2023" is an
76	76	immediate, impactful proposal to meet the needs of this moment. Out-of-school time programming is
77	77	clearly correlated with increasing school attendance and improving economic mobility
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79	79	and academic
80	80	outcomes, with one study finding a 12% gain in grades and tests scores.
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82	82	Moreover, 69% of police
83	83	chiefs surveyed nationally cite out-of-school time programming as the most effective strategy for
84	84	reducing juvenile crime,
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86	86	and 74% of parents agree that afterschool programs help keep their kids
87	87	safe.
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89	89	These programs are a smart investment for the District to make: every $1 spent on programs
90	90	returns at least $3 by increasing economic outcomes and reducing the likelihood of juvenile crime.
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94	94	For all these reasons and more, we must enact the "Universal Out of School Time for DC Amendment
95	95	Act of 2023". As written, the legislation: (1) mandates universal access to affordable before- and after-
96	96	school, school break, and summer programming by 2035; (2) prioritizes seats for youth who are at-
97	97	risk, English language learners, criminal-justice involved, or who have disabilities; (3) identifies and
98	98	addresses barriers to out-of-school time access, reducing racial and geographic disparities; (4)
99	99	facilitates interagency collaboration and requires continued support for community-based out-of-
100	100	school time providers; (5) updates the OST Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan to include youth
101	101	input and racial equity analysis; and (6) requires greater grant and data standardization, collection,
102	102	reporting, and transparency.
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104	104	Should you have any questions about this legislation, please contact my Legislative Assistant Elias
105	105	Benda at ebenda@dccouncil.gov or (202) 394-8293.
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107	107	Sincerely,
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110	110
111	111	Matthew Frumin
112	112	Councilmember for Ward 3
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115	115	Sayin, Y. and Calma, E. (2023) Needs assessment of out-of-school time programs in the District of Columbia - D.C. policy center.:
116	116	https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/ost-needs-assessment/.
117	117	5
118	118	America After 3PM: Top 10 States for Afterschool (2020) Afterschool Alliance.: https://afterschoolalliance.org/documents/AA3PM-2020/AA3PM-Top-
119	119	10.pdf.
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121	121	Camp, E. (2023) D.C.’s test scores and absenteeism rates are getting worse, so why are more students graduating?, Reason.com.:
122	122	https://reason.com/2023/04/03/d-c-s-test-scores-and-absenteeism-rates-are-getting-worse-so-why-are-more-students-graduating/.
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124	124	Carbone, M. (2023) Crime in DC: Our children speak, DC News Now \| Washington, DC.: https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-
125	125	dc/crime-in-dc-our-children-speak/.
126	126	8
127	127	From a time of risk to a time of opportunity - This is Afterschool, Afterschool Alliance.: https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/CSA-fact-
128	128	sheets/AA_CSA_DC.pdf.
129	129	9
130	130	Bowsher, C.D. (2023), The Relationship Between Afterschool Program Participation and Socioeconomic Mobility, Georgetown University.
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132	132	Afterschool and Summer Learning: A City Strategy to Support College and Career Readiness, National League of Cities.:
133	133	https://www.nlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Afterschool-and-summer-learning-a-city-strategy-to-suppoprt-college-and-career-readiness.pdf.
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135	135	Afterschool and Summer Learning: A City Strategy for Public Safety, National League of Cities.:
136	136	https://www.nlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Afterschool-and-Summer-Learning-a-city-strategy-for-public-safety-brief.pdf.
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138	138	From a time of risk to a time of opportunity
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140	140	This is Afterschool in Washington, D.C.
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145	145	_____________________________ _____________________________ 3
146	146	Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Matthew Frumin 4
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149	149	_____________________________ _____________________________ 7
150	150	Councilmember Trayon White Councilmember Robert C White Jr. 8
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153	153	_____________________________ _____________________________ 11
154	154	Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Brooke Pinto 12
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157	157	_____________________________ _____________________________ 15
158	158	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 16
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162	162	Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Charles Allen 20
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165	165	_____________________________ 23
166	166	Councilmember Vincent C. Gray 24
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170	170	A BILL 28
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175	175	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 33
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180	180	To amend the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes Establishment Act of 38
181	181	2016 to require the Office and Commission to develop, coordinate, fund, and implement 39
182	182	a plan to guarantee universal access to out-of-school-time programming for all youth 40
183	183	enrolled in a public school in the District by 2035. 41
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185	185	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 43
186	186	act may be cited as the “Universal Out of School Time Amendment Act of 2023”. 44
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188	188	Sec. 2. The Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes Establishment Act 45
189	189	of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-261; D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.01 et seq.) is 46
190	190	amended as follows: 47
191	191	(a) Section 2(a) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.01(a)) is amended as follows: 48
192	192	(1) New paragraphs (1A) (2A), (2B), (2C), (2D), (6A), (6B), and (6C) are added 49
193	193	to read as follows: 50
194	194	“(1A) “Child with a disability” shall have the same meaning as provided in 51
195	195	section 602(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970, (84 52
196	196	Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1401(3)). 53
197	197	“(2A) “Community-based organization” or “CBO” means an out-of-school-time 54
198	198	service provider that is a nonprofit entity, faith-based organization, or other entity, excluding the 55
199	199	District or a Local Education Agency, that provides out-of-school time programming to District 56
200	200	youth. 57
201	201	“(2B) “Deduplicated” means the elimination of data that double counts enrollment 58
202	202	or capacity of an out-of-school-time program across more than one session such that the total 59
203	203	number of youth an out-of-school-time service provider serves reflects their true capacity and 60
204	204	enrollment at any one time. 61
205	205	“(2C) “Equitable access” means a strategic approach to increasing District-wide 62
206	206	availability of out-of-school-time program seats that prioritize at-risk youth and closing gaps of 63
207	207	geographic distribution of programming relative to youth residency and school enrollment 64
208	208	identified by the Commission’s needs assessment and strategic plan issued pursuant to section 8 65
209	209	of this act. 66
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211	211	“(2D) “Low-income" means having a household income that is less than 60% of 67
212	212	the area median family income for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area according to the 68
213	213	statistics of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. 69
214	214	“(6A) “Out-of-school-time service provider” means a youth development program 70
215	215	provider, including the District, that is publicly funded, in-part or in-whole, to facilitate one or 71
216	216	more out-of-school programs. A single organization, LEA, or entity may operate multiple out-of-72
217	217	school-time programs in different locations. 73
218	218	“(6B) “Program session” means an out-of-school-time program that is provided 74
219	219	on a continuous basis, and that a youth may enroll in for a discrete number of weeks, either 75
220	220	before school, after school, or during summer break. An out-of-school-time service provider may 76
221	221	offer more than one program session consecutively or at more than one location. 77
222	222	“(6C) “Universal access” means a high-quality out-of-school-time program seat is 78
223	223	available to all youth enrolled in a Local Education Agency, relative to demand, and the program 79
224	224	seat is available on a free or affordable sliding-scale basis relative to household income.”. 80
225	225	(2) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “Agency” means” and 81
226	226	inserting the phrase “Agency” or “LEA” means” in its place. 82
227	227	(3) Paragraph (7) is amended to read as follows: 83
228	228	“(7) "Youth" means an individual of 21 years of age or less who is enrolled in a 84
229	229	District primary or secondary school of a Local Education Agency, or an individual of 22 years 85
230	230	of age or less who is enrolled in special education services from an LEA. 86
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232	232	(4) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the phrase “educational, and 87
233	233	recreational” and inserting the phrase “educational, enrichment, or recreational” in its place. 88
234	234	(b) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.02) is amended as follows: 89
235	235	(1) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 90
236	236	“(b) The mission of the Office is to facilitate universal access to out-of-school-time 91
237	237	programs by: 92
238	238	“(1) Coordinating, promoting, and improving out-of-school-time program 93
239	239	offerings across out-of-school-time service providers; 94
240	240	“(2) Administering out-of-school-time funding pursuant to section 5 of this act; 95
241	241	“(3) Conducting and publicly publishing out-of-school-time program analysis 96
242	242	pursuant to section 9 of this act; and 97
243	243	“(4) Supporting out-of-school-time service providers in scaling up programming 98
244	244	to close gaps in out-of-school-time program seat capacity and geographic location consistent 99
245	245	with the strategic plan recommendations of the Commission.”. 100
246	246	(2) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows 101
247	247	“(d) The Office shall spend not more than 7% of its annual budget appropriations 102
248	248	on Office overhead.”. 103
249	249	(c) Section 4(a) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.03(a)) is amended as follows: 104
250	250	(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “Guide” and inserting the 105
251	251	phrase “Facilitate” in its place. 106
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253	253	(2) Paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows: 107
254	254	“(3)(A) Gather, analyze, and publish data from out-of-school-time service 108
255	255	providers funded in part or in whole by the District or by federal funds administered through the 109
256	256	District pursuant to section 9 of this act; 110
257	257	“(B) Utilize data to implement programmatic and funding improvements 111
258	258	that increase equitable access to high-quality, evidence-based out-of-school-time programs by 112
259	259	not less than a 10% year-over-year growth in seat capacity;”. 113
260	260	(3) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase “, 114
261	261	including by widely promoting program offerings, educating stakeholders about the benefits of 115
262	262	out-of-school-time programming, and assisting with program enrollment;” in its place. 116
263	263	(4) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “on out-of-school-time” and 117
264	264	inserting the phrase “on universal access to out-of-school-time” in its place. 118
265	265	(5) Paragraph (7) is amended by striking the phrase “development and other” and 119
266	266	inserting the phrase “development, navigating and managing organizational growth to grow seat 120
267	267	capacity and programmatic accessibility, and other” in its place. 121
268	268	(6) A new paragraph (7A) is added to read as follows: 122
269	269	“(7A) Provide in-house technical assistance to: 123
270	270	“(A) Out-of-school-time-service providers on improving program 124
271	271	accessibility and meeting local and federal guidelines for serving children with a disability; 125
272	272	“(B) Staff of out-of-school-time-service providers on supporting physical, 126
273	273	emotional, and behavioral needs of children with a disability; 127
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275	275	“(C) Parents of a child with a disability on finding out-of-school-time 128
276	276	service providers able to meet the unique needs of their child.”. 129
277	277	(7) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase 130
278	278	“on universal access to out-of-school-time programs;” in its place. 131
279	279	(8) Paragraph (9) is amended to read as follows: 132
280	280	“(9)(A) In coordination with the Commission, lead collaboration, coordination, 133
281	281	and problem-solving across District agencies, LEAs, and CBO out-of-school-time service 134
282	282	providers to strengthen program offerings, funding, accessibility, and outcomes and build a 135
283	283	system that promotes and achieves universal access to out-of-school-time programming in 136
284	284	accordance with the strategic plan; 137
285	285	“(B) The Office shall engage the following District agencies to ensure a 138
286	286	whole-of-government approach to collaboration, coordination, and problem-solving related to 139
287	287	youth development: 140
288	288	“(i) The Office and Commission of Out of School Time Grants and 141
289	289	Youth Outcomes; 142
290	290	“(ii) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education, including 143
291	291	representation from the Office for Students in the Care of DC; 144
292	292	“(iii) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education; 145
293	293	“(iv) District of Columbia Public Schools; 146
294	294	“(v) District of Columbia Public Charter School Board; 147
295	295	“(vi) The Department of Parks and Recreation; 148
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297	297	“(vii) The Department of Employment Services; 149
298	298	“(viii) The Department of Behavioral Health; 150
299	299	“(ix) The Department of Human Services; 151
300	300	“(x) Child and Family Services Agency; 152
301	301	“(xi) The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services; 153
302	302	“(xii) The Office of the Attorney General; 154
303	303	“(xiii) The Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement; 155
304	304	“(xiv) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and 156
305	305	Justice, including representation from the Safe Passage program; 157
306	306	"(xv) The Office of Disability Rights; 158
307	307	“(xvi) District of Columbia Public Library; and 159
308	308	“(xvii) The Council;”. 160
309	309	(9) Paragraph 10 is amended to read as follows: 161
310	310	“(10)(A) Develop, in collaboration with the Commission, plans for measuring and 162
311	311	assessing the quality of out-of-school-time programs; 163
312	312	“(B) Create and implement a plan to improve the quality, accessibility, 164
313	313	and inclusivity of out-of-school-time programs funded in part or in whole by the District; and”. 165
314	314	(10) A new paragraph (11) is added to read as follows: 166
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316	316	“(11)(A) Obtain, disperse, and administer funding for out-of-school-time 167
317	317	programs consistent with the strategic plan’s requirement to prioritize equitable access in scaling 168
318	318	up programming to achieve universal access to out-of-school-time programs by 2035; 169
319	319	“(B) Not less than 90% of Office grant funds shall be awarded to CBOs 170
320	320	that provide or coordinate out-of-school-time programs.”. 171
321	321	(d) Section 5 (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.04) is amended as follows: 172
322	322	(1) Subsection (b)(3) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “, 173
323	323	including training to enable out-of-school-time service providers and staff to accommodate the 174
324	324	needs of a child with a disability.” in its place. 175
325	325	(2) A new subsection (b-1) is added to read as follows: 176
326	326	“(b-1) The Office shall award not less than 90% of competitive grants authorized under 177
327	327	subsection (b) of this section to CBOs that provide or coordinate out-of-school-time programs.”. 178
328	328	(3) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase “and program quality.” and 179
329	329	inserting the phrase “program quality, and achieving an annual 10% year-over-year growth of 180
330	330	out-of-school-time program seats until the Commission determines the District has achieved 181
331	331	universal access.” in its place. 182
332	332	(4) A new subsection (e1) is added to read as follows: 183
333	333	“(e-1)(1) The Office shall provide public notice of not less than 4 months before any 184
334	334	revisions take effect to grant application processes, grant award amounts, or grantee program 185
335	335	offering requirements. 186
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337	337	“(2) The Office shall consult the Commission, out-of-school-time service 187
338	338	providers, and other public stakeholders to solicit feedback in advance of posting intended grant 188
339	339	revisions pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.”. 189
340	340	(5) Subsection (g) is amended to read as follows: 190
341	341	“(g) In addition to the reporting requirements in § 1-328.16, on or before January 1 of 191
342	342	each year, the Office shall submit to the Council and make publicly available on its website 192
343	343	reports detailing grant awards and activity required pursuant to the requirements of section 9 of 193
344	344	this subchapter.” 194
345	345	(e) Section 6 (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.05) is amended as follows: 195
346	346	(1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 196
347	347	“(a) There is established a Commission on Out of School Time Grants and Youth 197
348	348	Outcomes to develop a District-wide strategic plan for creating and funding universal access to 198
349	349	out-of-school-time programs, with a focus to geographic and socioeconomic equity in program 199
350	350	capacity expansion.”. 200
351	351	(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding a new paragraph (7A) to read as follows: 201
352	352	“(7A) The Attorney General of the District of Columbia.”. 202
353	353	(f) Section 7(b) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.06(b)) is amended as follows: 203
354	354	(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 204
355	355	“At least 2 members are consumers of out-of-school-time programs in the 205
356	356	District;”. 206
357	357	(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon in 207
358	358	its place. 208
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360	360	(3) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows: 209
361	361	“(3) At least 2 members are parents or guardians of a youth enrolled in an out-of-210
362	362	school-time program in the District; and”. 211
363	363	(3) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows: 212
364	364	“(4) At least one member who is a subject matter expert in advocacy or data 213
365	365	analysis for out-of-school-time programs.”. 214
366	366	(g) Section 8(a) (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.07(a)) is amended as follows: 215
367	367	(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 216
368	368	“(1) Set the goals and scope of a biennial, community-wide needs assessment, 217
369	369	which the Office shall conduct, to: 218
370	370	“(A) Assess the number of program seats needed to guarantee universal 219
371	371	access to out-of-school-time programs relative to demand for enrollment in programming; 220
372	372	“(B) Identify programmatic growth needs and trends, and benchmark city-221
373	373	wide progress toward achieving universal access to out-of-school-time programs, relative to 222
374	374	demand, including assessments of geographic, demographic, socioeconomic, and program 223
375	375	offering metrics; 224
376	376	“(C) Identify met and unmet programmatic capacity, training, and quality 225
377	377	improvement needs of youth identified as: 226
378	378	“(i) At-risk; 227
379	379	“(ii) A child with a disability; 228
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381	381	“(iii) English language learners; 229
382	382	“(iv) Justice system-involved; or 230
383	383	“(v) Low-income; 231
384	384	“(D) Determine barriers to program participation, including: 232
385	385	“(i) Program costs and what families determine make a program 233
386	386	affordable for households at different income levels of different family sizes; 234
387	387	“(ii) Transportation access, modes, and distance; 235
388	388	“(iii) Ability of programs to meet and staff the needs of children 236
389	389	with a disability; or 237
390	390	“(iv) Alignment with youth-identified interests and preferences in 238
391	391	program content or offerings; and 239
392	392	“(E) Identify professional development and organizational growth 240
393	393	management support needs for out-of-school-time service providers to enable them to 241
394	394	successfully scale up operations to achieve universal access to programming.”. 242
395	395	(2) A new paragraph (1A) is added to read as follows: 243
396	396	“(1A)(A) The Commission shall collaborate with the Mayor’s Office of Racial 244
397	397	Equity to ensure the community-wide needs assessment scope of work is developed with a racial 245
398	398	equity lens. 246
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400	400	“(B) The needs assessment shall be reviewed by the Mayor’s Office of 247
401	401	Racial Equity prior to finalization to identify and remedy deficiencies in findings or data analysis 248
402	402	from a racial equity perspective. 249
403	403	“(C) The Office shall facilitate the collaboration required of subparagraphs 250
404	404	(B) and (C) of this paragraph.”. 251
405	405	(3) A new paragraph (1B) is added to read as follows: 252
406	406	“(1B) At such time as the Commission determines the District has added 253
407	407	sufficient out-of-school-time program seat capacity to meet the participation demands and 254
408	408	specialized program content needs of all youth enrolled in an LEA, the Commission shall issue a 255
409	409	written determination to the Mayor and the Council demonstrating success achieving universal 256
410	410	access and providing recommendations on steps the District must take to maintain, or further 257
411	411	improve, programmatic enrollment, quality, and youth interest in service provider offerings. 258
412	412	(4) A new paragraph (2A) is added to read as follows: 259
413	413	“(2A) Beginning January 1, 2026, the strategic plan shall require the District to 260
414	414	implement a system for achieving universal access to out-of-school-time programs by 2035. The 261
415	415	Commission shall work with the Mayor’s Office of Racial Equity to apply a racial equity lens to 262
416	416	the plan and the Commission shall solicit ongoing youth input to develop the strategic plan, 263
417	417	taking into account and instructing the Office on steps to take to address: 264
418	418	“(A) District government agency, LEA, and CBO service provider 265
419	419	collaborations needed to achieve at least a 10% year-over-year expansion in seat capacity until 266
420	420	the Commission determines the District has achieved universal access pursuant to paragraph 267
421	421	(1B) of this subsection, or until the Commission issues a written determination demonstrating 268
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423	423	that a 10% growth rate is no longer needed or feasible to meet remaining demand for out-of-269
424	424	school-time programming; 270
425	425	“(B) Closing existing service and enrollment gaps in out-of-school-time 271
426	426	programs with a focus on equitable access in expanding OST programming; 272
427	427	“(C) Program capacity expansion that prioritizes creating new seats for 273
428	428	youth who are: 274
429	429	“(i) Designated at-risk; 275
430	430	“(ii) Designated as a child with a disability; 276
431	431	“(iii) English language learners; 277
432	432	“(iv) Justice system involved; or 278
433	433	“(v) Low-income; 279
434	434	“(D) Funding needs, gaps, targets, and opportunities necessary to achieve 280
435	435	universal access to programming; 281
436	436	“(E) Removing barriers to program participation, including: 282
437	437	“(i) Program participation and supply costs to families; 283
438	438	“(ii) Geographic convenience; 284
439	439	“(iii) Transportation access and costs; 285
440	440	“(iv) Quality; 286
441	441	“(v) Accessibility of programs for children with a disability; 287
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443	443	“(vi) Public awareness of programs and registration hurdles; and 288
444	444	“(vii) Youth interest and priorities in program offerings; 289
445	445	“(F) Improving the quality of programs, including ways the Office can 290
446	446	support the capacity building and professional development needs of out-of-school-time service 291
447	447	providers; 292
448	448	“(G) Office personnel growth and skills needed to improve the Office’s 293
449	449	efficiency, external communication, grant administration, and data tracking and sharing as out-294
450	450	of-school-time programming scales up; and 295
451	451	“(H) Facilitating mutually beneficial partnerships across out-of-school-296
452	452	time service providers in order to maximize quality, quantity, accessibility, and availability of 297
453	453	programming for all youth.”. 298
454	454	(h) Section 9 (D.C. Official Code § 2-1555.08) is amended as follows: 299
455	455	(1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 300
456	456	“(a) Not later than January 1, 2025, the Office, in collaboration with the Commission, 301
457	457	shall coordinate with the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Office of the State 302
458	458	Superintendent of Education, LEAs, and Department of Employment Services to: 303
459	459	“(1) Align out-of-school-time funding priorities, promotion strategies, and agency 304
460	460	capacity building needs to increase the number of youth served by out-of-school-time programs 305
461	461	and improve equitable access to program opportunities pursuant to priorities identified by the 306
462	462	Commission’s strategic plan; 307
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464	464	“(2) Streamline and standardize, where appropriate, the grant application, grant 308
465	465	payments, and grant reporting processes for out-of-school time service providers seeking funding 309
466	466	from the District; 310
467	467	“(3) Share, standardize, and publish deduplicated data pursuant to subsection (c) 311
468	468	of this section to improve the District’s per-youth tracking of out-of-school-time program 312
469	469	capacity and enrollment; 313
470	470	“(4) Make public on the Office’s website all copies of federally mandated grant 314
471	471	reports related to 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, Workforce Innovation and 315
472	472	Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth funding, and other federal sources of out-of-school-time 316
473	473	funding; and 317
474	474	“(5)(A) Create, collect, and make public on the Office’s website summaries of 318
475	475	annual youth evaluations of out-of-school-time programs; 319
476	476	“(B) Evaluations may aggregate responses per-program offering per- 320
477	477	service provider to protect the anonymity of respondents; and 321
478	478	“(C) The Office shall publish anonymized responses to the District’s 322
479	479	annual Out-of-School-Time Survey of Academic and Youth Outcomes (DC OST SAYO-Y) 323
480	480	collected as of 2017.”. 324
481	481	(2) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 325
482	482	(A) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 326
483	483	(i) Strike the phrase “Within 36 months of April 17, 2017, the 327
484	484	Commission” and insert the phrase “Not later than January 1, 2026, the Office, in coordination 328
485	485	with the Commission,” in its place. 329
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487	487	(ii) Strike the phrase “the feasibility of expanding” and insert the 330
488	488	phrase “steps the Office and Commission shall take to expand” in its place. 331
489	489	(iii) Strike the phrase “Department of Employment Services,”. 332
490	490	(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 333
491	491	“(2) The Office shall publicize its recommendations, the rationale for the 334
492	492	recommendations, and the concrete steps it shall take, in partnership with the Commission, to 335
493	493	increase coordination.”. 336
494	494	(3) A new subsection (c) is added to read as follows: 337
495	495	“(c)(1) To facilitate the accurate tracking of progress toward universal access of out-of-338
496	496	school-time programs, the Office shall publish on its website an annual report on all program 339
497	497	seats, funded in part or in whole through the District or federal funding sources, detailing: 340
498	498	“(A) Out-of-school-time funding source or sources and amount allocated 341
499	499	or awarded per: 342
500	500	“(i) Out-of-school-time service provider; 343
501	501	“(ii) Program session per location, if applicable; and 344
502	502	“(iii) Per grade-range of program per location, if the same or 345
503	503	substantially similar program is offered for different aged youth during simultaneous sessions; 346
504	504	“(B) Specific services provided to youth including: 347
505	505	“(i) Out-of-school-time service provider name or name of 348
506	506	subgrantee providing services, 349
507	507	“(ii) Programmatic content and youth development goals; 350
508	508	“(iii) Location or locations of programs offered; 351
509	509	“(iv) Youth-to-staff ratio; 352
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511	511	“(v) Transportation services, if any; and 353
512	512	“(vi) How the program or service provider meets the needs of at-354
513	513	risk youth, children with disabilities, English language learners, or justice involved youth; 355
514	514	“(C) Demographic profile of youth served per program session, per 356
515	515	location, if applicable, aggregating total youth served by: 357
516	516	“(i) Grade range; 358
517	517	“(ii) Home Ward; 359
518	518	“(iii) School Ward; 360
519	519	“(iv) Designation as: 361
520	520	“(I) At-risk; 362
521	521	“(II) Child with a disability; or 363
522	522	“(III) Justice involved; 364
523	523	“(v) Race and ethnic identity; and 365
524	524	“(vi) Gender or gender identity; 366
525	525	“(D) Deduplicated per program session capacity, enrollment, and 367
526	526	attendance numbers; 368
527	527	“(E) Annual program seat capacity and enrollment numbers per out-of-369
528	528	school-time service provider, deduplicated to count the total number of youth served by provider 370
529	529	per program location, if provider operates in multiple program locations; 371
530	530	“(F) Length of program, including: 372
531	531	“(i) Number of weeks program session operates; 373
532	532	“(ii) Days and hours per week program operates per session; and 374
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534	534	“(iii) Number of sessions offered annually per location and grade 375
535	535	level served, if multiple sessions are simultaneously offered; and 376
536	536	“(G) Program operating expenses, program overhead or indirect cost 377
537	537	expenses, and program participation or supply costs charged to families, if any. 378
538	538	“(2) The Mayor shall make available to the Office data sets from subordinate 379
539	539	agencies necessary to comply with the reporting requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection. 380
540	540	The Office may initiate data sharing agreements to facilitate reporting requirements.”. 381
541	541	(4) A new subsection (d) is added to read as follows: 382
542	542	“(d)(1) The Office shall publish on its website an annual report summarizing anonymized 383
543	543	grant requests that did not receive Office funding detailing per applicant: 384
544	544	“(A) The funding amount requested; 385
545	545	“(B) The anticipated number of youth served, per grade range, if funded; 386
546	546	“(C) The Ward location or locations of programming would be offered; 387
547	547	“(D) The anticipated days and hours per week of programming, if funded; 388
548	548	“(E) A summary of program offerings or services including how the 389
549	549	program planned to meet the needs of at-risk youth, children with a disability, English language 390
550	550	learners, or justice involved youth; 391
551	551	“(F) Program enrollment or supply costs charged to families, if any; 392
552	552	“(G) Overall grant application score awarded by review committee; and 393
553	553	“(H) Other programming and funding metrics determined by the Office 394
554	554	and reflective of data requests made by the Commission. 395
555	555	“(2) The Office shall publish the names and District government or organizational 396
556	556	affiliation, if any, of the members of the grant review committee. 397
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558	558	“(3) The report shall include a summary of recommendations of how prospective 398
559	559	grantees can strengthen their application or program services to increase their likelihood of 399
560	560	receiving future funding”. 400
561	561	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 401
562	562	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 402
563	563	impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 403
564	564	approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 404
565	565	Sec. 4. Effective date. 405
566	566	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 406
567	567	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 407
568	568	provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 408
569	569	24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 409
570	570	Columbia Register. 410