District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B403: Education Continuity for Students in the Care of D.C. Amendment Act of 2025
Status: In committee, July 9, 2026
As introduced, Bill 26-403 would require the Office of the State Superintendent for Education to create a uniform course catalogue. It would require each local education agency to implement flexible graduation waivers. It would conduct a uniform transcript evaluation procedure, and award academic credit for classes taken by students in the Care of the District. It would also require the Students in the Care of D.C. Coordinating Committee regularly review and report on the success and impact of the Education Continuity for Students. in the Care of D.C.
What the bill says
A bill _________________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________ To amend the Educational Services for Detained and Committed Youth Act of 2006 to ensure educational continuity and smooth transitions to and from placement for Students in the Care of the District…
From the introduced text, October 6, 2025:
A BILL _________________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________ To amend the Educational Services for Detained and Committed Youth Act of 2006 to ensure educational continuity and smooth transitions to and from placement for Students in the Care of the District; To amend The State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000 to require the Office of the State Superintendent for Education to create a uniform course catalogue, to require each local education agency implement flexible graduation waivers, conduct a uniform transcript evaluation procedure, and award academic credit for classes taken by students in the Care of the District; and to amend The Students in the Care of D.C. Coordinating Committee Act of 2018 to require the Students in the Care of D.C. Coordinating Committee regularly review and report on the success and impact of the Education Continuity for Students in the Care of D.C. Amendment Act of 2025. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Education Continuity for Students in the Care of D.C. Amendment Act of 2025." Sec. 2. The Educational Services for Detained and Committed Youth Act of 2006, effective March 2, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-192; D.C. Official Code § 38-3301 et seq.), is amended as follows: (a) A new section 4031(a) is …
Sponsors
- Zachary Parker (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing
- : Public Hearing
- : Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0403 Published in the DC Register
- : Referred to Committee on Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced in Office of the Secretary
Subjects: Permanent Bill, Committee of the Whole
Common questions
- What is B403?
- B403 is a bill in the District of Columbia Legislature (26th Council): Education Continuity for Students in the Care of D.C. Amendment Act of 2025.
- What does B403 do?
- In its own words: A bill _________________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________ To amend the Educational Services for Detained and Committed Youth Act of 2006 to ensure educational continuity and smooth transitions to and from placement for Students in the Care of the District…
- What is the status of B403?
- In committee as of July 9, 2026. Latest action: Public Hearing (July 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored B403?
- Zachary Parker (D).
- Where is the official record for B403?
- On the District of Columbia Legislature website: https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B26-0403
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