District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B865: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 28, 2026
What the bill says
To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, 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. act may be cited as the "Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Congressional Review Eme.
From the enrolled text, October 20, 2026:
To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, 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. act may be cited as the "Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026". 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 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 (10) is redesignated as paragraph (11). (d) 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 years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, provide a free appropriate public education ("FAPE") under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, …