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2017 District of Columbia Code
Title 38 - Educational Institutions.

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Subtitle I. Public Education — Primary and Secondary.

Chapter 1 - Board of Education. §§ 38-101 - 38-161
Chapter 1A - District of Columbia Public Schools. §§ 38-171 - 38-175
Chapter 1B - Department of Education. §§ 38-191 - 38-196.01
Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion. §§ 38-201 - 38-241
Chapter 2A - Pre-Kindergarten Education System. §§ 38-271.01 - 38-275.01
Chapter 2B - Additional Funding for Child and Adult Food Program. §§ 38-281 - 38-285
Chapter 3 - Residency Requirement and Nonresident Tuition. §§ 38-301 - 38-313
Chapter 3A - Ombudsman for Public Education. §§ 38-351 - 38-356
Chapter 3B - Office of the Student Advocate. §§ 38-371 - 38-374
Chapter 4 - Use of School Buildings. §§ 38-401 - 38-409
Chapter 4A - Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization. §§ 38-451 - 38-471
Chapter 5 - Immunization of School Students. §§ 38-501 - 38-508
Chapter 6 - Student Health Care. §§ 38-601 - 38-651.12
Chapter 7 - Free Textbooks. §§ 38-701 - 38-706
Chapter 7A - Financial Literacy. §§ 38-731.01 - 38-731.05
Chapter 7B - Education Preparedness. §§ 38-751.01 - 38-757.01
Chapter 7C - Testing Integrity. §§ 38-771.01 - 38-771.07
Chapter 7D - Student Promotion. §§ 38-781.01 - 38-781.06
Chapter 8 - Public School Food Services. §§ 38-801 - 38-809
Chapter 8A - Healthy Schools. §§ 38-821.01 - 38-828.02
Chapter 8B - Protection of Students Digital Privacy. §§ 38-831.01 - 38-831.06
Chapter 8C - Title IX Athletic Equity. §§ 38-841.01 - 38-841.08
Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions. §§ 38-901 - 38-938

Subtitle II. Public Education — Adult and Community.

Chapter 10 - Fees for Select Adult, Community, and Continuing Education Courses. §§ 38-1001 - 38-1003
Chapter 10A - Adult Technical Career Training. §§ 38-1011.01 - 38-1011.05

Subtitle III. Public Education — Post Secondary.

Chapter 11 - Public Higher Educational Institutions. §§ 38-1101 - 38-1125
Chapter 12 - Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization. §§ 38-1201.01 - 38-1208.06
Chapter 12A - Community College of the District of Columbia Plan for Independence. §§ 38-1271.01 - 38-1271.03
Chapter 13 - Education Licensure Commission. §§ 38-1301 - 38-1313
Chapter 14 - Medical and Dental Colleges. §§ 38-1401 - 38-1419
Chapter 15 - Nurses Training Corps. §§ 38-1501 - 38-1503
Chapter 16 - Law School Clinical Programs Funding. [Repealed]. §§ 38-1601 - 38-1606

Subtitle IV. Public Education — Charter Schools.

Chapter 17 - Public Charter Schools. §§ 38-1701.01 - 38-1702.19
Chapter 18 - District of Columbia School Reform (Public Charter Schools). §§ 38-1800.01 - 38-1800.03
Chapter 18A - Miscellaneous Public Charter School Provisions. §§ 38-1831.01 - 38-1837.02

Subtitle IV-A. Public Education — School Choice.

Chapter 18M - Grants for Tuition to Attend Primary and Secondary Schools in the District. [Repealed]. §§ 38-1851.01 - 38-1851.11
Chapter 18N - Scholarships for Opportunity and Results. §§ 38-1853.01 - 38-1853.14

Subtitle V. Education Personnel.

Chapter 19 - Teachers, School Officers, and Other Employees in General. §§ 38-1901 - 38-1982
Chapter 20 - Retirement of Public School Teachers. §§ 38-2001.01 - 38-2061.02
Chapter 21 - Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel. §§ 38-2101 - 38-2104
Chapter 22 - Computer Literacy and Training for Teachers. §§ 38-2201 - 38-2205
Chapter 22A - Housing Support for Teachers Program. §§ 38-2231 - 38-2239

Subtitle VI. EDUCATION FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS.

Chapter 23 - Gallaudet College. §§ 38-2301 - 38-2334
Chapter 24 - Education for the Deaf. §§ 38-2401.01 - 38-2411.07
Chapter 24A - American Sign Language Recognition. §§ 38-2431 - 38-2433

Subtitle VII. Special Education.

Chapter 25 - Special Education and Assessment. §§ 38-2501 - 38-2501
Chapter 25A - Special Education Task Force Establishment. §§ 38-2551 - 38-2555
Chapter 25B - Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools. §§ 38-2561.01 - 38-2561.16
Chapter 25C - Special Education Students Rights. §§ 38-2571.01 - 38-2573.01

Subtitle VIII. State Level Agencies and Activities.

Chapter 26 - Office of the State Superintendent of Education. §§ 38-2601 - 38-2615
Chapter 26A - State Board of Education. §§ 38-2651 - 38-2652
Chapter 26A-i - District of Columbia State Athletics Commission and State Athletic Association. §§ 38-2661.01 - 38-2661.31
Chapter 26B - State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund. §§ 38-2671 - 38-2674

Subtitle IX. College Access Assistance.

Chapter 27 - College Access Assistance. §§ 38-2701 - 38-2706
Chapter 27A - Higher Education Financial Assistance. §§ 38-2731 - 38-2734
Chapter 27B - DC Promise Program. [Repealed] §§ 38-2751 - 38-2759

Subtitle X. School Funding and Spending.

Chapter 28 - School-Based Budgeting and Accountability. §§ 38-2801 - 38-2831
Chapter 29 - Uniform Per Student Funding Formula. §§ 38-2901 - 38-2931
Chapter 29A - Financial Management. §§ 38-2951 - 38-2952
Chapter 29A-i - District of Columbia Public Schools Contracting and Spending. §§ 38-2955 - 38-2955
Chapter 29B - Public School Capital Spending. §§ 38-2971.01 - 38-2973.05
Chapter 29C - Turkey Bowl Funding. §§ 38-2981 - 38-2981

Subtitle XI. Miscellaneous Education Provisions.

Chapter 30 - Compact for Education of the Education Commission of the States. §§ 38-3001 - 38-3004
Chapter 31 - Traffic Control in School Zones. §§ 38-3101 - 38-3101
Chapter 32 - Notice Requirement for Facilities Located Near Schools. §§ 38-3201 - 38-3201
Chapter 33 - Educational Services for Detained and Committed Youth. §§ 38-3301 - 38-3301
Chapter 34 - Universal Street Safety Education. §§ 38-3401 - 38-3401

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