2023 District of Columbia Code
Title 38 - Educational Institutions

Subtitle I. Public Education — Primary and Secondary.

• Chapter 1 - Board of Education
• Chapter 1A - District of Columbia Public Schools
• Chapter 1B - Department of Education
• Chapter 2 - Compulsory School Attendance and Expulsion
• Chapter 2A - Pre-Kindergarten Education System
• Chapter 2B - Additional Funding for Child and Adult Food Program
• Chapter 3 - Residency Requirement and Nonresident Tuition
• Chapter 3A - Ombudsman for Public Education
• Chapter 3B - Office of the Student Advocate
• Chapter 3C - Access to Advanced Placement Tests by Non-enrollees
• Chapter 4 - Use of School Buildings
• Chapter 4A - Community Access to Recreational Spaces within Public Schools
• Chapter 4B - Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
• Chapter 5 - Immunization of School Students
• Chapter 5A - Student Access to Period Products
• Chapter 6 - Student Health Care
• Chapter 7 - Free Textbooks
• Chapter 7A - Financial Literacy
• Chapter 7B - Education Preparedness
• Chapter 7C - Testing Integrity
• Chapter 7D - Student Promotion
• Chapter 7E - District of Columbia Education Research Practice Partnership
• Chapter 8 - Public School Food Services
• Chapter 8A - Healthy Schools
• Chapter 8B - Public Schools Digital Privacy and Equity
• Chapter 8C - Title IX Athletic Equity
• Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Subtitle I-A. Public Education — School Safety.

• Chapter 9A - Schools' Obligations to Prevent and Address Student Sexual Abuse
• Chapter 9B - School Obligation to Prevent Student-on-Student Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Dating Violence

Subtitle I-B. Public Education — COVID19 Requirements.

• Chapter 9N - Public Education — COVID-19 Requirements

Subtitle II. Public Education — Adult and Community.

• Chapter 10 - Fees for Select Adult, Community, and Continuing Education Courses
• Chapter 10A - Adult Technical Career Training

Subtitle III. Public Education — Post Secondary.

• Chapter 11 - Public Higher Educational Institutions
• Chapter 12 - Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization
• Chapter 12A - Community College of the District of Columbia Plan for Independence
• Chapter 13 - Education Licensure Commission
• Chapter 14 - Medical and Dental Colleges
• Chapter 15 - Nurses Training Corps. [Repealed]
• Chapter 16 - Law School Clinical Programs Funding. [Repealed]

Subtitle III-A. College Athlete Compensation.

• Chapter 16A - Uniform College Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Act

Subtitle IV. Public Education — Charter Schools.

• Chapter 17 - Public Charter Schools. [Repealed]
• Chapter 18 - District of Columbia School Reform (Public Charter Schools)
• Chapter 18A - Miscellaneous Public Charter School Provisions

Subtitle IV-A. Public Education — School Choice.

• Chapter 18M - Grants for Tuition to Attend Primary and Secondary Schools in the District. [Repealed]
• Chapter 18N - Scholarships for Opportunity and Results

Subtitle V. Education Personnel.

• Chapter 19 - Teachers, School Officers, and Other Employees in General
• Chapter 20 - Retirement of Public School Teachers
• Chapter 21 - Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel
• Chapter 22 - Computer Literacy and Training for Teachers
• Chapter 22A - Housing Support for Teachers Program. [Repealed] [Repealed]
• Chapter 22B - Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force
• Chapter 22C - "Grow Your Own" Teacher Preparation Support Program
• Chapter 22D - Structured Literacy Action Plan

Subtitle VI. EDUCATION FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS.

• Chapter 23 - Gallaudet College
• Chapter 24 - Education for the Deaf
• Chapter 24A - American Sign Language Recognition

Subtitle VII. Special Education.

• Chapter 25 - Special Education and Assessment
• Chapter 25A - Special Education Task Force Establishment
• Chapter 25B - Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools
• Chapter 25C - Special Education Students Rights
• Chapter 25D - Prevention of Reading Difficulties

Subtitle VIII. State Level Agencies and Activities.

• Chapter 26 - Office of the State Superintendent of Education
• Chapter 26A - State Board of Education
• Chapter 26A-i - District of Columbia State Athletics Commission and State Athletic Association
• Chapter 26B - State Athletic Activities, Programs, and Office Fund

Subtitle IX. College Access Assistance.

• Chapter 27 - College Access Assistance
• Chapter 27A - Higher Education Financial Assistance
• Chapter 27B - DC Promise Program. [Repealed] [Repealed]

Subtitle X. School Funding and Spending.

• Chapter 28 - School-Based Budgeting and Accountability
• Chapter 28A - Additional Requirements for the Submission of the Annual Budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools
• Chapter 29 - Uniform Per Student Funding Formula
• Chapter 29A - Financial Management
• Chapter 29A-i - District of Columbia Public Schools Contracting and Spending
• Chapter 29A-ii - Student Activity Funds for theatrical and music performances
• Chapter 29B - Public School Capital Spending
• Chapter 29C - Turkey Bowl Funding
• Chapter 29D - Duke Ellington School of the Arts New Funding and Organization Model

Subtitle XI. Miscellaneous Education Provisions.

• Chapter 30 - Compact for Education of the Education Commission of the States
• Chapter 31 - Traffic Control in School Zones
• Chapter 32 - Notice Requirement for Facilities Located Near Schools
• Chapter 33 - Educational Services for Detained and Committed Youth
• Chapter 34 - Universal Street Safety Education