Legislation

This legislation would require local education agencies (LEAs) notify families or caregivers of students with disabilities within 5 days of a staff person’s transition; document and notify families or caregivers of incidents of physical injury within 1 hour of the incident; require LEAs to install carbon monoxide detectors; and require schools provide annual dental and vision exams to students.

This reintroduced bill would prohibit employers from asking a potential employee abut salary history until after a job offer has been made. Additionally, employers would require related workplace notices to inform employees of their rights.

This bill would incorporate community land trusts (CLTs) into the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) structure, granting registered community land trusts an automatic third right of refusal to purchase multifamily housing. It would also provide registered CLTs with the second right of refusal for properties on the tax sale list before they are available to private buyers. In addition, it would establish a one-stop shop of resources for homeowners and aspiring homeowners in the District on matters such as home valuations, property taxes, property maintenance and improvement, and relevant District laws and regulations.

As introduced, this bill would clarify that landlords may not charge over a certain amount for fees associated with processing applications for rental housing and raises the notice period for rent increases from 30 days to 60 days. It retains the landlord’s ability to withhold a security deposit for the replacement value of items a tenant may have damaged during their lease but prohibits charging new or departing tenants with fees associated with maintaining the implied warranty of habitability in a unit

As introduced, this bill would establish a non-lapsing fund to support the DC ACHIEVES program. The program will provide grants to undocumented District students for tuition and non-tuition expenses not covered by other non-loan assistance.

This legislation provides for free universal school breakfast, lunch, and after-school snacks to students in public, public charter, and nonprofit private schools in the District of Columbia that participate in the National School Lunch Program beginning in school year 2023-2024.

This legislation requires the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”) to develop standards to train or recruit out of school time (“OST”) providers for students with Individualized Education Programs (“IEPs”).

This legislation would protect borrowers in the District of Columbia by adding affirmative protections, prohibiting unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices, adding a private right of action under existing DC consumer protection law, and requiring the creation of a revised Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights by October 1, 2024.

This bill would establish a pilot program with free fares for the X2 and 80 Metrobus lines. The X2 and the 80 lines have been two of the top five most-used Metrobus lines for the past 12 years. The X2 line runs east-west from Benning Road in Ward 7, passing through Ward 6, and ending Downtown in Ward 2, and the 80 line runs north-south from Fort Totten in Ward 5 to McPherson Square in Ward 2. These bus lines travel through many of the Transportation Planning Board’s Equity Emphasis Areas, which are small geographic areas that have significant concentrations of residents who are low-income and people of color.

This legislation ties together several mechanisms for preserving affordable housing in the District. It would incorporate community land trusts registered with the Mayor into the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) structure, granting registered community land trusts with an automatic third right of refusal to purchase multifamily housing. It would also provide registered community land trusts with the second right of refusal for properties on the tax sale list by allowing them early access to purchase tax sale list properties before they are available to private buyers.

This legislation would amend the Rental Housing Act of 1985 to clarify that landlords may not charge exorbitant fees associated with processing applications for rental housing, and raises the notice period for rent increases from 30 days to 60 days. The bill also prohibits landlords from charging new or departing tenants with fees associated with maintaining the implied warranty of habitability in a unit.

Currently, DPR operates and manages 14 indoor aquatic centers, 19 outdoor pools, 4 children’s pools, and 27 splash parks. It also has over 100 playgrounds and over 200 small parks that vary in size. Some of these community assets are woefully underutilized, and some are need of repair and refresh. Unfortunately, it is hard for the public to know which recreational facility will receive capital investments and when the funding will be appropriated. The PARKSNREC Act seeks to change that.