D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A2500

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 5-A2500 - AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
2500.1

This chapter is authorized by the Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction Act of 2020, effective March 16, 2021 (D.C. Law 23-204, D.C. Official Code §§ 38-251.01 - 38-251.10)).

2500.2

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the requirements applicable to District of Columbia public schools and public charter schools for the adoption and implementation of a home and hospital instruction program that provides academic instruction and support to students who have been or will be absent from their school of enrollment for ten (10) or more consecutive or cumulative school days during a school year due to a health condition and to establish an appeal and mediation process, to be administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), for the approval or denial of an application for home or hospital instruction by the student's local educational agency (LEA).

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A2500

Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 6850 (5/12/2023)