D.C. Law 25-163. Extended Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction Amendment Act of 2024.

AN ACT

To amend the Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction Act of 2020 to include pre-birth complications, childbirth, and postpartum recovery as a health condition that qualifies a student for home or hospital instruction.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Extended Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction Amendment Act of 2024."

Sec. 2. Section 2(1) of 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(1)), is amended to read as follows:

"(1) "Health condition" means a physical or mental illness, injury, pre-birth complications, childbirth, postpartum recovery, or impairment that prevents a student from participating in the day-to-day activities typically expected during school attendance.".

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).

Sec. 4. Effective date.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)).