{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1853.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-1853.13","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this division:\n\n(1)\nThe term 'core subject matter' means—\n(A)\nmathematics;\n(B)\nscience; and\n(C)\nEnglish, reading, or language arts.\n\n(2)\nThe term “elementary school” means an institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter school, that provides elementary education, as determined under District of Columbia law.\n\n(3)\nThe term “eligible entity” means any of the following:\n(A)\nA nonprofit organization.\n(B)\nA consortium of non profit organizations.\n\n(4)\nThe term “eligible student” means a student who is a resident of the District of Columbia and comes from a household—\n(A)\nreceiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.); or\n(B)\nwhose income does not exceed—\n(i)\n185 percent of the poverty line; or\n(ii)\nin the case of a household with a student participating in the opportunity scholarship program in the preceding year under this division or the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (§ 38-1851.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), as such Act was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this division [April 15, 2011], 300 percent of the poverty line.\n\n(5)\nThe term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.\n\n(6)\nThe term “parent” has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. § 7801].\n\n(7)\nThe term “participating eligible student” means an eligible student awarded an opportunity scholarship under this division, without regard to whether the student uses the scholarship to attend a participating school.\n\n(8)\nThe term “participating school” means a private elementary school or secondary school participating in the opportunity scholarship program of an eligible entity under this division.\n\n(9)\nThe term “poverty line” has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. § 7801].\n\n(10)\nThe term “secondary school” means an institutional day or residential school, including a public secondary charter school, that provides secondary education, as determined under District of Columbia law, except that the term does not include any education beyond grade 12.\n\n(11)\nThe term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 18N. Scholarships for Opportunity and Results."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-1853.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1d6a2ff430576a3129c576b90933cdab89d8d444c0689f566ad93cba8139095f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1853.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1853.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}