{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2614","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-2614","heading":"Special education.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nBeginning July 1, 2018, the first IEP in effect after a child with a disability reaches 14 years of age shall include transition assessments and services, including:\n(A)\nAppropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age- appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills and the transition services needed to assist the child in reaching those goals;\n(B)\nA statement of inter-agency responsibilities or any needed linkages before the child leaves the school setting; and\n(C)\nIf the IEP team determines that transition services are not needed, a statement to that effect and the basis upon which the determination was made.\n(2)\nNot later than one year before a child with a disability’s anticipated high school graduation or attainment of a certificate of IEP completion, the IEP team shall identify which adult services might be appropriate for the child and what evaluations should occur to determine the child’s eligibility for those services; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to impose any obligation on an LEA to conduct evaluations to determine eligibility for adult services.\n(3)\nBeginning July 1, 2018, a child shall be eligible for Part C of IDEA if the child is otherwise an eligible infant or toddler with a disability and the child demonstrates a delay of at least 25%, using appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one of the following developmental areas:\n(A)\nPhysical development, including vision or hearing;\n(B)\nCognitive development;\n(C)\nCommunication development;\n(D)\nSocial or emotional development; or\n(E)\nAdaptive development.\n\n(b)\nBy October 1, 2015, OSSE shall issue:\n(1)\nRules to implement the provisions of this section; and\n(2)\nA report that includes recommendations on the advisability, timing, and expected cost to:\n(A)\nFurther expand eligibility for early intervention or early childhood services to include any subset of infants or toddlers who are at risk of experiencing developmental delays because of the additional biological or environmental factors as described in 34 C.F.R. § 303.5; and\n(B)\nExpand eligibility for special education services by matching the definition of developmental delay of Part B of IDEA, defined in section 5-E3001 of Title 5 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, and the definition of developmental delay under Part C of IDEA, defined in section 5-A3108.3 of Title 5 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.\n\n(c)\nRepealed.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 26. Office of the State Superintendent of Education."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-2614","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3dfbe6fb781b91b9f75c121ca3e218debc9412c530182ac1a19095d44b15b928","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2613","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-2615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}