The bill, titled the Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, aims to amend existing laws to designate the Department of Corrections as the agency responsible for providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to individuals with disabilities who are in its custody and detained in secure facilities. Specifically, the bill outlines that during the school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, the Department must ensure that these individuals, aged 18 and older, receive educational services in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and relevant District laws.

To implement this change, the bill makes several amendments to existing legal language. It adds a new paragraph (12) to Section 2(b) of the Act creating the Department of Corrections, and a new paragraph (14) to the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022, both specifying the requirement to provide FAPE to eligible individuals in custody. Additionally, the bill includes minor amendments to punctuation in existing paragraphs to maintain clarity and coherence in the legal text. The act is set to take effect upon approval by the Mayor and will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days.