District of Columbia § 38-2401.01 Continuation of Gallaudet College as Gallaudet University.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 38-2401.01 — Continuation of Gallaudet College as Gallaudet University.

District of Columbia § 38-2401.01

JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia

Title 38Educational Institutions.

Ch. 24Education for the Deaf.

Subch. IGallaudet University; National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

Part AGallaudet University.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 38-2401.01 (2026).

Text

(a)The Gallaudet College created by an Act entitled “An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes” is continued as a body corporate under the name of Gallaudet University. Hereafter, Gallaudet College shall be known as Gallaudet University and have perpetual succession and shall have the powers and be subject to the limitations contained in this chapter.

(b)The purpose of Gallaudet University shall be to provide education and training to individuals who are deaf and otherwise to further the education of individuals who are deaf.

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(a) The Gallaudet College created by an Act entitled “An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes” is continued as a body corporate under the name of Gallaudet University. Hereafter, Gallaudet College shall be known as Gallaudet University and have perpetual succession and shall have the powers and be subject to the limitations contained in this chapter.

(b) The purpose of Gallaudet University shall be to provide education and training to individuals who are deaf and otherwise to further the education of individuals who are deaf.

Legislative History

Aug. 4, 1986, 100 Stat. 781, Pub. L. 99-371, § 101; Oct. 1, 1992, 106 Stat. 2151, Pub. L. 102-421, § 151(a)(1), (4); Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 732, Pub. L. 103-73, § 203(a)