§ 38-307 — Nonresident free tuition.

District of Columbia § 38-307

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 38: Educational Institutions.
• Ch. 3: Residency Requirement and Nonresident Tuition.

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A student entitled to enrollment without payment of nonresident tuition shall be either:

(1) A child who is otherwise eligible for admission to the DCPS or a public charter school, and who qualifies for free instruction under one of the following categories:

(A) A child who is in the care or control of a parent, custodian, or guardian who is a resident of the District;

(B) A child who is in the care or control of a District resident who is his or her other primary caregiver, as established pursuant to § 38-310 ;

(C) A child who is a resident of the District and does not have a living parent, custodian, guardian, or other primary caregiver in the United States;

(D) A child who is a ward of the District; or

(E) A child who is living with his or her spouse, when the spouse is at least 18 years old and is a resident of the District.

(2) An adult student who is otherwise eligible for admission to the DCPS or a public charter school and is a resident of the District. For the purposes of this chapter, the residence of an adult student is the address of the adult student, not the address of the adult student’s parent, custodian, guardian or other primary caregiver.

Legislative History

Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 854, Pub. L. 86-725, § 10; as added Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 4012(c), 51 DCR 8441