District of Columbia Code
Subchapter XVI-A - Contracting Procedures for Public School Security
§ 5–132.01. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools.
(1A) “DCPS” means the District of Columbia Public Schools.
(1B) "MOA" means the Memorandum of Agreement into which DCPS and MPD enter pursuant to § 5-132.04.
(2) “MPD” means the Metropolitan Police Department.
(2A) “Public charter schools” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 38-1800.02(29).
(3) "School resource officer" means a sworn MPD officer assigned to DCPS or public charter schools for the purpose of working in collaboration with DCPS, public charter schools, and community-based organizations to ensure that DCPS schools, public charter schools, and their grounds are safe environments for students, teachers, and staff through the use of culturally competent, developmentally-appropriate, and community-oriented policing strategies and practices.
(4) Repealed.
(5) "School security personnel" means individuals, including unarmed security guards, that DCPS hires or contracts to support safety in DCPS schools.
(5A) "Security-related contract" means any contract to provide physical or personal security services, including school security personnel, at DCPS schools.
(6) Repealed.
(Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-350, § 101, 52 DCR 2005; Mar. 21, 2009, D.C. Law 17-320, § 2(a), 56 DCR 219; Oct. 2, 2010, D.C. Law 18-232, § 201(a), 57 DCR 4504; Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 4102(a), 67 DCR 10493; Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 3082(a), 68 DCR 010163.)
D.C. Law 17-320 redesignated former par. (1) as par. (1A); and added par. (1).
D.C. Law 18-232 added par. (2A); in the lead-in language of par. (3), inserted “or public charter schools” and “, public charter schools,”; and, in par. (3)(C), substituted “DCPS schools and grounds and public charter schools and their grounds” for “DCPS schools and grounds”.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3082(a) of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2 of Metropolitan Police Department School Safety and Security Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-496, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8797).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2 of School Safety and Security Contracting Procedures Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-596, November 30, 2004, 51 DCR 11219).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2 of School Safety and Security Contracting Procedures Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-3, January 19, 2005, 52 DCR 2675).
For temporary (225 day) addition, see § 2 of School Safety and Security Contracting Procedures Temporary Amendment Act of 2004 (D.C. Law 15-318, April 8, 2005, law notification 52 DCR 4707).

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