District of Columbia Code Division VI. Education, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions. § 38-2907. Education costs excluded from the Formula payments.

(a) The cost of transportation for students with disabilities, tuition payments for private placements for students with disabilities, and the cost of performing state education functions for the District of Columbia are not covered by the Formula and shall be allocated by the Mayor and Council to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (“OSSE”), or to another agency as considered appropriate by the Mayor, in addition to the amount generated by the Formula.

(b) The OSSE, as the state education agency for the District of Columbia, shall perform all state education functions for public charter schools and for DCPS, which are local education agencies.