ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCE SYSTEM Mayor's Order 2017-125 May 12, 2017 SUBJECT: Creation of a Policy Regarding Out-of-Boundary Transfers ORIGINATING AGI NCY: Office of the Mayor By virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the District of Columbia by section 422(2), (3), and (11) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 790, Pub. L. 93-198, D.C. Official Code § 1-204,22(2), (3), and (11) (2012 Repl.), and section 103 of the Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007, effective June 12, 2007 (D.C. Law 17-9; D.C. Official Code § 38-172) (2012 Repl, it is hereby ORDERED that: L. The Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools (“Chancellor”) shall publish, within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Order, a policy that clarifies the criteria under which his or her discretionary authority will be exercised pursuant to SE DCMR § 2106.6. 2. No discretionary transfers shall be granted by the Chancellor pursuant to SE DCMR § 2106.6 until the publication of the policy required by paragraph 1 of this Order. 3. Once the policy required by paragraph I of this Order is established, if the Chancellor determines that it is appropriate to grant an out-of-boundary transfer requested by a current or former public official, the Chancellor shall consult with the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability before granting such transfer. 4, Prior to requesting that the Chancellor exercise his or her discretionary authority in granting an out-of-boundary transfer, any public official appointed by the Mayor shall consult with the Board of Ethics and Govenment Accountability. 5, For the purposes of this Order, a public official is any individual listed in the definition of the term “public official” set forth in section 101(47) of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethies Reform ‘Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01(47).Mayor's Order 2017-125 Page 2 of 2 6. ERFECTIVE DA’ This Order shall become effective immediately. ATTEST: LSUREN C. VAUGHAN ¢Y OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA