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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing to keep in mind:  The POLICY changed, but the actual regulations have not changed.  If this policy change does result in (even more) overcrowding issues WOTP, there's nothing to stop DCPS from changing the policy back to the way it was before.  I wouldn't want to make a long-term property purchase based on a very recent policy change that may or may not be there in a couple years.[/quote]

Not sure I get the difference...[/quote]

The difference is that some office worker cannot change a regulation passed by the Council, which is a law, by writing a different policy in a non-binding handbook -- which is what happened.

It would be like a supervisor at the DMV deciding the office policy at the DMV now does not require proof of residence or a vision test to get a DC driver's license. That supervisor had no legal authority to change the law.[/quote]

The council does not pass regulations. The Council makes laws. Agencies interpret the laws and promulgate regulations, which are only valid to the extent that they do not contradict the law. Agencies may also issue subregulatory guidance, but it's only valid to the extent that it matches the regulations.

But I agree that changing something in a policy manual if the regs didn't change is not going to be binding. If DCPS wants to change its manual next year, you'd be SOL.[/quote]

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