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Council approves first reading of PeaceDC omnibus with college-credit pathway for MPD and limitations adopted for transit SPO authority
Summary
The D.C. Council approved first reading of the PeaceDC Omnibus (Bill 20‑6‑187) after adopting an amendment to allow up to 20 MPD academy credits to be certified through university partnerships and approving, by roll call, changes limiting special police officer (SPO) authority on WMATA pending further review.
Councilmember Brooke Pinto moved and the D.C. Council approved first reading of the PeaceDC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2025 (Bill 20‑6‑187) on Tuesday, a multi-part public safety package that includes changes to pretrial detention presumptions, firefighter survivor benefits, college-credit recognition for Metropolitan Police Department recruits and a controversial expansion of citation authority for special police officers on WMATA.
The sponsor, Councilmember Brooke Pinto, said the package focused on “empowering our young people, preventing violence, supporting our public safety workforces, and reducing recidivism,” and asked colleagues to support a narrowly tailored amendment allowing up to 20 of the academy’s last credits to be certified if the MPD enters a partnership with an accredited university. "We really tried in developing PCC to…
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