BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 801 (Bloom) - Postsecondary education: Success for Homeless
Youth in Higher Education Act.
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|Version: June 1, 2015 |Policy Vote: ED. 7 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015
Bill
Summary: This bill: (1) requires the extension of priority
enrollment to homeless and former homeless youth at the
California Community Colleges (CCC) and the California State
University (CSU) and requests that the University of California
(UC) make this same extension; (2) requires designation of a
Homeless and Foster Student Liaison, as specified; (3) requires
the waiver of per unit fees for homeless youth at the community
colleges; and (4) includes these students in the California
Student Aid Commission's (CSAC) training and outreach programs.
Fiscal
Impact:
The CSU indicates the need redirect staff to fulfill the
liaison requirement which would likely equate to a part-time
position for each campus, resulting in statewide costs between
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$782,000 and $1.2 million. (General Fund)
Likely minor costs to the CCC to update the Board of Governors
Fee Waiver form and other related materials. Costs pressures
related to waiving student enrollment fees for homeless youth
are expected to be minor as these students are likely to
qualify based on income criteria. (Proposition 98)
The CSAC indicates costs to incorporate homeless youth into
training and outreach programs to be absorbable. However, if
this population is larger than anticipated, there could be a
need for additional staffing resources.
The UC anticipates no additional costs to implement this bill.
Committee
Amendments: Remove the references to former homeless youth that
would drive major state reimbursable mandate costs and eliminate
the residency determination entitlement to students who have
been determined to be homeless anytime during the prior two
years, as specified.
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