AB 1228, as amended, Gipson. Public postsecondary education: campus housing: priority for homeless youth.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the 3 segments of the public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to provide instruction to students at community college campuses. Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the other 2 segments of public postsecondary education in this state.
Existing law requests the regents and the trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students in foster care into 4-year public institutions of higher education.
This bill would request the regents and the trustees to provide that assistance to students who are homeless youth.
Existing law requests campuses of the California Community Colleges, requires campuses of the California State University, and requires campuses of the University of California, subject to its agreement by resolution, to do all of the following: (1) give priority for housing to current and former foster youth, and (2) as to campuses that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, give first priority to current and former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation and next give priority to current and former foster youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year.
This bill would provide priority for campus housing to current and former homelessbegin delete youth, as defined,end deletebegin insert youthend insert that is identical to that priority extended to current and former foster youth under existing law. This bill would request thebegin delete community colleges,end deletebegin insert campuses of the California Community Colleges,end insert andbegin insert wouldend insert require the campuses of the California State University, and of the University of California, subject to its agreement by resolution,begin insert
if they maintain student housing facilities,end insert tobegin delete (1)end delete provide housing in housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation to current and former homeless youth and current and former foster youth at no extra cost during academic or campus breaks, andbegin delete (2)end deletebegin insert
would request each campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California toend insert
develop a plan to ensure that current and former homeless youth and current and former foster youth can access housing resources during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks.begin insert This bill would define current and former homeless youth for each of these purposes.end insert
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 66019.3 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the
4California Community Colleges, the California State University,
5and the University of California to disseminate information to
6foster care agencies regarding admissions requirements and
7financial aid.
P3 1(b) The Legislature requests the Regents of the University of
2California and the Trustees of the California State University to
3explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category
4to assist the transition of students who are homeless youth or foster
5youth into four-year public institutions of higher education.
Section 76010 of the Education Code is amended to
7read:
(a) In order to ensure that current and former homeless
9youth and current and former foster youth who are students at the
10campuses of the California Community Colleges have stable
11housing,begin delete aend deletebegin insert eachend insert campus of the California Community Colleges
12begin insert that maintains student housing facilitiesend insert is requested to give priority
13for housing to current and former homeless youth and current and
14former foster youth. In addition,begin delete aend deletebegin insert
eachend insert campus of the California
15Community Colleges that maintains student housing facilities open
16for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, is
17requested to give first priority to current and former homeless
18youth and current and former foster youth for residence in the
19housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round
20occupation and provide this housing to current and former homeless
21youth and current and former foster youth at no extra cost during
22academic or campus breaks, and next give
priority to current and
23former homeless youth and current and former foster youth for
24housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the
25calendar year.
26 (b) In addition,begin delete aend deletebegin insert eachend insert campus of the California Community
27Colleges is requested to develop a plan to ensure that current and
28former homeless youth and current and former foster youth can
29access housing resources as needed during and between academic
30terms, including during academic and campusbegin delete breaks.end deletebegin insert breaks,
31regardless of whether the campus maintains
student housing
32facilities.end insert
33(c) As used in this section, a “homeless youth” means a student
34under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a
35
former homelessbegin delete youthend deletebegin insert youth,end insert at any time during thebegin delete prior six begin insert 24 months immediately preceding the receipt of his or her
36years,end delete
37application for admission by a campus of the California
38Community Colleges,end insert as a homeless child orbegin delete youthend deletebegin insert youth,end insert as defined
39in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento
P4 1Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)), by at least
2one of the following:
3(1) A homeless services provider, as defined in paragraph (3)
4of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety
5Code.
6(2) The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO
7program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
8Undergraduate Programs program.
9(3) A financial aid administrator.
begin insert
10(d) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a
11former homeless youth pursuant to subdivision (c) shall retain that
12status for a period of six years from the date of admission.
Section 90001.5 of the Education Code is amended to
14read:
(a) In order to ensure that current and former
16homeless youth and current and former foster youth who are
17students at campuses of the California State University have stable
18housing,begin delete aend deletebegin insert eachend insert campus of the California State University that
19maintains student housing facilities shall give priority to current
20and former homeless youth and current and former foster youth.
21In addition,begin delete aend deletebegin insert eachend insert campus of the
California State University that
22maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during
23school breaks, or on a year-round basis, shall first give priority to
24current and former homeless youth and current and former foster
25youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for
26uninterrupted year-round occupation and provide this housing to
27current and former homeless youth and current and former foster
28youth at no extra cost during academic or campus breaks, and next
29give priority to current and former homeless youth and current and
30former foster youth for housing that is open for occupation during
31the most days in the calendar year.
32(b) In addition,begin delete aend deletebegin insert eachend insert
campus of the California State University
33is requested to develop a plan to ensure that current and former
34homeless youth and current and former foster youth can access
35housing resources as needed during and between academic terms,
36including during academic and campusbegin delete breaks.end deletebegin insert breaks, regardless
37of whether the campus maintains student housing facilities.end insert
38(c) As used in this section, a “homeless youth” means a student
39under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a
40former homelessbegin delete youthend deletebegin insert youth,end insert
at any time during thebegin delete prior six begin insert
24 months immediately preceding the receipt of his or her
P5 1years,end delete
2application for admission by a campus of the California State
3University,end insert as a homeless child orbegin delete youthend deletebegin insert youth,end insert as defined in
4subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento
5Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)), by at least
6one of the following:
7(1) A homeless services provider, as defined in paragraph (3)
8of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety
9Code.
10(2) The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO
11program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
12Undergraduate
Programs program.
13(3) A financial aid administrator.
begin insert
14(d) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a
15former homeless youth pursuant to subdivision (c) shall retain that
16status for a period of six years from the date of admission.
Section 92660 of the Education Code is amended to
18read:
(a) In order to ensure that current and former homeless
20youth and current and former foster youth who are students at
21campuses of the University of California have stable housing,begin delete aend delete
22begin insert eachend insert campus of the University of California that maintains student
23housing facilities shall give priority to current and former homeless
24youth and current and former foster youth. In addition,begin delete aend deletebegin insert eachend insert
25 campus of the
University of California that maintains student
26housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on
27a year-round basis, shall first give priority to current and former
28homeless youth and current and former foster youth for residence
29in the housing facilities for which they are eligible that are open
30for uninterrupted year-round occupation and provide this housing
31to current and former homeless youth and current and former foster
32youth at no extra cost during academic or campus breaks, and next
33give priority to current or former homeless youth and current and
34former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities for which
35they are eligible that are open for occupation during the most days
36in the calendar year.
37(b) In addition, a campus of the University of California is
38requested to develop a plan to ensure that current and former
39
homeless youth and current and former foster youth can access
40housing resources as needed during and between academic terms,
P6 1including during academic and campusbegin delete breaks.end deletebegin insert breaks, regardless
2of whether the campus maintains student housing facilities.end insert
3(c) As used in this section, a “homeless youth” means a student
4under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a
5former homelessbegin delete youthend deletebegin insert youth,end insert at any time during thebegin delete prior six begin insert
24 months immediately preceding the receipt of his or her
6years,end delete
7application for admission by a campus of the University of
8California,end insert
as a homeless child orbegin delete youthend deletebegin insert youth,end insert as defined in
9subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento
10Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)), by at least
11one of the following:
12(1) A homeless services provider, as defined in paragraph (3)
13of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety
14Code.
15(2) The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO
16program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
17Undergraduate Programs program.
18(3) A financial aid administrator.
begin insert
19(d) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a
20former homeless youth pursuant to subdivision (c) shall retain that
21status for a period of six years from the date of admission.
22(d)
end delete
23begin insert(e)end insert This section shall not apply to the University of California
24except to the extent that the Regents of the University of California,
25by appropriate resolution, make this section applicable.
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