Amended in Assembly August 18, 2016

Amended in Assembly May 19, 2016

Senate Bill No. 906

Introduced by Senator Beall

(Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Block, Hall, Hancock, Leno, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, begin delete Runner, end delete Wieckowski, and Wolk)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Cristina Garcia, Gordon, and Holden)

January 25, 2016

An act to amend Sections 66025.9 and 66025.91 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 906, as amended, Beall. Public postsecondary education: priority enrollment systems.

(1) Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to foster youth or former foster youth, as defined. Existing law repeals these requirements on January 1, 2017.

This bill would revise the definition of foster youth or former foster youth for these provisions. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions indefinitely. By extending the operation of requirements relating to student eligibility for priority registration at community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

(2) Existing law requires each community college district, with respect to each campus in its jurisdiction that administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to students in the Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services program and to disabled students who are determined to be eligible for disabled student programs and services, as provided. Existing law repeals these requirements on January 1, 2017.

This bill would extend the operation of those provisions indefinitely. By extending the operation of requirements relating to student eligibility for priority registration at community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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(3) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 66025.9 of the Education Code, proposed by AB 801, to be operative only if AB 801 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last.

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(3)

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begin insert ( end insert begin insert 4) end insert  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 66025.9 of the Education Code is
amended to read:

66025.9.  

(a) The California State University and each
community college district shall, and the University of California
is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective
jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant
priority in that system for registration for enrollment to a foster
youth or former foster youth.

(b) For purposes of this section, “foster youth or former foster
youth” means a person in California whose dependency was
established or continued by the court on or after the youth’s 16th
birthday and who is no older than 25 years of age at the
commencement of the academic year.

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begin insert Section 66025.9 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended
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66025.9.  

(a) The California State University and each
community college district shall, and the University of California
is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective
jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant
priority in that system for registration for enrollment to a foster
youth or former foster begin delete youth. end delete begin insert youth or, until January 1, 2020,
homeless youth. end insert

(b) For purposes of this begin delete section, “foster end delete begin insert section: end insert

begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert “Foster youth and former foster end insert youth” means a person

begin delete who is currently in foster care, and “former foster youth” means
a person who is an emancipated foster youth and who is up to 24
years of age. end delete begin insert in California whose dependency was established or
continued by the court on or after the youth’s 16th birthday and
who is no older than 25 years of age at the commencement of the
academic year. end insert

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(2) “Homeless youth” means a student under 25 years of age,
who has been verified at any time during the 24 months
immediately preceding the receipt of his or her application for
admission by a postsecondary educational institution that is a
qualifying institution pursuant to Section 69432.7, as a homeless
child or youth, as defined in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the
federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec.
11434a(2)), by at least one of the following:

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(i) A homeless services provider, as that term is defined in
paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health
and Safety Code.

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(ii) The director of a federal TRIO program or Gaining Early
Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program,
or a designee of that director.

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(iii) A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher
education.

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(c) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a
homeless youth as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) shall
retain that status for a period of six years from the date of
admission to the postsecondary educational institution.

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(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2017,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends that date.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 66025.91 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

66025.91.  

Each community college district, with respect to
each campus in its jurisdiction that administers a priority
enrollment system, shall grant priority registration for enrollment
to students in the Community College Extended Opportunity
Programs and Services program, pursuant to Article 8
(commencing with Section 69640) of Chapter 2 of Part 42, and
disabled students, within the meaning of the federal Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), who
are determined to be eligible for disabled student programs and
services pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 67300)
and Section 84850.

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Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 66025.9 of the Education Code proposed by both this bill
and Assembly Bill 801. It shall only become operative if (1) both
bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1,
2017, (2) each bill amends Section 66025.9 of the Education Code,
and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 801, in which case
Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.

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If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.