Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to improve housing opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth attending public postsecondary schools in California. It expands priority enrollment and housing access at California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California campuses. Specifically, it requires campuses to include questions about eligibility in housing applications, defer housing-related costs for eligible students, and post information about priority housing benefits on their websites. The bill also mandates that campuses give priority to these students for housing, aligning with existing programs like NextUp.
Key provisions
- Expands priority enrollment for foster youth and homeless youth in public postsecondary education systems.
- Requires campuses to include eligibility questions in student housing applications.
- Allows deferral or waiver of housing-related costs for eligible students until financial aid disbursement.
- Mandates campuses to post information about priority housing benefits and eligibility criteria on their websites.
- Requires campuses to give priority for student housing to foster youth and homeless youth.
- Extends priority to foster youth and homeless youth older than 25, provided they are enrolled in the NextUp program.
- Requires campuses to develop a plan to ensure access to housing resources for these students.
- Establishes a six-year status for former homeless youth for housing purposes.
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