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 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 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 homeless youth that is identical to that priority extended to current and former foster youth under existing law. This bill would request the campuses of the California Community Colleges, and would require the campuses of the California State University, and of the University of California, subject to its agreement by resolution, if they maintain student housing facilities, to 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, and would request each campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to 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. This bill would define current and former homeless youth for each of these purposes.

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 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 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 homeless youth that is identical to that priority extended to current and former foster youth under existing law. This bill would request the campuses of the California Community Colleges, and would require the campuses of the California State University, and of the University of California, subject to its agreement by resolution, if they maintain student housing facilities, to 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, and would request each campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to 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. This bill would define current and former homeless youth for each of these purposes.

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 homeless youth, as defined, youth that is identical to that priority extended to current and former foster youth under existing law. This bill would request the community colleges, campuses of the California Community Colleges, and would require the campuses of the California State University, and of the University of California, subject to its agreement by resolution, if they maintain student housing facilities, to (1) 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, and (2) would request each campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to 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. This bill would define current and former homeless youth for each of these purposes.

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 homeless youth, as defined, that is identical to that priority extended to current and former foster youth under existing law. This bill would request the community colleges, and require the campuses of the California State University, and of the University of California, subject to its agreement by resolution, to (1) 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, and (2) 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.

CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS

CSA1 Bill Id:AB 1228

Author:(Gipson and Atkins)

As Amended Ver:September 2, 2015

Majority vote

Original Committee Reference: HIGHER ED.

SUMMARY: Extends priority for housing at the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and the California Community Colleges (CCC) to homeless youth, and requests campuses to develop plans to ensure that homeless and foster youth have housing during breaks.

The Senate amendments:

1. Specify that the extended priority housing for current and former homeless and foster youth is applicable only at each campus of the UC, CSU, and CCC that maintains student housing facilities.

2. Clarify that each campus of the UC, CSU, and CCC is requested to develop a plan to ensure current and former homeless and foster youth have access to housing during breaks, regardless of whether the campus maintains student housing facilities.

3. Clarify the definition of "homeless youth" to mean a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a former homeless youth, at any time during the 24 months immediately preceding the receipt of his or her application for admission by a campus of the UC, CSU, and/or CCC.

4. Specify that a student who is verified as a former homeless youth, as defined, shall retain that status for a period of six years from the date of admission to a campus of the UC, CSU and/or CCC.

EXISTING FEDERAL LAW: Defines the term "homeless children and youth" to mean individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, as specified, including, but not limited to, the following: 1) children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; 2) are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; 3) are living in emergency or transitional shelters; 4) are abandoned in hospitals; 5) are awaiting foster care placement; 6) have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; and, 7) are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings (42 United States Code Section 11301, et seq.).

EXISTING STATE LAW:

1. Requests the UC Regents and the CSU Trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education (Education Code Section (EC) 66019.3).

2. Ensures that current and former foster youth who are students at the campuses of the CCC have stable housing, by requesting a CCC campus to give priority for housing to current and former foster youth. Additionally, requests a CCC campus that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to 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 (EC Section 76010).

3. Ensures that current and former foster youth who are students at campuses of the CSU and UC have stable housing, by requiring a CSU and UC campus that maintains student housing facilities to give priority to current and former foster youth. Additionally, a CSU and UC that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, shall first give priority to current or former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation, and next give priority to current or former foster youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year. Specifies that the UC shall adhere to said requirements to the extent that the UC Regents approve to do so by an appropriate resolution (EC Sections 90001.5 and 92660).

FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.

COMMENTS: Background. According to the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY), college homelessness is a serious issue that is often overlooked; there exists an assumption that if someone is homeless, he/she is so focused on basic needs like food and shelter that school is not a concern. However, NAEHCY contends that for homeless youth, education is the answer to providing homeless youth means to be able to enter into the work force, earn a living, and no longer be homeless. To note, there is no concrete estimate for the number of homeless college students nationwide, but 58,158 college applicants indicated that they were homeless on federal financial aid forms for the 2012-13 academic year (most recent data available to date); which, according to NAEHCY, is up 8% from 53,705 in the previous year, according to federal data. NAEHCY argues that the number is likely understated, since some students may be staying in a car, relatives' or fellow classmates' couches, or motels, and do not realize they are technically homeless, or do not want to admit to it. Additionally, California has the highest rate of homeless youth in the nation and twice the rate of homeless students as the national average (2% in CA vs. 2% nationally).

Purpose of this measure. According to the author, housing proves to be a regular barrier to homeless youth succeeding in college. The author states, "This bill will help prioritize homeless youth for on-campus housing but also make such housing available to them during academic breaks to help prevent other problems from arising in the student's life that distracts them from succeeding in their educational pursuits."

Existing resources available to homeless students. UC. UC campuses work with current and former homeless students by providing them with emergency financial support, temporary housing, food, and connecting them with community resources. Each campus has case managers or social workers in place to work with these students and assist in their transition. The UC system has a global food initiative that includes food security for low-income students. Additionally, UC at Los Angeles (UCLA) administers a program focused on assisting current and former homeless youth that has received nationwide attention. UCLA's program provides food vouchers and free stays in vacant dormitory rooms to its homeless students. UC at Davis and San Diego also operate food pantries. To note, presently, there is no known explicit UC policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

CSU. Many CSU campuses have community partnerships with local entities in order to provide necessary services and needs for current and former homeless students. To note, presently, there is no known explicit CSU policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

CCC. Currently of the 112 campuses, 11 campuses provide student apartments and/or dormitory rooms that are either on campus or adjacent to the campus. To note, presently, there is no known explicit CCC policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

Analysis Prepared by: Jeanice Warden / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960 FN: 0002103

 THIRD READING  

Bill No: AB 1228

Author: Gipson (D) and Atkins (D)

Introduced: 9/2/15 in Senate

Vote: 21

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/24/15

AYES: Liu, Runner, Block, Hancock, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan, Vidak

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-2, 5/14/15 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: Public postsecondary education: campus housing: priority for homeless youth

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This bill extends priority for housing at the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges to homeless youth, and requests campuses to develop plans to ensure that homeless and foster youth have housing during breaks.

Senate Floor Amendments of 9/2/15 narrow the scope of this bill by limiting the timeframe in which a student may be considered homeless.

ANALYSIS: Existing federal law, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, defines homeless individuals as an individual or family:

1. Who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
   
   

2. With a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground.
   
   

3. Living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing).
   
   

4. Who will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations; has no subsequent residence identified; and lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing.
   
   

5. Unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other federal statutes. (United States Code, Title 42, § 11302)
   
   

Existing state law:

1. Requires campuses of the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC), to the extent the Regents of the UC adopt a resolution making this requirement applicable, and requests campuses of the California Community Colleges (CCC), in order to ensure current and former foster youth have stable housing, to give priority for housing these students. (Education Code § 76010, § 90001.5, and § 92660)
   
   

2. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation. (EC § 76010, § 90001.5, and § 92660)
   
   

3. Requests the Regents of the UC and the Trustees of the CSU to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education. (EC § 66019.3)

This bill:

1. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, to the extent the Regents of the UC adopt a resolution making this requirement applicable, and requests campuses of the CCC, to give priority for housing these students in order to ensure current and former homeless youth have stable housing.
   
   

2. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former homeless youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation.
   
   

3. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, to provide this housing to current and former homeless and foster youth at no extra cost during the academic or campus breaks, and next give priority to current and former homeless youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year.
   
   

4. Requests campuses of the CSU, UC, and CCC to develop a plan to ensure that current and former homeless and foster youth can access housing resources as needed during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks, regardless of whether the campus maintains student housing facilities.

5. Defines "homeless youth" to mean a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified as a homeless child or youth at any time during the 24 months immediately preceding the receipt of his or her application for admission by a campus, by at least one of the following:
   
   

   1. A homeless services provider, as defined by the Health and Safety Code.
      
      

   2. The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program.
      
      

   3. A financial aid administrator.
      
      

6. Provides that a student who is verified as a former homeless youth is to retain that status for a period of six years from the date of admission.

7. Requests the Regents of the UC and the Trustees of the CSU to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are homeless into four-year public institutions of higher education.

Comments

Existing resources for students who are homeless. Campuses of the UC work with current and former homeless students by providing them with emergency financial support, temporary housing, food, and connecting them with community resources. Each campus has case managers or social workers in place to work with these students and assist in their transition. Additionally, UC at Los Angeles (UCLA) administers a program focused on assisting current and former homeless youth that has received nationwide attention. UCLA's program provides food vouchers and free stays in vacant dormitory rooms to its homeless students. Many CSU campuses have community partnerships with local entities in order to provide necessary services and needs for current and former homeless students. Of the 112 CCC campuses, 11 provide student apartments and/or dormitory rooms that are either on campus or adjacent to the campus. Currently, there is no known explicit policy of the UC, CSU or CCC ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

Admissions-by-exemption. Existing law requests the Regents of the UC and the Trustees of the CSU to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education. This bill extends that request to include students who are homeless. The UC and the CSU may admit students pursuant to admissions-by-exception, whereby a student who is not academically eligible may be admitted based upon demonstration of potential for success.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 9/1/15)

None received

OPPOSITION: (Verified 9/1/15)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-2, 5/14/15

AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins

NOES: Harper, Jones

NO VOTE RECORDED: Brough, Beth Gaines

Prepared by: Lynn Lorber / ED. / (916) 651-4105

9/3/15 18:32:17

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 THIRD READING  

Bill No: AB 1228

Author: Gipson (D) and Atkins(D)

Introduced: 2/27/15

Vote: 21

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/24/15

AYES: Liu, Runner, Block, Hancock, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan, Vidak

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-2, 5/14/15 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: Public postsecondary education: campus housing: priority for homeless youth

SOURCE: California Coalition for Youth

Housing California

DIGEST: This bill extends priority for housing at the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges to homeless youth, and requests campuses to develop plans to ensure that homeless and foster youth have housing during breaks.

ANALYSIS: Existing federal law, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, defines homeless individuals as an individual or family:

1. Who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
   
   

2. With a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground.
   
   

3. Living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing).
   
   

4. Who will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by federal, state, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations; has no subsequent residence identified; and lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing.
   
   

5. Unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other federal statutes. (United States Code, Title 42, § 11302)
   
   

Existing state law:

1. Requires campuses of the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC), to the extent the Regents of the UC adopt a resolution making this requirement applicable, and requests campuses of the California Community Colleges (CCC), in order to ensure current and former foster youth have stable housing, to give priority for housing these students.

(Education Code § 76010, § 90001.5, and § 92660)

2. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation. (EC § 76010, § 90001.5, and § 92660)
   
   

3. Requests the Regents of the UC and the Trustees of the CSU to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education. (EC § 66019.3)

This bill extends priority for housing at the UC, the CSU, and the CCCs to homeless youth, and requests campuses to develop plans to ensure that homeless and foster youth have housing during breaks. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, to the extent the Regents of the UC adopt a resolution making this requirement applicable, and requests campuses of the CCC, in order to ensure current and former homeless youth have stable housing, to give priority for housing these students.
   
   

2. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former homeless youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation.
   
   

3. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, to provide this housing to current and former homeless and foster youth at no extra cost during the academic or campus breaks, and next give priority to current and former homeless youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year.
   
   

4. Requests campuses of the CSU, UC, and CCC to develop a plan to ensure that current and former homeless and foster youth can access housing resources as needed during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks.

5. Defines "homeless youth" to mean a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified as a homeless child or youth at any time during the prior six years, by at least one of the following:
   
   

   1. A homeless services provider, as defined by the Health and Safety Code.
      
      

   2. The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program.
      
      

   3. A financial aid administrator.
      
      

6. Requests the Regents of the UC and the Trustees of the CSU to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are homeless into four-year public institutions of higher education.

Comments

Existing resources for students who are homeless. Campuses of the UC work with current and former homeless students by providing them with emergency financial support, temporary housing, food, and connecting them with community resources. Each campus has case managers or social workers in place to work with these students and assist in their transition. Additionally, UC at Los Angeles (UCLA) administers a program focused on assisting current and former homeless youth that has received nationwide attention. UCLA's program provides food vouchers and free stays in vacant dormitory rooms to its homeless students. Many CSU campuses have community partnerships with local entities in order to provide necessary services and needs for current and former homeless students. Of the 112 CCC campuses, 11 provide student apartments and/or dormitory rooms that are either on campus or adjacent to the campus. Currently, there is no known explicit policy of the UC, CSU or CCC ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

Admissions-by-exemption. Existing law requests the Regents of the UC and the Trustees of the CSU to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education. This bill extends that request to include students who are homeless. The UC and the CSU may admit students pursuant to admissions-by-exception, whereby a student who is not academically eligible may be admitted based upon demonstration of potential for success.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 7/6/15)

California Coalition for Youth (co-source)

Housing California (co-source)

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Aspiranet

California Federation of Teachers

California State Student Association

County Welfare Directors Association of California

John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes

Junior League of California, State Public Affairs Committee

Junior League of Orange County

League of California Cities

National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter

National Center for Youth Law

Public Counsel

University of California Student Association

OPPOSITION: (Verified 7/6/15)

None received

ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes, “Access to education is the only way out of homelessness for most of these young people. In today’s society, it is increasingly difficult to support oneself without higher education. A college education leads to lower unemployment, higher wages, and greater contribution to the tax base of the state. Research has long suggested that students who live on campus are more likely to graduate, while housing insecurity during college leads many students to drop out. In addition, foster youth and homeless youth consistently cite a lack of access to housing during school breaks as one of the biggest challenges while attending college.”

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-2, 5/14/15

AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins

NOES: Harper, Jones

NO VOTE RECORDED: Brough, Beth Gaines

Prepared by: Lynn Lorber / ED. / (916) 651-4105

7/7/15 17:20:40

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Carol Liu, Chair

2015 - 2016 Regular

Bill No: AB 1228

Subject: Public postsecondary education: campus housing: priority for homeless youth

SUMMARY

This bill extends priority for housing at the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges to homeless youth, and requests campuses to develop plans to ensure that homeless and foster youth have housing during breaks.

BACKGROUND

Existing federal law, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, defines homeless individuals as an individual or family:

1. Who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
   
   

2. With a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground.
   
   

3. Living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing).
   
   

4. Will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations; has no subsequent residence identified; and lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing.
   
   

5. Unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes. (United States Code, Title 42, § 11302)
   
   

Existing state law:

1. Requires campuses of the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC), to the extent the Regents of the UC adopt a resolution making this requirement applicable, and requests campuses of the California Community Colleges (CCC), in order to ensure current and former foster youth have stable housing, to give priority for housing these students.

(Education Code § 76010, § 90001.5, and § 92660)

2. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation.

(EC § 76010, § 90001.5, and § 92660)

3. Requests the UC Regents and the CSU Trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education. (EC § 66019.3)

ANALYSIS

This bill extends priority for housing at the UC, the CSU, and the CCCs to homeless youth, and requests campuses to develop plans to ensure that homeless and foster youth have housing during breaks. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, to the extent the Regents of the UC adopt a resolution making this requirement applicable, and requests campuses of the CCC, in order to ensure current and former homeless youth have stable housing, to give priority for housing these students.
   
   

2. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, that maintain student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former homeless youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation.
   
   

3. Requires campuses of the CSU and UC, and requests campuses of the CCC, to provide this housing to current and former homeless and foster youth at no extra cost during the academic or campus breaks, and next give priority to current and former homeless youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year.
   
   

4. Requests campuses of the CSU, UC, and CCC to develop a plan to ensure that current and former homeless and foster youth can access housing resources as needed during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks.

5. Defines "homeless youth" to mean a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified as a homeless child or youth at any time during the prior six years, by at least one of the following:
   
   

   1. A homeless services provider, as defined by the Health and Safety Code.
      
      

   2. The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) program.
      
      

   3. A financial aid administrator.
      
      

6. Requests the Regents of the University of California (UC) and the Trustees of the California State University (CSU) to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are homeless into four-year public institutions of higher education.

STAFF COMMENTS

1. Need for the bill. According to the author, “A report by the California Homeless Youth Project, More than a Roof: How California Can End Youth Homelessness, demonstrates that educational attainment is a key determinant of whether homeless and foster youth thrive as self-sufficient adults. Unfortunately, homeless and foster youth face a myriad of challenges impeding their educational success. For those that do access higher education, challenges follow them to university campuses. In addition to lacking parental and financial support, many live in vehicles or shelters. Ensuring that their basic housing needs are met will help them focus on their education, improving graduation rates and self-sufficiency.”
   
   

2. Existing resources for students who are homeless. According to the Assembly Higher Education Committee analysis, campuses of the UC work with current and former homeless students by providing them with emergency financial support, temporary housing, food, and connecting them with community resources. Each campus has case managers or social workers in place to work with these students and assist in their transition. Additionally, UC at Los Angeles (UCLA) administers a program focused on assisting current and former homeless youth that has received nationwide attention. UCLA's program provides food vouchers and free stays in vacant dormitory rooms to its homeless students. Many CSU campuses have community partnerships with local entities in order to provide necessary services and needs for current and former homeless students. Of the 112 California Community College (CCC) campuses, 11 provide student apartments and/or dormitory rooms that are either on campus or adjacent to the campus. Currently, there is no known explicit policy of the UC, CSU or CCC ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.
   
   

3. Admissions-by-exemption. Existing law requests the Regents of the UC and the Trustees of the CSU to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education. This bill extends that request to include students who are homeless. The University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) may admit students pursuant to admissions-by-exception, whereby a student who is not academically eligible may be admitted based upon demonstration of potential for success.
   
   

4. TRIO and GEAR UP. This bill defines a homeless youth to include youth under age 25 who have been identified by the director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO or GEAR UP program.
   
   The federal TRIO programs are outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income students, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post-baccalaureate programs.
   
   GEAR UP is a federal grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.
   
   

5. Fiscal impact. According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, any costs to campuses of the CSU, UC and California Community College (CCC) will be minor and absorbable.
   
   

6. Related legislation. AB 801 (Bloom, 2015) enacts the Success for Homeless Youth in Higher Education Act, which, among other things, requires the CSU and CCC, and requests the UC, to extend priority enrollment to current and former homeless youth. AB 801 is pending in this Committee.

SUPPORT

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Aspiranet

California Coalition for Youth

California Federation of Teachers

California State Student Association

County Welfare Directors Association of California

Housing California

John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes

Junior League of California, State Public Affairs Committee

Junior League of Orange County

League of California Cities

National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter

National Center for Youth Law

Public Counsel

University of California Student Association

OPPOSITION

None received.

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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING

ATR Bill Id:AB 1228

Author:(Gipson and Atkins)

As Introduced Ver:February 27, 2015

Majority vote

SUMMARY: Brings parity to current and former homeless youth to that of current and former foster youth by requesting and requiring, as specified, California's public postsecondary institutions, to, among other things, provide priority campus housing to current and former homeless youth, as defined. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requests the University of California (UC) Regents and the California State University (CSU) Trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are homeless into four-year public institutions of higher education.

2. Requests California Community Colleges (CCC), in order to ensure current and former homeless youth have stable housing, to give priority for housing these students; requests a CCC campus that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former homeless youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation and provide this housing to current and former homeless and/or foster youth at no extra cost during the academic or campus breaks, and next give priority to current and former homeless youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year.

3. Requests a campus of a CCC to develop a plan to ensure that current and former foster and homeless youth can access housing resources as needed during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks.

4. Defines "homeless youth" to mean a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a former homeless youth at any time during the prior six years, as a homeless child or youth as defined in the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Section 725 (42 United States Code Section 11434a(2)), by at least one of the following: a) A homeless services provider, as specified; b) The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program; and, c) A financial aid administrator.

5. Requires the CSU and UC to adhere to 2) and 3) above.

6. Specifies that numbers 2) and 3) above only apply to the UC if the Regents, by appropriate resolution, make this section applicable.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Requests the UC Regents and the CSU Trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education (Education Code Section (EDC) 66019.3).

2. Ensures that current and former foster youth who are students at the campuses of the CCC have stable housing, by requesting a CCC campus to give priority for housing to current and former foster youth. Additionally, requests a CCC campus that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to 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 (EDC Section 76010).

3. Ensures that current and former foster youth who are students at campuses of the CSU and UC have stable housing, by requiring a CSU and UC campus that maintains student housing facilities to give priority to current and former foster youth. Additionally, a CSU and UC that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, shall first give priority to current or former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation, and next give priority to current or former foster youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year. Specifies that the UC shall adhere to said requirements to the extent that the UC Regents approve to do so by an appropriate resolution (EDC Sections 90001.5 and 92660).

FEDERAL LAW: Defines the term "homeless children and youth" to mean individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, as specified, including, but not limited to, the following: 1) children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; 2) are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; 3) are living in emergency or transitional shelters; 4) are abandoned in hospitals; 5) are awaiting foster care placement; 6) have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; and, 7) are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings (42 United States Code Section 11301, et seq.).

FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, costs for this measure would be minor and absorbable to campuses of the three segments (UC, CSU, and CCC).

COMMENTS: Background. According to the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY), college homelessness is a serious issue that is often overlooked; there exists an assumption that if someone is homeless, he/she is so focused on basic needs like food and shelter that school is not a concern. However, NAEHCY contends that for homeless youth, education is the answer to providing homeless youth means to be able to enter into the work force, earn a living, and no longer be homeless. To note, there is no concrete estimate for the number of homeless college students nationwide, but 58,158 college applicants indicated that they were homeless on federal financial aid forms for the 2012-13 academic year (most recent data available to date); which, according to NAEHCY, is up 8% from 53,705 in the previous year, according to federal data. NAEHCY argues that the number is likely understated, since some students may be staying in a car, relatives' or fellow classmates' couches, or motels, and do not realize they are technically homeless, or do not want to admit to it. Additionally, California has the highest rate of homeless youth in the nation and twice the rate of homeless students as the national average (2% in CA vs. 2% nationally).

Purpose of this measure. According to the author, housing proves to be a regular barrier to homeless youth succeeding in college. The author states, "This bill will help prioritize homeless youth for on-campus housing but also make such housing available to them during academic breaks to help prevent other problems from arising in the student's life that distracts them from succeeding in their educational pursuits."

Existing resources available to homeless students. UC. UC campuses work with current and former homeless students by providing them with emergency financial support, temporary housing, food, and connecting them with community resources. Each campus has case managers or social workers in place to work with these students and assist in their transition. The UC system has a global food initiative that includes food security for low-income students. Additionally, UC at Los Angeles (UCLA) administers a program focused on assisting current and former homeless youth that has received nationwide attention. UCLA's program provides food vouchers and free stays in vacant dormitory rooms to its homeless students. UC at Davis and San Diego also operate food pantries. To note, presently, there is no known explicit UC policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

CSU. Many CSU campuses have community partnerships with local entities in order to provide necessary services and needs for current and former homeless students. To note, presently, there is no known explicit CSU policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

CCC. Currently of the 112 campuses, 11 campuses provide student apartments and/or dormitory rooms that are either on campus or adjacent to the campus. To note, presently, there is no known explicit CCC policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

Related legislation. AB 801 (Bloom) of the current legislative session, which is awaiting a hearing in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, would enact the Success for Homeless Youth in Higher Education Act, which, among other things, would extend priority enrollment with respect to the CSU and CCC to current and former homeless youth, as defined.

Analysis Prepared by: Jeanice Warden / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960 FN: 0000314

Date of Hearing: May 6, 2015

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Jimmy Gomez, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1228

Author:(Gipson) – As Introduced February 27Ver:, 2015

Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No

SUMMARY:

This bill expands current provisions, which request the public higher education segments to help accommodate the campus housing needs of current and former foster youth, to also encompass current and former "homeless youth," as defined. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requests campuses of the California Community Colleges (CCC), and requires campuses of the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC), to the extent the UC Regents concur, to give priority for student housing, in addition to current and former foster youth, to current and former homeless youth, with first priority for housing open for uninterrupted year-round occupation and next priority for housing open for occupation most days during the calendar year, and at no added cost during academic or campus breaks..

2. Requests that campuses of the three higher education segments to develop plans to ensure that that current and former foster and homeless youth can access housing resources as needed during academic and campus breaks.

3. Requests the UC Regents and the CSU Trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are homeless into four-year public higher education institutions.

FISCAL EFFECT:

Any costs to campuses of the three segments will be minor and absorbable.

COMMENTS:

1. Purpose. According to the author, housing proves to be a regular barrier to homeless youth succeeding in college. The author states, "This bill will help prioritize homeless youth for on-campus housing but also make such housing available to them during academic breaks to help prevent other problems from arising in the student's life that distracts them from succeeding in their educational pursuits."

2. Related Legislation. AB 801 (Bloom), pending in this committee, enacts the Success for Homeless Youth in Higher Education Act, which among other things, would extend priority enrollment with respect to the CSU and CCC to current and former homeless youth, as defined.

3. Prior Legislation. AB 1393 (Skinner)/Chapter 391 of 2003 applied the provisions described in #1 of the Summary above to current and former foster youth.

Analysis Prepared by: Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081

Date of Hearing: April 21, 2015

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Jose Medina, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1228

Author:(Gipson and Atkins) – As Introduced Ver:February 27, 2015

SUBJECT: Public postsecondary education: campus housing: priority for homeless youth

SUMMARY: Brings parity to current and former homeless youth to that of current and former foster youth by requesting and requiring, as specified, California's public postsecondary institutions, to, among other things, provide priority campus housing to current and former homeless youth, as defined. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requests the University of California (UC) Regents and the California State University (CSU) Trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students who are homeless into four-year public institutions of higher education.

2. Requests California Community Colleges (CCC), in order to ensure current and former homeless youth have stable housing, to give priority for housing these students; requests a CCC campus that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to give first priority to current and former homeless youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation and provide this housing to current and former homeless and/or foster youth at no extra cost during the academic or campus breaks, and next give priority to current and former homeless youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year.

3. Requests a campus of a CCC to develop a plan to ensure that current and former foster and homeless youth can access housing resources as needed during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks.

4. Defines "homeless youth" to mean a student under 25 years of age, who has been verified, in the case of a former homeless youth at any time during the prior six years, as a homeless child or youth as defined in Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Section 11434a(2)), by at least one of the following:

   1. A homeless services provider, as specified;

   2. The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program; and,

   3. A financial aid administrator.

5. Requires the CSU and UC to adhere to numbers two and three above.

6. Specifies that numbers two and three above only apply to the UC if the Regents, by appropriate resolution, make this section applicable.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Requests the UC Regents and the CSU Trustees to explore methods of using the admissions-by-exemption category to assist the transition of students in foster care into four-year public institutions of higher education (Education Code Section 66019.3).

2. Ensures that current and former foster youth who are students at the campuses of the CCC have stable housing, by requesting a CCC campus to give priority for housing to current and former foster youth. Additionally, requests a CCC campus that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, to 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 (EC Section 76010).

3. Ensures that current and former foster youth who are students at campuses of the CSU and UC have stable housing, by requiring a CSU and UC campus that maintains student housing facilities to give priority to current and former foster youth. Additionally, a CSU and UC that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a year-round basis, shall first give priority to current or former foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open for uninterrupted year-round occupation, and next give priority to current or former foster youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most days in the calendar year. Specifies that the UC shall adhere to said requirements to the extent that the UC Regents approve to do so by an appropriate resolution (EC Sections 90001.5 and 92660).

FEDERAL LAW: Defines the term "homeless children and youth" to mean individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, as specified, including, but not limited to, the following: 1) children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; 2) are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; 3) are living in emergency or transitional shelters; 4) are abandoned in hospitals; 5) are awaiting foster care placement; 6) have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; and, 7) are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings (42 U.S.C. Section 11301, et seq.).

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown

COMMENTS: Background. According to the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY), college homelessness is a serious issue that is often overlooked; there exists an assumption that if someone is homeless, he/she is so focused on basic needs like food and shelter that school is not a concern. However, NAEHCY contends that for homeless youth, education is the answer to providing homeless youth means to be able to enter into the work force, earn a living, and no longer be homeless.

To note, there is no concrete estimate for the number of homeless college students nationwide, but 58,158 college applicants indicated that they were homeless on federal financial aid forms for the 2012-13 academic year (most recent data available to date); which, according to NAEHCY, is up eight percent from 53,705 in the previous year, according to federal data. NAEHCY argues that the number is likely understated, since some students may be staying in a car, relatives' or fellow classmates' couches, or motels, and do not realize they are technically homeless, or do not want to admit to it. Additionally, California has the highest rate of homeless youth in the nation and twice the rate of homeless students as the national average (four percent in CA vs. two percent nationally).

Purpose of this measure. According to the author, housing proves to be a regular barrier to homeless youth succeeding in college. The author states, "This bill will help prioritize homeless youth for on-campus housing but also make such housing available to them during academic breaks to help prevent other problems from arising in the student's life that distracts them from succeeding in their educational pursuits."

Federal TRIO programs. TRIO programs are federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs.

Existing resources available to homeless students. UC. UC campuses work with current and former homeless students by providing them with emergency financial support, temporary housing, food, and connecting them with community resources. Each campus has case managers or social workers in place to work with these students and assist in their transition. The UC system has a global food initiative that includes food security for low-income students. Additionally, UC at Los Angeles (UCLA) administers a program focused on assisting current and former homeless youth that has received nationwide attention. UCLA's program provides food vouchers and free stays in vacant dormitory rooms to its homeless students. UC at Davis and San Diego also operate food pantries. To note, presently, there is no known explicit UC policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

CSU. Many CSU campuses have community partnerships with local entities in order to provide necessarily services and needs for current and former homeless students. To note, presently, there is no known explicit CSU policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing

CCC. Currently of the 112 campuses, 11 campuses provide student apartments and/or dormitory rooms that are either on campus or adjacent to the campus. To note, presently, there is no known explicit CCC policy to ensuring current and former homeless youth have priority in receiving campus housing.

Related legislation. AB 801 (Bloom), which will be heard by this Committee today, would enact the Success for Homeless Youth in Higher Education Act, which among other things, would extend priority enrollment with respect to the CSU and CCC to current and former homeless youth, as defined.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

California Coalition for Youth

Housing California (sponsor)

National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter

Public Counsel's Children's Rights Project

State Public Affairs Committee of the Junior Leagues of California

1 Individual

Opposition

None on file.

Analysis Prepared by: Jeanice Warden / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960