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Purpose of this Question: To identify if the applicant is a minor for the purposes of determining residency for tuition purposes or not. If so, their residency for tuition purposes will be based on their parent or guardian’s residency status. The concern is that the current layout and language is confusing to students - and colleges have to spend a lot of time following up on incorrect responses.

Concern: Students fear of Disclosing Personal Information in Parent/Guardian Information Section

Students are worried to put in their parents’ information without knowing that it is protected under federal and state law. Information about residency could cause confusion about eligibility for AB540 and SB68

Objective: Discuss a revision to the layout, the language, or both - to provide better clarity for the student and to ensure the college gets correct information with minimal follow-up outreach.

Legal Requirements:

Self-Supporting Student

Two-Year Care & Control:

Residency for Minor

Discussion Notes: Discussion Notes:

1. Immigrants Rising has suggested including some clarifying language to the Parent/Guardian Information question to help undocumented students:

   1. Students are worried to put in their parents’ information in without knowing that it is protected under federal and state law.

   2. Information about residency could cause confusion about eligibility for AB540 and SB68.

   3. Revise the language in the Parent/Guardian Info question text
      

2. During the December 12 meeting, it was discussed that the entire questions should be reviewed and a new layout should be considered.

   1. Many proposals from colleges, students, parents and other stakeholders regarding the Parent/Guardian Information section in CCCApply. The complaints/concerns include:

   1. Ambiguous

      1. Students don’t understand that they are still considered a “minor” until they are 19 years old for residency purposes

      2. Students aren’t reading the question and selecting the “This statement is true about me” because they believe they are not a minor and are emancipated

      3. There’s ambiguous language - students aren’t sure how to answer,

      they believe they are adults and don’t understand the “under 19” requirement and tend to answer “Yes” to one of the “special circumstances”
      Foster Youth - there was no option in Relationship for FY to choose

      1. 1. There’s no option for Foster Youth in the Relationship dropdown (we had to add a bullet option in 2019)

         2. Students are misreading “I do not have a parent or guardian living” and believe it asks if they do have a living parent/guardian

Should the language be revised only or should a layout change be proposed to collect information regardless if they are dependent or not?

1. Review proposal for layout and language changes

2. Review Immigrants Rising's original concerns and feedback:

   1. Students are worried to put in their parents’ information without knowing that it is protected under federal and state law. Information about residency could cause confusion about eligibility for AB540 and SB68.

   2. Revise the language in the Parent/Guardian Info question text (see below)

Legal Information:

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Legal Information

From the SAAM:

Legal Requirements:

Self-Supporting Student

Two-Year Care & Control:

Residency for Minor

Parent 

The father or mother with whom the minor resides; or, if both parents are deceased, the minor’s legal guardian. 

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