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Action Item: Send all information, existing question language and proposed language, and details of the meetings discussions to Mia Keeley, CCCCO - who attended the December 18 meeting and has offered to support this effort from the position of the CO. Next actions will be determined based on feedback from Ms. Keeley. |
Purpose of this the Parent Guardian Information 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
Foster youth students have been confused for several years; John Burton Foundation helped clarify some text earlier in 2019
Additional Information: Patty Donohue, Production Manager, has records of multiple complaints and requests from colleges over the past several years regarding blocks and barriers for various special population under 19 various problems / barriers for minor students who were being flagged as nonresidents or “possible residents” based on their response of “Guardian” for Parent Guardian Relationship. This is is a legitimate residency concern in the SAAM and in the residency algorithm which flags a student minor under age 19 “under care and control of Guardian”. The problem/issue is that there are only three response options possible if you are a minor foster youth,
After several meetings
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.
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