2016-15: Add Missing Step to Area B Residency Logic for Classification of B0 Non-Residents

Request No.	2016-15
Date of Request	7.14.16
Requester	Fullerton College Residency Review Committee
Application(s)	Standard Application
Section / Page	Area B Residency Logic
Steering Approval Status	Pending Approval
Steering Hearing Date	7.14.16
Proposed Change to Download File	TBD
Proposed Change to Residency Logic	YES
JIRA Ticket	OPENAPPLY-3192

Problem / Issue

Colleges are reporting multiple instances of problems with the residency calculation <residency status> when students respond “yes” to the “Out-of-state Taxes” question on the Residency page. According to the Area B logic, all four of the “out-of-state-indicator” questions must be “No” (or =0) in step 1 to prevent being classified as a non-resident (= “B0”).

Proposed Solution

Add missing step to the Area B residency logic for the final calculation of the Class B0 status.

On the current Area B step-by-step logic table, the final step in the process is to determine if the applicant's Area B status is B1 (Resident) or B2 (Possible Resident) or B0 (Non-Resident).

On Step 12, the logic says, "Has Class B2 been set (anywhere in the stepped logic)?" IF Yes, set Class B2; If NO, then set Class B1 (Resident). The logic fails to identify if the applicant has been classified as "B0" anywhere along the way. By adding this step in as the second to the last step, any applicant who had be classified with "B0" in Step 1 will be classified as B0 in the final area calculation.

Extensive testing and a table of use cases and edge case results will be created and documented to ensure that this addition does not "break" any other step of the logic pertaining to "B1 - Residents" and/or "B2 - Possible Residents".

Requirements Summary

#	Description	Notes
	ALERT !! TYLER - Lets discuss this before I add any further rquirements or specifications. I know we have identified the correct issue, but I want to get your recommendation for where the missing step should be added. It may need to be added to Step 2 or 5, instead of at the end (Step 12). Talk to Patty before starting this work.
1	Add a new step 12 to the Area B residency logic (between steps 11 and 12) to identify students who had "Class B0" set in Step 1 of the logic and maintained that classification all the way through the remaining steps of the logic. Move the current Step 12 down one step to 13, and add in the new step 12 immediately above it. (See example in Proposed Technical Requirements table below). There are no other proposed changes to any other steps. The new Step 12 will read as follows: NEW STEP 12: "Has Class B0 been set?" IF Yes, set Class B0; If NO, go to step 13. NOTE: After adding in new Step 12, the old step 12 is now Step 13. There is no change to that step, which reads: "Has Class B2 been set?" If Yes, set Class B2; If NO, set B1. :
2	Run tests to ensure new Step 12 does not negatively affect any other step within the Area B: Stay and Intent logic. Create a test case matrix to record test results from a variety of use case scenarios, including edge cases. Post the Test Case Matrix as part of the Release Notes in Public Documentation for colleges to use as reference.
3	Update documentation: Revise Table B:Residency Area B (Stay and Intent) in Appendix A: Submission Calculation Service of the CCCApply Standard Appliication Data Dictionary to include the new step 12 in the logic.
4	Update the Area B Flowchart in Appendix A: Submission Calculation Service of the the CCCApply Standard Application Data Dictionary to reflect new step if necessary.

Use Case Test Matrix

Step	AREA B Step Logic	Response	Class Set?	Flag set?	Next Action?	Change in Class?	Notes
1	Do out-of-state indicators support intent?	Yes	B0	No	go to step 2		Should there be a flag here?
2	Has the applicant lived in California for two years prior to RDD?	YES	B0	No	go to step 5	No	still has B0 at this point. I think a flag here is needed if not a class change
3	Has the applicant been resident in CA for over a year prior to RDD?
4	Is the applicant a current or former foster youth, under age 20, and now residing in California?
5	Has the applicant completed HS outside CA in last 2 years?	NO	B0	No	go to step 6	No
6	Is the applicant in military with non CA home of record?	NO	B0	No	go to step 7	No
7	Is the applicant under the care and control of a guardian, under 19 and unmarried?	NO	B0	No	go to step 8	No
8	Is the applicant’s current address outside of California?	NO	B0	No	go to step 9	No
9	Is the applicant’s permanent address outside of California?	NO	B0	No	go to step 10	No
10	Is the applicant under 19 as of RDD with last high school out-of-state?	NO	B0	No	go to step 11	No
11	Was the applicant enrolled in an out-of-state college with a ‘To Date’ within the year previous to the term start date?	NO	B0	No	go to step 12	No	Still has a B0 at this point - herein lies problem #1. All other indicators point to CA so there is no point along the way where the class is changed to B2
12	Has Class “B2” been set? If Yes, set class B2 If No, set class B1	NO	B1	NO	Set class B1 as a RESIDENT		PROBLEM!!! Here's what's happening with this Use case. The B0 user is making it to the end with B0, and gets to the final step which doesn't account for B0, thus re-classifying them as a B1. With our user in this scenario, the applicant should clearly be a "B2 - Possible Resident". IF WE ADD new Step before final step to look for any B0's that make it this far (make it past step 4) they should continue to be classified as B0 = Non-Resident.

12	Is Class "B0" set? If YES, set Class B0 If No, go to final step (new Step 13)	YES	B0	No	Set final class and END	NO	For THIS scenario - there should be a flag set in Step 1 indicating that they have an out-of-state-indicator is Yes, thus explaining why the user was clssified as a Non-Resident. Otherwise there is nothing to validate the classification.

13	Has Class "B2" been set? If YES, set Class B2 If NO, set Class B1	No

Proposed Technical Specifications

Update Area B of the residency algorithm to include a new step in the process which will be used to calculate part of the final Area B calculation..
1. Add new Step 12: "Has Class B0 been set?"
  1. If yes, set Class B0 as the final Area B classification.
  2. If no, advance one step in the logic to Step 13: "Has Class B2 been set?". Keep existing logic here for the final classification.

Notes

This issue was reviewed by the CCCApply Residency Review Sub-Committee on 7-14-16. A committee of residency experts, including Michael Quaioit from the Chancellor's Office, reviewed several examples whether the logic was incorrectly calculating the final area B calculation and proposed the solution recommendation listed above.