2019-13: Remove the Needs & Interests page in the Standard App by default but make it be optional

Problem / Issue

As part of the response to comply with AB 3101, the CCCApply Redesign Workgroup has determined that the Needs & Interests page should be removed from the Application workflow by default because - though the questions are valuable to the college and the system - the questions are not required to be asked at the time of application.  

Proposed Solution

Remove the Needs & Interests page from the Standard Application workflow by default (meaning for all colleges) but ensure the page can be displayed/turned on for any college that wants to display it and collect the data.  

Several options were discussed for implementing this change, including waiting for the next phase of the Redesign project which calls for the implementation of a new, backend form builder platform, which is on the roadmap for FY2020. Unfortunately, waiting for the backend redesign is not an option and the Chancellor's Office is calling for an immediate response/solution. 

Therefore the following "short term" solutions will be 

1. Option 1 - Question-Level Opt-In:  Make each individual question on the Needs page optional, and allow the colleges to manage the display (opt-in) somehow at their discretion (like the Supplemental Questions). Admin configuration would be managed by authorized staff in the Administrator through a designated module or modal at the question level, versus at the page level; 
2. Option 2:  is we remove the Needs page for all colleges until such time as we can implement the new form builder backend platform which will allow colleges the display the questions or page, or not.
3. Approved solution: Remove the page from the Application for all colleges, but allow them to opt-in (continue to display the page) upon written request. Do not build admin configuration for this change in the Administrator (short-term) until the form builder platform is designed and implemented. 
   1. Question-level Display vs. Page-level Display:  Make each section configurable on the Needs page so that colleges can display individual questions or sections, rather than the entire page (page level display) of the page - such as the Programs & Services section only, if they want.
   2. Future change - not in the scope of this story for this fiscal year: depending on the level of effort for the form builder platform and configuration, reconfigure so that each individual question on the Needs page could be displayed upon request. The would allow colleges to turn on just the Athletic Interest question, or just the Programs & Services 

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