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Request No. 2018-13
Date of Request 3.02.18
RequesterMichael Q. 
Application(s)

CCCApply
Noncredit
Promise Grant 

Section / Page

Account Information & Mailing / Residency Logic

Steering Hearing DateAugust 2019 
Steering Approval Pending
Proposed Change to Download FileTBD 
Proposed Change to Residency LogicYes / Proposed change to Area B / Res status 

Problem / Issue

Update 05.31.19 -  An article appeared in the Pierce College student paper with some inaccurate information (CCCApply classifying all Homeless students as Nonresidents (Untrue!) ) We are taking steps to clarify (Patty has reached out to the college A&R admin, Olivia Alvarado responded - see email attached). This issue continues to come up, and needs to be prioritized.  See article: http://theroundupnews.com/2019/05/15/homeless-students-pay-out-of-state-tuition/.  Escalating to next CCCApply release 6.6.0 - September 2019)

Despite the past efforts already implemented in CCCApply to identify and classify homeless youth students, as well as the flags and other status fields we've built into the system to notify the college of the student's self-reported homeless status, what other enhancements can we implement that would streamline the process for California students who are currently homeless, or have been homeless anytime within the last 24 months. 

Due to the lack of providing a permanent address and/or mailing address, the residency algorithm is calculating an otherwise California resident as a "possible resident" strictly because the Perm & Mailing address fields are used in the residency algorithm. 

The CCCApply Residency sub-committee met on March 2, 2018 to discuss these issues and come up with short-term and long-term solutions that can be incorporated into the admission process.   



UPDATE:  October 18 - New team working on the homeless issue:


The history of this issue, and for Colleen's benefit - and the initial complaint and need for changing our current implementation is changing...fast.  The way we identify and collect information that triggers the residency algorithm (residency status) involves OpenCCC as well as CCCApply.  This is important because the current OpenCCC system is undergoing a complete ground-up redesign  and therefore getting the business requirements confirmed may have a bigger impact on their development (and the schedule!)  
So , I am proposing that we refocus this effort in the following ways:
  1. Identify the need(s) and business requirements for Homeless applicants.  (This is identifying the "WHAT" is needed or required. Let the "why?" drive this and make sure we capture all the needs at once.   
    1. Are there different needs or requirements for different age groups of homeless? Youth (under 26 vs.26 and over? Is there a difference between Homeless Youth (AB 801) and homeless students /applicants of all ages?)
    2. What policy or statutes are driving the need to identify this population? 
    3. What is needed to determine the residency status of this person for tuition purposes (minor vs independent?  is that important?)
      1. Are homeless applicants held to any different standard relative to residency determination for tuition purposes? Not just priority registration or other non-residency status consideration? Is the college required to gather documentation proof of California residency? 
    4. What data needs to be collected?  Why?  What and where does the data end up and why?) 
    5. Are there other eligibilities or opportunities for this population, and if so, what do you need to determine if they meet the requirements for that need?

  2. Try to resist the urge to design the process of HOW these requirements should be met.  We need to let the designers and architect figure out howt his fits into their design specs underway now. 
    However: Language - onscreen text, additional text, help text, - alll of the language needed can be ALL YOU - and you can determine what is asked and help text.  But keep in mind that we are now designing our applications - every decision about design is based on the student experience, the student's feelings, and sense of welcome and making them feel comfortable vs. legalese language that could create a barrier in understanding.  We are very focused on the behavorial side of what we are asking and the user experience to ensure all types of students are considered across the board. 
  3.  Don't try to propose the process for meeting the requirements, that will be determined by our system architects and development engineers based on the current design and other requirements that you, me, everyone are not taking into consideration when we start trying to tell them "how" we want them to implement the "what" (the requirements)
    .  
  4. The "why" can be definitely owned by the CO, the colleges, or other stakeholders and should drive the business requirements (need) for this issue.



Would you please add John Sills and Jennifer Coleman to the invite for this meeting?  I just tried to, but it wouldn't let me add them for some reason.  Thank you.
To reiterate some critical notes in planning for this meeting:
  1. The OpenCCC redesign - which in underway now - is highly dependent on the requirements we identify for this change.  Is there any way we can start mapping out these requirements in writing prior to the meeting - in case the OpenCCC development team needs them sooner than November 5?  

  2. Is the primary driver behind this change request to eliminate a barrier that exists for homeless students, or is there new or different residency requirements for homeless students that need to be fulfilled? 

    The reason I am pressing this point is because, from a development perspective, eliminating a barrier that exists is easier than adding new requirements based on some new law or data collection requirement. Making a change to existing data field structure creates more downstream work and risks for other users than simply removing the connection to the residency algorithm Changing an existing data field 

    1. Regarding residency - what is the legal opinion or mandate regarding determining the residency status of a homeless student (adult and youth)?  
      1. What is the law/regulation regarding residency for homeless adults?  
        1. What is required by the college to determine the residency status of a self-reported homeless adult? 
        2. Does the college need to confirm that the self-reported homeless adult has been in CA for 2 years?  
        3. If not, what is required?
        4. If yes, it's possible that we could identify their residency based on the existing application questions. Please consider what is truly needed by the college (or the CO) when a student self-identifies as "homeless". 
      2. Is the law different for homeless youth?
    2. Eliminating Barrier - can be done in several ways, less intrusive and less risky to changes to the colleges' downloads and/or SuperGlue implementations.  There are a number of options for this that we can talk through when we meet.  But knowing this is the reason behind this change will help us greatly moving forward.
Thanks so much, Colleen and Debbie.  Talk to you soon.
Patty

Proposed Solution

Update 5.31.19:  Proposed changes (discussed in the CCCApply Redesign Workgroup meeting with Omid P. and Tim Calhoon:

  1. Find out what the Steering committee suggests; what legal regulations are governing Homeless in the SAAM and/or other requirements.
  2. Patty to investigate other requirements (Is AB 801 strictly for priority registration?) what else? AB 806
  3. Change the Area B logic to add:
    1. If no perm or mailing address is provided - is the "no_perm_address_homeless" or "no_mailing_address_homeless" checked?  If yes, set a flag or see if other logic exists. Were any other Class 2 flags set?  Is all other CA intent true?  Attend CA high school? Living in CA for 2 years?"


Everything below this point pertains to the discussions about supporting homeless from March 2018.  These points are still valid and should be discussed and considered by Steering, but we need to expedite something in the March 2020 release. Some of these changes may take longer to implement.

Several solutions were discussed - some that would support the college in determining/verifying the student's "homeless" status and some that are more long-term - looking at ways the application can be modified to better identify and verify the homeless status and streamline the process.  The following solutions were discussed (see below), which need further investigation (and a development estimate) for approval:

  1. The CCCCO should develop and approve a "Self-Certification Affidavit" form - similar to what is used for AB540 - and allow the colleges to use that to approve a student who doesn't meet the residency requirements because they are homeless.
    NOTE: Per Michael Q email of 3/8/18 - the Chancellor's Office approved a "self-certification" form. He will begin drafting that document.
  2. IF the form is approved and it doesn't include additional questions (data gathering) above and beyond what we already collect, then:
    1. Make it available as a PDF that colleges can attach and send via Email Rules
    2. implement an additional text section/paragraph on the "Certification" page of the application that only displays if the app determines the user is under 25, homeless in California - basically eliminating the need for the printed affidavit form, as this page is secured by Electronic Signature technology (thus, under penalty of perjury, we have legal ground to stand on).
    3. Mitch believes this should display on a separate page, additional to the Certification process but that will require more development resources and may not be efficient.
  3. Modify the language in the current "Homeless Youth" question text on the Residency page to include the word "California" - basically asking the student whether they are or have been homeless in California - and could that serve as a form of self certification. If they say "No" are we missing out on identifying a specific audience?  According to Michael and the group, the system really only cares about California residents that are homeless (under 25). 
  4. Implement additional validation in the No Permanent Address Homeless section and the No Current Mailing Address Homeless section - that would ask the student to enter their last known address - so the college has something to use to verify residency
  5. Implement an Error Message pop-up later in the application process that notifies the student that they meet criteria for Homeless Youth eligibility but must contact the Admissions Office to complete the "Self-Certification" form - or other message;

Michael will work with colleagues at CCCCO on the self-certification form approval to ensure that a self-certification affidavit is approved (blessed) and get a memo out to all colleges.  This needs to be approved at this level first before anything related can be implemented in CCCApply.

We also discussed adding logic to the Area B residency logic which would sit just above all the address steps (step 8 and 9) and if student meets eligibility requirements in all other way, set Class B1 as "resident" at this time. To be discussed further.

Requirements

TBD

The text change below should be discussed and approved by Steering. This was proposed in March 2018.

Homeless Youth Question Text 

At any time in the last 24 months were you determined to be homeless by any of the following?

  • High school or school district homeless liaison
  • Emergency shelter or transitional housing program
  • Director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program

 [radio button] Yes        [radio button] No


Proposed change to this question:

At any time in the last 24 months were you determined to be homeless in California by any of the following?

  • California High school or school district homeless liaison
  • California emergency shelter or transitional housing program
  • Director of a California-based runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program

Current Data Dictionary Specification


No Permanent Address Homeless

Data Field

<no_perm_address_homeless>

Description

Applicant indicates here if they do not have a permanent address because they are homeless

Condition

Always display in Permanent Address section in OpenCCC Account and Edit Account across Apply, BOG, International.

If checked (Yes) THEN:

  1. display "I have no current mailing address because I am currently homeless" checkbox in Mailing Address section (Apply, BOG, and International);
  2. set default value to "Yes" in "Homeless Youth" field on Residency page in Apply;<homeless_youth>

IF unchecked (No) then do not display "No Mailing Address" in Apply, BOG, International; and 2) ensure <homeless_youth> is cleared (no default value set).

Format

String Checkbox 0 = No/False; 1 = Yes/True

Length

1

Input Rules/error validation

If empty, do not display "No Mailing Address Homeless" checkbox in Account Mailing page in Apply, BOG, and IA.

If not empty, do not trigger error validation in the Permanent address fields.
If not empty, do not trigger error validation in the Current Mailing address fields 
If not empty, set default value for "homeless_youth" question in the Residency table in Apply to Yes. 

Online Question Text

[checkbox] "I have no permanent address because I am currently homeless." 

Notes

Implementation approved by Steering per state mandate AB801 Homeless Youth

No Mailing Address - Homeless

Data Field

<no_mailing_address_homeless>

Description

Applicant indicates here if they do not have a current mailing address because they are homeless.

Condition

Only display IF <no_perm_address_homeless> is not empty (True or Yes). Display in Apply, BOG, and International. Optional response.

IF <no_perm_address_homeless> is unchecked (No) then do not display <no_mailing_address_homeless> in Apply, BOG, International;

Format

String  Checkbox 0 = No/False; 1 = Yes/True

Length

1

Input Rules

If checkbox is NOT EMPTY, then

  1. hide/replace checkbox field in Current Mailing: "My current mailing address is the same as my permanent address in my OpenCCC account above." with new checkbox and data field: <no_mailing_address_homeless> on all applications: Apply, BOG, and IA): 
  2. remove validation in current mailing address fields and zip up fields from view.

Check/Uncheck toggles the display of the Mailing Address data fields and display of the "My current mailing address is the same as my permanent address in my OpenCCC Account" checkbox.

Online Question Text

[checkbox] I have no current mailing address because I am currently homeless.

Notes

Implementation approved by Steering per state mandate AB801 Homeless Youth

Response Options:

Checked / Unchecked

Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

None

Homeless Youth

Data Element:

homeless_youth

Description:

Whether applicant has been determined to be a homeless youth at any time within the last 24 months.

Format, Length:

boolean, 1

Values:

1 = True/Yes

0 = False/No

Allows Null:

Yes

Default:

If <no_perm_address_homeless> = 1 (True/Yes) then set <homeless_youth> to Yes.

Notes:

residency table

Question Text:

At any time in the last 24 months were you determined to be homeless by any of the following?

  • High school or school district homeless liaison
  • Emergency shelter or transitional housing program
  • Director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program

 [radio button] Yes        [radio button] No

Conditions:

Only appears on the Residency page if applicant is under 25 years old at time of application.

If <no_perm_address_homeless> checkbox – in the OpenCCC Account = Yes, the set default to Yes on this question.

Additional Text:

None

Response Options:

As shown in Question Text.

Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

If displayed, required selection; else error message, “Required user response if question is displayed; else error message, "You must select Yes or No to specify whether you have been determined homeless anytime within the last 24 months. If you have been determined homeless, select “Yes” and contact the Admissions Office to present verification.”

Notes:

Added in March 2017 per AB 801 – Homeless Youth

Data Element:

residency:  homeless_youth

Table B. Outline of Area B (Stay and Intent)

#

Evaluation Statement

Data Elements & Logic

If Yes

If No

1

Do out-of-state indicators support intent?

ca_outside_tax = 0 AND

ca_outside_voted = 0 AND

ca_outside_college= 0 AND

ca_outside_lawsuit = 0

Go to step 2

Class B2

(flag 30)
Go to step 2

2

Has the applicant lived in California for two years prior to RDD?

ca_res_2_years = 1

Go to step 5

Go to step 3

3

Has the applicant been resident in CA for over a year prior to RDD?

ca_date_current ! = null AND ca_date_current < RDD minus 1 year

Class B2 
(flag 59) 
go to step 5

Go to step 4

4

Is the applicant a current or former foster youth, under age 20, and now residing in California?

foster_youth_status is != 0 
AND RDD minus Birthdate < 20 years

Class B2

go to step 5

(flag 70)

Class B0 
Go to step 12

5

Has the applicant completed HS outside CA in last 2 years?

education: hs_state ! = CA AND education: hs_comp_date RDD minus 2 years

Class B2 
(flag 61) 
go to step 6

Go to step 6

6

Is the applicant in military with non CA home of record?

military_status = 2 AND

( military_home_state != CA OR

military_legal_residence!= CA)

Class B2 
(flag 62) 
go to step 7

Go to step 7

7

Is the applicant under the care and control of a guardian, under 19 and unmarried?

‘over19OrMarried’= 0 AND

‘guardianOrParentRelation’ = G

Class B2 
(flag 58) 
go to step 8

Go to step 8

8

Is the applicant’s current address outside of California?

‘Mailing address – state’ != CA

Class B2 
(flag 01) 
go to step 9

Go to step 9

9

Is the applicant’s permanent address outside of California?

‘Permanent address – state’ != CA

Class B2 
(flag 02) 
go to step 10

Go to step 10

10

Is the applicant under 19 as of RDD with last high school out-of-state?

RDD minus19 years > personal_info: birthdate AND education: hs_state != CA

Class B2 
(flag 03) 
go to step 11

Go to step 11

11

Was the applicant enrolled in an out-of-state college with a ‘To Date’ within the year previous to the term start date?

In any row of colleges_attended table: If state != CA AND to_date is greater than the term start date minus 1 year.

Class B2 
(flag 04) 
go to step 12

Go to step 12

12

Has Class B0 been set?

Class B0 has been set

Class B0 
end logic

Go to step 13

13

Has Class B2 been set?

 Class B2 has been set

 Class B2

Class B1


Changes to Data Specs

TBD

No Permanent Address Homeless

Data Field

<no_perm_address_homeless>

Description

Applicant indicates here if they do not have a permanent address because they are homeless

Condition

Always display in Permanent Address section in OpenCCC Account and Edit Account across Apply, BOG, International.

If checked (Yes) THEN:

  1. display "I have no current mailing address because I am currently homeless" checkbox in Mailing Address section (Apply, BOG, and International);
  2. set default value to "Yes" in "Homeless Youth" field on Residency page in Apply;<homeless_youth>

IF unchecked (No) then do not display "No Mailing Address" in Apply, BOG, International; and 2) ensure <homeless_youth> is cleared (no default value set).

Format

String Checkbox 0 = No/False; 1 = Yes/True

Length

1

Input Rules/error validation

If empty, do not display "No Mailing Address Homeless" checkbox in Account Mailing page in Apply, BOG, and IA.

If not empty, do not trigger error validation in the Permanent address fields.
If not empty, do not trigger error validation in the Current Mailing address fields 
If not empty, set default value for "homeless_youth" question in the Residency table in Apply to Yes. 

Online Question Text

[checkbox] "I have no permanent address because I am currently homeless." 

Notes

Implementation approved by Steering per state mandate AB801 Homeless Youth

No Mailing Address - Homeless

Data Field

<no_mailing_address_homeless>

Description

Applicant indicates here if they do not have a current mailing address because they are homeless.

Condition

Only display IF <no_perm_address_homeless> is not empty (True or Yes). Display in Apply, BOG, and International. Optional response.

IF <no_perm_address_homeless> is unchecked (No) then do not display <no_mailing_address_homeless> in Apply, BOG, International;

Format

String  Checkbox 0 = No/False; 1 = Yes/True

Length

1

Input Rules

If checkbox is NOT EMPTY, then

  1. hide/replace checkbox field in Current Mailing: "My current mailing address is the same as my permanent address in my OpenCCC account above." with new checkbox and data field: <no_mailing_address_homeless> on all applications: Apply, BOG, and IA): 
  2. remove validation in current mailing address fields and zip up fields from view.

Check/Uncheck toggles the display of the Mailing Address data fields and display of the "My current mailing address is the same as my permanent address in my OpenCCC Account" checkbox.

Online Question Text

[checkbox] I have no current mailing address because I am currently homeless.

Notes

Implementation approved by Steering per state mandate AB801 Homeless Youth

Response Options:

Checked / Unchecked

Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

None

Homeless Youth

Data Element:

homeless_youth

Description:

Whether applicant has been determined to be a homeless youth at any time within the last 24 months.

Format, Length:

boolean, 1

Values:

1 = True/Yes

0 = False/No

Allows Null:

Yes

Default:

If <no_perm_address_homeless> = 1 (True/Yes) then set <homeless_youth> to Yes.

Notes:

residency table

Question Text:

At any time in the last 24 months were you determined to be homeless by any of the following?

  • High school or school district homeless liaison
  • Emergency shelter or transitional housing program
  • Director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program

 [radio button] Yes        [radio button] No

Conditions:

Only appears on the Residency page if applicant is under 25 years old at time of application.

If <no_perm_address_homeless> checkbox – in the OpenCCC Account = Yes, the set default to Yes on this question.

Additional Text:

None

Response Options:

As shown in Question Text.

Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

If displayed, required selection; else error message, “Required user response if question is displayed; else error message, "You must select Yes or No to specify whether you have been determined homeless anytime within the last 24 months. If you have been determined homeless, select “Yes” and contact the Admissions Office to present verification.”

Notes:

Added in March 2017 per AB 801 – Homeless Youth

Data Element:

residency:  homeless_youth

Table B. Outline of Area B (Stay and Intent)

#

Evaluation Statement

Data Elements & Logic

If Yes

If No

1

Do out-of-state indicators support intent?

ca_outside_tax = 0 AND

ca_outside_voted = 0 AND

ca_outside_college= 0 AND

ca_outside_lawsuit = 0

Go to step 2

Class B2

(flag 30)
Go to step 2

2

Has the applicant lived in California for two years prior to RDD?

ca_res_2_years = 1

Go to step 5

Go to step 3

3

Has the applicant been resident in CA for over a year prior to RDD?

ca_date_current ! = null AND ca_date_current < RDD minus 1 year

Class B2 
(flag 59) 
go to step 5

Go to step 4

4

Is the applicant a current or former foster youth, under age 20, and now residing in California?

foster_youth_status is != 0 
AND RDD minus Birthdate < 20 years

Class B2

go to step 5

(flag 70)

Class B0 
Go to step 12

5

Has the applicant completed HS outside CA in last 2 years?

education: hs_state ! = CA AND education: hs_comp_date RDD minus 2 years

Class B2 
(flag 61) 
go to step 6

Go to step 6

6

Is the applicant in military with non CA home of record?

military_status = 2 AND

( military_home_state != CA OR

military_legal_residence!= CA)

Class B2 
(flag 62) 
go to step 7

Go to step 7

7

Is the applicant under the care and control of a guardian, under 19 and unmarried?

‘over19OrMarried’= 0 AND

‘guardianOrParentRelation’ = G

Class B2 
(flag 58) 
go to step 8

Go to step 8

8

Is the applicant’s current address outside of California?

‘Mailing address – state’ != CA

Class B2 
(flag 01) 
go to step 9

Go to step 9

9

Is the applicant’s permanent address outside of California?

‘Permanent address – state’ != CA

Class B2 
(flag 02) 
go to step 10

Go to step 10

10

Is the applicant under 19 as of RDD with last high school out-of-state?

RDD minus19 years > personal_info: birthdate AND education: hs_state != CA

Class B2 
(flag 03) 
go to step 11

Go to step 11

11

Was the applicant enrolled in an out-of-state college with a ‘To Date’ within the year previous to the term start date?

In any row of colleges_attended table: If state != CA AND to_date is greater than the term start date minus 1 year.

Class B2 
(flag 04) 
go to step 12

Go to step 12

12

Has Class B0 been set?

Class B0 has been set

Class B0 
end logic

Go to step 13

13

Has Class B2 been set?

 Class B2 has been set

 Class B2

Class B1

Supporting Documentation

AB 806 Law

(Defines priority registration and other eligibilities for homeless youth and foster youth under age 25.  

Question still remains about 'who is residency determined if the homeless student doesn't have an address?"

 Click here to expand...

Assembly Bill No. 806

CHAPTER 163


An act to amend Sections 66025.9, 67003.5, 69514.5, 69561, and 76300 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

[ Approved by Governor  July 31, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State  July 31, 2019. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 806, Bloom. Postsecondary education: homeless and former homeless youth.
(1) Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, to grant priority for registration for enrollment to homeless youth, as defined. Existing law repeals this requirement on January 1, 2020.
This bill would add former homeless youth to the students to be granted, or requested to be granted, priority enrollment. This bill would extend the operation of this provision indefinitely. By extending the operation of requirements relating to student eligibility for priority registration at community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) Existing law requires qualifying institutions, other than the University of California, which it requests, to designate a staff member who is employed within the financial aid office, or another appropriate office or department, of the institution to serve as a Homeless and Foster Student Liaison and to inform current and prospective students of the institution about student financial aid and other assistance available to homeless youth and current and former foster youth, as specified.

This bill would add former homeless youth to the students with whom a Homeless and Foster Student Liaison works. To the extent that this provision would impose new duties on community college districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.
(3) Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission and assigns to it numerous duties with respect to student financial aid programs, including the Community College Student Financial Aid Outreach Program and the Student Opportunity and Access Program. Both of these programs serve youth from low-income households.
This bill would add former homeless youth, as defined, to those served by these programs.
(4) Existing law requires the governing board of each community college district to charge an enrollment fee of $46 per unit per semester, but requires the waiver of this fee for students meeting specified requirements.
This bill would add persons who are, at the time of enrollment, former homeless youth, as defined, to those eligible for this fee waiver. To the extent that this provision would impose new duties on community college districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

DIGEST KEY

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal Committee: yes   Local Program: yes  

BILL TEXT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.

 Section 66025.9 of the Education Code is amended to read:


66025.9.
 (a) The California State University and each community college district shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to a foster youth, former foster youth, homeless youth, or former homeless youth.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Foster youth and former foster youth” means a person in California whose dependency was established or continued by the court on or after the youth’s 16th birthday and who is no older than 25 years of age at the commencement of the academic year.
(2) “Homeless youth and former homeless youth” means 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 the youth’s application for admission by a postsecondary educational institution that is a qualifying institution pursuant to Section 69432.7, as a homeless child or youth, as defined in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)), by at least one of the following:
(i) A homeless services provider, as that term is defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code.
(ii) The director of a federal TRIO program or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program, or a designee of that director.
(iii) A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education.
(iv) A homeless and foster student liaison designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 67003.5.
(c) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a homeless youth as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) shall retain that status for a period of six years from the date of admission to the postsecondary educational institution.


SEC. 2.

 Section 67003.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:


67003.5.
 (a) A postsecondary educational institution that is a “qualifying institution,” as defined in Section 69432.7, shall do both of the following:
(1) Designate a staff member who is employed within the financial aid office, or another appropriate office or department, of the institution to serve as the Homeless and Foster Student Liaison. The Homeless and Foster Student Liaison shall be responsible for understanding the provisions of the federal Higher Education Act pertaining to financial aid eligibility of current and former foster youth, homeless youth, and former homeless youth, including unaccompanied homeless youth, and for identifying services available and appropriate for enrolled students who fall under one or more of these categories. The liaison shall assist these students in applying for and receiving federal and state financial aid and available services.
(2) Inform current and prospective students of the institution about student financial aid and other assistance available to homeless youth, former homeless youth, and current and former foster youth, including their eligibility as independent students under Section 1087vv of the federal Higher Education Act, as that section read on December 31, 2015.
(b) The Regents of the University of California are requested to adopt policies that are, to the extent that is feasible, equivalent to the provisions of subdivision (a).
(c) The definitions of foster youth, former foster youth, homeless youth, and former homeless youth in subdivision (b) of Section 66025.9 shall apply to this section.


SEC. 3.

 Section 69514.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:


69514.5.
 (a) The Community College Student Financial Aid Outreach Program is hereby established. The commission shall, in consultation with the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, develop and administer this program for the purpose of providing financial aid training to high school and community college counselors and advisers who work with students planning to attend or attending a community college. This training shall also address the specific needs of all of the following:
(1) Community college students intending to transfer to a four-year institution of higher education.
(2) Foster youth and former foster youth, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66025.9.
(3) Homeless youth and former homeless youth, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66025.9.
(4) Students with disabilities.
(b) The program shall provide specialized information on financial aid opportunities available to community college students, with a particular focus on students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university. The commission shall work in collaboration with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and other segments of higher education to develop and distribute this specialized information to assist community college students who are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university. Each year, the program shall offer financial aid workshops for high school and community college counselors, targeted for students planning to attend a community college or to transfer from a community college to a four-year institution of higher education. The program shall assist community college counselors in conducting student and family workshops that provide general information about financial aid and technical assistance in completing financial aid forms.
(c) The program shall concentrate its efforts on high schools and community colleges that are located in geographic areas that have a high percentage of low-income families.


SEC. 4.

 Section 69561 of the Education Code is amended to read:


69561.
 (a) The Student Opportunity and Access Program is administered by the Student Aid Commission.
(b) The Student Aid Commission may apportion funds on a progress payment schedule for the support of projects designed to increase the accessibility of postsecondary educational opportunities for any of the following elementary and secondary school pupils:
(1) Pupils who are from low-income families.
(2) Pupils who would be the first in their families to attend college.
(3) Pupils who are from schools or geographic regions with documented low-eligibility or college participation rates.
(4) Pupils who are homeless youth and former homeless youth, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66025.9.
(c) These projects shall primarily do all of the following:
(1) Increase the availability of information for these pupils on the existence of postsecondary schooling and work opportunities.
(2) Raise the achievement levels of these pupils so as to increase the number of high school graduates eligible to pursue postsecondary learning opportunities.
(d) Projects may assist community college students in transferring to four-year institutions, to the extent that project resources are available.
(e) Projects may provide assistance to low-income fifth and sixth grade pupils and their parents in order to implement outreach efforts designed to use the future availability of financial assistance as a means of motivating pupils to stay in school and complete college preparatory courses.
(f) Projects may provide assistance to low-income middle and high school pupils and their parents in order to implement outreach efforts designed to use the future availability of financial assistance as a means of motivating pupils to stay in school by promoting career technical education public awareness. Projects shall promote the value of career technical education, available career programs in public schools and postsecondary segments with sequenced courses beginning in high school and continuing into postsecondary education, and the resulting career opportunities.
(g) Each project shall be proposed and operated through a consortium that involves at least one secondary school district office, at least one four-year college or university, at least one community college, and at least one of the following agencies:
(1) A nonprofit educational, counseling, or community agency.
(2) A private vocational or technical school accredited by a national, state, or regional accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(h) The commission, in awarding initial project grants, shall give priority to proposals developed by more than three eligible agencies. Projects shall be located throughout the state in order to provide access to program services in rural, urban, and suburban areas.
(i) The governing board of each project, comprising at least one representative from each entity in the consortium, shall establish management policy, provide direction to the project director, set priorities for budgetary decisions that reflect the specific needs of the project, and assume responsibility for maintaining the required level of matching funds, including solicitations from the private sector and corporate sources.
(j) Prior to receiving a project grant, each consortium shall conduct a planning process and submit a comprehensive project proposal to include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) The agencies participating in the project.
(2) The pupils to be served by the project.
(3) The ways in which the project will reduce duplication and related costs.
(4) The methods for assessing the project’s impact.
(k) Each project shall include the direct involvement of secondary school staff in the daily operations of the project, with preference in funding to those projects that effectively integrate the objectives of the Student Opportunity and Access Program with those of the school district in providing services that are essential to preparing pupils for postsecondary education.
(l) Each project shall maintain within the project headquarters a comprehensive pupil-specific information system on pupils receiving services through the program in grades 11 and 12 at secondary schools within the participating districts. This information shall be maintained in a manner consistent with the law relating to pupil records.
(m)  At least 30 percent or the equivalent of each project grant shall be allocated for stipends to peer advisers and tutors who meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Work with secondary school pupils.
(2) Are currently enrolled in a college or other postsecondary school as an undergraduate or graduate student.
(3) Have demonstrated financial need for the stipend.
(n) Each project should work cooperatively with other projects in the program and with the commission to establish viable student services and sound administrative procedures and to ensure coordination of the activities of the project with existing educational opportunity programs. The Student Aid Commission may develop additional regulations regarding the awarding of project grants and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the individual projects.


SEC. 5.

 Section 76300 of the Education Code is amended to read:


76300.
 (a) The governing board of each community college district shall charge each student a fee pursuant to this section.
(b) (1) The fee prescribed by this section shall be forty-six dollars ($46) per unit per semester, effective with the summer term of the 2012 calendar year.
(2) The board of governors shall proportionately adjust the amount of the fee for term lengths based upon a quarter system, and also shall proportionately adjust the amount of the fee for summer sessions, intersessions, and other short-term courses. In making these adjustments, the board of governors may round the per unit fee and the per term or per session fee to the nearest dollar.
(c) For the purposes of computing apportionments to community college districts pursuant to Section 84750.4 or 84750.5, as applicable, the board of governors shall subtract, from the total revenue owed to each district, 98 percent of the revenues received by districts from charging a fee pursuant to this section.
(d) The board of governors shall reduce apportionments by up to 10 percent to any district that does not collect the fees prescribed by this section.
(e) The fee requirement does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Students enrolled in the noncredit courses designated by Section 84757.
(2) California State University or University of California students enrolled in remedial classes provided by a community college district on a campus of the University of California or a campus of the California State University, for whom the district claims an attendance apportionment pursuant to an agreement between the district and the California State University or the University of California.
(3) Students enrolled in credit contract education courses pursuant to Section 78021, if the entire cost of the course, including administrative costs, is paid by the public or private agency, corporation, or association with which the district is contracting and if these students are not included in the calculation of the full-time equivalent students (FTES) of that district.
(f) The governing board of a community college district may exempt special part-time students admitted pursuant to Section 76001 from the fee requirement.
(g) (1) The fee requirements of this section shall be waived for any student who meets all of the following requirements:
(A) Meets minimum academic and progress standards adopted by the board of governors, which fulfill the requirements outlined in this paragraph and paragraphs (2) to (5), inclusive. Any minimum academic and progress standards adopted pursuant to this section shall be uniform across all community college districts and campuses. These standards shall not include a maximum unit cap, and community college districts and colleges shall not impose requirements for fee waiver eligibility other than the minimum academic and progress standards adopted by the board of governors and the requirements of subparagraph (B).
(B) Meets one of the following criteria:
(i) At the time of enrollment, is a recipient of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment Program, or a general assistance program.
(ii) Demonstrates eligibility according to income standards established by regulations of the board of governors.
(iii) Demonstrates financial need in accordance with the methodology set forth in federal law or regulation for determining the expected family contribution of students seeking financial aid.
(iv) At the time of enrollment, is a homeless youth or a former homeless youth as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66025.9.
(2) (A) The board of governors, in consultation with students, faculty, and other key stakeholders, shall consider all of the following in the development and adoption of minimum academic and progress standards pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1):
(i) Minimum uniform academic and progress standards that do not unfairly disadvantage financially needy students in pursuing their education.
(ii) Criteria for reviewing extenuating circumstances and granting appeals that, at a minimum, take into account and do not penalize a student for circumstances outside the student’s control, such as reductions in student support services or changes to the economic situation of the student.
(iii) A process for reestablishing fee waiver eligibility that provides a student with a reasonable opportunity to continue or resume the student’s enrollment at a community college.
(B) To ensure that students are not unfairly impacted by the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the board of governors shall establish a reasonable implementation period that commences no sooner than one year from adoption of the minimum academic and progress standards, or any subsequent changes to these standards, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and that is phased in to provide students adequate notification of this requirement and information about available support resources.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that minimum academic and progress standards adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) be implemented only as campuses develop and implement the student support services and interventions necessary to ensure no disproportionate impact to students based on ethnicity, gender, disability, or socioeconomic status. The board of governors shall consider the ability of community college districts to meet the requirements of this paragraph before adopting minimum academic and progress standards, or any subsequent changes to these standards, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1).
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that a student shall not lose fee waiver eligibility without a community college campus first demonstrating a reasonable effort to provide a student with adequate notification and assistance in maintaining the student’s fee waiver eligibility. The board of governors shall adopt regulations to implement this paragraph that ensure all of the following:
(A) Students are provided information about the available student support services to assist them in maintaining fee waiver eligibility.
(B) Community college district policies and course catalogs reflect the minimum academic and progress standards adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and that appropriate notice is provided to students before the policies are put into effect.
(C) A student does not lose fee waiver eligibility unless the student has not met minimum academic and progress standards adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) for a period of no less than two consecutive academic terms.
(5) The board of governors shall provide notification of a proposed action to adopt regulations pursuant to this subdivision to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 70901.5. This notification shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The proposed minimum academic and progress standards and information detailing how the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, have been or will be satisfied.
(B) How many students may lose fee waiver eligibility by ethnicity, gender, disability, and, to the extent relevant data is available, by socioeconomic status.
(C) The criteria for reviewing extenuating circumstances, granting appeals, and reestablishing fee waiver eligibility pursuant to paragraph (2).
(h) The fee requirements of this section shall be waived for any student who, at the time of enrollment, is a dependent or surviving spouse who has not remarried, of any member of the California National Guard who, in the line of duty and while in the active service of the state, was killed, died of a disability resulting from an event that occurred while in the active service of the state, or is permanently disabled as a result of an event that occurred while in the active service of the state. “Active service of the state,” for the purposes of this subdivision, refers to a member of the California National Guard activated pursuant to Section 146 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(i) The fee requirements of this section shall be waived for any student who is the surviving spouse or the child, natural or adopted, of a deceased person who met all of the requirements of Section 68120.
(j) The fee requirements of this section shall be waived for any student in an undergraduate program, including a student who has previously graduated from another undergraduate or graduate program, who is the dependent of any individual killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in southwestern Pennsylvania, if that dependent meets the financial need requirements set forth in Section 69432.7 for the Cal Grant A Program and either of the following applies:
(1) The dependent was a resident of California on September 11, 2001.
(2) The individual killed in the attacks was a resident of California on September 11, 2001.
(k) A determination of whether a person is a resident of California on September 11, 2001, for purposes of subdivision (j) shall be based on the criteria set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 68000) of Part 41 of Division 5 for determining nonresident and resident tuition.
(l) (1) “Dependent,” for purposes of subdivision (j), is a person who, because of the person’s relationship to an individual killed as a result of injuries sustained during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, qualifies for compensation under the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Title IV (commencing with Section 401) of Public Law 107-42).
(2) A dependent who is the surviving spouse of an individual killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is entitled to the waivers provided in this section until January 1, 2013.
(3) A dependent who is the surviving child, natural or adopted, of an individual killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is entitled to the waivers under subdivision (j) until that person attains 30 years of age.
(4) A dependent of an individual killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, who is determined to be eligible by the California Victim Compensation Board, is also entitled to the waivers provided in this section until January 1, 2013.
(m) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that sufficient funds be provided to support the provision of a fee waiver for every student who demonstrates eligibility pursuant to subdivisions (g) to (j), inclusive.
(2) From funds provided in the annual Budget Act, the board of governors shall allocate to community college districts, pursuant to this subdivision, an amount equal to 2 percent of the fees waived pursuant to subdivisions (g) to (j), inclusive. From funds provided in the annual Budget Act, the board of governors shall allocate to community college districts, pursuant to this subdivision, an amount equal to ninety-one cents ($0.91) per credit unit waived pursuant to subdivisions (g) to (j), inclusive. It is the intent of the Legislature that funds provided pursuant to this subdivision be used to support the determination of financial need and delivery of student financial aid services, on the basis of the number of students for whom fees are waived. It also is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided pursuant to this subdivision directly offset mandated costs claimed by community college districts pursuant to Commission on State Mandates consolidated Test Claims 99-TC-13 (Enrollment Fee Collection) and 00-TC-15 (Enrollment Fee Waivers). Funds allocated to a community college district for determination of financial need and delivery of student financial aid services shall supplement, and shall not supplant, the level of funds allocated for the administration of student financial aid programs during the 1992–93 fiscal year.
(n) The board of governors shall adopt regulations implementing this section.


SEC. 6.

 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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