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Background Information on 2013 CCCApply Implementation to Address AB620 SUMMARY: In September 2013, the CCCApply Standard application was updated to comply with AB620. Two new data fields, 'Transgender' and 'Sexual Orientation', were added to the Gender section in the Personal Information page. Disclosure language was added and specifications around how the data would be collected and sent to the Chancellor's Office were stipulated. The two fields added to CCCApply, Transgender and Sexual Orientation are NOT downloadable fields. Review the 2013 APPROVED change requisition here: 2013-24: AB620 - Inclusion Sexual orientation, Gender identity, and Gender expression questions FINAL-Approved |
A number of CCC colleges and other stakeholders believe that the current implementation of AB620 in CCCApply is due for review and suggested a number of changes to the Steering Committee that they feel would better represent the LGBT student population, and encourage students to self-identify so that colleges and the CCCCO can provide better support and services to the targeted population. These suggestions included a revision to the current layout of the Gender section in order to present the Transgender field
Colleges and members of the CCC LGBT community are requesting that the AB620 implementation in CCCApply be updated in the Standard Application. They feel the data fields, including the Gender field, do not accurately represent the diverse audience they are trying to reach and suggest revisions to the response values and a change to the layout of the placement of the 'Transgender' and 'Sexual Orientation' fields - the two AB620 fields. Their current placement may be perceived as a separation between the mainstream idea of what gender is and what the target audience may identify gender as.
Change Specification Summary:
Add new response options in the Gender field
Add new response options in the Sexual Orientation field
Revise layout: Move AB620 language to the top, above all three fields
Revise layout: Placement of the Transgender & Sexual Orientation fields
Sub-committee resolved to draft a resolution to call for changes to the MIS Gender data element to better align with changes proposed for CCCApply.
Resolution has already been drafted.
NOTE: In CCCApply, the data fields and language of AB620 only appears to applicants who are 19 years old or older (non-minors). This is determined by the applicant's date of birth and the current date. This layout change only pertains to the version for non-minors.
Full Change Request Currently Under Review by Sub-Committee This change request is a sub-set of the full change request proposed to the Steering Committee in September 2015. Read the full change request (2016-07) which includes changes to the data field response options and is currently deferred and under review by a sub-committee of Steering. |
A number of CCC colleges and other stakeholders have requested that the layout of the Gender / AB620 section in the CCCApply standard application be revised to move the Transgender data field menu up on the page adjacent to the Gender data field menu (on the same line). The purpose of this change is to ensure that all students, regardless of their gender, feel equally represented and do not feel marginalized by the positioning the traditional gender types (male and female) "above" the transgender students. This change pertains to the Gender and Transgender fields only. There is no change requested to the position of the Sexual Orientation data field menu and no changes proposed to the data field specifications themselves.
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1 | Revise the layout of the Gender & AB620 data fields and additional text that currently appears in the Personal Information section of the standard application for non-minors only by moving the Transgender data field menu up sit adjacent to the Gender data field menu. |
2 | Remove the "Transgender" from the Sexual Orientation/Transgender" onscreen label to match the re-positioning of the Transgender field. |
3 | Ensure this layout change appears only to non-minors. NOTE: Minors will see the Non-AB620 version of the Gender section (see screenshots below). |
NOTE: In CCCApply, the AB620 data fields and additional text only appears to applicants who are 19 years old or older (non-minors). This is determined by the applicant's date of birth and the current date. This layout change only pertains to the version for non-minors.
Current Coding Logic for Minor vs. Non-Minor We take the DOB, add 19 years to it, and see if that is after the RDD. As far as the code is concerned, we are looking to see if they are 19 or older to show them the AB620 fields. If they are under 19 (e.g. 18 + 365 days or less) then we consider them a minor and don't show the questions. We are keeping the current logic and not making any changes. |
There are no changes to the CCCApply or OpenCCCApply data download file as a result of this change specification.
There are no changes to field logic and/or residency logic as a result of this change request/specification.
To be clear, do not display the transgender or sexual orientation AB620 questions to minors. Whatever a minor sees right now should remain the same, which is just the gender question. Since minors see the gender identity and gender expression hyperlinks today, that logic will remain as is with no changes. |
Update the CCCApply Data Dictionary v1.0 (2016)
The following two fields are NOT downloadable.