2019-04: Update Foster Youth Question Per Legislation SB906

Data Element:

foster_youth_status

foster_youth_status

Description:

Indicates the Foster Youth status of the applicant based on their screen input.

Indicates the Foster Youth status of the applicant based on their screen input.

Format, Length:

char 1

char 1

Values:

Set the value for this field as follows:

0 = The response to “Have you ever been in Court Ordered Foster Care?” is No.

Set the field based on the option selected when Foster Care question is Yes and the additional question text displays with radio buttons:

1 = I am currently in foster care (including extended foster care after age 18).

2 = I aged out/emancipated from foster care or exited voluntarily on or after my 18th birthday.

3 = No longer used

4 = No longer used

5 = I exited the foster care system before my 18th birthday.

6 = I am not sure at what age I exited foster care.

Allows Null:

No

No

Default:

None

None

Usage:

Notes:

residency table

residency table

Xap Field:

fosterYouthStatus

fosterYouthStatus

Revision Log:

March 31, 2016

Question Text:

Have you ever been incourt-ordered foster care?

(See additional text below)

Have you ever been incourt-ordered foster care?

(See additional text below)

Conditions:

Always

Always

Additional Text:

When did you exit foster care?

I am currently in foster care (including extended foster care after age 18).

I aged out/emancipated from foster care or exited voluntarily on or after my 18th birthday.

I exited the foster care system before my 18th birthday.

I am not sure at what age I exited foster care.

Required fields:

For the Yes/No question, if not selected, error message is: “Please indicate if you have ever been in court-ordered foster care.”

When the Yes/No question = Yes, one of the options must be selected. If no option is selected, error message is: “Please select one of the foster care options.”

Required fields:

For the Yes/No question, if not selected, error message is: “Please indicate if you have ever been in court-ordered foster care.”

When the Yes/No question = Yes, one of the options must be selected. If no option is selected, error message is: “Please select one of the foster care options.”

The "Have you ever been inCourt Ordered Foster Care?" question link opens the following pop-up help:

You have been in foster care if you were removed from your biological family through an order by a court, which can include placement with foster parents, in a group home, or with relatives/extended family members. If you were living with relatives you must have been placed through the foster care system by an order of the court. Foster Care includes, but is not limited to, placement in out-of-home care under the supervision of the Juvenile Probation Department. As long as you were placed within the foster care system by order of a court, you were in foster care. Having a legal guardian does not necessarily mean that you have been in foster care. If you need assistance with determining whether you were in foster care, you can contact the California Foster Care Ombudsman's office at (877) 846-1602 orfosteryouthhelp@dss.ca.gov.

The "When did you exit foster care?" link renders a help pop-up which reads:

• Aged Out/Emancipated

You 'aged out/emancipated' from foster care if you exited foster care on or after your 18th birthday. If you need assistance with determining when you exited foster care, you can contact the California Foster Care Ombudsman's office at (877) 846-1602 or fosteryouthhelp@dss.ca.gov.

• Exited the foster care system before my 18th birthday

You 'exited the foster care system before your 18th birthday' if you were returned to the custody of your biological parents, entered a legal guardianship (with relatives or nonrelatives) or were legally adopted before your 18th birthday. If you need assistance with determining when you exited foster care, you can contact the California Foster Care Ombudsman's office at (877) 846-1602 or fosteryouthhelp@dss.ca.gov.

• Not Sure

If you need assistance with determining when you exited foster care, you can contact the California Foster Care Ombudsman's office at (877) 846-1602 orfosteryouthhelp@dss.ca.gov.

Field Error Check:

Question revised in 2016 to better align data values with MIS and AB12.

See Appendix A: Submission Calculations Service Residency: Area B logic, Step 4. AB669 approved in 2009.

Question revised in 2013.

Responses updated in 2019 to address changes to Ed Code 66025.9 - lowering the age for eligibility from 18 to 16 regarding residency and priority registration.

Question revised in 2016 to better align data values with MIS and AB12.

See Appendix A: Submission Calculations Service Residency: Area B logic, Step 4. AB669 approved in 2009.

Question revised in 2013.

Data Element:

residency:  foster_youth_status

This Help pop-up box DOES change in the following ways:

1. Keep the heading:  Foster Youth Exit Cases 
2. Remove the Aged Out/Emancipated paragraph
3. Remove the "Exited the foster care system before my 18th birthday paragraphs from existing pop-up
4. KEEP the "Not Sure" section as is
5. KEEP the pop-up heading "Foster Youth Exit Cases"

ADD: 

“Reasons for exiting foster can include adoption, entering legal guardianship, reunification with parent(s), emancipation at age 18, or disqualification or voluntary exit after age 18.”

Data Element:

foster_youth_priority

foster_youth_priority

Description:

Calculated result for AB194 eligibility. Eligibility is defined as being a current foster youth or former foster youth who was in foster care as of the applicant’s 18th birthday and under age 25.

Format, Length:

boolean, 1

boolean, 1

Values:

AFTER the foster_youth_status field has been set, set the value of foster_youth_priority as follows:

AFTER the foster_youth_status field has been set, set the value of foster_youth_priority as follows:

Allows Null:

No

No

Default:

None

None

Usage:

Calculated result for AB194 eligibility.
This field triggers Integrity Flag 71 (the applicant is eligible for Foster Youth Priority registration) if the value after calculation = 1.  
See Appendix A: Table E– Integrity Flags for specific language.

Calculated result for AB194 eligibility.
This field triggers Integrity Flag 71 (the applicant is eligible for Foster Youth Priority registration) if the value after calculation = 1.  
See Appendix A: Table E– Integrity Flags for specific language.

Notes:

The Foster Youth Priority field is the only trigger for Integrity Flag 71. The Integrity Flag 71 is triggered if the value after calculation is "1" (meaning the applicant is eligible for Foster Youth Priority registration).

See Table E. Residency Integrity Flags, here: Appendix A: Submission Calculation Logic & Residency Algorithm on page 197.

residency table

The Foster Youth Priority field is the only trigger for Integrity Flag 71. The Integrity Flag 71 is triggered if the value after calculation is "1" (meaning the applicant is eligible for Foster Youth Priority registration).

See Table E. Residency Integrity Flags, here: Appendix A: Submission Calculation Logic & Residency Algorithm on page 197.

residency table

Xap Field:

fosterYouthPriority

fosterYouthPriority

Revision Log:

1/29/16

Updated DED 2019