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Request No.2019-10
Date of RequestJanuary 28, 2019
RequesterCO - Elena Alcala
Application(s)Standard
Section / Page

Account Info / Parent/Guardian Issue

Steering Hearing DateTBD
Proposed Change to Download FileTBD
Proposed Change to Residency LogicTBD


Problem / Issue

Synopsis:  Foster Youth students under age 18 are selecting "Guardian" in the Parent/Guardian Relationship field for lack of better, more accurate response which is triggering a residency flag in Area B.

This issue originated with a question by the CO regarding some complaints from colleges as to why certain foster youth students were being flagged as non-residents in CCCApply.  Patty Donohue met with the Chancellor's Office (Elena Alcala), Mia Keeley, Michael Q., and Debbie Raucher (John Burton Foundation) to discuss the foster youth issue and found that the issue was not with FY, but instead it was directly related to the Parent/Guardian Information (Dependency Status) question when the student selects the "Dependent = None of the statements above is true about me." - which prompts the Parent/Guardian Information boxes to appear, and the user selects "Guardian" in the P/G Relationship field.  

When "Guardian" is selected in the P/G Relationship field - the residency Area B logic flags that student for residency and requires the student to provide residency information about their guardian. 

When a student is a Foster Youth - and under 18 or "none of the independent statements are true about them" - they don't have a good option to select when providing their P/G Info.  Guardian is a different thing than being in foster care.  Therefore we deduced that the issue was that "foster youths" who are under 18 answering that question and select "guardian" in the P/G relationship field is the culprit of why they are getting flagged for residency.  

Though the issue brought forth didn't end up being the result of the Foster Youth status or questions or logic, Debbie Raucher noted that the existing Foster Youth question in CCCApply needed to be updated nevertheless due to recent legislation SB801 which states that priority registration is now eligible to age 16 or older, no longer 18 or older.  Patty worked with Debbie Raucher to update the language under separate CR# 2019-04: Update Foster Youth Question Per Legislation SB906


Proposed Solution

CO met with Patty Donohue, CCCApply on January 28 to discuss options to mitigate issue with the Parent/Guardian logic. :

  1. Change the residency logic 
  2. Add an option to the Parent/Guardian Relationship menu/question
  3. Add a bullet to the option on the "Parent/Guardian Information" (aka Dependency Status) under: Independent = "

By choosing #3 - the language (text change) is the only change required to the application.  There would be no change to the existing residency logic that looks at the dependent student who is under the care and control of a legal Guardian. That would all stay the same. 


NEXT ACTIONS:

The CO team will meet internally to further look at the law and discuss the most appropriate language to be added to CCCApply.  A follow-up meeting will be scheduled with Patty Donohue, CCCApply, to finalize the change request for June 2019 release. 


Dependencies, Risks and/or Reporting Requirements?


Question

Yes

No

Which data field(s)?

What/How?

Would this change affect an existing question or data field on the Standard Application?
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Dependency StatusTBD - currently looks like a text change only to the <dependency> field question options
Would this change affect an existing question or data field on the International Application?
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NOT AN INTERNATIONAL CHANGE
Would this change affect an existing question or data field on the CCPG Application?
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NOT AT THIS TIME
Would Account (OpenCCC) data be affected by this change?
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Does the question or data field align to an MIS reporting requirement now?
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TBD - CO is looking into this now.

Does this change affect any other state or federal regulations or requirements?

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AB801
Would this change affect existing residency logic?
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TBDCurrently leaning towards option 3, which would NOT
Would any other data fields be affected by this change?
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Would students users be affected by this change?
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If worded well, Foster Youth students under 18 will have another option which will prevent being flagged later on.
Would colleges be affected by this change? 
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Would the Download Client be affected by this change?
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What other tech center web services will be affected by this change?
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i.e., Glue staging table?  Multiple Measur
Would any public-facing documentation be affected by this change?
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Standard Application DED
Other dependencies?



Other implementation considerations?



Supporting Documentation

DescriptionFile TypeURLNotes
See DED excerpts below



Documentation Changes Required

DescriptionSectionNotes



Dependent of Parent/Guardian


Data Element:

dependent_status

Description:

Whether applicant is a minor subject to care and control of guardian per residency law—and if not, whether applicant is a non-minor or an independent minor.

Format, Length:

bpchar, 1

Values:

1             = Applicant is dependent.  Selected “None of the statements above is true about me.”

2             = Applicant is under 19 and independent.  Selected “At least one of these statements is true about me”.

3             = Applicant is 19 or older and therefore independent. The applicant will not have been presented with the parent/guardian questions.

Allows Null:

No

Default:

3

Usage:

If this field = 1, parent/guardian questions are asked and many residency-related questions are reworded to refer to parent/guardian rather than “you”.

Notes:

General law identifies a ‘Minor’ as under age 18; however, the “Evidence of Intent” rules in the Student Attendance Accounting Manual (Chapter 2), based on Title 5 section 54024, specify ‘under 19 years’ as the differentiating criterion, superseding general law.

personal_info table

Xap Field:

over19OrMarried

Revision Log:

~~

Question Text:

See mockup for Personal Information Screen.

Conditions:

Appears only if the applicant will be under 19 at RDD.

Additional Text:

Response Options:

Must select one of the two radio buttons.

Pop-Up Help:

If any of the hyperlinks in the Question Text is clicked, a pop-up is displayed with the following text:

Parent: For the purposes of this college application, your parent is a natural or adoptive mother or father with whom you live and/or who provides your support, care, and control. If you have two parents, you can enter the name of either one.

Guardian: For the purposes of this college application, your guardian is a person other than a parent who has been legally appointed to provide your support, care, and control. If you have two guardians, you can enter the name of either one.

Emancipated: Being emancipated means that you have been legally released from the care and control of parent(s) and/or guardian(s), and are now responsible for your own care and control.

To be considered legally emancipated for the purposes of this college application, you must have received a declaration of emancipation from a California court, or have been legally emancipated in another U.S. state.

Self-Supporting:

You are considered to be self-supporting if you do not receive any financial support from a parent or legal guardian in the year leading up to the start of the term for which you are applying.

Financial support you may receive from colleges, institutions, or individuals who are not your parent or legal guardian does not affect whether you are considered self-supporting.

Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

Required selection; else error message, “You must select one of the options related to your parent or guardian status.”

Notes:

This question determines whether someone who will be under 19 on RDD is subject to care and control of guardian for purposes of determining residency. For residency purposes (unlike in general law), a minor is defined as someone under 19 years of age.

Data Element:

personal_info:   dependent_status

Data Element:

pg_lastname

Description:

Applicant’s response to conditional question for Parent/Guardian Last Name


Parent/Guardian Name: First


Data Element:

pg_firstname

Description:

Applicant’s response to conditional question for Parent/Guardian First Name

Format, Length:

varchar,  20

Values:

Text string up to 20 characters

Allows Null:

Yes

Default:

None

Usage:


Notes:

personal_info table

Xap Field:

Guardian/Parent name - first

Revision Log:

~~

Question Text:

First Name [textbox]

Conditions:

Only displayed if previous response indicates the person is under 19 and not independent.

Additional Text:


Response Options:

Text string

Hover Help:

Enter the first name of one parent or guardian. If you have two parents or guardians, you can choose either one.

Pop-Up Help:


Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

None: optional response

Notes:


Data Element:

personal_info: pg_firstname

Parent/Guardian Name: Last

Format, Length:

varchar,  25

Values:

Text string up to 25 characters

Allows Null:

Yes

Default:

None

Usage:


Notes:

pesronal_info table

Xap Field:

Guardian/Parent name - last

Revision Log:

~~

Question Text:

Last Name [textbox]

Conditions:

Only displayed if previous response indicates the person is under 19 and not independent.

Additional Text:


Response Options:

Text string

Hover Help:

Enter the last name of one parent or guardian. If you have two parents or guardians, you can choose either one.

Pop-Up Help:


Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

Required response; else error message, “You must provide the last name of your parent or guardian.”

Notes:


Data Element:

personal_info: pg_lastname

Parent/Guardian Relationship


Data Element:

pg_rel

Description:

Applicant’s response to conditional question for Parent/Guardian Relationship

Format, Length:

bpchar,  1

Values:

M = Mother

F  = Father

G  = Guardian


Null = No response (question not asked)

Allows Null:

Yes

Default:

None

Usage:


Notes:

personal_info table

Xap Field:

guardianOrParentRelation

Revision Log:

~~

Question Text:

Relationship [menu]

Conditions:

Only displayed if previous response indicates ‘I am under the care and control of a parent or guardian’.

Additional Text:


Response Options:

M = Mother

F = Father

G = Guardian

Field Error Check:

None

Page Error Check:

Required selection; else error message, “You must specify the relation of your parent or guardian to you.”

Notes:


Data Element:

personal_info: pg_rel

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