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Section 76010 Of Article 1.5. Student Housing From California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 47. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.5.
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. (a) In order to ensure that current and former homeless
youth and current and former foster youth who are students at the
campuses of the California Community Colleges have stable housing,
each campus of the California Community Colleges that maintains
student housing facilities is requested to give priority for housing
to current and former homeless youth and current and former foster
youth. In addition, each campus of the California Community Colleges
that maintains student housing facilities open for occupation during
school breaks, or on a year-round basis, is requested to give first
priority to current and former homeless youth and current and former
foster youth for residence in the housing facilities that are open
for uninterrupted year-round occupation and provide this housing to
current and former homeless youth and current and former foster youth
at no extra cost during academic or campus breaks, and next give
priority to current and former homeless youth and current and former
foster youth for housing that is open for occupation during the most
days in the calendar year.
(b) In addition, each campus of the California Community Colleges is requested to develop a plan to ensure that current and former homeless youth and current and former foster youth can access housing resources as needed during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks, regardless of whether the campus maintains student housing facilities.
(c) As used in this section, a "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 his or her application for admission by a campus of the California Community Colleges, 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:
(1) A homeless services provider, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program.
(3) A financial aid administrator.
(d) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a former homeless youth pursuant to subdivision (c) shall retain that status for a period of six years from the date of admission.
(b) In addition, each campus of the California Community Colleges is requested to develop a plan to ensure that current and former homeless youth and current and former foster youth can access housing resources as needed during and between academic terms, including during academic and campus breaks, regardless of whether the campus maintains student housing facilities.
(c) As used in this section, a "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 his or her application for admission by a campus of the California Community Colleges, 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:
(1) A homeless services provider, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) The director, or his or her designee, of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program.
(3) A financial aid administrator.
(d) For purposes of this section, a student who is verified as a former homeless youth pursuant to subdivision (c) shall retain that status for a period of six years from the date of admission.
