Section 90001.5 Of Article 1. Housing From California Education Code >> Division 8. >> Title 3. >> Part 55. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.
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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
campuses of the California State University have stable housing, each
campus of the California State University that maintains student
housing facilities shall give priority to current and former homeless
youth and current and former foster youth. In addition, each campus
of the California State University that maintains student housing
facilities open for occupation during school breaks, or on a
year-round basis, shall first give 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 State University 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 State University, 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.