Title IX, Part A Monitoring Support
february - postsecondary transition
Postsecondary Transition
Hot Topics
- House Bill 1577
Florida House Bill (HB) 1577 was approved by Governor DeSantis on April 6, 2022, with an effective date of July 1, 2022. This bill enacts the following:- Revises the definition of homeless youth for the purposes of Florida tuition exemption.
- Requires school districts to provide information cards to certified homeless unaccompanied youth, which include the youths’ rights as well as certification information.
- Requires school districts and postsecondary institutions to provide postsecondary transition counseling to homeless students identified through McKinney-Vento.
- Requires the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a study on the effectiveness of services provided to homeless students in Florida.
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What does the law say?
MVA Section 722(g)(1)(K)
(g) State plan
(1) In general, for any State desiring to receive a grant under this part, the State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan to provide for the education of homeless children and youths within the State. Such plan shall include the following:
(K) A description of how youths described in section 11434a(2) of this title will receive assistance from counselors to advise such youths, and prepare and improve the readiness of such youths for college.
MVA Section 722(g)(6)(A)(x)(III)
(6) Local educational agency liaison
(A) Duties
Each local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths, designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), shall ensure that--
(x) unaccompanied youths--
(III) are informed of their status as independent students under section 1087vv of title 20 and that the youths may obtain assistance from the local educational agency liaison to receive verification of such status for purposes of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 1090 of title 20.
Section 1009.25(1)(e), Florida Statutes
(e) A student who meets the definition of homeless children and youths in s. 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 11434a(2). This includes a student who would otherwise meet the requirements of this paragraph, as determined by a college or university, but for his or her residence in college or university dormitory housing. The State Board of Education may adopt rules and the Board of Governors may adopt regulations regarding documentation and procedures to implement this paragraph. Such rules and regulations must consider documentation of a student’s circumstance to be adequate if such documentation meets the standards under 20 U.S.C. s. 1087uu-2(a). Any student who is determined to be a homeless child or youth for a preceding award year is presumed to be a homeless child or youth for each subsequent year unless the student informs the institution that the student’s circumstances have changed or the institution has specific conflicting information about the student’s independence, and has informed the student of this information.
MVA Section 722(g)(1)(K)
(g) State plan
(1) In general, for any State desiring to receive a grant under this part, the State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan to provide for the education of homeless children and youths within the State. Such plan shall include the following:
(K) A description of how youths described in section 11434a(2) of this title will receive assistance from counselors to advise such youths, and prepare and improve the readiness of such youths for college.
MVA Section 722(g)(6)(A)(x)(III)
(6) Local educational agency liaison
(A) Duties
Each local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths, designated under paragraph (1)(J)(ii), shall ensure that--
(x) unaccompanied youths--
(III) are informed of their status as independent students under section 1087vv of title 20 and that the youths may obtain assistance from the local educational agency liaison to receive verification of such status for purposes of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 1090 of title 20.
Section 1009.25(1)(e), Florida Statutes
(e) A student who meets the definition of homeless children and youths in s. 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 11434a(2). This includes a student who would otherwise meet the requirements of this paragraph, as determined by a college or university, but for his or her residence in college or university dormitory housing. The State Board of Education may adopt rules and the Board of Governors may adopt regulations regarding documentation and procedures to implement this paragraph. Such rules and regulations must consider documentation of a student’s circumstance to be adequate if such documentation meets the standards under 20 U.S.C. s. 1087uu-2(a). Any student who is determined to be a homeless child or youth for a preceding award year is presumed to be a homeless child or youth for each subsequent year unless the student informs the institution that the student’s circumstances have changed or the institution has specific conflicting information about the student’s independence, and has informed the student of this information.
november - collaboration
Collaboration
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What does the law say?
ESEA sections 722(g)(5)(A)(i), 722(g)(6)(A)(i), 722(g)(6)(C)
(4) in order to improve the provision of comprehensive education and related services to homeless children and youths and their families, coordinate activities and collaborate with--
(A) educators, including teachers, special education personnel, administrators, and child development and preschool program personnel;
(B) providers of services to homeless children and youths and their families, including public and private child welfare and social services agencies, law enforcement agencies, juvenile and family courts, agencies providing mental health services, domestic violence agencies, child care providers, runaway and homeless youth centers, and providers of services and programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.);
(C) providers of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing to homeless children and youths, and their families, including public housing agencies, shelter operators, operators of transitional housing facilities, and providers of transitional living programs for homeless youths;
(D) local educational agency liaisons designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) for homeless children and youths; and
(E) community organizations and groups representing homeless children and youths and their families;
ESEA sections 722(g)(5)(A)(i), 722(g)(6)(A)(i), 722(g)(6)(C)
(4) in order to improve the provision of comprehensive education and related services to homeless children and youths and their families, coordinate activities and collaborate with--
(A) educators, including teachers, special education personnel, administrators, and child development and preschool program personnel;
(B) providers of services to homeless children and youths and their families, including public and private child welfare and social services agencies, law enforcement agencies, juvenile and family courts, agencies providing mental health services, domestic violence agencies, child care providers, runaway and homeless youth centers, and providers of services and programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.);
(C) providers of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing to homeless children and youths, and their families, including public housing agencies, shelter operators, operators of transitional housing facilities, and providers of transitional living programs for homeless youths;
(D) local educational agency liaisons designated under subsection (g)(1)(J)(ii) for homeless children and youths; and
(E) community organizations and groups representing homeless children and youths and their families;
october - transportation
Attendance (Transportation)
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