Foster & Homeless Youth
Staff

Niza Crispin-Hernandez
Foster & Homeless Youth Law
CA Ed Code 48850. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all pupils in foster care and those who are homeless, as defined by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec.11301 et seq.), have a meaningful opportunity to meet the challenging state pupil academic achievement standards to which all pupils are held. In fulfilling their responsibilities to these pupils,educators, county placing agencies, care providers, advocates,and the juvenile courts shall work together to maintain stable school placements and to ensure that each pupil is placed in the least restrictive educational programs, and has access to the academic resources, services, and extracurricular and enrichment activities that are available to all pupils, including, but not necessarily limited to, interscholastic sports administered by the California Interscholastic Federation. In all instances, educational and school placement decisions shall be based on the best interests of the child and shall consider, among other factors, educational stability and the opportunity to be educated in the least restrictive educational setting necessary to achieve academic progress. (2) A foster child who changes residences pursuant to a court order or decision of a child welfare worker or a homeless child or youth shall be immediately deemed to meet all residency requirements for participation in interscholastic sports or other extracurricular activities. (3) (A) Pursuant to the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.), public schools, including charter schools, and county offices of education shall immediately enroll a homeless child or youth seeking enrollment except where the enrollment would be in conflict with subdivision (d) of Section 47605.

Forms
- MUHSD Assembly Bill (AB) 167/216, AB 1806 and AB 2306 Credit Verification Worksheet
- Distrito de la Unión Escolar de Preparatorias de Merced Ficha de verificación de créditos del proyecto de ley (AB, por sus siglas en inglés) 167/216, AB 1806 y AB 2306
- Exemption Notification Letter of Graduation Requirements AB 167/216 Verification for Foster Youth
- Carta de notificación de exención de los requisitos para la graduación Proyecto ley 167/216 Verificación para jóvenes de crianza temporal
- MUHSD Exemption Notification Letter of Graduation Requirements AB 1806 Verification for McKinney-Vento/AB 2306 for Former Juvenile Court Pupils
- Carta de notificación de exención de los requisitos para la graduación Proyecto de ley 1806 Verificación para McKinney-Vento/ Proyecto de ley 2306 para ex alumnos de tribunales de menores