HB 1682-S2.E - DIGEST |
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 3RD SUB) |
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Include the following data for homeless students in its report to the governor and the legislature: (a) The number of identified unaccompanied homeless students enrolled in public schools; and (b) the academic performance and educational outcomes of unaccompanied homeless students; and |
(2) Create a competitive grant process to evaluate and award state-funded grants to school districts to pilot increased identification of homeless students and the capacity of the districts to provide support. |
Requires the department of commerce to: (1) In consultation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, administer a grant program that links homeless students and their families, or unaccompanied homeless students, with stable housing located in the homeless student's school district; and |
(2) Working with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, develop a competitive grant process to make grant awards to school districts partnered with eligible organizations on implementation of the proposal. |
Authorizes school districts to access both federal and state funding to identify and support homeless students. |
Provides that sections 2 and 3 of this act are null and void if appropriations are not approved. |