Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program.  In 2019, the Legislature established pilot programs to provide assistance and accommodations to students experiencing homelessness and to students who were in foster care when they graduated from high school.

The participating community and technical colleges (CTCs) and four-year institutions must provide accommodations to homeless students and students who were in foster care at high school graduation. The accommodations may include:

• access to laundry facilities, storage, locker rooms and showers, and technology;
• reduced-price meals or meal plans;
• access to short-term housing or housing assistance, especially during seasonal breaks; and
• case management services.

In 2021, the program was expanded from two to four public four-year institutions. The pilot was also expanded at CTCs, for eight total. The pilot program's expiration date was extended to July 1, 2024, from July 1, 2023. In 2022, the pilot program was further expanded to include six, public four-year institutions and all CTCs.

The Sstudents Eexperiencing Hhomelessness and Ffoster Yyouth Pilot Pprogram (Program) is no longer a pilot program with participation limited to eight CTC and four, public four-year institutions. Subject to appropriation, all CTCs and public four-year institutions are eligible to participate.

The expiration date for the pilot program is eliminated.