Cal. EDC § 17203.5
This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 17203.5, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.
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(a) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, collect data on student housing insecurity at each of their respective campuses and submit a report on that data to the Department of Finance and all relevant policy committees on or before March 1, 2023.
(b) The collected data shall include all of the following information:
(1) The number of students who receive housing assistance for on-campus or off-campus housing disaggregated by all of the following:
(A) Gender.
(B) Ethnicity.
(C) The percentage of students who have dependents.
(D) The percentage of students who are first-generation college students.
(E) The percentage of students who are current or former foster youth.
(F) The percentage of students who meet the requirements Section 68130.5.
(G) The distribution of students by age group, income level, gender identity, and LGBTQI+ identity.
(H) The percentage of students who are students with disabilities as identified by the campus.
(I) The percentage of students who are current or former homeless youth.
(J) The percentage of students who identify as LGBTQI+.
(2) The number of students who live on campus and the number of available beds on campus.
(3) The average rental rate for a two-bed dorm room and a two-bedroom apartment on campus.
(4) The average rental rate for a two-bedroom apartment in city or county where the campus is located, if available.
(c) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on March 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
(b) The collected data shall include all of the following information:
(1) The number of students who receive housing assistance for on-campus or off-campus housing disaggregated by all of the following:
(A) Gender.
(B) Ethnicity.
(C) The percentage of students who have dependents.
(D) The percentage of students who are first-generation college students.
(E) The percentage of students who are current or former foster youth.
(F) The percentage of students who meet the requirements Section 68130.5.
(G) The distribution of students by age group, income level, gender identity, and LGBTQI+ identity.
(H) The percentage of students who are students with disabilities as identified by the campus.
(I) The percentage of students who are current or former homeless youth.
(J) The percentage of students who identify as LGBTQI+.
(2) The number of students who live on campus and the number of available beds on campus.
(3) The average rental rate for a two-bed dorm room and a two-bedroom apartment on campus.
(4) The average rental rate for a two-bedroom apartment in city or county where the campus is located, if available.
(c) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on March 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
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