This California laws requires state universities and community colleges to give priority for student housing to current and former foster youth, including for housing facilities that are open for year-round occupation.
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This amendment to California state law extends access to shelter and housing programs to unemancipated youth under age 18 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless or who have run away from home.
Read the full text of SB198.

This memorandum clarifies which children in Connecticut DCF custody qualify for services under the McKinney-Vento Act
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This DIAA handbook sets forth the rules and regulations governing the administration of interscholastic athletics in the state of Delaware. It includes specific references to the participation of homeless students with the aim of eliminating potential barriers to participation that may be created by mobility due to homelessness.
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(References to homeless students are found on pages 28, 30, 57, and 60)

This webpage from the Education Commission of the States (ECS) summarizes state policies dealing with homeless education that have been enacted since 2000.
Visit ECS on the web, click on What States Are Doing, then Recent State Policies/Activities.

This webpage from the Fostering Connections Resource Center provides information on legislation pending in and enacted by states to support the implementation of the Fostering Connections Act.
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This chart, prepared by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty in December 2003, lists policies on enrolling homeless children and youth without immunization records by state. It also includes information on immunization requirements and rates for other countries; this information may be helpful for schools enrolling students from other countries.
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This Indiana state law specifies how Indiana will transport its homeless students in accordance with the transportation requirements of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
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This Maine state law, formally entitled An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To Engage Maine's Youth Regarding Successful School Completion, gives homeless students, students in foster care, and other students experiencing educational disruption, the opportunity to earn a diploma from the State Education Commissioner. Students are still required to demostrate proficiency according to state standards, but are given the opportunity to earn a diploma outside of a school district's standard procedures.
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This memo describes Massachusetts' policy of providing free full-time child care to families placed into temporary emergency shelter by the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA).
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This advisory of the Massachusetts Department of Education provides guidance to school districts and social service providers in Massachusetts regarding the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success in school of unaccompanied youth as required by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act.
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This advisory of the Massachusetts Department of Education provides guidance to local school districts and social service providers as they implement the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act regarding the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success in school of children and youth who are awaiting foster care placement.
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