GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 906 2016 Regular Session Armes
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides relative to postsecondary education services for
homeless and foster youth
DIGEST
Proposed law defines "homeless youth" and "foster youth" and requires each public
postsecondary education institution to designate a homeless and foster student liaison within
its financial aid office who is responsible for applying the provisions of the federal Higher
Education Act pertaining to these youth and for assisting such students, both current and
prospective, in applying for financial aid and other assistance.
Proposed law authorizes each public postsecondary education institution to grant resident
status to a student who resides in La. and is 19 or younger at the time of enrollment,
regardless of how long he has resided in the state, if he is determined by the specified persons
listed to have been homeless at any time during the two years immediately preceding
enrollment. Also authorizes each institution that offers student housing to develop a plan to
provide that current and former homeless and foster youth have access to housing resources
during and between academic terms. Such plan may grant these students first priority for
housing placement and provide that they be placed in the institution's housing facility that
remains open for occupation during the most days in a calendar year.
(Adds R.S. 17:3399.21-3399.24)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
engrossed bill
1. Clarifies that the attorney that determines the youth as homeless shall be one
that is court appointed to represent the youth.
2. Adds an admission counselor to the list of persons able to determine the
youth as homeless.
Page 1 of 1
Prepared by Cheryl M. Serrett.