From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary IL Signed into law 07/2012 Postsec. Foster Youth Scholarships S.B. 2818 Amends provisions regarding scholarships for foster youth. Former language limited scholarship eligibility to children under care, or childr... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Educational Success for Youth and Alumni of Foster Care Act. H.B. 2254 Establishes the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act. Includes in the purpose of the passport to college promise prog... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. Priority Enrollment for Foster Youth A.B. 194 From bill summary: Until January 1, 2017, requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the Uni... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Foster Children H.B. 3471 Requires state institutions of higher education, community colleges and Oregon Health and Science University to waive tuition and fees for c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Housing Between Terms for Former Foster Youth H.B. 452 Directs each institution of higher education to assist full-time postsecondary students who have been under the conservatorship of the depar... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Special Needs S.B. 100 - Disabilities Sections Requires schools and local districts coordinate educational services to children and adolescents with a severe emotional disturbance with th... More... MD Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Alters Age Foster Care Recipients are Exempt from Specified Tuition H.B. 1208 Alters from 21 to 25 the age before which foster care recipients must be enrolled at public institutions of higher education to be exempt fr... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Education of Youth in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems H.R. 8109, S.R. 2872 Creates the Task Force on the Education of Children and Youth in the Care of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the ta... More... DE Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. SEED Scholarship S.B. 41 Allows children who are leaving foster care to have access to the SEED scholarship, without the condition that they begin their higher educa... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Housing for Foster Youth A.B. 1393 Requests community college campuses, and requires California State University and University of California campuses that maintain student ho... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 Postsec. In-State Tuition for Certain Wards of the State A.B. 669 Allows an exception to the uniform residency requirements for a student 19 years of age or under at the time of enrollment in postsecondary ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Foster Care Students S.B. 2248 Directs the state education agency to assist the transition of foster care students from one school to another by specified means, including... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Foster Care H.B. 1681 Relates to educational assistance for foster care youth; requires the state student scholarship commission to annually report to the legisla... More... HI Signed into law 06/2008 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Board Allowances for Former Foster Youth H.B. 1356 (Governor's Package Bill) Expands the definition of former foster youth; clarifies provisions relating to Higher Education Board Allowances ... More... NH Signed into law 07/2007 Postsec. Tuition Waivers for Foster Children S.B. 168 Establishes tuition waivers for foster children at any public postsecondary institution. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/SB... More... MD Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Tuition Waivers for Foster Care Recipients H.B. 1309 Clarifies the definition of a foster care recipient; provides that specified foster youth placed by the Department of Human Resources in out... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Eligibility for 21st Century Scholars Program H.B. 1266 Provides that a student who is in foster care or placed in the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker may enroll in the 21st Centu... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Passport to College Promise Program Pilot H.B. 1131 Declares an intent to create the passport to college promise pilot program that will have two primary components, as follows: (1) Significan... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Tuition Waivers for Former Foster Children H.B. 1287 Provides tuition and fee exemptions at public postsecondary education institutions for persons previously in the state's foster care program... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Tuition Grants for Foster Children H.B. 2809; S.B. 2587 Concerns Lottery, Scholarships and Programs; permits students receiving Tennessee HOPE foster child tuition grants to attend eligible privat... More... KS Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Tuition Waivers for Foster Children S.B. 85 Section 1-10 Establishes the Kansas Foster Child Educational Assistance Act. Provides that the purpose of the act is to establish an educational assista... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Post-School Support for Foster Youth H.B. 2002 Provides that, beginning in 2006, the department shall have the authority to allow up to 50 youth reaching age 18 to continue in foster care... More...