Report 2019-104 Recommendation Responses
Report 2019-104: Youth Experiencing Homelessness: California's Education System for K-12 Inadequately Identifies and Supports These Youth (Release Date: November 2019)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that Education provides effective oversight for the education of youth experiencing homelessness, the Legislature should require Education to develop and implement an LEA monitoring plan that is risk-based and focuses its reviews, both onsite and desk reviews, on those LEAs that Education determines are at the greatest risk of underidentifying youth experiencing homelessness and those LEAs whose homeless education program policies may be outdated.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 408 (Quirk-Silva, 2021) would require Education to develop and implement a plan for monitoring the compliance of LEAs with state laws relating to youth experiencing homelessness. The implementation of this risk-based monitoring plan is required to include reviews of LEAs, including school site inspections to ensure that the state is not underestimating the number of youth experiencing homelessness. As of November 7, 2021, this bill is pending in the Assembly.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: December 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of November 7, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
AB 3218 (Quirk-Silva, 2020) would have required Education to develop and implement a risk-based LEA monitoring plan that includes reviews of LEAs including, but not limited to, school site inspections to ensure that the state is not underestimating the number of youth experiencing homelessness. This bill failed passage due to adjournment of the 2019-20 Regular Legislative Session.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Proposed But Not Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
AB 3218 (Quirk-Silva) would require Education to develop and implement a risk-based LEA monitoring plan that includes reviews of LEAs including, but not limited to, school site inspections to ensure that the state is not underestimating the number of youth experiencing homelessness.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: May 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 2020, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2020