E1082 HOMELESS-STATUS-CODE

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Name

Date
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Date
Updated

E1082

HOMELESS-STATUS-CODE

03/01/12

 

Definition

As defined by NCLB, Title X, Part C, Section 725(2), the term “homeless children and youths”

(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence [within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)]; and

(B) includes:

(i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement;

(ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings [within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C)];

(iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

(iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purpose of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

Code Table ID

 

Domain of Values

C189

   

Special Instructions

The McKinney-Vento Act requires that every school district designate a homeless liaison. Contact your local homeless liaison for questions about the statutory definition of homelessness in the McKinney-Vento Act, whether or not a student meets that definition, and what category of living situation is appropriate. Information can also be obtained from the Texas Homeless Education Office. To contact the Texas Homeless Education Office, call 1-800-446-3142.

Data Specifications

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CODED

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