PEIMS Data Standards C189 HOMELESS-STATUS-CODE

Code Table ID	Name	Date Issued	Date Updated
C189	HOMELESS-STATUS-CODE	03/01/12	07/01/15

Code	Translation
0	Student is not homeless at any time during current school year
1	Student lives in a shelter, transitional housing, or is awaiting foster care at any time during current school year Shelters are defined as supervised publicly or privately operated facilities designed to provide temporary living accommodations. The shelters category for homeless students includes emergency shelters, family shelters, domestic violence shelters, youth shelters, transitional housing programs, and temporary placements while awaiting foster care. The shelters category for homeless students does not include residential treatment facilities, Title I Neglected or Delinquent facilities, or Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) facilities.
2	Student lives temporarily doubled-up (sharing residence with a family or individual) at any time during current school year Doubled-Up (e.g., living with another family) is defined as sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. This classification requires a case-by-case determination.
3	Student is unsheltered (i.e., lives on the street, lives in cars, parks, campgrounds, temporary trailers [including FEMA trailers], or abandoned buildings) at any time during current school year Unsheltered is defined as a nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. It includes such places as cars, parks, campgrounds (if they live there because they lack an alternative accommodation), temporary trailers (if they live there because they lack an alternative accommodation), abandoned buildings, and substandard housing. Substandard housing may be determined by local building codes, community norms, and/or a case-by-case determination as to whether the accommodation is a “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.”
4	Student lives in motel or hotel at any time during current school year Students who stay at a motel or hotel are considered homeless if they reside there because they have lost their housing, lack an alternative accommodation, and do not have a “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.”

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