Sec. 5. Housing and designation of liaisons
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Section 487(a)(19) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(19) ) is amended— by striking The institution will not and inserting the following: The institution— will not ; inserting housing facilities, after libraries, ; by striking institution. and inserting institution; and ; and by adding at the end the following: will provide a means for students to access institutionally owned or operated housing if a student is temporarily unable to meet financial obligations related to housing, including deposits, due to delayed disbursement of vouchers for education and training made available under section 477 of part E of title IV of the Social Security Act or delays attributable to the institution. .
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each institution of higher education participating in any program under this title shall— have designated an appropriate staff person as a liaison to assist homeless individuals described in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a ) and foster care youth in accessing and completing postsecondary education, including by ensuring that such homeless individuals and foster care youth are connected to applicable and available student support services, programs, and community resources in areas such as financial aid, academic advising, housing, food, public benefits, health care, health insurance, mental health, child care, transportation benefits, and mentoring; post public notice about student financial assistance and other assistance available to such homeless individuals and foster care youth, including their eligibility as independent students under subparagraphs
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(H)of sections 480(d)(1); give priority for any institutionally owned or operated housing facilities, including student housing facilities that remain open for occupation during school breaks or on a year-round basis, to— homeless individuals described in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a ); youth who are unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting; and foster care youth; have developed a plan for how such homeless individuals, youth who are unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, and foster care youth can access housing resources during and between academic terms, through means that may include access to institutionally owned or operated housing during breaks and a list of housing resources in the community that provide short-term housing; and include, in its application for admission, questions (to be answered voluntarily) regarding the applicant’s status as a homeless individual or foster care youth, that— can be answered by the applicant voluntarily for the limited purpose of being provided information about financial aid or any other available assistance; explain the key terms in the question in a manner children and youth can understand in order to self-identify and declare eligibility as a homeless individual or foster care youth; and with consent of the applicant, may be shared with the liaison after admission but prior to the beginning of the next academic term. .
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