Requires colleges to offer in-state tuition and housing priority to homeless and foster youth.
This bill would make it easier for homeless youth and foster care youth to go to college. It would require public colleges to charge them in-state tuition and give them priority for campus housing. Colleges would also need to provide dedicated staff to help these students with financial aid and other support services.
Today, homeless and foster youth often face higher out-of-state tuition, lack dedicated support staff, and don't have guaranteed housing priority at colleges. If this bill passes, public colleges would be required to offer them in-state tuition and priority for campus housing. Colleges would also need to provide specific staff to help these students access financial aid and other resources, with most changes taking effect July 1, 2026.
S 5146 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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