Report 2019-104 Recommendation 27 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 #27 To: Education, Department of

To ensure that youth experiencing homelessness have access to the necessary services to help them succeed in school, by August 2020 Education should establish guidance for implementing data-sharing agreements between the LEAs and other organizations that provide services to these youth.

6-Month Agency Response

Fully implemented. In January 2020, Education posted the U.S. Department of Education's Interagency Data Disclosure document on its web page, Resources for Homeless Children and Youths. In addition, on March 11, 2020, a listserv announcement notifying LEAs of the document was disseminated.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

Partially Implemented. Education is strengthening existing resources for youth experiencing homelessness by posting the U.S. Department of Education's Interagency Data Disclosure document to its website by May 2020. This document will provide guidance regarding data sharing among LEAs and other agencies.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2019-104

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.