Homeless community college students who were hoping for the passage of a state bill to allow them to sleep in their cars overnight on campus will have to wait at least another year.
Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Palo Alto, who authored the legislation, has delayed the bill’s vote in response to amendments he said watered down its purpose. As a result, he’s making AB 302 a two-year bill, meaning it won’t be voted on during this legislative session.
AB 302 has drawn much attention and anticipation throughout California as community college students have emerged as the latest faces of the state’s housing crisis. Statewide, nearly 1 in 5 community college students are either homeless or do not have a stable place to live, according to a recent survey conducted by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice.
