Ensures unaccompanied homeless youth in Hawaii can enroll and participate in school without barriers.

This bill aligns Hawaii's education policies with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, ensuring unaccompanied homeless youth can enroll and participate in school without barriers. It guarantees immediate enrollment, full participation in school activities, and access to transportation, meals, and educational services. Schools must notify the office of youth services and the complex area homeless liaison instead of parents or guardians. The liaisons will assess the student's safety and connect them to appropriate supports.

Ensures unaccompanied homeless youth in Hawaii can enroll and participate in school without barriers.

This bill aligns Hawaii's education policies with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, ensuring unaccompanied homeless youth can enroll and participate in school without barriers. It guarantees immediate enrollment, full participation in school activities, and access to transportation, meals, and educational services. Schools must notify the office of youth services and the complex area homeless liaison instead of parents or guardians. The liaisons will assess the student's safety and connect them to appropriate supports.