AB 243: Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.

This bill aims to support students who have been in the juvenile court system, foster care, or on probation in attending higher education institutions. It allows authorized representatives from local child welfare departments, probation departments, and educational agencies to provide documentation, such as a sworn statement, to demonstrate a student's dependency status for financial aid purposes. The bill also requires institutions to keep this information confidential and limits its use to certain purposes. Violating confidentiality can result in a misdemeanor charge. The bill does not require reimbursement for certain mandated costs, but for other costs, reimbursement will be made according to state mandate reimbursement procedures.