California lawmakers recently proposed a bill that would grant $1,000 per month in guaranteed income to the state’s homeless high school seniors.
Senate Bill 333, introduced Feb. 7 by state Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), would provide such funds through establishing a guaranteed income pilot program called Success, Opportunity, & Academic Resilience (SOAR).
There are roughly 270,000 homeless youths across the state—about 15,000 of whom are high school seniors, according to a 2020 report out of the University of California–Los Angeles.
Under the program, students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence to qualify would receive five monthly installments of $1,000 from April to August 2024….