Section 200-RICR-20-10-4.4 - Eligibility for testingA. To be eligible for high school equivalency testing a person must be a Rhode Island resident or a member of the Armed forces stationed in Rhode Island when application is made, and one of the following conditions must be met: 1. Candidate is at least eighteen years of age and not enrolled in secondary school; or2. Candidate is sixteen or seventeen years of age and has an approved Alternative Learning Plan on file pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-19-1 and which provides that the student is pursuing a high school equivalency diploma; or3. Candidate is sixteen or seventeen years of age and has been home schooled. A home schooled candidate aged 16 or 17 must provide: a. A letter from the parent or guardian that the home schooling has been discontinued; and,b. A signed Alternative Learning Plan from the student's resident district superintendent stating that the student has permission to attend the adult education program to pursue their high school equivalency diploma.4. Candidate is sixteen or seventeen years of age and is detained in a juvenile facility or is incarcerated.200 R.I. Code R. 200-RICR-20-10-4.4