Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11-809 - GED Testing Fees - Exemption for homeless youth(a) In this section, "homeless youth" has the same meaning as provided in the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.(b) An individual is exempt from paying GED testing fees if:(1) the individual is a homeless youth;(2) the individual has had a consistent presence in the State for at least 1 year before the individual applies to take the GED test, as evidenced by school, employment, or other records; and(3) the Department verifies that the individual is a homeless youth.(c) The Department may use the following individuals to verify that an individual is a homeless youth: (1) a homeless liaison from a local school system that the individual attended;(2) a director or a designee of the director of a program in the State funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; or(3) a director or a designee of the director of a program in the State funded under Title IV, Subtitle B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.(d) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of this section.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 141,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2016.