Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 11-809
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§11–809.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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