California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 11 - Special Programs › Subchapter 8 - High School Proficiency Certificates › Article 2 - High School Equivalency Certificate - for Persons 18 Years of Age or Older › Section 11533 - Waiver of Fees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 contractor(s) selected to administer the examination shall not collect fees
					 from individuals who are under 25 years of age, meet all other registration
					 requirements and are verified to be a homeless youth by a homeless services
					 provider or a foster youth as defined in Education Code section
					 51421.5,
					 except for fees for additional services not related to regular test
					 administration including, but not limited to, registration for a test
					 administration past the regular registration deadline set by the contractor(s),
					 request to change the testing date past the regular registration deadline set
					 by the contractor(s), request for a transcript, or duplicate certificate, or
					 request to expedite services. The contractor(s) shall not charge fees to
					 individuals who are certified to be a homeless or foster youth for any other
					 administrative services without prior approval of the California Department of
					 Education (CDE). The contractor must contact the CDE and provide justification
					 to charge any additional administrative fees to an individual eligible under
					 this part.
(b) The fee waiver for
					 individuals who are under age 25 and are certified to be a homeless youth by a
					 homeless services provider or a foster youth as defined in Education Code
					 section
					 51421.5
					 shall include only fees for services related to test administration. The fee
					 waiver shall not include fees for services or documents required to verify the
					 need for testing accommodations, test preparation, or other services not
					 related to test administration.
1. New
						section filed 5-31-2016 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Education Code
						section
						51421.5;
						operative 5-31-2016 (Register 2016, No. 23). A Certificate of Compliance must
						be transmitted to OAL by 11-28-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance
						as to 5-31-2016 order transmitted to OAL 8-11-2016 and filed 9-22-2016
						(Register 2016, No. 39).
3. Amendment filed 6-2-2017 as an
						emergency; operative 6-2-2017 (Register 2017, No. 22). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-29-2017 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Amendment
						refiled 11-16-2017 as an emergency; operative 11-29-2017 (Register 2017, No.
						46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-27-2018 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-2-2017 and 11-16-2017
						orders transmitted to OAL 1-25-2018 and filed 2-20-2018 (Register 2018, No.
						8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  51421.5 and
						  51426,
						  Education Code. Reference: Sections
						  51420,
						  51421 and
						  51421.5,
						  Education Code.