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Section 51421.5 Of Article 3. High School Equivalency Certificates From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
51421.5
. (a) If, for purposes of this article, a contractor or
testing center charges an examinee its own separate fee, the
contractor or testing center shall not charge that fee to an examinee
who meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The examinee qualifies as a homeless child or youth, as defined in paragraph (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)).
(2) The examinee has not attained 25 years of age as of the date of the scheduled examination.
(3) The examinee can verify his or her status as a homeless child or youth. A homeless services provider that has knowledge of the examinee's housing status may verify the examinee's status for purposes of this paragraph.
(b) For purposes of this section, a "homeless services provider" includes either of the following:
(1) A homeless services provider listed in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) Any other person or entity that is qualified to verify an individual's housing status, as determined by the department.
(c) Additional state funds shall not be appropriated for purposes of implementing this section.
(d) The Superintendent shall adopt emergency regulations, as necessary, to implement this section. The adoption of these regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare.
(e) The department shall include a provision in all memorandums of understanding with contractors for purposes of providing a high school equivalency test, that if the surplus funds in the Special Deposit Fund Account are depleted, the ongoing costs of a fee waiver for an examinee deemed eligible for a waiver pursuant to this section shall be absorbed by the contractor.
(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2019.
(1) The examinee qualifies as a homeless child or youth, as defined in paragraph (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)).
(2) The examinee has not attained 25 years of age as of the date of the scheduled examination.
(3) The examinee can verify his or her status as a homeless child or youth. A homeless services provider that has knowledge of the examinee's housing status may verify the examinee's status for purposes of this paragraph.
(b) For purposes of this section, a "homeless services provider" includes either of the following:
(1) A homeless services provider listed in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) Any other person or entity that is qualified to verify an individual's housing status, as determined by the department.
(c) Additional state funds shall not be appropriated for purposes of implementing this section.
(d) The Superintendent shall adopt emergency regulations, as necessary, to implement this section. The adoption of these regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, or general welfare.
(e) The department shall include a provision in all memorandums of understanding with contractors for purposes of providing a high school equivalency test, that if the surplus funds in the Special Deposit Fund Account are depleted, the ongoing costs of a fee waiver for an examinee deemed eligible for a waiver pursuant to this section shall be absorbed by the contractor.
(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2019.
