Section 51423 Of Article 3. High School Equivalency Certificates From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. (a) (1) The Superintendent may provide for the
administration of the general educational development test to persons
confined to state or county hospitals or to institutions maintained
by state or county correctional agencies.
(2) Those agencies, upon request, shall reimburse the
Superintendent in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of
administering the test.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Superintendent
may grant a waiver to a county office of education to provide a
general educational development test preparation program, not to
exceed one hour per schoolday, as part of any other instructional
program during the regular schoolday to a person who is at least 17
years of age, has accumulated insufficient units of high school
credit to graduate from high school by 18 years of age, and is
confined to a state or county hospital or to an institution
maintained by a state or county correctional agency.