Title 013 | Chapter 003 | Regulation 050
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13 KAR 3:050.GED® eligibility requirements.
Section 1.
Definitions.(1)
"GED® Diploma" means the High School Equivalency Diploma required by this administrative regulation.(2)
"Kentucky Adult Education" means the adult education program within the Office of Adult Education.(3)
"State agency children" or "state agency child" is defined by KRS 158.135(1)(a).Section 2.
Eligibility Requirements. The GED® test shall be administered to an applicant with a Kentucky address who:(1)
Has reached his or her 19th birthday;(2)
(a)
Has reached his or her 18th birthday; and(b)
1.
Except as established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation, has officially withdrawn from public or private school for at least ninety (90) days as certified by the local school district;2.
Is committed or placed in an adult correctional facility;3.
Is enrolled in the Jobs Corps Program of Instruction; or4.
Is enrolled in a National Guard Youth "ChalleNGe" program; or(3)
(a)
Has reached his or her 17th birthday;1.
Is considered a state agency child, as defined by KRS 158.135(1)(a); or2.
Is enrolled in a district-operated alternative program, is not on track to graduate (as defined by the local board of education), and has passed at least one (1) section of the GED® Ready test; and(b)
Is approved for the GED® test by the local school superintendent.Section 3.
Superintendent Waiver. The local school superintendent or designee in the district where the applicant currently resides may waive the ninety (90) day school withdrawal provision of Section 2(2)(b)1. of this administrative regulation if necessary due to a deadline for postsecondary enrollment, condition of employment, medical reason, family crisis, or other extenuating circumstances.Section 4.
Test Readiness. An applicant shall successfully complete and pass an official readiness test with the same passing scores required to pass the GED® test prior to taking the GED® test.HISTORY: (28 Ky.R. 1276; Am. 1637; eff. 1-14-2002; 31 Ky.R. 1897; 32 Ky.R. 103; 263; eff. 8-25-2005; Recodified from 785 KAR 1:130; eff. 9-13-2013; 40 Ky.R. 880; 1393; eff. 1-28-2014; 44 Ky.R. 257, 901; eff. 12-1-2017; 48 Ky.R. 847, 2017; eff. 4-5-2022; 49 Ky.R. 856, 1411; eff. 4-4-2023.)
FILED WITH LRC: December 13, 2022
CONTACT PERSON: Gloria Gardner, Coordinator, Office of Adult Education (Kentucky Adult Education), 500 Mero Street Mail Stop 5SC, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; phone 502-892-3509; email Gloria.Gardner@ky.gov.
13 KAR 3:050.GED® eligibility requirements.
Section 1.
Definitions.(1)
"GED® Diploma" means the High School Equivalency Diploma required by this administrative regulation.(2)
"Kentucky Adult Education"(3)
"State agency children" or "state agency child" is defined by KRS 158.135(1)(a).Section 2.
Eligibility Requirements. The GED® test shall be administered to an applicant with a Kentucky address who:(1)
Has reached his or her 19th birthday;(2)
(a)
Has reached his or her 18th birthday; and(b)
1.
Except as established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation, has officially withdrawn from public or private school for at least ninety (90) days as certified by the local school district;2.
Is committed or placed in an adult correctional facility;3.
Is enrolled in the Jobs Corps Program of Instruction; or4.
Is enrolled in a National Guard Youth "ChalleNGe" program; or(3)
(a)
Has reached his or her 17th birthday;1.(b)
Is considered a state agency child, as defined by KRS 158.135(1)(a); or2.
Is enrolled in a district-operated alternative program, is not on track to graduate (as defined by the local board of education), and has passed at least one (1) section of the GED® Ready test;(b)(c)
Is approved for the GED® test by the local school superintendent.Section 3.
Superintendent Waiver. The local school superintendent or designee in the district where the applicant currently resides may waive the ninety (90) day school withdrawal provision of Section 2(2)(b)1. of this administrative regulation if necessary due to a deadline for postsecondary enrollment, condition of employment, medical reason, family crisis, or other extenuating circumstances.Section 4.
Test Readiness. An applicant shall successfully complete and pass an official readiness test with the same passing scores required to pass the GED® test prior to taking the GED® test.HISTORY: (28 Ky.R. 1276; Am. 1637; eff. 1-14-2002; 31 Ky.R. 1897; 32 Ky.R. 103; 263; eff. 8-25-2005; Recodified from 785 KAR 1:130; eff. 9-13-2013; 40 Ky.R. 880; 1393; eff. 1-28-2014; 44 Ky.R. 257, 901; eff. 12-1-2017; 48 Ky.R. 847, 2017; eff. 4-5-2022; 49 Ky.R. 856, 1411; eff. 4-4-2023.)
FILED WITH LRC: December 13, 2022
CONTACT PERSON: Gloria Gardner, Coordinator, Office of Adult Education (Kentucky Adult Education), 500 Mero Street Mail Stop 5SC, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; phone 502-892-3509; email Gloria.Gardner@ky.gov.