RELATES TO:
KRS
158.135(1)(a),
158.143,
158.6455,
151B.403
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
151B.403(1) requires the
Office of Adult Education (Kentucky Adult Education) within the Education and
Labor Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish programs
that, upon successful completion, result in the award of a high school
equivalency diploma. KRS 151B.403(2)
requires that at least one (1) of these programs shall include a test aligned
with the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, or any
other standards adopted by the federal Office of Career, Technical, and Adult
Education (OCTAE), which upon passing, shall entitle students to receive a high
school equivalency diploma. This administrative regulation establishes the
eligibility requirements for taking a High School Equivalency Diploma test as
defined in this administrative regulation.
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administrative regulation, has officially withdrawn from public or private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; or
4. 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); or
2. 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.
