High school equivalency certificates: general educational development examination fee waiver.

Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a high school equivalency certificate and an official score report, or an official score report only, to a person who has not completed high school and who has taken all or a portion of a general educational development test that has been approved by the State Board of Education and that is administered by a testing center approved by the State Department of Education, with a score determined by the state board to be equal to the standard of performance expected from a high school graduate, and as otherwise specified. Existing law also authorizes the Superintendent to charge a one-time fee, established by the state board, to be submitted by an examinee when registering for the general educational development test, as specified. Notwithstanding these provisions, this bill would require the state board to adopt a rule or regulation granting a waiver of the general educational development examination fee for low-income persons, as defined.