# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 11. Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning

### Subtitle 8. Adult Education and Literacy Services

#### Section 11-809

(a) In this section, "homeless youth" has the same meaning as provided in the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

(b) An individual is exempt from paying GED testing fees if:

  (1) the individual is a homeless youth;

  (2) the individual has had a consistent presence in the State for at least 1 year before the individual applies to take the GED test, as evidenced by school, employment, or other records; and

  (3) the Department verifies that the individual is a homeless youth.

(c) The Department may use the following individuals to verify that an individual is a homeless youth:

  (1) a homeless liaison from a local school system that the individual attended;

  (2) a director or a designee of the director of a program in the State funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; or

  (3) a director or a designee of the director of a program in the State funded under Title IV, Subtitle B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

(d) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)