In this section, “homeless youth” has the same meaning as provided in the federal McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act. An individual is exempt from paying GED testing fees if: the individual is a homeless youth; 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 the Department verifies that the individual is a homeless youth. The Department may use the following individuals to verify that an individual is a homeless youth: a homeless liaison from a local school system that the individual attended; a director or a designee of the director of a program in the State funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; or 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. The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of this section.