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151B.125 Equivalents to standard high school diploma -- Diploma through examination -- External diploma program.

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Page 1 of 1 151B.125 Equivalents to standard high school diploma -- Diploma through examination -- External diploma program. (1) For purposes of any public employment, a high school equivalency diploma or a regular high school diploma obtained through participation in the external diploma <br>program shall be considered equal to a high school diploma issued under the <br>provisions of KRS 158.140. <br>(a) A high school equivalency diploma shall be issued without charge upon successfully passing the test given by the Kentucky Adult Education <br>Program's approved testing centers in conformance with requirements of the <br>General Educational Development Testing Service of the American Council <br>on Education. A fee may be assessed by the Kentucky Adult Education <br>Program for the issuance of a duplicate high school equivalency diploma and <br>for issuance of a duplicate score report. All fees collected for duplicate <br>diplomas and score reports shall be used to support the adult education <br>program. (b) As an alternative to receiving a high school equivalency diploma, persons who are twenty-five (25) years or older may obtain a high school diploma through <br>participation in the external diploma program. The diploma shall be issued <br>upon achieving one hundred percent (100%) mastery on the competencies <br>established by the American Council on Education. The Kentucky Adult <br>Education Program may enter into agreements with local school districts to <br>confer the high school diploma on successful participants in the external <br>diploma program. (2) The Kentucky Adult Education Program is authorized to contract annually with an institution of higher education or other appropriate agency or entity <br>for scoring the GED examination essay. Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 36, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 13, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 63, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 363, sec. 6, effective July 15, <br>1994; and ch. 469, sec. 23, effective July 15, 1994. -- Repealed, reenacted and <br>amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 470, sec. 23, effective July 1, 1990; amended 1990 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 476, sec. 167. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 361, sec. 12, effective July 15, <br>1988. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 311, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created <br>1972 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 1. Formerly codified as KRS 156.485 <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/94). This section was amended by 1994 Ky. Acts chs. 363 and 469. Where these Acts are not in conflict, they have been <br>codified together. Where a conflict exists, Acts ch. 469, which was last enacted by <br>the General Assembly, prevails under KRS 446.250. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/90). This section was amended by two 1990 Acts which are in conflict. Pursuant to KRS 446.250, the Act which was last <br>enacted by the General Assembly prevails.