15-702. High school equivalency diploma; fees; rules

A. Any person who is sixteen years of age or older and who passes a general educational development test shall be awarded an Arizona high school equivalency diploma by the state board of education and the state superintendent of public instruction. The state board of education may establish eligibility requirements for persons wishing to take a general educational development test, except that the minimum age required to take the test may not be older than sixteen nor shall the board require the completion of any high school credits.

B. A person who meets the minimum course of study and competency requirements prescribed by the state board of education for graduation from high school through a combination of high school credits and community college and university credits, which are converted to high school credits in the same manner as provided in section 15-701.01, subsection G by the governing board or the state board of education, shall be awarded an Arizona high school equivalency diploma.

C. The state board of education may establish and collect fees for the issuance and reissuance of the following:

1. A general equivalency diploma.

2. A general equivalency transcript.

D. The state board of education shall develop rules for fee waivers for the general equivalency diploma and general equivalency transcripts.

15-702. High school equivalency diploma; fees; rules

A. Any person who is sixteen years of age or older and who passes a general educational development test shall be awarded an Arizona high school equivalency diploma by the state board of education and the state superintendent of public instruction. The state board of education may establish eligibility requirements for persons wishing to take a general educational development test, except that the minimum age required to take the test may not be older than sixteen nor shall the board require the completion of any high school credits.

B. A person who meets the minimum course of study and competency requirements prescribed by the state board of education for graduation from high school through a combination of high school credits and community college and university credits, which are converted to high school credits in the same manner as provided in section 15-701.01, subsection G by the governing board or the state board of education, shall be awarded an Arizona high school equivalency diploma.

C. The state board of education may establish and collect fees for the issuance and reissuance of the following:

1. A general equivalency diploma.

2. A general equivalency transcript.

D. The state board of education shall develop rules for fee waivers for the general equivalency diploma and general equivalency transcripts.