(1) A sixteen (16) year-old may receive a waiver of the age requirement provided documentation satisfying each of the following provisions is submitted to an official GED testing center and approval to test is granted by state GED administrator (ARM 10.66.102(3) ) :

(a) Submit to official GED testing center a completed, signed, and notarized sixteen (16) year-old age waiver application form providing school status as required under ARM 10.66.101(3) and providing notarized permission of applicant's parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult.

(b) Submit documentation to official GED testing center from the director of an adult education program or a literacy program verifying:

(i) the applicant has successfully completed GED preparation classes and is considered academically ready to attempt official GED test battery, or

(ii) the applicant has attained pre-test scores satisfactory to attempt GED test battery.

(c) Submit documentation to official GED testing center on official letterhead stationery from an employer, a postsecondary education institution admissions director, or a military recruiting official indicating that agents acceptance of the applicant based upon successful completion of the GED test.

(2) Applicants sixteen (16) years of age who reside in a Montana-based job corps center; are incarcerated in a correctional institution, a youth correctional center or school; are under the jurisdiction of a court, a youth probation office, a state authorized group home or alcohol/drug treatment center may be tested provided the following documentation is submitted for review and approval to the state GED administrator in the office of public instruction prior to testing:

(a) a written request from the facility director or authorized agent (e.g., probation' officer) to have applicant tested, verifying applicant is not enrolled in a regular school program for credit. The state GED administrator may require school documentation satisfying ARM 10.66.101(3) before testing.

(b) documentation from the facility education director or from the director of an adult education program or a literacy program verifying:

(i) the applicant has successfully completed GED preparation classes and is considered academically ready to attempt official GED test battery, or

(ii) the applicant has attained pre-test scores satisfactory to attempt GED test battery.

(3) Sixteen (16) year-old age waiver applications and accompanying documentation (ARM 10.66.101(1) or (2) ) shall be submitted by official GED testing center to the state GED administrator in office of public instruction for review and approval prior to testing.