Utah Admin. Code R277-407-10 - Fee Waiver Eligibility
(1) A student is
eligible for fee waiver if an LEA receives verification that:
(a) in accordance with Subsection
53G-7-504(4), based on the family income levels established by the
Superintendent as described in Subsection (2);
(b) the student to whom the fee applies
receives SSI;
(c) the family
receives TANF or SNAP funding;
(d)
the student is in foster care through the Division of Child and Family
Services;
(e) the student is in
state care; or
(f) the student
qualifies for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act assistance.
(2) The Superintendent shall
annually establish income levels for fee waiver eligibility and publish the
income levels on the Board's website.
(3) In lieu of income verification, an LEA
may require alternative verification under the following circumstances:
(a) If a student's family receives TANF or
SNAP, an LEA may require the student's family to provide to the LEA an
electronic copy or screenshot of the student's family's eligibility
determination or eligibility status covering the period for which a fee waiver
is sought from the Utah Department of Workforce Services;
(b) If a student receives SSI, an LEA may
require a benefit verification letter from the Social Security
Administration;
(c) If a student is
in state care or foster care, an LEA may rely on the youth in care required
intake form and school enrollment letter or both provided by a case worker from
the Utah Division of Child and Family Services or the Utah Juvenile Justice
Department; or
(d) If a student
qualifies for McKenny-Vento, verification is obtained through the LEAs
McKinney-Vento liaison.
(4)
(a) An
LEA may not subject a family to unreasonable demands for
re-qualification.
(b) A school may
grant a fee waiver to a student, on a case by case basis, who does not qualify
for a fee waiver under Subsection (1), but who, because of extenuating
circumstances is not reasonably capable of paying the fee.
(5) An LEA may charge a proportional share of
a fee or reduced fee if circumstances change for a student or family so that
fee waiver eligibility no longer exists.
(6) An LEA may retroactively waive fees if
eligibility can be determined to exist before the date of the fee waiver
application.
Notes
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(1) A student is eligible for fee waiver if an LEA receives verification that:
(a) in accordance with Subsection 53G-7-504(4), based on the family income levels established by the Superintendent as described in Subsection (2);
(b) the student to whom the fee applies receives SSI ;
(c) the family receives TANF or SNAP funding;
(d) the student is in foster care through the Division of Child and Family Services;
(e) the student is in state care; or
(f) the student qualifies for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act assistance.
(2) The Superintendent shall annually establish income levels for fee waiver eligibility and publish the income levels on the Board's website.
(3) In lieu of income verification, an LEA may require alternative verification under the following circumstances:
(a) If a student's family receives TANF or SNAP , an LEA may require the student's family to provide to the LEA an electronic copy or screenshot of the student's family's eligibility determination or eligibility status covering the period for which a fee waiver is sought from the Utah Department of Workforce Services;
(b) If a student receives SSI , an LEA may require a benefit verification letter from the Social Security Administration;
(c) If a student is in state care or foster care, an LEA may rely on the youth in care required intake form and school enrollment letter or both provided by a case worker from the Utah Division of Child and Family Services or the Utah Juvenile Justice Department; or
(d) If a student qualifies for McKenny-Vento, verification is obtained through the LEAs McKinney-Vento liaison.
(4)
(a) An LEA may not subject a family to unreasonable demands for re-qualification.
(b) A school may grant a fee waiver to a student, on a case by case basis, who does not qualify for a fee waiver under Subsection (1), but who, because of extenuating circumstances is not reasonably capable of paying the fee .
(5) An LEA may charge a proportional share of a fee or reduced fee if circumstances change for a student or family so that fee waiver eligibility no longer exists.
(6) An LEA may retroactively waive fees if eligibility can be determined to exist before the date of the fee waiver application.