Policy 8.081

Fee Policy for Adult Students

1. Fee Required. Fee Required Programs are those in which fee payment has not been waived or deferred and the student is nonexempt.

2. Fee Waiver.

1. Fee waivers are allowed as described in Section 239.117(3), F.S. and State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.084.

1. State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.084(6) permits the local establishment of fee waiver policy. The following policy is established for the School District of Palm Beach County.

1. Fees shall be waived for school district non-instructional employees attending district-approved instructional in-service programs. The director/principal or designee, at his/her discretion, may also waive fees for individual students under extenuating circumstances. Fee waivers may not exceed limits stipulated in the state statutes.

3. Fee Deferred. Fee deferred programs are those in which the eligible fee has been deferred for nonexempt, non-fee waived students in adult programs.

1. Fee deferments are allowed as described in Section 239.117 (9, 10, 11), F.S. and State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.084 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.)

2. State Board of Education Rule 6A-6084(12) requires the local establishment of a fee deferment policy. The following policy is established for the School District of Palm Beach County.

1. The director/principal or designee, at his/her discretion, may institute individual student fee installment payment schedules or partial payment plans, not to exceed five weeks, for individual extenuating circumstances.

2. The principal or director shall ensure that students will automatically be withdrawn from class if fees are not paid by date specified, or according to the installment payment agreement.

4. Fee Exemptions. Fee exemptions are defined in Section 239.117(2), F.S. and State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.084(4).