# Exceptions to Fee Assessment

No fees shall be collected from the following types of families whose children are enrolled: 

              (a) Because of a need for child protective services; 

              (b) In the State Preschool Program; 

              (c) In the Federal Based Migrant program; 

              (d) In the Severely Handicapped program; or 

              (e) With an income level that, in relation to family size, is less than the first entry in the fee schedule.

> NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8250 and 8263, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8250 and 8263, Education Code.


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