HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      1701

Security or Railroad Retirement Act,] and who enrolls in any
class, which is eligible under § 16-403 of this title for State
support, at the community college:

[(1)] (I) Shall be exempt from payment of tuition;
and

[(2)] (II) Shall be counted in computing full-time
equivalent enrollment under § 16-403 of this title if enrolled in
any class that is eligible for State support.

[(c)] (2) Subsection (b)(1) does not prohibit a community
college board of trustees from offering senior citizens other
educational opportunities free of charge, provided that the
senior citizen is not counted in computing full-time equivalent
enrollment for the purpose of receiving State support.

(C) (1) ANY RESIDENT OF THIS STATE WHO IS RETIRED FROM THE
WORK FORCE BY REASON OF TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY WHO
ENROLLS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN A CLASS THAT HAS AT LEAST 10
REGULARLY ENROLLED STUDENTS:

(I)  IS EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF TUITION; AND

(II)  SHALL BE COUNTED IN COMPUTING FULL-TIME
EQUIVALENT ENROLLMENT UNDER § 16-403 OF THIS TITLE.

(2)  IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS EXEMPTION, AN INDIVIDUAL
SHALL OBTAIN CERTIFICATION FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION OR THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD THAT THE
INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES DISABILITY AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OR THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT.

(3)  IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THIS EXEMPTION, AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO WAS A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND WHO DOES NOT RECEIVE DISABILITY
AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OR THE
RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT SHALL OBTAIN CERTIFICATION FROM THE
INDIVIDUAL'S FEDERAL RETIREMENT OR PENSION AUTHORITY OF THE
EMPLOYEE'S:

(I)  TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY; AND

(II)  RECEIPT OF DISABILITY BENEFITS BASED ON A
STANDARD THAT IS AT LEAST AS STRINGENT AS THE STANDARD APPLIED BY
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

(d) (1) For purposes of this subsection, "displaced
homemaker" is an individual who:

(i) Is over 35;

(ii) Has worked for the family in the family
home;

(iii) Is not gainfully employed;