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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 <br /> <br />Page 7-20 <br />7-II.E. VERIFICATION OF STUDENT STATUS <br />General Requirements <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA requires families to provide information about the student status of all students <br />who are 18 years of age or older. This information will be verified only if: <br />The family reports full-time student status for an adult other than the head, <br />spouse, or cohead. <br />The family reports childcare expenses to enable a family member to further their <br />education. <br />The family includes a student enrolled in an institution of higher education. <br />Verification of full-time student status includes all of the following: <br />Written verification from the registrar’s office or other school official <br />School records indicating enrolment in sufficient credits to qualify as full-time by <br />the educational institution <br />Final report of units completed will be required at the family’s annual reexamination or <br />as requested by SAHA staff. <br />Full-time students that are eighteen (18) years of age or older and are employed are <br />required to provide an unofficial transcript from each institution of higher education at <br />the time of the family’s annual reexamination or as requested by SAHA staff. <br /> <br />Restrictions on Assistance to Students Enrolled in Institutions of Higher Education <br />This section applies only to students who are seeking assistance on their own, separately from <br />their parents. It does not apply to students residing with parents who are seeking or receiving <br />HCV assistance. <br />SAHA Policy <br />In accordance with the verification hierarchy described in section 7-1.B, SAHA will <br />determine whether the student is exempt from the restrictions in 24 CFR 5.612 by <br />verifying any one of the following exemption criteria: <br />The student is enrolled at an educational institution that does not meet the <br />definition of institution of higher education in the Higher Education Act of 1965 <br />(see section Exhibit 3-2). <br />The student is at least 24 years old. <br />The student is a veteran, as defined in section 3-II.E. <br />The student is married. <br />The student has at least one dependent child, as defined in section 3-II.E. <br />EXHIBIT 1