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<br />Parents <br /> SAHA Policy <br />For purposes of student eligibility restrictions, the definition of parents includes <br />biological or adoptive parents, stepparents (as long as they are currently married to <br />the biological or adoptive parent), and guardians (e.g., grandparents, aunt/uncle, <br />godparents, etc). <br />Person with Disabilities <br />The PHA will use the statutory definition under section 3(b)(3)(E) of the 1937 Act to determine <br /> <br />whether a student is a person with disabilities (see Exhibit 3-1). <br />Veteran <br /> SAHA Policy <br /> <br />A veteran is a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was <br />discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable. <br />Determining Student Eligibility <br />If a student is applying for assistance on his/her own, apart from his/her parents, the PHA must <br />determine whether the student is subject to the eligibility restrictions contained in 24 CFR 5.612. <br />If the student is subject to those restrictions, the PHA must ensure that: (1) the student is <br />individually eligible for the program, (2) either the student is independent from his/her parents or <br />student is applying is collectively eligible for the program. <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />For any student who is subject to the 5.612 restrictions, SAHA will: <br />Follow its usual policies in determining whether the student individually and the <br />rogram <br />Determine whether the student is independent from his/her parents in accordance <br />with the definition of independent student in this section <br />parents are income eligible for the program <br />If SAHA <br />SAHA will send a notice of denial in accordance with the <br />policies in Section 3-III.F, and the applicant family will have the right to request an <br />informal review in accordance with the policies in Section 16-III.B. <br />Determining Parental Income Eligibility <br /> SAHA Policy <br />For any student who is subject to the 5.612 restrictions and who does not satisfy the <br />definition of independent student in this section, SAHA will determine the income <br /> <br />Page 3-15 <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />