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PROGRAM, ARRL WOULD COVER A ONE TIME 35 APPLICATION FEE FOR EACH QUALIFIED
CANDIDATE WHO PASSES ONE OR MORE AMATEUR RADIO EXAMS TAKEN ON THE SAME DAY
AT A SINGLE EXAMINATION SESSION.  TESTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY A
VOLUNTEER EXAMINER VE TEAM WORKING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ARRL VOLUNTEER
EXAMINER COORDINATOR VEC.  QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WOULD PAY ARRL VEC A
REDUCED EXAM SESSION FEE OF 5.  THE NEW PROGRAM WOULD ALSO ENHANCE ARRLS
POSITION AS THE LEADER IN VOLUNTEER TESTING, THE BOARD MOTION SAID.  THE
BOARD BELIEVES THAT THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF YOUNG AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS IS A NECESSARY AND PROPER MISSION OF ARRL, AND THAT SUBSIDIZATION
OF THE 35 FEE WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NEW AMATEURS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD
BE LOST FROM THESE GROUPS.  STAFF AT ARRL HEADQUARTERS WOULD DETERMINE THE
METHOD OF QUALIFYING APPLICANTS, GIVING VE TEAMS FLEXIBILITY TO DETERMINE
WHETHER A CANDIDATE IS ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF
DOCUMENTED PROOF.  THE NEW PROGRAM WOULD INITIALLY SERVE UP TO 1,000 NEW
LICENSE APPLICANTS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.  THE MOTION GAVE ARRL STAFF
COMPLETE LATITUDE TO DETERMINE HOW PAYMENT IS DELIVERED TO THE FCC OR HOW
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