53G-7-214. Honorary high school diploma for certain veterans.

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Effective 5/14/2019

(1)A local school board may award an honorary high school diploma to a veteran, if the veteran:

(a)left high school before graduating in order to serve in the armed forces of the United States;

(b)served in the armed forces of the United States during the period of World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War;

(i)was honorably discharged; or

(ii)was released from active duty because of a service-related disability; and

(i)resides within the school district; or

(ii)resided within the school district at the time of leaving high school to serve in the armed forces of the United States.

(2)To receive an honorary high school diploma, a veteran or immediate family member or guardian of a veteran shall submit to a local school board:

(a)a request for an honorary high school diploma; and

(b)information required by the local school board to verify the veteran's eligibility for an honorary high school diploma under Subsection

(1).

(3)At the request of a veteran, a veteran's immediate family member or guardian, or a local school board, the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall certify whether the veteran meets the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and

(c).

Amended by Chapter 293 , 2019 General Session