53A-3-427. Honorary high school diploma for certain veterans.
(1) A board of education of a school district 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;
(c) (i) was honorably discharged; or
(ii) was released from active duty because of a service-related disability; and
(d) (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' Affairs shall certify whether the veteran meets
the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c).
Enacted by Chapter 312, 2008 General Session
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