AN ACT
RELATING TO VETERANS; AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. A new section of the Public School Code is
enacted to read:
"HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS--WORLD
WAR II VETERANS.--
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Public School Code, a local school board may issue a high school diploma to a
World War II veteran who:
(1) is an honorably discharged member of the
armed forces of the United States;
(2) was scheduled to graduate from high school
after 1940 and before 1951;
(3) was a resident of New Mexico and attended a
high school in the locality of the current school district; and
(4) left high school before graduation to serve
in World War II.
B. A local school board may issue a high school
diploma to a qualifying World War II veteran regardless of whether the veteran
holds a high school equivalency diploma or
is deceased.
C. The state board shall adopt and promulgate
rules to carry out the provisions of this section, including:
(1) an application form to be submitted by the
World War II veteran or a person acting on behalf of the veteran if the veteran
is incapacitated or deceased; and
(2) what constitutes acceptable evidence of
eligibility for a diploma."
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