§302A-431.9 Veterans high school diploma for armed services veterans and others. (a) The department shall establish a program to award a veterans high school diploma to qualified veterans who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory induction into active service in the armed services of the United States.
(b) For purposes of this section, a "qualified veteran" is a person who:
(1) Was a resident of the State;
(2) Was compulsorily inducted into the armed services of the United States between:
(A) December 1, 1941, and August 30, 1945;
(B) June 1, 1950, and July 31, 1953; or
(C) August 1, 1964, and January 31, 1973;
while attending or enrolled in a high school in the State; provided that the department may consider extending these time periods through rules adopted under chapter 91; and
(3) Did not complete a high school curriculum and receive a high school diploma.
(c) The department shall also award a veterans high school diploma to any person whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices such as internment during World War II.
(d) Qualified persons shall submit to the department, on forms that the department shall prescribe, information establishing eligibility for the award of a veterans high school diploma under this section. [L 2007, c 101, §2]
Note
Section repealed June 30, 2020. L 2012, c 133, §§38, 75; L 2015, c 124, §2.
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