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Utah Code Title 53G. Public Education System--Local Administration § 53G-7-214. Honorary high school diploma for certain veterans

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(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;

(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 and Military Affairs shall certify whether the veteran meets the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c).

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