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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.9, subsection 48, Code Supplement 1 2 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 48. Develop and administer, with the cooperation of the 1 4 commission of veterans affairs, a program which shall be known 1 5 as"operation recognition". The purpose of the program is to 1 6 award high school diplomas toWorld War IIveterans of World 1 7 War I, World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts who 1 8 left high school prior to graduation to enter United States 1 9 military service. The department and the commission shall 1 10 jointly develop an application procedure, distribute 1 11 applications, and publicize the program to school districts, 1 12 accredited nonpublic schools, county commissions of veteran 1 13 affairs, veterans organizations, and state, regional, and 1 14 local media. All honorably dischargedWorld War IIveterans 1 15 who are residents or former residents of the state,; who 1 16 served at any time between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1 17 1918, at any time between September 16, 1940, and December 31, 1 18 1946, at any time between June 25, 1950, and January 31, 1955, 1 19 or at any time between February 28, 1961, and May 5, 1975, all 1 20 dates inclusive; and who did not return to school and complete 1 21 their education after the war or conflict shall be eligible to 1 22 receive a diploma. Diplomas may be issued posthumously. Upon 1 23 approval of an application, the department shall issue an 1 24 honorary high school diploma for an eligible veteran. The 1 25 diploma shall indicate the veteran's school of attendance. 1 26 The department and the commission shall work together to 1 27 provide school districts, schools, communities, and county 1 28 commissions of veteran affairs with information about hosting 1 29 a diploma ceremony on or around Veterans Day. The diploma 1 30 shall be mailed to the veteran or, if the veteran is deceased, 1 31 to the veteran's family. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill expands the operation recognition program to 1 34 include, in addition to the veterans of World War II, the 1 35 veterans of World War I and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. 2 1 The program is administered by the department of education 2 2 and its purpose is to award honorary high school diplomas to 2 3 honorably discharged veterans who are residents or former 2 4 residents of the state and who left high school prior to 2 5 graduation to enter U.S. military service. Diplomas may be 2 6 issued posthumously. 2 7 LSB 6141SS 79 2 8 kh/cls/14
Text: SF02101 Text: SF02103 Text: SF02100 - SF02199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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