CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5358



58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate April 17, 2003
  YEAS 48   NAYS 0


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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2003
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


CERTIFICATE

I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5358 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.


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Secretary
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5358
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Senators West, Shin, Sheahan, Honeyford, Hewitt, Roach, Finkbeiner, Hale, Kline, McAuliffe, Winsley, Mulliken, Rasmussen and Schmidt)

READ FIRST TIME 02/19/03.   



     AN ACT Relating to high school diplomas for veterans of the Korean conflict; amending RCW 28A.230.120; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.230.120 and 2002 c 35 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) School districts shall issue diplomas to students signifying graduation from high school upon the students' satisfactory completion of all local and state graduation requirements. Districts shall grant students the option of receiving a final transcript in addition to the regular diploma.
     (2) School districts or schools of attendance shall establish policies and procedures to notify senior students of the transcript option and shall direct students to indicate their decisions in a timely manner. School districts shall make appropriate provisions to assure that students who choose to receive a copy of their final transcript shall receive such transcript after graduation.
     (3)(a) A school district may issue a high school diploma to a person who:
     (i) Is an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States;
     (ii) Was scheduled to graduate from high school ((after 1940 and before 1951)) in the years 1940 through 1955; and
     (iii) Left high school before graduation to serve in World War II or the Korean conflict.
     (b) A school district may issue a diploma to or on behalf of a person otherwise eligible under (a) of this subsection notwithstanding the fact that the person holds a high school equivalency certification or is deceased.
     (c) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt a form for a diploma application to be used by a veteran or a person acting on behalf of a deceased veteran under this subsection (3). The superintendent of public instruction shall specify what constitutes acceptable evidence of eligibility for a diploma.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

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