| Passed by the Senate April 17, 2003 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 9, 2003 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | 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. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 12, 2003. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 12, 2003 - 4:12 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
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.