CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1283



60th Legislature
2008 Regular Session

Passed by the House January 23, 2008
  Yeas 97   Nays 0


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate March 6, 2008
  Yeas 49   Nays 0



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President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1283 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.



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Chief Clerk
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1283
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Passed Legislature - 2008 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Roach, McDonald, Morrell, Rolfes, Kelley, Skinner, Orcutt, Priest, Takko, Conway, Appleton, Newhouse, Haler, Moeller, VanDeWege, McCune, Roberts and Springer

Read first time 01/16/2007.   Referred to Committee on Education.



     AN ACT Relating to high school diplomas for persons who leave school before graduation to serve in the United States armed forces; and amending RCW 28A.230.120.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.230.120 and 2003 c 234 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; and
     (ii) ((Was scheduled to graduate from high school in the years 1940 through 1955; and
     (iii))) Left high school before graduation to serve in World War II, ((or)) the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era as defined in RCW 41.04.005.
     (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.

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