A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Public School Code, a local school board may issue a high school diploma to a Korean conflict veteran who:
(1) is an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States;
(2) was scheduled to graduate from high school after June 27, 1950 and before January 31, 1955;
(3) was a resident of New Mexico and attended a high school in the locality of the current school district; and
(4) left high school before graduation to serve in the Korean conflict.
B. A local school board may issue a high school diploma to a qualifying Korean conflict veteran regardless of whether the veteran holds a high school equivalency credential or is deceased.
C. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section, including:
(1) an application form to be submitted to the local school board by the Korean conflict veteran or a person acting on behalf of the veteran if the veteran is incapacitated or deceased; and
(2) what constitutes acceptable evidence of eligibility for a diploma.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 1; 2015, ch. 122, § 12.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, replaced the term "high school equivalency diploma" with "high school equivalency credential" in the provision relating to providing high school diplomas to veterans of the Korean conflict; and in Subsection B, after "equivalency", deleted "diploma" and added "credential".
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