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Sub. H. B. No. 77As Reported by the House Education Committee
As Reported by the House Education Committee
| 124th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2001-2002 |
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REPRESENTATIVES Hollister, Grendell, Calvert, Carey, Coates, Perry, Jerse, Patton, Willamowski, Evans, Buehrer, Webster, Redfern, Manning, Hoops, Boccieri, Allen, DePiero, Schuring, Sulzer, Jones, Aslanides, Roman, Seaver, Latta, Sferra, Callender, DeWine, Hartnett, Flannery, Kearns, Stapleton, Setzer, Distel, Barrett, Carano, Woodard, Reidelbach
A BILL
To enact section 3313.614 of the Revised Code to
grant high school diplomas to
World War II
veterans.
Section 1. That section 3313.614 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as
follows:
Sec. 3313.614. (A)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of
sections
3313.61, 3313.611, and 3313.612 of the Revised Code, the
board of
education of any city, exempted village, or local school
district or the governing authority of any chartered nonpublic
school
may grant a high school diploma
to any World War II veteran
who is
a resident of this state if all of the following
apply: (a) The veteran left a public or nonpublic school located in
any state prior to graduation
in order to
serve in the armed
forces of the United States. (b) The veteran received an honorable discharge from the
armed forces of
the United States. (c) The veteran has not been granted a diploma as provided
in section
3313.61 or 3313.612 of the Revised Code, a diploma of
adult education as provided in
section 3313.611 of the Revised
Code. (2) If a veteran who would otherwise qualify for a diploma
under this section is deceased, the board of education of any
school
district or the governing authority of any chartered
nonpublic school may award such diploma
to the veteran
posthumously and may present that diploma to a
living relative of
the veteran.
(B) The governor's office of
veterans' affairs, in
accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, and with the
advice and consent of the veterans advisory committee established
under division (K) of section 5902.02 of the Revised Code, shall
develop and adopt rules to
implement this
section. Such rules
shall include, but not be limited to, rules
establishing
procedures for
application and verification of
eligible veterans
for a diploma under this
section. |
