HOUSE BILL No. 6288


     September 17, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Toy, Stewart, Caul, Bovin, Birkholz, DeWeese, Spade, Vander Veen, Kuipers, Dennis,
Vear, Ehardt, Meyer, Cameron Brown, Sheltrown, Faunce, Gieleghem, Allen, Tabor, Shulman, Pappageorge, Plakas, Rocca, Ruth Johnson,
Phillips and Cassis and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 2001 PA 181, entitled

   "An act to authorize the board of a school district to award high
   school diplomas to World War II veterans under certain circum-
   stances; and to prescribe duties and responsibilities of certain
   state officers and officials,"

   by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 35.341).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1
                                      TITLE

 2
             An act to authorize the board of a school district to award

 3
        high school diplomas to World War II veterans AND KOREAN CONFLICT

 4
        VETERANS under certain circumstances; and to prescribe duties and

 5
        responsibilities of certain state officers and officials.

 6
             Sec. 1.  (1) The board of a school district may award a high

 7
        school diploma to a qualified military veteran.

 8
             (2) As used in this act, "qualified military veteran" means

 9
        an individual who meets all of the following requirements:



   07663'02                                                 LAJ                                   2

 1
             (a) The military veteran is at least 65 years of age, if

 2
        living, or had attained at least 65 years of age, if deceased.

 3
             (b) Before graduation from a high school, the military vet-

 4
        eran enlisted in or was drafted into the armed forces of the

 5
        United States during World War II between December 16, 1940 and

 6
        December 31, 1946 OR DURING THE KOREAN CONFLICT BETWEEN JUNE 27,

 7
        1950 AND JANUARY 31, 1955.

 8
             (c) At the time he or she was drafted into or enlisted in

 9
        the armed forces of the United States, the military veteran was

10
        enrolled in a high school in the school district to which the

11
        application is made.

12
             (d) The military veteran did not graduate from high school.

13
             (e) The military veteran served under honorable conditions

14
        during World War II OR THE KOREAN CONFLICT.





























   07663'02          Final page.                            LAJ