FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILLS NOS. 26 & 126
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
0116S.03C
AN ACT
To amend chapter 160, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to high school diplomas for World War I and World War II veterans.
Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 160.341, to read as follows:
160.341. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state board of education or a school board may award a diploma to any honorably discharged World War I or World War II veteran so long as the veteran satisfies the following criteria:
(1) Actively served in the armed forces between April 6, 1917, and December 31, 1921, or between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, or both;
(2) Attended a high school maintained by said school board or attended high school in a district which was subsequently attached to the school district of said school board;
(3) Did not receive a high school diploma; and
(4) Was discharged from the armed services under honorable conditions.
2. Veterans may apply for a diploma by submitting a form provided by the department of elementary and secondary education along with proof of service in World War I or World War II, or both, and status as an honorably discharged veteran to either the state board of education or a school board. If such veteran meets all the requirements of this section and applies for a diploma, the veteran may receive a diploma. If such veteran applies for a diploma and subsequently dies, the veteran may receive a diploma posthumously.
3. Veterans satisfying the requirements of this section may be awarded a diploma posthumously upon application by a family member or next of kin.