SB61: Bill Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Senate BILL 61

February 23, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Moen, Grobschmidt, Burke, S. Fitzgerald, Plache, Decker, Roessler, Baumgart, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Breske, Erpenbach and M. Meyer, cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Plouff, Sherman, Wade, Nass, Pettis, Stone, Shilling, Bock, Gundrum, Jeskewitz, Turner, Ryba, Ladwig, Suder, La Fave, Seratti, Vrakas, Petrowski, Townsend, Hundertmark, Plale, Boyle, Gronemus, Miller, Ward, Kedzie, Berceau, Kreuser and Sykora. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB61,1,2 An Act to amend 120.13 (37) of the statutes; relating to: granting high school diplomas posthumously to veterans.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a school board may award a high school diploma to a veteran who is at least 65 years old, attended high school in the school district, left high school before graduation to join the armed forces during a war, and served on active duty under honorable conditions in the armed forces. This bill permits a school board to award a high school diploma posthumously to such a veteran if the veteran dies before reaching the age of 65.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB61, s. 1 Section 1. 120.13 (37) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB61,2,8 120.13 (37) Awarding high school diplomas to veterans. Notwithstanding s. 118.33 (1), award a high school diploma to a person who is at least 65 years old, attended high school in the school district, left high school before receiving a high school diploma to join the U.S. armed forces during a war period under s. 45.35 (5) (e), and served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces. If a person who otherwise satisfies the conditions of this subsection dies before reaching the age of 65, a school board may, on or after the 65th anniversary of the person's birth date and at the request of a member of the person's family, award the person a high school diploma posthumously. A school board may award a high school diploma to a person who received a high school equivalency diploma under s. 115.29 (4) after serving on active duty if the person meets the other conditions of this paragraph.

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