Honorary high school diploma for certain veterans

(1) A local school board may award an honorary high school diploma to a veteran, if the veteran: (a) left high school before graduating in order to serve in the armed forces of the United States; (b) served in the armed forces of the United States during the period of World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War; (c) (i) was honorably discharged; or (ii) was released from active duty because of a service-related disability; and (d) (i) resides within the school district; or (ii) resided within the school district at the time of leaving high school to serve in the armed forces of the United States. (2) To receive an honorary high school diploma, a veteran or immediate family member or guardian of a veteran shall submit to a local school board: (a) a request for an honorary high school diploma; and (b) information required by the local school board to verify the veteran's eligibility for an honorary high school diploma under Subsection (1). (3) At the request of a veteran, a veteran's immediate family member or guardian, or a local school board, the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall certify whether the veteran meets the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c).