2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Article 5 - Local School Boards
Section 22-5-4.14 - High school diplomas; Vietnam conflict veterans.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Public School Code, a local school board may issue a high school diploma to a Vietnam conflict veteran who:
(1) is an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States;
(2) was scheduled to graduate from high school after February 28, 1961 and before May 7, 1975;
(3) was a resident of New Mexico and attended a high school in the locality of the current school district; and
(4) left high school before graduation to serve in the Vietnam conflict.
B. A local school board may issue a high school diploma to a qualifying Vietnam conflict veteran regardless of whether the veteran holds a high school equivalency credential or is deceased.
C. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section, including:
(1) an application form to be submitted to the local school board by the Vietnam conflict veteran or a person acting on behalf of the veteran if the veteran is incapacitated or deceased; and
(2) what constitutes acceptable evidence of eligibility for a diploma.
History: Laws 2020, ch. 72, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 72, § 2 made Laws 2020, ch. 72, § 1 effective July 1, 2020.
