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HI SB181

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

William Espero

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the deadline for the Hawaii Department of Education to award high school diplomas to qualified veterans from June 30, 2015 to June 30, 2020.

  • Allows diplomas to be awarded to veterans who did not receive a high school diploma due to compulsory induction into active service in the U.S. armed forces.

  • Extends diploma eligibility to persons whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices, including internment during World War II.

  • Amends Act 133, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, by modifying section 75 to reflect the new June 30, 2020 expiration date.

  • Takes effect on June 29, 2015.

Legislative Description

Veterans; Wartime Internment; High School Diploma

Last Action

Act 124, 06/19/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1224).

6/23/2015

Committee Referrals

Finance3/27/2015
Education3/17/2015
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/12/2015
Ways and Means2/20/2015
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/23/2015

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