ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 684
(By Senators Love, Fanning and Burnette)
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[Originating in the Committee on Education;
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A BILL to amend article two, chapter eighteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated section
thirty-four-a, relating to awarding high school diplomas for
requirements met in out-of-state schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
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That article two, chapter eighteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
thirty-four-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-2-34a. High school diplomas for credits earned at out-of-state
accredited secondary schools.
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(a) The state board shall provide for the awarding of a high
school diploma to a person who graduated from an accredited
secondary school in another state under the following conditions:
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(1) The person has applied to the county board for the
awarding of a diploma;
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(2) The applicant resided in West Virginia immediately prior
to attending school in another state;
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(3) The requirements for graduating from the accredited
secondary school in another state meet or exceed the requirements
for graduating from a secondary school in West Virginia;
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(4) The applicant has attended a minimum of two years in a
West Virginia secondary school in the county where application is
made for the diploma; and
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(5) The applicant has complied with any other requirements the
state board may designate by rule.
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(b) For the purposes of this section, the state board shall
promulgate rules for the application process, verification of
residency and transcripts and the awarding of high school diplomas.