Senate Bill No. 684
(By Senators Love, Fanning and Burnette)
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[Introduced March 26, 2001; referred to 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 private schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
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
private accredited secondary schools.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the
contrary, the state board shall provide for the awarding of a high
school diploma, by the county board in the county in which the
applicant resides or did reside, to the applicant who holds or held
residence in West Virginia while attending a private accredited
secondary school in another state at which the student met or
surpassed requirements for receiving a high school diploma from the
place of residence.
(b) The state board shall promulgate procedural rules for the
application process, verification of residency and transcripts and
the awarding of high school diplomas.
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to
provide for West
Virginia residents who earn sufficient credits at out-of-state
private secondary schools to receive high school diplomas from
their home counties.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.