California Education Code

§ 51430

EDC § 51430 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3.5

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a high school district, unified school district, county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school may retroactively grant a high school diploma to a person who has not received a high school diploma if they meet any of the following conditions:

(1)The person was interned by order of the federal government during World War II and was enrolled in a high school operated by the school district or under the jurisdiction of the county office of education immediately preceding their internment and did not receive a high school diploma because their education was interrupted due to their internment during World War II.

(2)The person is a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War; was honorably discharged from their military service; was enrolled in a high school operated by the school district or under the jurisdiction of the county office of education immediately preceding their military service in those wars; and did not receive a high school diploma because their education was interrupted due to their military service in those wars.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 66, Sec. 2. (AB 1350) Effective January 1, 2021.