THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, MELIO, BELFANTI, BRENNAN, BARBIN, BURNS, CASORIO, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DALLY, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GROVE, HARHAI, HESS, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MANN, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PRESTON, QUIGLEY, REICHLEY, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, YUDICHAK, HARKINS, SOLOBAY, PHILLIPS, STERN, D. COSTA, GIBBONS, K. SMITH, GEIST, W. KELLER, McILVAINE SMITH, YOUNGBLOOD, WHITE, HUTCHINSON, FREEMAN, MAHONEY, ROCK, HENNESSEY, WATERS, MURT AND FARRY, MARCH 13, 2009

AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 15, 2010   

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," authorizing boards of school

directors to establish a program to provide high school

diplomas to certain veterans.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1611 of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is

amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 1611.  Academic Degrees.--* * *

(d)  A board of school directors may establish a program to

be known as "Operation Recognition" which provides for granting

a high school diploma to any honorably discharged veteran who

served in the United States military in the Vietnam War between

the fifteenth day of November twenty-eighth day of February, one

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thousand nine hundred sixty-one, and the twenty-eighth day of

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March, one thousand nine hundred seventy-three seventh day of

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May, one thousand nine hundred seventy-five, who attended high

school between one thousand nine hundred fifty-eight and one

thousand nine hundred seventy-three seventy-five and who would

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have been a member of a graduation class during the years one

thousand nine hundred sixty-two through one thousand nine

hundred seventy-five but did not graduate from high school due

to entry into military service. A board of school directors may

award a diploma posthumously to an eligible veteran. An

application for a diploma under this subsection must be made in

the manner prescribed by the board of school directors.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.