A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize local boards of education to issue special diplomas to qualified veterans of world war ii,  korea, and vietnam.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑12 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑12.  Powers and duties of the Board generally.
The general supervision and administration of the free public school system shall be vested in the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall establish policy for the system of free public schools, subject to laws enacted by the General Assembly. The powers and duties of the State Board of Education are defined as follows:
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(29)	To authorize local boards of education to issue special high school diplomas to veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. – The State Board of Education shall authorize local boards of education to issue special high school diplomas to all honorably discharged veterans of World War  II, the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam era who request special diplomas and have not previously received high school diplomas, if the State Board determines that the veterans are entitled to special diplomas under rules adopted by the State Board."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.