{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-214","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-7-214","heading":"Honorary high school diploma for certain veterans.","body":"(1) A local school board may award an honorary high school diploma to a veteran, if the veteran:\n(a) left high school before graduating in order to serve in the armed forces of the United States;\n(b) served in the armed forces of the United States during the period of World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War;\n(c)\n(i) was honorably discharged; or\n(ii) was released from active duty because of a service-related disability; and\n(d)\n(i) resides within the school district; or\n(ii) resided within the school district at the time of leaving high school to serve in the armed forces of the United States.\n(2) To receive an honorary high school diploma, a veteran or immediate family member or guardian of a veteran shall submit to a local school board:\n(a) a request for an honorary high school diploma; and\n(b) information required by the local school board to verify the veteran's eligibility for an honorary high school diploma under Subsection (1).\n(3) At the request of a veteran, a veteran's immediate family member or guardian, or a local school board, the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall certify whether the veteran meets the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c).","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-7 Public School General Requirements","Part 53G-7-2 Powers and Miscellaneous Duties"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter7/53G-7-S214.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"f4b1cbbec6c4e3a8c568e6ac06d7e803e8ebd65cdb4f7ca2f00814291fb6fd19","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-213","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-7-215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}