House Sponsors: MATHIAS-OSMOND-HULTGREN-BELLOCK-MOFFITT, FRANKS, DAVIS,MONIQUE, COLLINS, WAIT AND DART. Senate Sponsors: MAHAR Short description: WORLD WAR II VETERAN DIPLOMA Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Provides that school boards of districts that maintain grades 10 through 12 shall award diplomas to honorably discharged veterans of World War II who left high school before graduating in order to serve in the armed forces of the United States and who have not received a high school diploma. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Allows (instead of requires) a school board to award the diploma. Allows diplomas to also be awarded to honorably discharged veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States during the Korean Conflict and who left high school before graduating in order to serve. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0446 Last action date: AUG-21-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status