1. (1) Notwithstanding sections (1) to (11) and (15) of OAR 581-022-2000, school districts and public charter schools shall, upon request, award a diploma to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, alive or deceased, that meet the following requirements:

   1. (a) The veteran resides within the boundaries of the school district or is a resident of the State of Oregon and attended a high school of the school district.
   2. (b) The veteran attended a high school, but did not complete a high school diploma, before serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
   3. (c) The veteran was discharged or released under honorable conditions from the Armed Forces of the United States.

   4. (d) The veteran served in Armed Forces of the United States during:

      1. (A) World War I;
      2. (B) World War II;
      3. (C) The Korean Conflict;
      4. (D) The Vietnam War;
      5. (E) Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada);
      6. (F) Operation Just Cause (Panama);
      7. (G) Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (the Persian Gulf War);
      8. (H) Operation Restore Hope (Somalia);
      9. (I) Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan); or
      10. (J) Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq); or
      11. (K) Served in the Armed Forces of the United States in an area designated as a combat zone by the President of the United States.
2. (2) Requests for a diploma shall be made by the veteran or, if deceased, a representative of the veteran.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 326.051

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 332.114

History

ODE 7-2018, adopt filed 02/22/2018, effective 02/22/2018