H.B. No. 1058




AN ACT
relating to high school diplomas for certain veterans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.0251(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a school district may issue a high school diploma to a person who: (1) is an honorably discharged member of the armed forces of the United States; (2) was scheduled to graduate from high school after 1940 and before 1975 [1951]; and (3) left high school before graduation to serve in World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2005. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1058 was passed by the House on March 31, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1058 was passed by the Senate on May 18, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor