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Families urge passage of bill allowing posthumous and memorial diplomas
Summary
Sponsors and family members described HB 12-74, which would allow local school systems to award standard, posthumous honorary, and in memoriam diplomas to deceased students who meet eligibility thresholds; witnesses told personal stories about the meaning of diplomas to grieving families.
Delegate April Miller presented House Bill 12-74, which would authorize local school systems to award a standard high school diploma, a posthumous honorary diploma, or an in memoriam diploma to deceased students who meet specified eligibility criteria. The bill requires local systems to determine credit thresholds and that diplomas…
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