(a) The Department of Education with the cooperation of the Office of Veterans Affairs (“”Office””) shall develop and administer a program to be known as “”Onra I Manfayi.”” The purpose of the Program is to award honorary high school diplomas to World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam Conflict Veterans, as well as persons who served in World War II in the Guam Combat Patrol, Wake Island Defenders, Guam Militia or Civilian Scouts. The Department of Education and the Office shall jointly develop an application procedure, distribute applications and publicize the Program.

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(b) The Department of Education may award an honorary high school diploma to a current or former Guam resident who:

(1) did not return to school and complete his or her education after the war; and

(2) served in the United States armed services during World
War I from 1917 through 1918, World War II from 1939 through
1947, during the Korean War from 1950 to 1955, or the Vietnam
Conflict from 1961 through 1975, and

(A) died in active service; or

(B) was honorably discharged.

(c) A current or former Guam resident, who did not receive a high school diploma and served during World War II in the Guam Combat Patrol, Wake Island Defenders, Guam Militia or Civilian Scouts, may receive an honorary high school diploma.

(d) If a person who would have qualified for an honorary high school diploma under this Section is deceased or incapacitated, a family member may apply for and receive the diploma on the person’s behalf.

(e) The Department of Education and the Office shall jointly award the honorary high school diplomas as part of a high school graduation ceremony or as a separate ceremony to be held on or around Veterans Day.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 28-040:2 (June 3, 2005) as section 3218. However, section 3218 was already occupied. Therefore, the section was renumbered by the Compiler to section 3219. Amended by P.L. 28-166:1 (Jan. 4, 2007).

2013 NOTE: Pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606, lowercase letters in subsection (b)(2) were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme.