(a)

lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-2-119

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Each LEA may issue high school diplomas to veterans who failed to receive diplomas due to an interruption of their education by service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.
(2) An LEA shall not require that the veteran be a current resident of this state at the time of the veteran’s request for issuance of a high school diploma.
(b)

(1) Each LEA may issue a high school diploma authorized by subsection (a) to an eligible deceased veteran, upon the request of the veteran’s surviving spouse, if any, or other immediate family members.
(2) An LEA shall not require that a deceased veteran’s spouse or immediate family be current residents of this state at the time of the spouse’s or immediate family’s request for issuance of the deceased veteran’s high school diploma.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Part 1 Contents