(1) A local school board may award an honorary high school diploma to a veteran, if the veteran:
(a) left high school before graduating in order to serve in the armed forces of the United States;
(b) served in the armed forces of the United States during the period of World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War;
(c)
(i) was honorably discharged; or
(ii) was released from active duty because of a service-related disability; and
(d)
(i) resides within the school district; or
(ii) resided within the school district at the time of leaving high school to serve in the armed forces of the United States.
(2) To receive an honorary high school diploma, a veteran or immediate family member or guardian of a veteran shall submit to a local school board:
(a) a request for an honorary high school diploma; and
(b) information required by the local school board to verify the veteran's eligibility for an honorary high school diploma under Subsection (1).
(3) At the request of a veteran, a veteran's immediate family member or guardian, or a local school board, the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall certify whether the veteran meets the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c).