CHAPTER NUMBER: 117 
File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators McFadden and Blount
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Education - Obtaining a High School Diploma by Examination
 
Broadening the authority of the State Board of Education to grant an
exemption to any high school student in a public or private school
program in the State from the requirement that the student have
withdrawn as a regular full-time student for at least 3 months before
being able to obtain a high school diploma by examination.
Senate Action
- 1/13
 - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
 - 1/15
 - Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 1/29
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/5 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 2/10
 - Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/11
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 2/13
 - Third Reading Passed (43-0)
 - 4/4
 - Returned Passed
 - 4/29
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 117
 
House Action
- 2/14
 - First Reading Ways and Means
 - 3/5
 - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report by Ways and Means
 - 3/29
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/31
 - Third Reading Passed (137-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
 - EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
 - EXAMINATIONS
 - PRIVATE SCHOOLS
 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 - STUDENTS
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 -   Education
 - (
 7-206 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF)