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2001 SESSION
SB 1210 World War II Veterans Appreciation Week.
Introduced by: J. Randy Forbes | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
The Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week; certain honorary diplomas. Establishes the first full week in September, i.e., the week that was the first full official week of peace in 1945 (the war was officially over on September 2, 1945, upon the formal surrender of Japan aboard the United States battleship, Missouri) as the Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week and provides for the application for and award of honorary state high school diplomas by the Board of Education if the veteran served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces during the years between 1939 and 1945; the veteran was drafted or did enlist while still enrolled as a secondary school student in any school in any state or territory of the United States or any school located on or associated with a United States military base or embassy; and the veteran was unable to resume his secondary education upon returning to civilian life.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
The Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week; certain honorary diplomas. Establishes the first full week in September, i.e., the week that was the first full official week of peace in 1945 (the war was officially over on September 2, 1945, upon the formal surrender of Japan aboard the United States battleship, Missouri) as the Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week and provides for the application for and award of honorary state high school diplomas by the Board of Education if the veteran served in any branch of the United States Armed Forces during the years between 1939 and 1945; the veteran was drafted or did enlist while still enrolled as a secondary school student in any school in any state or territory of the United States or any school located on or associated with a United States military base or embassy; and the veteran was unable to resume his secondary education upon returning to civilian life.