SECTION 1. Section 16-60-4.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-60 entitled "Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education" is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-60-4.1. Granting of high school diplomas for World War II veterans. -- The board of regents shall have in addition to all the powers enumerated in section 16-60-1 and section 16-60-4 the authority to develop guidelines for issuing high school diplomas for World War II and Korean War veterans who left school early to fight in World War II or the Korean War. The board of regents shall develop and make available an application and a model diploma. The high school diploma shall be available to all veterans who left school in any grade to fight in World War II or the Korean War.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.