This bill amends section 79-730 of the Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, which pertains to the issuance of high school equivalency diplomas by the Commissioner of Education. The key change in the bill is the removal of the requirement that applicants must have attained their eighteenth birthday and that they must be unable to secure a diploma from their last attended high school or that the class they were enrolled in must have graduated for at least one year.

As a result of these amendments, the criteria for obtaining a high school equivalency diploma will be more accessible, allowing individuals who meet the residency and achievement criteria set by the Commissioner of Education to qualify without the previous age and graduation status restrictions. The original section 79-730 is also repealed, indicating a complete overhaul of the existing provisions regarding high school equivalency diplomas.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 79-730
Final Reading: 79-730