BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                          227

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT EACH JANUARY THAT INCLUDES:

(1)     DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROGRESS OF THE
DEPARTMENT, THE COUNTY BOARDS, AND EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN
THIS STATE TOWARDS THEIR RESPECTIVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES;
AND

(2)   RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATION THAT THE
STATE BOARD AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT CONSIDER NECESSARY
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THIS STATE.

(F) FUNDING.

ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT,      THE

STATE BOARD SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST    THE

FUNDS IT CONSIDERS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS      OF
THIS SECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §28A.

Throughout this section, the present term "school
system" is deleted as unnecessary in light of the
definition of "county board" in §1—101 of this
article.

The only other changes are in style.

7-20 4- PROMOTION AND GRADUATION OF STUDENTS.

(A)     POLICIES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
PROMOTION AND GRADUATION.

THE PROMOTION OF STUDENTS IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL AND
GRADUATION FROM A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH:

(1)   POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY BOARD;
AND

(2)    THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE
BOARD.

(B)   DIPLOMAS.

(1)   EACH STUDENT WHO GRADUATES FROM A PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOL SHALL RECEIVE ONE THE SAME TYPE OF DIPLOMA OR
CERTIFICATE, REGARDLESS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED OR THE
COURSE TAKEN.

(2)    THE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE SHALL STATE THAT
THE STUDENT HAS COMPLETED A PROGRAM OF STUDIES
SATISFACTORILY     IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
STATE BOARD.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §§ 81 and 82(a).