(a) This section shall be known as "Todd's Law".
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the state board shall provide for the awarding of a high school diploma to a deceased student, at the request of the parent, guardian or custodian, if the student:
(1) Was enrolled in a public school in this state at the time of death;
(2) Was academically eligible, or on track to complete the requirements for graduation at the time of death; and
(3) Died after the completion of the eleventh grade school year.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 2. State Board of Education
§18-2-1. Creation; Composition; Appointment, Qualifications, Terms and Removal of Members; Offices
§18-2-3. Meetings; Compensation and Expenses of Members
§18-2-4. Organization; Appointment, Compensation and Duties of Secretary
§18-2-5a. Board Rules to Be Filed With Legislature
§18-2-5b. Medicaid-Eligible Children; School Health Services Advisory Committee
§18-2-5d. Duty of Board to Report Guidelines for Productive and Safe Schools
§18-2-5e. Higher Education Participation in Development and Use of Public Education Assessments
§18-2-5f. Use of Student Social Security Numbers
§18-2-5h. Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act
§18-2-6a. Sale of Healthy Beverages and Soft Drinks in Schools
§18-2-7. Courses of Study; Language of Instruction
§18-2-7a. Legislative Findings; Required Physical Education; Program in Physical Fitness
§18-2-7b. Programs in Drug Prevention and Violence Reduction
§18-2-7c. Program in Personal Finance
§18-2-7d. Program in Workforce Preparedness
§18-2-7f. Alternative Educational Opportunities for Elective Course Credit
§18-2-8. Course of Study in Fire Prevention
§18-2-8a. Hunter Safety Orientation Program
§18-2-8b. West Virginia Remembers Program; Rulemaking
§18-2-9. Required Courses of Instruction
§18-2-9a. Elective Courses of Instruction on the Bible
§18-2-10. Certificates and Awards
§18-2-11. Sabbatical Leaves for Teachers and Certain Aides
§18-2-12. Computer Science Courses of Instruction; Learning Standards; State Board Plan Development
§18-2-13. Character Education Integration
§18-2-13a. Control of Property and Business Affairs of State Educational Institutions
§18-2-13c. Payroll Deductions for Employees' Participation in Group Insurance Plans
§18-2-13d. Marshall University
§18-2-13e. Transfer of Property for the Use of Marshall University
§18-2-25b. Emergency Action Plans for Athletics
§18-2-25c. Defibrillator Required at Certain Events
§18-2-26. Abolishment and Transition of Regional Education Service Agencies
§18-2-27. Authority to Contract for Programs, Services and Facilities
§18-2-29. Competitive Grant Program for Selected Schools and School Districts
§18-2-32. Posthumous High School Diplomas
§18-2-33. Rules for Antihazing
§18-2-35. Dress Codes Requiring School Uniforms for Students
§18-2-36. Framework for Initiating Comprehensive Transformation of School Leadership
§18-2-39. College and Career Readiness Initiative
§18-2-40. Suicide Prevention Awareness Training; Dissemination of Information
§18-2-40a. Education on and Prevention of Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disorders
§18-2-41. Education and Prevention of the Sexual Abuse of Children
§18-2-43. Addressing Disciplinary Action in West Virginia Schools