SEC. 37-16-7. Establishment of graduation standards established by district school boards; standard diploma.

Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

37-16-7. (1) Each district school board shall establish standards for graduation from its schools which shall include as a minimum:

(a) Mastery of * * * minimum academic skills as measured by assessments developed and administered by the State Board of Education * * *.

(b) Completion of a minimum number of academic credits, and all other applicable requirements prescribed by the district school board.

(2) A student who meets all requirements prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall be awarded a standard diploma in a form prescribed by the state board.

(3) The State Board of Education may establish student proficiency standards for promotion to grade levels leading to graduation.

SOURCES: Laws, 1982, Ex Sess, Ch. 17, Sec. 30(4, 6); 1987, ch. 446, Sec. 2, eff from and after July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1999, Ch. 421, Sec. 2, eff. from anda fter effectuation under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.