15-261. State seal of arts proficiency program; requirements; diploma
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state seal of arts proficiency program to recognize students who graduate from a school operated by a school district or a charter school located in this state and who have attained a high level of proficiency in the arts.
B. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
1. Create a state seal of arts proficiency, which shall be affixed to the diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize that the student has met the requirements prescribed in this section.
2. Deliver the state seal of arts proficiency to each public school district or charter school that participates in the program.
C. Any school district or charter school may voluntarily participate in the state seal of arts proficiency program by notifying the superintendent of public instruction of the school district's or charter school's intent to participate in the program.
D. Each school district governing board or charter school governing body that participates in the state seal of arts proficiency program shall:
1. Identify the students who have met the requirements to be awarded the state seal of arts proficiency.
2. Affix the state seal of arts proficiency to the diploma and note the receipt of the state seal of arts proficiency on the transcript of each student who meets those requirements.
E. The state board of education, in collaboration with the department of education and experts in arts education, shall adopt minimum requirements for the program established pursuant to this section and may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
F. A school district or charter school that participates in the state seal of arts proficiency program established pursuant to this section shall award a student, on graduation from high school, a high school diploma with a state seal of arts proficiency if the student demonstrates proficiency in arts by meeting the requirements adopted pursuant to this section.