A student with a disability who meets the standard high school diploma requirements may defer the receipt of a standard high school diploma if the student:

1. has an IEP that prescribes special education, transition planning, transition services, or related services through the school year in which the student attains the age of twenty-two (22); and

2. is enrolled in accelerated college credit instruction, industry certification courses that lead to college credit, a collegiate high school program, courses necessary to satisfy the Scholar designation requirements, or a structured work-study, internship, or pre-apprenticeship program.

A student with a disability who receives a certificate of completion and has an individual education plan that prescribes special education, transition planning, transition services, or related services through the school year in which the student attains the age of twenty-two (22) may continue to receive the specified instruction and services.

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