Jennifer's Law (federal Law)
Jennifer's Law or Jennifers' Law may refer to: * Jennifer's Law (Texas) Jennifer's Law is a law in the U.S. state of Texas that permits school districts to award posthumous diplomas to students who die during their senior year of high school. Namesake The law is named for Jennifer Ann Crecente, an Austin, Texas hig ..., passed in 2007, to permit school districts to award posthumous diplomas to high school students * Jennifers' Law (Connecticut), passed in 2021, to expand the definition of "domestic violence" {{disambig ...
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Jennifer's Law (Texas)
Jennifer's Law is a law in the U.S. state of Texas that permits school districts to award posthumous diplomas to students who die during their senior year of high school. Namesake The law is named for Jennifer Ann Crecente, an Austin, Texas high school senior who was murdered a few months before her graduation by a former boyfriend. Though she was on track for her diploma, the district did not award one to her posthumously. Thus, her family petitioned for a change in the law. History On February 15, 2007, Senator Eliot Shapleigh from El Paso, Texas filed SB 697 in the Texas Senate to create "Jennifer's Law." Representative Bolton filed companion bill HB 1563 in the Texas House of Representatives. The bill passed the Education Committees of both the Senate and House unanimously. The Texas Senate passed the bill on May 23, 2007, followed by the Texas House on May 25, 2007. Both chambers passed the bill unanimously (31-0 in the Senate and 146–0 in the House with two "present ...
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