(1) It is unlawful for anyone knowingly and willfully to do any of the following acts regarding the High School Equivalency Diploma:
(a) Give an examinee access to test questions prior to testing;
(b) Copy or reproduce all or any portion of any secure test booklet or completed test;
(c) Coach an examinee during testing or alter or interfere with an examinee’s response in any way;
(d) Make an answer key available to an examinee;
(e) Forge, counterfeit or alter a transcript, diploma, grade report or High School Equivalency Diploma test;
(f) Fail to account for all secure test materials before, during and after testing;
(g) Participate in, direct, aid, counsel, assist in, encourage, fail to report any of the acts prohibited in this section, or engage in any activity with the intent to fraudulently obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma.
(2) Any person violating any provisions of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. Upon conviction, the Mississippi Community College Board may suspend or revoke the High School Equivalency Diploma credential of the person convicted.
(3) The district attorney or county prosecuting attorney shall investigate allegations of violations of this section, either on their own initiative or following the receipt of an allegation, or at the request of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board.
(4) The district attorney or county prosecuting attorney shall furnish to the Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board a report of the findings of any investigation conducted pursuant to this section.
(5) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit or interfere with the responsibilities of the Mississippi Community College Board in test development or selection, test form construction, standard setting, test scoring and reporting, or any other related activities which in the judgment of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board are necessary and appropriate.
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