Section 92-81-003 - Eligibility Criteria for Diploma Recipients003.01 The Commissioner of Education has the authority to issue a High School Equivalency Diploma conveying all the significance and privilege of a regular high school diploma to any person who is not a high school graduate and who meets the following requirements:003.01A The applicant must have been a resident of Nebraska for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of application, or the final period of high school attendance during which credit was earned toward graduation was in a Nebraska high school. (Section 79-730(1) R.R.S.)003.01B On the basis of achievement in approved tests and other criteria deemed pertinent by the Commissioner of Education, there is reasonable certainty that the applicant has attained the educational development and abilities of the typical high school graduate. (Section 79-730(2) R.R.S.)003.01C The applicant must be at least eighteen years of age and is unable to secure a diploma from the last attended high school; or the class in which the applicant was enrolled at the time of withdrawal from school has been graduated for at least one (1) year. (Section 79-730(3) R.R.S.)92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 81, § 003