H-1693.2 _______________________________________________
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1619
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Shin, Jacobsen, Campbell, Finkbeiner, Sheldon, J. Kohl, Wood, Schoesler, Veloria, Dorn, G. Cole, Forner, Wineberry, Heavey, Edmondson, Cothern, Long, Horn, Pruitt, Quall, Basich and King)
Read first time 02/24/93.
AN ACT Relating to international education and cultural exchanges; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The Washington task force on international education and cultural exchanges is established. The task force shall be administered by the higher education coordinating board, with the assistance and support of the superintendent of public instruction, institutions of higher education, the department of trade and economic development, and other appropriate state agencies. The members of the task force may include but need not be limited to: Legislators; executives from business and agriculture; labor leaders; officials from local government; regents and trustees; administrators from schools, community and technical colleges, colleges, and universities; faculty; and representatives from cultural and cultural exchange organizations. To the extent possible when selecting members for the task force, the board shall select members from diverse cultural backgrounds and shall strive to promote geographic balance.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The purposes of the task force shall include but need not be limited to:
(1) Recommending policy, programs, and activities that will help to ensure that universities, colleges, community and technical colleges, and the common schools are providing all students with an education that includes an understanding of the languages, culture, traditions, history, and government of peoples of and from other lands;
(2) Recommending ways to enhance and promote student, faculty, and cultural exchanges with people from other lands and to provide every college student with an opportunity to study abroad;
(3) Recommending the desirability of integrating an international and multicultural perspective into courses in history, political science, education, sociology, business, and other academic programs;
(4) Recommending the feasibility of requiring coursework in the language and the culture, history, or government of another country or region as a condition of graduation from a public school, college, or university;
(5) Recommending, as a condition of teacher certification, the desirability of requiring coursework in multicultural and international perspectives and understanding students from other lands and cultures;
(6) Completing and disseminating a survey of all Washington community and technical colleges, colleges, and universities that shall include but need not be limited to information on: The international issues, relationships, and activities underway or contemplated at each institution; formal and informal relationships with institutions in other lands; the number of Washington's students studying abroad; and the number of international students enrolled in each institution of higher education;
(7) Gathering information on sister city and other formal and informal relationships between the state's local governments and cities, states, provinces, and regions in other lands;
(8) Recommending ways to enrich the experience of international students at Washington's community and technical colleges, colleges, universities, and high schools;
(9) Identifying ways that international students enrich the state's economy and the academic culture of the state's schools and colleges;
(10) Recommending ways to enhance the coordination of cultural exchange opportunities;
(11) Recommending collaborative structures and programs to facilitate the development and assessment of international education and cultural exchanges; and
(12) Identifying private and public funding methods to ensure a sustained investment in international education in Washington state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The board may accept gifts, grants, donations, devises, and bequests to facilitate the work of the task force.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. By December 30, 1993, with the assistance of the higher education coordinating board, the task force shall provide a preliminary report to the governor and the legislature. The report shall include recommendations of the task force for any legislation needed to facilitate its work and implement its findings and recommendations. By October 1, 1994, the board shall report additional findings and recommendations of the task force to the governor, the house of representatives and senate higher education committees, the superintendent of public instruction, and to the presidents of each college and university in the state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. This act shall expire June 30, 1995.
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