FINAL BILL REPORT

                   SB 5699

                           C 60 L 95

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Revising provisions relating to international student exchange visitor placement organizations.

Sponsors:  Senators Fraser, Prince and Rasmussen; by request of Secretary of State.

Senate Committee on Education

House Committee on Education

Background:  Under current law, all international student exchange visitor placement organizations that place students in public schools must register with the Secretary of State.  However, the secretary has no duty to distribute the information to school districts.

Summary:  The Secretary of State must annually provide the Superintendent of Public Instruction a list of all currently registered international student placement organizations.  The superintendent must distribute that list to all state school districts.

A placement organization must renew its registration each year.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate    44 1

House     95 0

Effective:  July 23, 1995