2424-S AMH MULL MORI 31

SHB 2424 - H AMD 909 WITHDRAWN 2-13-98

By Representative Mulliken

     On page 3, line 26, after Anumber.@ insert:

A(5)(a) A school district may disclose student federal social security numbers to the work force training and education coordinating board for research purposes as provided in subsection (6) of this section.  Before release, the school district shall provide written notification to the parent or guardian.  The notification shall include:

     (i) An explanation that disclosure of the federal social security number is voluntary and that no benefit is contingent upon disclosure;

     (ii) That the signed consent by the parent or guardian is required for the disclosure of the federal social security number;

     (iii) That the federal social security number shall be used for research purposes only;

     (iv) That the research shall be conducted by the work force training and education coordinating board or the agent of the work force training and education coordinating board;

     (v) That research and data management personnel only shall have access to the federal social security number;

     (vi) That research and data management personnel shall not disseminate individually identifiable information to other persons; and

     (vii) That a description of the research study shall be on file at the school district and available for public review.  The description shall include the information that will be gathered and collated about the student or the student=s family, who will have access to the information, who will have access to the federal social security number, how long the study will last, and what will happen to the information gathered after the original study is completed.

     (b) Written consent to the disclosure of the federal social security number by the parent or guardian following the notification required in (a) of this subsection shall be considered as meeting the requirements of subsection (4)(a)(i) through (iv) of this section.

     (6) In performing their duties to evaluate the effectiveness of vocational education at the secondary level, the work force training and education coordinating board may request school districts to provide access to student records including federal social security numbers.@

Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: A school may disclose a student=s federal social security number to the work force training and education coordinating board if the school notifies the parent or guardian and acquires the parent or guardian=s consent.