BILL REQ. #:  S-3880.1 

Read first time 01/22/2004.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

     AN ACT Relating to prohibiting institutions of higher education from sharing students' personal information; and amending RCW 28B.10.042.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 28B.10.042 and 2001 c 103 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Institutions of higher education shall not use the social security number of any student, staff, or faculty for identification except for the purposes of employment, financial aid, research, assessment, accountability, transcripts, or as otherwise required by state or federal law.
     (2) Each institution of higher education shall develop a system of personal identifiers for students to be used for grading and other administrative purposes. The personal identifiers may not be social security numbers.
     (3) Personal identifiers and lists of students or alumni may not be shared, given, provided, or sold to organizations, corporations, or other business entities for the purpose of marketing goods and services, unless specifically authorized by a majority vote of the students or alumni.