SSB 5172 -
By Committee on Ways & Means
ADOPTED 04/14/2009
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 28B.20
RCW to read as follows:
(1) A University of Washington center for human rights is created.
The mission of the center is to expand opportunities for Washington
residents to receive a world-class education in human rights, generate
research data and expert knowledge to enhance public and private
policymaking, and become an academic center for human rights teaching
and research in the nation. The center shall align with the founding
principles and philosophies of the United States of America and engage
faculty, staff, and students in service to enhance the promise of life
and liberty as outlined in the Preamble of the United States
Constitution. Key substantive issues for the center include: The
rights of all persons to security against violence; the rights of
immigrants, native Americans, and ethnic or religious minorities; human
rights and the environment; health as a human right; human rights and
trade; the human rights of working people; and women's rights as human
rights. State funds may not be used to support the center for human
rights created in this section.
(2) The higher education coordinating board and the University of
Washington may solicit, accept, receive, and administer federal funds
or private funds, in trust or otherwise, and contract with foundations
or with for-profit or nonprofit organizations to support the purposes
of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 The University of Washington center for
human rights shall report to the appropriate committees of the
legislature by December 1, 2010, and biennially thereafter regarding
the center's activities. The report shall include, but not be limited
to, descriptions of the center's activities and accomplishments
especially as they relate to: International human rights issues and
community service; documentation of measurable accomplishments in
improving outcomes in the issue areas outlined in section 1 of this
act; and documentation of engagement with agencies and nongovernmental
organizations outside of the University of Washington."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Requires the University of Washington to create the Center for Human Rights without the use of state funds.