SENATE BILL REPORT

2SSB 5007

BYSenate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Lee, McMullen, Anderson, Conner and Johnson)

Establishing the international marketing internship program.

Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 10, 1989; January 18, 1989; January 10, 1990; January 18, 1990

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5007 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators Lee, Chairman; Anderson, Vice Chairman; McDonald, Matson, Murray, Saling, Smitherman, Warnke, West.

Senate Staff:Forrest Bathurst (786-7429)

                  January 18, 1990

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 6, 1990

Majority Report:  That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5007 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators Bailey, Bauer, Cantu, Fleming, Gaspard, Hayner, Moore, Newhouse, Niemi, Saling, Smith, Talmadge, Williams, Wojahn.

Senate Staff:Terry Wilson (786-7715)

                  February 12, 1990

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 9, 1990

BACKGROUND:

Education, business leaders, and government officials advise that internship programs are an effective way to develop young people's skills and enhance their interest in a particular field.  It would be useful to have a larger pool of enthusiastic, talented and experienced young people available to work in international trade.  Such an internship program could be used to develop Washington State products and services for export.

SUMMARY:

An international marketing internship program is established in the Department of Trade and Economic Development.  The program shall provide interns with on-the-job training.  Up to 15 internships per year will be provided, with the department paying up to 50 percent ($10,000 maximum) of yearly stipend.  Interns will be granted credit from an institution of higher learning.  Internships are for a one-year period.  To participate, an intern must be a resident, a college senior or recent graduate in a relevant field, and submit an application.  The interns will be assigned to private sector companies or nonprofit, trade-related organizations.  Firms must have been in business at least one year, have at least $100,000 in export sales annually, offer products or services with at least 50 percent of their value derived from within the state, have personnel and facilities to provide challenging training, be able to provide post-internship employment, create a new position for the intern, and provide overseas experience.  One-third of the interns will be allocated to the Department of Agriculture for placement.  The bill is made contingent on funding in the budget.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      available

Senate Committee - Testified: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & LABOR: No one

Senate Committee - Testified: WAYS & MEANS:  No one