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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2319

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives Haugen, Peery, Fraser, Dorn, Prince, Betrozoff, Jacobsen and Winsley

Read first time 1/10/90 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to the federal student exchange-visitor program; and adding new sections to Title 28A RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     Federal student exchange-visitor programs, as defined in 22 C.F.R. Sec. 514.13,  who bring in J-1 foreign exchange students for enrollment in Washington state schools shall register with the superintendent of public instruction. Registration with the superintendent of public instruction shall require that the sponsor meet all federal requirements, post a bond with the superintendent of public instruction covering the cost of all living expenses of the student while he or she is in the state of Washington, a return trip air fare from the city of the exchange to the student's home, and the cost of tuition which may be charged by the school district in which the student is enrolled.  A monthly accounting of expenditures for the support of the student shall be provided to the superintendent of public instruction.  If the family sponsoring the student is not provided funds for the student's expenses, if a district is not paid the tuition due for such student, or the exchange student has not received a return trip airline ticket, action may be taken against the bond to recover these costs plus the plaintiff's cost of litigation if the plaintiff is forced to litigate and prevails.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     (1)  School districts which accept students under a student exchange program where the student is classified as a J-1 foreign exchange student by the immigration and naturalization service may charge tuition to cover the cost of education of these students.  The school district board of directors shall establish the tuition fee no later than January 15 of each year for the subsequent school year.

          (2)  Students attending a school district under a student- visitor exchange program who are classified as J-1 foreign exchange students shall not be counted by the school district in determining the allocation of state funds available to the district based on the population of the school district.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     Sections 1 and 2 of this act are each added to Title 28A RCW.