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                         SENATE BILL 5699

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Fraser, Prince and Rasmussen; by request of Secretary of State

Read first time 02/01/95.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Revising provisions relating to international student exchange visitor placement organizations.

    AN ACT Relating to international student exchange visitor placement organizations; and amending RCW 19.166.030 and 19.166.040.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 19.166.030 and 1991 c 128 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) All international student exchange visitor placement organizations that place students in public schools in the state shall register with the secretary of state.

    (2) Failure to register is a violation of this chapter.

    (3) Information provided to the secretary of state under this chapter is a public record.

    (4) Registration shall not be considered or be represented as an endorsement of the organization by the secretary of state or the state of Washington.

(5) On a date established by rule by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall provide annually to the superintendent of public instruction a list of all currently registered international student placement organizations.  The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute annually the list of all currently registered international student placement organizations to all Washington state school districts.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 19.166.040 and 1991 c 128 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) An application for registration as an international student exchange visitor placement organization shall be submitted in the form prescribed by the secretary of state.  The application shall include:

    (a) Evidence that the organization meets the standards established by the secretary of state under RCW 19.166.050;

    (b) The name, address, and telephone number of the organization, its chief executive officer, and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for supervising placements within the state;

    (c) The organization's unified business identification number, if any;

    (d) The organization's United States Information Agency number, if any;

    (e) Evidence of council on standards for international educational travel listing, if any;

    (f) Whether the organization is exempt from federal income tax; and

    (g) A list of the organization's placements in Washington for the previous academic year including the number of students placed, their home countries, the school districts in which they were placed, and the length of their placements.

    (2) The application shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the organization and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for supervising placements within Washington.  If the secretary of state determines that the application is complete, the secretary of state shall file the application and the applicant is registered.

    (3) International student exchange visitor placement organizations that have registered shall inform the secretary of state of any changes in the information required under subsection (1) of this section within thirty days of the change.

    (4) Registration ((under this chapter is valid for one year.  The registration may be renewed annually)) shall be renewed annually as established by rule by the office of the secretary of state.

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