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ENGROSSED
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5274
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AS
AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State of Washington 55th
Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/24/97.
Limiting
disclosure of students' social security numbers.
AN
ACT Relating to disclosure of students' social security numbers; and adding a
new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
School districts and public schools may not request the disclosure of a
student's federal social security number, except as provided in subsection (2)
of this section.
(2)(a)
A school district or public school may request the disclosure of a student's
federal social security number for the purpose of seeking medicaid
reimbursement for covered services to eligible students under RCW 74.09.5241
through 74.09.5256, or for the purpose of compliance with any other explicit
federal law requiring the disclosure. If disclosure is requested under this
subsection (2)(a), the school district or public school shall cite the law
requiring the disclosure.
(b)
If the student is an employee of the school district, a school district or
public school may request disclosure of a student's social security number for
employment purposes, if employment records containing the number are maintained
separately from student records.
(c)
Any school district or public school requesting the disclosure of a student's
federal social security number under this subsection must use a consent form,
to be signed by the parent or guardian, that contains a disclosure statement
printed on the form. The disclosure statement must include the following
information:
(i)
Whether the disclosure is mandatory or voluntary;
(ii)
What federal or state statute, rule, or regulation requires the disclosure;
(iii)
What uses will be made of the number; and
(iv)
Who will have access to it.
A
parent's or guardian's general consent for another purpose, including medical
consent or any consent used to approve admission to or involvement in a special
education or remedial program or regular school activity, does not constitute
consent to disclosure of the student's social security number.
(3)
It is unlawful for any public school or public school district to deny a
student any right, benefit, or privilege provided by law because the student or
the student's parent or legal guardian refuses to disclose the student's federal
social security number.
(4)
Except as provided in section 2 of this act, no official, employee, or agent of
an educational institution or agency may release a student's social security
number to any public or private party without the written consent of the
student age eighteen or older, or the parent or legal guardian of a student
under age eighteen. The request for release must include the following
information:
(a)
Whether the disclosure is mandatory or voluntary;
(b)
What federal or state statute, rule, or regulation requires the disclosure;
(c)
What uses will be made of the number; and
(d)
Who will have access to it.
A
parent's or guardian's general consent for other purposes, including medical
consent or any consent used to approve admission to or involvement in a special
education or remedial program or regular school activity, does not constitute
consent to disclosure of the student's social security number.
(5) This section shall not be construed as prohibiting a school
district from developing an individual student identification number, unrelated
to the student's social security number, to identify and maintain education
records on students enrolled in the district.
