CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE
BILL 2375
Chapter
166, Laws of 2000
56th
Legislature
2000
Regular Session
HIGHER
EDUCATION--INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 6/8/00
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Passed by the House February 8, 2000
Yeas 96 Nays 1
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 2, 2000
Yeas 42 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the
House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that
the attached is HOUSE BILL 2375 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
 TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
Chief Clerk
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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Approved March 27, 2000 Place Style On
Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March 27, 2000 - 4:44 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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HOUSE
BILL 2375
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Passed
Legislature - 2000 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/12/2000. Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
Addressing information technology literacy at
baccalaureate institutions of higher education.
AN
ACT Relating to information and technology literacy in higher education; adding
a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. The
legislature finds that competence in information literacy and fluency in
information technology are increasingly important in the workplace as well as
in day-to-day activities. The legislature finds that to prepare students to
meet the challenges of the work force and society, students must be able to
effectively manage and apply information from a variety of sources. In
addition, the legislature finds that institutions of higher education have the
opportunity to provide students with a framework and approach to use
information and technology effectively.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. A
new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
Beginning in April 2000, representatives of the public baccalaureate
institutions designated by the council of presidents, in consultation with
representatives of the community and technical colleges and representatives of
the higher education coordinating board, shall convene an interinstitutional group
to begin to: (a) Develop a definition of information and technology literacy;
(b) develop strategies or standards by which to measure the achievement of
information and technology literacy; and (c) develop a financial assessment of
the cost of implementation.
(2)
The baccalaureate institutions shall provide the house of representatives and
senate committees on higher education with a progress report in January 2001.
(3)
By the end of January 2002, the baccalaureate institutions shall deliver to the
house of representatives and senate committees on higher education a report
detailing: (a) The definition of information and technology literacy; (b)
strategies or standards for measurement; (c) institutionally specific plans for
implementation; and (d) an evaluation of the feasibility of implementation
taking into consideration cost.
(4)
If the legislature determines that implementation is feasible, the public
baccalaureate institutions shall pilot test strategies to assess and report on
information and technology literacy during the 2002-03 academic year.
(5)
By the end of January 2004, the institutions shall report to the house of
representatives and senate committees on higher education the results of the
2002-03 pilot study.
(6)
Implementation of assessment strategies shall begin in the academic year
2003-04.
(7)
The higher education coordinating board shall report results to the house of
representatives and senate committees on higher education in the 2005
legislative session.
Passed the House February 8, 2000.
Passed the Senate March 2, 2000.
Approved by the Governor
March 27, 2000.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2000.