1381-S AMS HIE S2410.1
SHB 1381 - S COMM AMD
By Committee on Higher Education
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the occurrences of identity theft are increasing. The legislature also finds that widespread use of the federally issued social security numbers has made identity theft more likely to occur.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Institutions of higher education shall not use the social security number of any student, staff, or faculty for identification, except for the purposes of employment, financial aid, research, assessment, accountability, transcripts, or as otherwise required by state or federal law.
(2) Each institution of higher education shall develop a system of personal identifiers for students to be used for grading and other administrative purposes. The personal identifiers may not be social security numbers.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The institutions of higher education, in conjunction with the higher education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall submit a report to the legislature by December 1, 2001, outlining the institution's personal identifier system.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Each institution of higher education shall use its own existing budgetary funds to develop the system for personal identifiers. No new state funds shall be allocated for this purpose.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Section 2 of this act takes effect July 1, 2002.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."
SHB 1381 - S COMM AMD
By Committee on Higher Education
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "education;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an effective date."
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