SSB 5506 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Benson
ADOPTED 03/03/2005
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 28B.10
RCW to read as follows:
(1)(a) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, institutions of
higher education shall develop policies regarding the marketing or
merchandising of credit cards on institutional property to students,
except as provided in newspapers, magazines, or similar publications or
within any location of a financial services business regularly doing
business on the institution's property.
(b) "Merchandising" means the offering of free merchandise or
incentives to students as part of the credit card marketing effort.
(c) "Student" means any student enrolled for one or more credit
hours at an institution of higher education.
(2) Institutions of higher education shall each develop official
credit card marketing policies. The process of development of these
policies must include consideration of student comments. The official
credit card marketing policies must, at a minimum, include
consideration of and decisions regarding:
(a) The registration of credit card marketers;
(b) Limitations on the times and locations of credit card
marketing; and
(c) Prohibitions on material inducements to complete a credit card
application unless the student has been provided credit card debt
education literature, which includes, but is not limited to, brochures
of written or electronic information.
(3)(a) The policies shall include the following elements: A
requirement for credit card marketers to inform students about good
credit management practices through programs developed in concert with
the institution of higher education; and
(b) A requirement to make the official credit card marketing policy
available to all students upon their request."
SSB 5506 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Benson
ADOPTED 03/03/2005
On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "education;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW."