5593-S2 AMH RUDE MOET 260

2SSB 5593 - H AMD TO ED COMM AMD (H-1700.1/23) 625

By Representative Rude

WITHDRAWN 04/12/2023

On page 1, line 13 of the striking amendment, after "education" insert ", including institutions of higher education that are participating in data-sharing agreements under subsection (5) of this section,"

On page 1, after line 32 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"(5)(a) Four-year, not-for-profit institutions of higher education that are authorized to participate in state financial aid programs under chapter 28B.92 RCW, were founded in or before 1910 or are located on tribal land and are minority-serving institutions, and are not subject to subsection (1) of this section may enter into data-sharing agreements with the office of the superintendent of public instruction to facilitate the transfer of high school student directory information collected under section 2 of this act for the purposes of informing Washington high school students of postsecondary educational opportunities available in the state.

(b) An institution of higher education that enters into a data-sharing agreement under this subsection (5) must, as part of the agreement, pledge to comply with state and federal nondiscrimination laws applicable to hiring and admissions practices. If the office of the superintendent of public instruction determines that the institution of higher education, after the establishment of the data-sharing agreement, has not complied with state and federal nondiscrimination laws applicable to hiring and admissions practices, the office of the superintendent of public instruction may suspend or terminate the agreement."

Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 2, line 16 of the striking amendment, after "education" strike all material through "RCW 28B.10.016"

On page 2, line 33 of the striking amendment, after "education" strike all material through "RCW 28B.10.016"

On page 2, beginning on line 38 of the striking amendment, after "section" strike all material through "guardians" on page 3, line 3 and insert ":

(a) "Directory information" means the names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of students and their parents or legal guardians;

(b) "Institutions of higher education" has the same meaning as in RCW 28B.10.016. However, for purposes of data-sharing agreements authorized under section 1(5) of this act, "institutions of higher education" means four-year, not-for-profit institutions of higher education that: Are authorized to participate in state financial aid programs under chapter 28B.92 RCW; were founded in or before 1910 or are located on tribal land and are minority-serving institutions; and are not subject to section 1(1) of this act; and

EFFECT: (1) Permits private, four-year not-for-profit institutions of higher education meeting delineated requirements, including requirements related to founding date and location on tribal land, to enter into student data-sharing agreements with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for the purposes of informing Washington high school students of postsecondary educational opportunities available in the state.

(2) Requires the private, four-year not-for-profit institutions of higher education that enter into student data-sharing agreements to, as part of the agreement, pledge to comply with state and federal nondiscrimination laws applicable to hiring and admissions practices, and permits the OSPI to suspend or terminate the agreement if the OSPI determines that the institution, after the establishment of the data-sharing agreement, has not complied with the nondiscrimination laws.

(3) Makes changes to reflect the potential inclusion of private four-year not-for-profit institutions of higher education in data-sharing agreements, including establishing a definition of "institutions of higher education" and adding that definition to a reformatted list of definitions established in the underlying striking amendment.

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