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                                          ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5463

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                                         AS AMENDED BY THE FREE CONFERENCE OMMITTEE

                                                                            C 349 L 87

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Fleming, von Reichbauer, Hansen, Gaspard, Smitherman, Rinehart, McDermott, Bauer, Vognild, Rasmussen and Moore

Read first time 1/30/87 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to educational opportunities; and adding a new chapter to Title 28A RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that the economy of the state of Washington more than that of any other state in the union is dependent on foreign trade,  particularly with Pacific Rim countries.  If Washington's status as a leading state in international trade is to be maintained and strengthened, students of this state need to be better prepared.  The legislature also finds that parents and our public education system can work cooperatively to prepare children as they begin to face complex questions of world order and stability.  It is, therefore, the intent of the legislature to provide students with enhanced opportunities to increase their awareness of and understanding about other nations and the relationships of those countries with Washington state.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     (1)  The superintendent of public instruction shall establish an advisory committee to advise the superintendent on international education issues as such issues relate to the development of model curriculum or curriculum guidelines for grades kindergarten through twelve.  The advisory committee shall be of such size as determined by the superintendent of public instruction.  The superintendent of public instruction is encouraged to include parents; teachers; administrators; multicultural curriculum specialists; representatives of private enterprise; representatives of foreign trade or policy organizations, representatives of local and state ethnic minority groups, associations, or agencies; and representatives of cultural associations.

(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a working committee to develop international education model curriculum or curriculum guidelines.  The working committee shall follow the same procedures as those established by the superintendent of public instruction for the implementation of RCW 28A.03.425.  Upon completion, the model curriculum or curriculum guidelines shall be made available for consideration and use by school districts.

           (3) In cooperation with the advisory committee, the superintendent of public instruction shall conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing an international education curriculum resource center and submit a report to the legislature including findings and recommendations by January 1, 1988.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     (1) The superintendent of public instruction may grant funds to selected school districts for the purposes of developing and implementing international education programs.  The grants shall be in such amounts as determined by the superintendent of public instruction.  The sum of all grants awarded shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the legislature for such purposes.

          (2) The grant program shall center on the use of the international education model curriculum or curriculum guidelines developed in section 2 of this act.  Districts may use the international education model curriculum or curriculum guidelines developed under section 2 of this act as a guideline for creating their own model curriculum for participation in the grant program.

          (3)  School districts may apply singularly or a group of school districts may apply together to participate in the program.

         (4)  School districts applying for the international education grant program shall submit a plan which includes:

          (a) Participation by the school district in both the model curriculum or curriculum guidelines development activities and the grant program activities provided for by this chapter;

          (b) The application or intent to conduct a foreign language program including either Japanese or Mandarin Chinese beginning in the ninth grade;

          (c) A staff in-service training program addressing the implementation of international education curriculum;

          (d) A goal to enlist participation where possible by private enterprise, cultural and ethnic associations, foreign trade or policy organizations, the local community, exchange students and students who have participated in exchange programs, and parents;

          (e)  Evaluation of the pilot program.

          (5) To the extent possible, selected school districts shall represent the various geographical locations, school or school district sizes, and grade levels in the state.

          (6) By January 1, 1988, the superintendent of public instruction shall select five school district grantees for the program.  The program shall be implemented beginning with the 1988-89 school year.

          (7) The program in international education shall be considered a social studies offering for the purpose of RCW 28A.05.060(1).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules under chapter 34.04 RCW to carry out the purposes of sections 1 through 3 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.     The superintendent of public instruction shall submit a report to the legislature, including its findings and specific recommendations evaluating the progress of the grant program, by January 1, 1991.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.     Sections 1 through 5 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 28A RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7.     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.