2SSB 5593 — Improving equity in the transfer of student data between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

What this bill does

Requires institutions of higher education to enter into data-sharing agreements with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to facilitate the transfer of high school student directory information for purposes of informing students about postsecondary educational opportunities. Requires school districts to annually transmit directory information for all enrolled high school students to the OSPI and directs the OSPI to make that information available to institutions of higher education. Directs the OSPI to identify a process for making information about a student's enrollment in an institution of higher education available to the student's school district.

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Floor votes

• House — 687 Rude Pg 1 Ln 13 · April 12, 2023
  45 yea · 52 nay · 1 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 12, 2023
  89 yea · 8 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 19, 2023
  41 yea · 8 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
  40 yea · 8 nay · 1 not voting

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