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SB5906 • 2026
Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents.
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Data and personal safety
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0 • Civil Rights & Judiciary
Plain English: 5906-S.E AMH CRJ H3697.1 ESSB 5906 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "NEW SECTION.
2187 • Thai
Plain English: 5906-S.E AMH THAI H3770.1 ESSB 5906 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-3697.1/26) 2187 By Representative Thai NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 On page 3, line 29, after "necessary" strike ", a" and insert ":1 (i) A" 2 On page 3, line 31, after "section" insert "; and3 (ii) A policy and procedure specifically designed to notify 4 teachers, administrators, any school personnel, and parents and 5 guardians of students when a school confirms the presence of 6 immigration enforcement on the school site.
2301 • Thai
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH THAI BAKY 511 1 - Official Print By Representative Thai EFFECT: Requires the mandatory health care facilities policies relating to immigration enforcement to be individualized for each specific health care facility.
2302 • Thai
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH THAI BAKY 510 1 - Official Print By Representative Thai EFFECT: Requires each school district board of directors to adopt a policy and procedure for notifying school administrators, school staff, and parents and guardians of students when a school confirms the presence of immigration enforcement on the school site.
2303 • Thai
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH THAI BAKY 509 1 - Official Print By Representative Thai 5906-S.E AMH THAI BAKY 509 ESSB 5906 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-3697.1/26) 2303 NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 On page 6, line 11 of the striking amendment, after "(1)" insert "(a)" On page 6, after line 12 of the striking amendment, insert the following: "(b) Governing boards shall develop policies and procedures to do all of the following to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal law: (i) Advise all students, faculty, and staff to notify the office of the chancellor or president, or their designee, as soon as possible, if they are advised that an immigration enforcement officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered the campus to execute a federal immigration order; (ii) Notify as soon as possible the emergency contact of a student, faculty, or staff person who has been taken into custody as a result of an immigration enforcement action; and (iii) Notify all students, faculty, staff, and community members who work on campus when the presence of immigration enforcement is confirmed on campus.
2324 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 338 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh EFFECT: Removes the provision that: (1) Prohibits an early learning or child care program from allowing an officer or employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement to enter nonpublic areas of an early learning or child care site without a judicial warrant or court order, subject to exceptions; and (2) requires an early learning provider, to the extent practicable, to request identification from an officer or employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement who seeks to enter a nonpublic area of an early learning or child care site.
2325 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 339 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh EFFECT: Removes the provision that requires an early learning provider to contact the collective bargaining representative of a worker who is subject to an immigration enforcement action on the early learning or child care site.
2326 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 340 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh EFFECT: Narrows the definition of "immigration enforcement" to apply only to efforts to investigate and enforce civil immigration laws, and not criminal immigration laws, that penalize a person's presence in, entry to, or employment in the United States.
2327 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 341 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh EFFECT: Removes the provisions that require the Attorney General to develop a model policy limiting immigration enforcement at early learning provider settings and facilities and encouraging early learning providers to adopt the model policy developed by the Attorney General.
2328 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 342 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh EFFECT: Removes the provision that: (1) Prohibits a faculty member, employee, or volunteer of an institution of higher education from allowing an officer or employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement to enter nonpublic areas of the institution without a judicial warrant or court order, subject to exceptions; and (2) requires a faculty member, employee, or volunteer of the institution, to the extent practicable, to direct the immigration officer to the office of the president for purposes of verifying the legality of any judicial warrant or court order.
2329 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 343 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh EFFECT: Removes the provision that requires an institution of higher education to contact the collective bargaining representative of a faculty member or employee who is subject to an immigration enforcement action at the institution.
2330 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 344 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh EFFECT: Removes the section that establishes the following requirements relating to county auditor offices: (1) a county auditor must designate as nonpublic any place where ballots are handled, processed, counted, or tabulated; (2) an election officer, worker, or volunteer must not allow access to nonpublic areas for immigration enforcement purposes without a judicial warrant or court order, and must attempt to have the denial of access documented by another officer, worker, or volunteer; and (3) a county auditor must inform election officers, workers, and volunteers on how to respond to immigration enforcement requests that grant access to nonpublic areas.
2331 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 345 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 345 ESSB 5906 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-3697.1/26) 2331 NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 On page 4, beginning on line 20 of the striking amendment, after "users" strike "and residents" On page 4, beginning on line 21 of the striking amendment, after "patient" strike "and resident" On page 4, line 24 of the striking amendment, after "facilities" strike ", patients, or residents" and insert "or patients" On page 4, line 25 of the striking amendment, after "facilities" strike "other than adult family homes" On page 4, beginning on line 26 of the striking amendment, after "nonpublic." strike all material through "residents." on line 28 On page 4, line 39 of the striking amendment, after "facilities" strike "or homes" On page 5, line 3 of the striking amendment, after "facilities" strike "or homes" On page 5, line 13 of the striking amendment, after "facilities" strike "or homes" On page 5, line 19 of the striking amendment, after "facilities" strike "and adult family homes" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 345 2 - Official Print EFFECT: Removes all provisions relating to adult family homes, including provisions that require adult family homes to: (1) develop policies on responding to requests relating to immigration enforcement and policies designating the entire residential home where care is provided as nonpublic; (2) not allow an officer or employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement to enter nonpublic areas without a judicial warrant or court order, and to have the denial of entry witnessed and documented if possible; (3) contact the collective bargaining representative of a worker who is subject to an immigration enforcement action at the home; and (4) inform workers and volunteers on how to respond to immigration enforcement requests that grant access to nonpublic areas.
2332 • Walsh
Plain English: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 346 1 - Official Print By Representative Walsh 5906-S.E AMH WALJ ADAM 346 ESSB 5906 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-3697.1/26) 2332 NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 On page 4, beginning on line 18 of the striking amendment, strike all of section 4 and insert the following: "NEW SECTION.
2426 • Taylor
Plain English: 5906-S.E AMH TAYL H3798.1 ESSB 5906 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-3697.1/26) 2426 By Representative Taylor NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 On page 4, line 22, after "facilities" insert "and adult family 1 homes" 2 On page 4, line 24, after "facilities," insert "adult family 3 homes," 4 On page 4, line 25, after "facilities" strike "other than adult 5 family homes" 6 On page 4, line 32, after "facilities" insert "and adult family 7 homes" 8 On page 4, line 34, after "facilities" insert "and adult family 9 homes" 10 On page 4, line 38, after "facilities" insert ", adult family 11 homes," 12 On page 5, line 7, after "facilities" insert ", adult family 13 homes," 14 On page 5, line 11, after "facilities" insert ", adult family 15 homes," 16 On page 5, line 15, after "facility" insert "or adult family 17 home" 18 On page 5, line 17, after "facility" strike ", the health care 19 facility" and insert "or home, the health care facility or adult 20 family home" 21 On page 5, line 27, after " (a)" insert ""Adult family home" has 22 the same meaning as in RCW 70.128.010; 23 (b)" 24 Code Rev/CC:eab 1 H-3798.1/26 Reletter the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any 1 internal references accordingly.
636 • Alvarado
Plain English: 5906-S AMS ALVA S5089.1 SSB 5906 - S AMD 636 By Senator Alvarado ADOPTED 02/12/2026 On page 2, line 12, after " (3)" insert "Early learning providers 1 are encouraged to adopt the model policy described in section 2 of 2 this act.
638 • Dhingra
Plain English: 5906-S AMS DHIN S5040.1 SSB 5906 - S AMD 638 By Senator Dhingra ADOPTED 02/12/2026 On page 4, line 12, after "enhance" insert "the"1 On page 4, line 13, after "promote" strike "a" 2 On page 4, line 13, after "safe" strike "environment" and insert 3 "environments" 4 On page 4, beginning on line 13, after "to" strike all material 5 through "and" on line 14 6 On page 4, line 14, after "patient" insert "and resident"7 On page 4, line 14, after "facilities" strike ", as well as" and 8 insert "and" 9 On page 4, line 15, after "homes" strike "," 10 On page 4, line 17, after "law," strike "a" 11 On page 4, at the beginning of line 18, strike "facility or" and 12 insert "facilities and" 13 On page 4, line 18, after "family" strike "home" and insert 14 "homes" 15 On page 4, line 18, after "and" strike "its personnel" and insert 16 "their workers" 17 On page 4, line 19, after "of the" strike "facility," and insert 18 "facilities or homes" 19 On page 4, line 21, after "to" strike "the" 20 On page 4, line 22, after "the" strike "facility" and insert 21 "facilities or homes" 22 Code Rev/MW:jcm 1 S-5040.1/26 On page 4, line 23, after " (3)" strike "A health" and insert 1 "Health" 2 On page 4, line 23, after "care" strike "facility" and insert 3 "facilities" 4 On page 4, beginning on line 23, after "homes and" strike all 5 material through "personnel" on line 24 and insert "their workers"6 On page 4, line 25, after "the" strike "facility" and insert 7 "facilities or homes" 8 On page 4, line 27, after "other" strike "health care facility or 9 adult family home employee" and insert "worker" 10 On page 4, line 28, after " (4)" insert "If a worker employed or 11 hired by a health care facility or adult family home is represented 12 by a union and is subject to an immigration enforcement action at the 13 facility or home, the health care facility or adult family home shall 14 contact the worker's collective bargaining representative.15 (5)" 16 Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any 17 internal references accordingly.
648 • MacEwen
Plain English: 5906-S AMS MACE S5041.1 SSB 5906 - S AMD 648 By Senator MacEwen NOT ADOPTED 02/12/2026 On page 6, beginning on line 1, after " (1)" strike all material 1 through "(2)" on line 4 2 Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any 3 internal references accordingly.
1st substitute bill substituted.
Data and personal safety
AN ACT Relating to establishing data and personal safety 1 protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington 2 residents; adding a new section to chapter 43.216 RCW; adding a new 3 section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 70.02 4 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new section 5 to chapter 29A.04 RCW; and creating a new section. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.216 8 RCW to read as follows: 9 (1) Except as required by state or federal law, or as required to 10 administer a state or federally supported early learning or child 11 care program, early learning providers may not do either of the 12 following: 13 (a) Collect information or documents regarding immigration or 14 citizenship status of students or their family members; or15 (b) Allow an officer or employee of an agency conducting 16 immigration enforcement to enter a nonpublic area of an early 17 learning or child care site for any purpose without being presented 18 with a valid judicial warrant, judicial subpoena, or a court order. 19 An early learning provider shall, to the extent practicable, request 20 a valid form of identification from an officer or employee of an 21 S-3473.2 SENATE BILL 5906 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senators Hansen, Valdez, Bateman, Chapman, Frame, Hasegawa, Hunt, Nobles, Pedersen, Salomon, Slatter, Stanford, and C. Wilson Prefiled 12/17/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice. p. 1 SB 5906 agency conducting immigration enforcement seeking to enter a 1 nonpublic area of an early learning or child care site. This 2 subsection may not be construed to limit an early learning provider's 3 right to consult with counsel or challenge the validity of a judicial 4 warrant, judicial subpoena, or court order in a court of competent 5 jurisdiction. 6 (2) The early learning provider shall, in a timely manner, report 7 to the department any request for information or access to an early 8 learning or child care site by any officer or employee of a law 9 enforcement agency for the purpose of enforcing immigration laws. Any 10 report made under this subsection must be provided in a manner that 11 ensures the confidentiality and privacy of any potential identifying 12 information. 13 (3) If an early learning provider is aware that a child's parent 14 or legal guardian is not available to care for the student, the early 15 learning provider shall first exhaust any parental instruction 16 relating to the child's care in the emergency contact information it 17 has for the child to arrange for the child's care. An early learning 18 provider is encouraged to work with parents or legal guardians to 19 update the emergency contact information and not contact the 20 department to arrange for the child's care unless the early learning 21 provider is unable to arrange for care through the use of emergency 22 contact information or other information or instructions provided by 23 the parent or legal guardian. 24 (4) The early learning provider shall provide information to 25 parents and guardians, as appropriate, regarding their children's 26 eligibility for certain early learning programs regardless of 27 immigration or citizenship status or religious beliefs. This 28 information must include "know your rights" immigration enforcement 29 information established by the attorney general and may be provided 30 in an annual notification to parents and legal guardians or any other 31 cost-effective means determined by the early learning provider.32 (5) This section does not prohibit or restrict any governmental 33 entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, federal 34 immigration authorities, information regarding the immigration or 35 citizenship status, lawful or unlawful, of an individual, or from 36 requesting from federal immigration authorities immigration status 37 information, lawful or unlawful, or any individual, or maintaining or 38 exchanging that information with any other federal, state, or local 39 governmental entity, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1373 and 1644.40 p. 2 SB 5906 (6) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 1 apply: 2 (a) "Early learning providers" include, but are not limited to, 3 licensed or certified child care centers, family home providers, and 4 outdoor nature-based child care providers; early childhood education 5 and assistance program providers; birth to three early childhood 6 education and assistance program providers; head start and early head 7 start programs; private and nonprofit preschool; home visitation 8 programs; and early intervention services providers;9 (b) "Immigration enforcement" includes any and all efforts to 10 investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement 11 of any federal civil immigration law, and any and all efforts to 12 investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement 13 of any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes a person's 14 presence in, entry, or reentry to, or employment in, the United 15 States; and 16 (c) "Provider" includes any officers, employees, agents, or 17 contractors of the early learning provider. 18 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 19 RCW to read as follows: 20 (1) Except as required by state or federal law or as required to 21 administer a state or federally supported educational program, school 22 district employees may not do either of the following:23 (a) Collect information or documents regarding immigration or 24 citizenship status of students or their family members; or25 (b) Allow an officer or employee of an agency conducting 26 immigration enforcement to enter a nonpublic area of a school site 27 for any purpose without being presented with a valid judicial 28 warrant, judicial subpoena, or a court order. A school district 29 employee shall, to the extent practicable, request a valid form of 30 identification from an officer or employee of an agency conducting 31 immigration enforcement seeking to enter a nonpublic area of a school 32 site. This subsection may not be construed to limit a school 33 district's or employee's right to consult with counsel or challenge 34 the validity of a judicial warrant, judicial subpoena, or court order 35 in a court of competent jurisdiction. 36 (2) In accordance with the federal family educational rights and 37 privacy act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g and RCW 28A.605.030, school 38 district employees may not disclose or provide in writing, verbally, 39 p. 3 SB 5906 or in any other manner, the education records of or any information 1 about a student or a student's family and household without the 2 written consent of the student's parent or legal guardian including, 3 but not limited to, personal information about the student's home and 4 information about the student's travel schedule, to an officer or 5 employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement absent a 6 valid judicial warrant, judicial subpoena, or court order directing 7 the school district or its employee to do so. Any disclosure of a 8 student's education records pursuant to a valid judicial warrant, 9 judicial subpoena, or court order must be in accordance with the 10 parent notification requirements set forth in 34 C.F.R. Part 99 Sec. 11 31(a)(9)(ii). 12 (3) The school district superintendent shall, in a timely manner, 13 report to the school district board of directors any request for 14 information or access to a school site by any officer or employee of 15 a law enforcement agency for the purpose of enforcing immigration 16 laws. Any report made under this subsection must be provided in a 17 manner that ensures the confidentiality and privacy of any potential 18 identifying information. 19 (4) If school district employees are aware that a student's 20 parent or legal guardian is not available to care for the student, 21 the school shall first exhaust any parental instruction relating to 22 the student's care in the emergency contact information it has for 23 the student to arrange for the student's care. A school is encouraged 24 to work with parents or legal guardians to update the emergency 25 contact information and not contact the department of children, 26 youth, and families to arrange for the student's care unless the 27 school is unable to arrange for care through the use of emergency 28 contact information or other information or instructions provided by 29 the parent or legal guardian. 30 (5) The school district board of directors shall provide 31 information to parents and legal guardians, as appropriate, regarding 32 their children's right to a free public education, regardless of 33 immigration or citizenship status or religious beliefs. This 34 information must include "know your rights" immigration enforcement 35 information established by the attorney general and may be provided 36 in an annual notification to parents and legal guardians or any other 37 cost-effective means determined by the school district.38 (6) This section does not prohibit a school district from 39 establishing heightened standards and protections.40 p. 4 SB 5906 (7)(a) By July 1, 2026, the Washington state school directors' 1 association shall ensure its model policy on limiting immigration 2 enforcement in schools considers, at minimum, all of the following:3 (i) Procedures related to requests for access to school grounds 4 for purposes related to immigration enforcement; 5 (ii) Procedures for school district employees to notify the 6 superintendent of the school district if an individual requests or 7 gains access to school grounds for purposes related to immigration 8 enforcement; and 9 (iii) Procedures for responding to requests for personal 10 information about students or their family members for purposes of 11 immigration enforcement. 12 (b) The Washington state school directors' association shall, no 13 later than July 1, 2027, update the model policies on limiting 14 immigration enforcement in schools described in (a) of this 15 subsection to ensure that these policies align with the prohibition 16 applicable to school district employees as described in subsection 17 (1)(b) of this section, and the requirements for school districts, as 18 described in this section. 19 (8)(a) By the beginning of the 2027-28 school year, each school 20 district board of directors shall adopt or amend, if necessary, a 21 policy and procedure that, at a minimum, incorporates the model 22 policy and procedures described in subsection (7) of this section.23 (b) A school district shall maintain its policy and procedures 24 adopted pursuant to (a) of this subsection and make that policy 25 available to the office of the superintendent of public instruction 26 upon request. 27 (9) School districts may be subject to monitoring and auditing by 28 the office of the superintendent of public instruction to ensure 29 compliance with the requirements of subsection (8) of this section.30 (10) This section does not prohibit or restrict any governmental 31 entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, federal 32 immigration authorities, information regarding the immigration or 33 citizenship status, lawful or unlawful, of an individual, or from 34 requesting from federal immigration authorities immigration status 35 information, lawful or unlawful, or any individual, or maintaining or 36 exchanging that information with any other federal, state, or local 37 governmental entity, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1373 and 1644.38 (11) This section governs school operation and management under 39 RCW 28A.710.040 and 28A.715.020 and applies to charter schools 40 p. 5 SB 5906 established under chapter 28A.710 RCW and state-tribal education 1 compact schools subject to chapter 28A.715 RCW to the same extent as 2 it applies to school districts. 3 (12) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 4 apply: 5 (a) "Immigration enforcement" has the same meaning as defined in 6 section 1 of this act; 7 (b) "Personal information" means any information that is 8 maintained by an agency that identifies or describes an individual 9 including, but not limited to, the individual's name, social security 10 number, physical description, home address, home telephone number, 11 education financial matters, and medical or employment history, and 12 includes statements made by, or attributed to, the individual;13 (c) "School district employee" means an officer, employee, agent, 14 or contractor of a school district; and 15 (d) "School site" means an individual public school campus, an 16 area where a school-sponsored activity is currently being held, or a 17 school bus or other transportation provided by a school district.18 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 70.02 19 RCW to read as follows: 20 (1) Except as expressly authorized pursuant to this chapter, or 21 as required by state or federal law, health care providers and 22 carriers and health care service contractors as defined in RCW 23 48.44.010, may not disclose medical information for immigration 24 enforcement. 25 (2)(a) Health care personnel shall immediately notify health care 26 provider entity management, administration, or legal counsel of any 27 request for access to a health care provider entity site or patient 28 for immigration enforcement. 29 (b) Health care personnel shall immediately provide any request 30 for review of health care provider documents, including through a 31 lawfully issued judicial subpoena, judicial warrant, or court order, 32 to health care facility management, administration, or legal counsel.33 (c) If a request is made to access a health care facility site or 34 patient, including to obtain information about a patient or the 35 patient's family, for immigration enforcement, health care personnel 36 shall direct that request to the designated health care facility 37 management, administration, or legal counsel. 38 p. 6 SB 5906 (3) For purposes of this section, "health care facilities" has 1 the same meaning as in RCW 70.37.020. 2 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 70.02 3 RCW to read as follows: 4 (1) To enhance privacy available to facility users and promote a 5 safe environment conducive to the facility's mission and patient 6 care, health care facilities, as defined in RCW 70.37.020, shall 7 designate areas where patients are receiving treatment or care, or 8 where a patient is discussing protected health information, as 9 nonpublic. The facility is encouraged to designate these areas 10 through mapping signage, key entry, policy, or a combination of 11 those. 12 (2) Unless required by state or federal law, a health care 13 facility and its personnel may not allow any person access to the 14 nonpublic areas of the facility as described in subsection (1) of 15 this section, for immigration enforcement purposes, unless the person 16 has a valid judicial warrant or court order that specifically grants 17 access to the nonpublic areas of the facility. 18 (3) A health care facility and its personnel shall, to the extent 19 possible, have the denial of permission for access to nonpublic areas 20 of the facility pursuant to subsection (2) of this section witnessed 21 and documented by at least one other health care facility employee.22 (4) Health care facilities shall inform staff and relevant 23 volunteers on how to respond to requests relating to immigration 24 enforcement that grants access to health care facility sites or to 25 patients. 26 (5) For purposes of this section, "immigration enforcement" has 27 the same meaning as defined in section 1 of this act.28 NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 29 RCW to read as follows: 30 (1) Each institution of higher education shall, to the fullest 31 extent consistent with state and federal law: 32 (a) Refrain from disclosing personal information about students 33 and employees except: 34 (i) With the consent of the person identified, or if the person 35 is under 18 years of age, with the consent of the parent or legal 36 guardian of the person identified; 37 p. 7 SB 5906 (ii) As may legally be disclosed under state and federal privacy 1 laws; 2 (iii) For the programmatic purpose for which the information was 3 obtained; 4 (iv) As part of a directory that does not include residence 5 addresses or individual persons' course schedules and that the person 6 has not elected to opt out of; or 7 (v) In response to a judicial warrant, court order, or judicial 8 subpoena; 9 (b) Advise all students and employees to notify the office of the 10 president, or their designee, as soon as possible, if an immigration 11 officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered the campus 12 to execute a federal immigration order; 13 (c) Notify the person's emergency contact that the person has 14 been taken into custody as soon as possible if there is reason to 15 suspect that a student or employee has been taken into custody as a 16 result of an immigration enforcement action; 17 (d) Comply with a request from an immigration officer for access 18 to nonpublic areas of the campus only upon presentation of a judicial 19 warrant, judicial subpoena, or court order. This subsection does not 20 apply to an immigration officer's request for access to or for 21 information related to the operation of international student or 22 employee programs, employment verification efforts, or other 23 nonenforcement activities; 24 (e) Advise all students and employees responding to or having 25 contact with an immigration officer executing a federal immigration 26 order, to direct the immigration officer to the office of the 27 president, or their designee, for purposes of verifying the legality 28 of any judicial warrant, court order, or judicial subpoena;29 (f) Designate a staff person to serve as a point of contact for 30 any student or employee who may or could be subject to an immigration 31 order or inquiry on campus. Unless the disclosure is permitted by 32 state and federal education privacy law, employees are prohibited 33 from discussing the personal information, including immigration 34 status, of any student or employee with anyone, or revealing that 35 personal information to anyone. This subsection may not be construed 36 as requiring an institution of higher education to hire staff to 37 fulfill the requirements of this subsection (1)(f);38 (g) Maintain a contact list of legal services providers who 39 provide legal immigration representation, and provide it free of 40 p. 8 SB 5906 charge to any and all students who request it. The list must include, 1 but is not limited to, the provider's name and contact number, email 2 address, and office address; 3 (h)(i) Post on its website in a conspicuous location, and provide 4 via email quarterly or each semester to all students and employees:5 (A) A copy of the contact list adopted pursuant to (g) of this 6 subsection; and 7 (B) Guidance informing them of their rights under state and 8 federal immigration laws and how to respond to federal immigration 9 actions or orders; 10 (ii) Update the information posted on its website pursuant to 11 (h)(i) of this subsection as often as is necessary to reflect any 12 changes to federal and state immigration laws and institutional 13 policies and procedures; and 14 (i) In the event that an undocumented student is subject to a 15 federal immigration order, ensure that all of the following occur:16 (i) In the event that an undocumented student is detained, 17 deported, or is unable to attend to the student's academic 18 requirements due to the actions of an immigration officer in relation 19 to a federal immigration order, the institution of higher education 20 shall make all reasonable efforts to assist the student in retaining 21 any eligibility for financial aid, fellowship stipends, exemption 22 from nonresident tuition fees, funding for research or other 23 educational projects, housing stipends or services, or other benefits 24 the student has been awarded or received, and permit the student to 25 be reenrolled if and when the student is able to return to the 26 institution of higher education. Institutions of higher education 27 should make reasonable and good faith efforts to provide for a 28 seamless transition in a student's reenrollment and reacquisition of 29 campus services and supports; 30 (ii) That staff is available to assist, in a sensitive manner, 31 undocumented students, and other students, employees, faculty, and 32 staff who may be subject to a federal immigration order or inquiry, 33 or who may face similar issues, and whose education or employment is 34 at risk because of federal immigration actions; 35 (iii)(A) All students, employees, and campus community members 36 who work on campus are notified when the presence of immigration 37 enforcement is confirmed on campus; 38 (B) A notice provided pursuant to (i)(iii)(A) of this subsection 39 must include all of the following: 40 p. 9 SB 5906 (I) The date and time the immigration enforcement was confirmed;1 (II) The location of the confirmed immigration enforcement; and2 (III) A hyperlink to additional resources, including the 3 information posted on its website pursuant to this subsection;4 (C) A notice provided pursuant to (i)(iii) of this subsection may 5 not include any personally identifiable information.6 (2)(a) Each campus of each institution of higher education shall 7 notify all students, employees, and other campus community members 8 who work on campus when the presence of immigration enforcement is 9 confirmed, to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal 10 law. 11 (b) A notice provided pursuant to (a) of this subsection must 12 include all of the following: 13 (i) The date and time immigration enforcement was confirmed;14 (ii) The location of the confirmed immigration enforcement; and15 (iii) A hyperlink to additional resources, including the 16 information posted on its website pursuant to subsection (1)(h) of 17 this section. 18 (c) A notice provided pursuant to (a) of this subsection shall 19 not include any personally identifiable information.20 (3) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions 21 apply: 22 (a) "Immigration enforcement" has the same meaning as defined in 23 section 1 of this act; 24 (b) "Immigration officer" means any state, local, or federal law 25 enforcement officer who is seeking to enforce immigration law; and26 (c) "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as 27 defined in RCW 28B.92.030. 28 NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 29A.04 29 RCW to read as follows: 30 (1) During primaries, general elections, and special elections, a 31 county auditor shall designate as nonpublic any place where ballots 32 are handled, processed, counted, or tabulated. County auditors are 33 encouraged to designate these areas through mapping signage, key 34 entry, policy, or a combination of those. 35 (2) Unless required by state or federal law, any election 36 officer, or any worker or volunteer of a county auditor's office, may 37 not allow any person access to nonpublic areas as described in 38 subsection (1) of this section for immigration enforcement purposes, 39 p. 10 SB 5906 unless the person has a valid judicial warrant or court order that 1 specifically grants access to those nonpublic areas.2 (3) An election officer, or a worker or volunteer of a county 3 auditor's office, shall, to the extent possible, have the denial of 4 permission for access to nonpublic areas pursuant to subsection (2) 5 of this section witnessed and documented by at least one other 6 election officer, worker, or volunteer. 7 (4) The county auditor shall inform election officers, workers, 8 and volunteers on how to respond to requests relating to immigration 9 enforcement that grants access to nonpublic areas as described in 10 subsection (1) of this section. 11 (5) For the purposes of this section, "immigration enforcement" 12 has the same meaning as defined in section 1 of this act.13 NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. If any provision of this act or its 14 application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 15 remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other 16 persons or circumstances is not affected.17 NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. This act may be known and cited as the 18 secure and accountable federal enforcement (SAFE) act.19 --- END --- p. 11 SB 5906