Timothy Roemer: “I want to come to a better understanding of exactly the implications of this amendment. It is my understanding that the…”

“I want to come to a better understanding of exactly the implications of this amendment. It is my understanding that the gentleman's amendment requires educational organizations to disclose certain information to students' parents prior to receiving payment for any Washington-based programs. Is it correct that while the gentleman's amendment requires these organizations to provide information to parents about food, lodging and transportation, these education organizations would not have to provide parents with the specific names of companies with which it contracts? For example, the Close Up Foundation would not have to provide the parents of the 24,000 students who participate in its programs each year with a list of the approximately 120 food vendors, 10 bus companies and 25 hotels it utilizes in any given year. In the same vein, is it also correct that it is sufficient for an education organization to report the program expenditures in the aggregate, even when the organization itself provides the service? For example, the Close Up Foundation provides its own program staffing. Under the gentleman's amendment, is it correct that this organization would not be required to list the names and salaries of the approximately 150 employees involved in this activity.”