Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities
Summary
Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities; Prohibiting state universities and state colleges from accepting grants from or participating in partnerships or agreements with a college or university based in a foreign country of concern or with a foreign principal unless specified conditions are met; providing an exception; authorizing state universities to enter into partnerships or agreements with a college or university based in a foreign country of concern or with a foreign principal if such partnerships or agreements are approved by the Board of Governors and specified requirements are met; authorizing the board to sanction and withhold performance funding from a state university for entering into an unauthorized partnership or agreement; requiring each state university and state college to annually submit specified information to the Board of Governors and the Department of Education, respectively, by a specified date, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023 · House May 2, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
8
May 8, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education Postsecondary; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BÁ
Bryan Ávila
RRepublican
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