AR SB609

State-supported institutions of higher education are prohibited from hosting Confucius Institutes or entities affiliated with the People's Republic of China, Chinese Communist Party, or China's People's Liberation Army.

Institutions cannot accept gifts from foreign sources or enter contracts with foreign sources if doing so would threaten research integrity, intellectual property rights, confidential information protection, or safety and security of the institution, its personnel, students, the state, or the United States.

Institutions must disclose gifts and contracts from foreign sources valued over $250,000, including dollar value, foreign source identity, receiving department, date received, and brief description; multiple gifts or contracts from the same foreign government must be disclosed if their aggregate value exceeds $250,000.

Each institution must submit an annual gifts and contracts disclosure report by July 31 to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and Department of Public Safety, covering the fiscal year ending June 30; reports are made publicly available on the Department of Finance and Administration website.

The act is declared an emergency and becomes effective immediately upon Governor approval, expiration of veto period, or veto override, citing security concerns and the need to prevent foreign contracts and gifts during the upcoming academic year.