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FL H0679
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/8/2023
Primary Sponsor
Education & Employment Committee
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AI Summary
- State universities and state colleges are prohibited beginning July 1, 2023, from accepting grants from or entering agreements with colleges or universities based in "foreign countries of concern" (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, the Maduro regime in Venezuela, and Syria) or foreign principals, unless approved by the Board of Governors (for universities) or the State Board of Education (for colleges)
- Beginning December 1, 2023, state universities and colleges are similarly prohibited from participating in partnerships—defined as faculty/student exchanges, study abroad, articulation, recruiting, or dual degree programs—with institutions in foreign countries of concern or foreign principals without the same approval
- The Board of Governors and State Board of Education may sanction institutions and withhold performance funding for entering unauthorized partnerships or agreements, with withheld funds deposited into the General Revenue Fund
- State universities and colleges, including their employees and representatives, are prohibited from soliciting or accepting any gift (physical objects, loans, rewards, promises of future employment, favors, or services) from colleges or universities based in foreign countries of concern or foreign principals
- Private schools owned or operated by persons or entities domiciled in, owned by, or controlled by a foreign country of concern or foreign principal are barred from participating in state educational scholarship programs, with violations resulting in immediate suspension of scholarship funds and potential revocation of program eligibility
Legislative Description
Agreements of Educational Entities and Foreign Entities
Last Action
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 846 (Ch. 2023-34)
5/1/2023
Committee Referrals
Education & Employment Committee3/15/2023
Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee3/10/2023
Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee2/14/2023
Full Bill Text
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