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OK SB349

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Micheal Bergstrom

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all Oklahoma higher education institutions and accredited private institutions to report quarterly funding from foreign sources exceeding $50,000 in value to the Governor and legislative committees.

  • Reports must include the funding amount, description and purpose, detailed information about the foreign source, and copies of any related contracts or agreements.

  • Reports must be posted on the institution's website as public records subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

  • Institutions face fines up to $10,000 per incident for willfully failing to report foreign funding, with fine amounts and unreported funding deposited in the General Revenue Fund.

  • Exempts tuition and related fee payments from individual foreign students from reporting requirements and becomes effective July 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Higher education; requiring certain institutions of higher education to report certain funding from certain foreign sources. Effective date. Emergency.

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Hays (principal House author)

2/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Education2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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