Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2010
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/31/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Education (Diaz) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 286.101, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         286.101 Foreign gifts and contracts.—
    8         (1) As used in this section, the term:
    9         (a) "Contract" means any agreement for the direct benefit
   10  or use of any party to such agreement, including an agreement
   11  for the sale of commodities or services.
   12         (b)"Foreign country of concern" means the People's
   13  Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic
   14  of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic
   15  of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian
   16  Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity under
   17  significant control of such foreign country of concern.
   18         (c)"Foreign government" means the government of any
   19  country, nation, group of nations, or any province or other
   20  political subdivision of any country or nation, other than the
   21  government of the United States or the government of a state or
   22  political subdivision, including any agent of such foreign
   23  government.
   24         (d)"Foreign source" means any of the following:
   25         1.A foreign government or an agency of a foreign
   26  government.
   27         2.A legal entity, governmental or otherwise, created
   28  solely under the laws of a foreign state or states.
   29         3.An individual who is not a citizen or a national of the
   30  United States or a territory or protectorate of the United
   31  States.
   32         4.An agent, including a subsidiary or an affiliate of a
   33  foreign legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source.
   34         (e)"Gift" means any transfer of money or property from one
   35  entity to another without compensation.
   36         (f)"Grant" means a transfer of money for a specified
   37  purpose, including a conditional gift.
   38         (g)"Interest" in an entity means any direct or indirect
   39  investment in or loan to the entity valued at 5 percent or more
   40  of the entity's net worth or any form of direct or indirect
   41  control exerting similar or greater influence on the governance
   42  of the entity.
   43         (h)"State agency" means any agency or unit of state
   44  government created or established by law.
   45         (2)Any state agency or political subdivision that receives
   46  directly or indirectly any gift or grant with a value of $50,000
   47  or more from any foreign source shall disclose such gift or
   48  grant to the Department of Financial Services within 30 days
   49  after receiving such gift or grant. Such disclosure shall
   50  include the date of the gift or grant, the amount of the gift or
   51  grant and the name and country of residence or domicile of the
   52  foreign source. Disclosure is not required if such gift or grant
   53  is disclosed under s. 1010.25.
   54         (3)(a)Any entity that applies to a state agency or
   55  political subdivision for a grant or proposes a contract having
   56  a value of $100,000 or more shall disclose to the state agency
   57  or political subdivision any current or prior interest of, any
   58  contract with, or any grant or gift received from a foreign
   59  country of concern if such interest, contract, or grant or gift
   60  has a value of $50,000 or more and such interest existed at any
   61  time or such contract or grant or gift was received or in force
   62  at any time during the previous 5 years. Such disclosure shall
   63  include the name and mailing address of the disclosing entity,
   64  the amount of the contract, grant or gift or the value of the
   65  interest disclosed, the applicable foreign country of concern
   66  and, if applicable, the date of termination of the contract or
   67  interest, the date of receipt of the grant or gift, and the name
   68  of the agent or controlled entity that is the source or interest
   69  holder. Within 1 year before applying for any grant or proposing
   70  any contract, such entity must provide a copy of such disclosure
   71  to the Department of Financial Services.
   72         (b)Disclosure under this subsection is not required with
   73  respect to:
   74         1.A proposal to sell commodities through the online
   75  procurement program established pursuant to s. 287.057(22);
   76         2.An application or proposal from an entity that discloses
   77  foreign gifts or grants under subsection (2) or s. 1010.25 or;
   78         3.An application or proposal from a foreign source that,
   79  if granted or accepted, would be disclosed under subsection (2)
   80  or s. 1010.25;
   81         4.An application or proposal from a public or not-for
   82  profit research institution with respect to research funded by
   83  any federal agency.
   84         (c)A disclosure published online pursuant to subsection
   85  (5) is deemed disclosed to every state agency and political
   86  subdivision for purposes of subsection (a). From the time a
   87  disclosure is made under paragraph (a) through the term of any
   88  awarded state grant or contract, the entity must revise its
   89  disclosure within 30 days after entering into a contract with or
   90  receiving a grant or gift from a foreign country of concern or
   91  within 30 days after the acquisition of any interest in the
   92  entity by a foreign country of concern.
   93         (4)At least once every 5 years, the Department of
   94  Management Services shall screen each vendor of commodities
   95  participating in the online procurement system if such vendor
   96  has the capacity to fill an order of $100,000 or more. Screening
   97  must be conducted through federal agencies responsible for
   98  identifying persons and organizations subject to trade
   99  sanctions, embargoes, or other restrictions under federal law.
  100  If a vendor is identified as being subject to any such
  101  sanctions, embargoes, or other restrictions, the vendor must
  102  make the disclosures required under subsection (3) until such
  103  restriction expires. A notification regarding the applicability
  104  of the disclosure requirement in subsection (3) to the vendor
  105  must be included on the online procurement system when
  106  applicable. The Department of Management Services must ensure
  107  that purchasers through the online procurement system may easily
  108  access all disclosures made by vendors participating system.
  109         (5)The Department of Financial Services must establish and
  110  maintain an Internet website to publish the disclosures required
  111  under this section. The Department of Financial Services may
  112  establish an online system for making such disclosures. The
  113  Department of Management Services may coordinate with the
  114  Department of Financial Services to establish the online system.
  115         (6)(a)Upon receiving a referral from an inspector general
  116  or other compliance officer of a state agency or political
  117  subdivision or any sworn complaint based upon substantive
  118  information and reasonable belief, the Department of Financial
  119  Services must investigate an allegation of a violation of this
  120  section.
  121         (b)The Department of Financial Services, an inspector
  122  general, or any other agent or compliance officer authorized by
  123  a state agency or political subdivision may request records
  124  relevant to any reasonable suspicion of a violation of this
  125  section. An entity must provide the required records within 30
  126  days after such request or at a later time agreed to by the
  127  investigating state agency or political subdivision.
  128         (7)(a)Failure to make a disclosure required under this
  129  section or failure to provide records requested under paragraph
  130  (6)(b) constitutes a civil violation punishable upon a final
  131  order of the Department of Financial Services by an
  132  administrative fine of $5,000 for a first violation or $10,000
  133  for any subsequent violation.
  134         (b)In addition to any fine assessed under paragraph (a), a
  135  final order determining a third or subsequent violation by a
  136  state agency or political subdivision must include a
  137  determination of the identity of the officer responsible for
  138  acceptance of the undisclosed grant or gift. Such order must
  139  also include a referral by the Department of Financial Services
  140  to the Governor or other officer authorized to suspend or remove
  141  the officer responsible for acceptance of the undisclosed grant
  142  or gift from public office. A copy of such referral must be
  143  provided to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
  144  House of Representatives for oversight of such suspension and
  145  removal authority.
  146         (c)In addition to any fine assessed under paragraph (a), a
  147  final order determining a third or subsequent violation by an
  148  entity other than a state agency or political subdivision shall
  149  automatically disqualify the entity from eligibility for any
  150  grant or contract funded by a state agency or any political
  151  subdivision until such ineligibility is lifted by the
  152  Administration Commission for good cause. The Department of
  153  Financial Services shall include and maintain an active and
  154  current list of such ineligible entities on the Internet website
  155  maintained under subsection (5).
  156         (8)Except as provided in s. 1004.22(2), or information
  157  protected by any statute that is a trade secret as defined in s.
  158  812.081(1)(c) or s. 688.002(4), information and records relating
  159  to a gift or grant from a foreign source are not confidential or
  160  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  161  Constitution.
  162         (9)(a)The Department of Management Services may adopt
  163  rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this
  164  section. The rules may identify the federal agencies to be
  165  consulted under subsection (4) and the procedure for notifying a
  166  vendor of the disclosure requirements under this section when
  167  applicable. The Department of Management Services may also adopt
  168  rules providing for the application of this section to the
  169  online procurement system.
  170         (b)The Department of Financial Services may adopt rules
  171  necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this section.
  172         (c)Any rules necessary to implement this section must be
  173  published by December 31, 2021, unless the applicable department
  174  head certifies in writing that a delay is necessary and the date
  175  by which the proposed rules will be published. Such
  176  certification must be published in the Florida Administrative
  177  Register and a copy provided to the Joint Administrative
  178  Procedures Committee.
  179         Section 2. Section 288.860, Florida Statutes, is created to
  180  read:
  181         288.860International cultural agreements.—
  182         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  183         (a) "Foreign country of concern" means the People's
  184  Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic
  185  of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic
  186  of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian
  187  Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity under
  188  significant control of such foreign country of concern.
  189         (b) "Political subdivision" includes any entity under the
  190  control of or established for the benefit of a political
  191  subdivision.
  192         (c) "Public school" means any education institution under
  193  the supervision of a school district and any entity under the
  194  control of or established for the benefit of a public school or
  195  school district.
  196         (d) "State agency" means any agency or unit of state
  197  government created or established by law and any entity under
  198  the control of or established for the benefit of a state agency.
  199         (e) "State college" means any postsecondary education
  200  institution under the supervision of the State Board of
  201  Education, including any entity under the control of or
  202  established for the benefit of a state college.
  203         (f) "State university" means any state university under the
  204  supervision of the Board of Governors, including any entity
  205  under the control of or established for the benefit of a state
  206  university.
  207         (2) A state agency, political subdivision, public school,
  208  state college, or state university authorized to expend state
  209  appropriated funds or levy ad valorem taxes may not participate
  210  in any agreement with or accept any grant from a foreign country
  211  of concern, or any entity controlled by a foreign country of
  212  concern, which establishes a program or other endeavor to
  213  promote the language or culture of a foreign country of concern.
  214         (3) A state agency, political subdivision, public school,
  215  state college, or state university may not accept anything of
  216  value conditioned upon participation in a program or other
  217  endeavor to promote the language or culture of a foreign country
  218  of concern.
  219         Section 3. Section 1010.25, Florida Statutes, is created to
  220  read:
  221         1010.25 Foreign gift reporting.—
  222         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  223         (a) "Affiliate organization" means any entity under the
  224  control of or established for the benefit of an organization
  225  required to report under this section, including a direct
  226  support organization.
  227         (b) "Contract means any agreement for the acquisition by
  228  purchase, lease, or barter of property or services by the
  229  foreign source, for the direct benefit or use of either of the
  230  parties, and any purchase, lease or barter of property or
  231  services from a foreign country of concern as defined in s.
  232  286.101(1)(b).
  233         (c) "Direct-support organization" has the same meaning as
  234  provided in ss. 1004.28(1)(a), 1004.70(1)(a), and 1004.71(1)(a).
  235         (d) "Foreign government" means the government of any
  236  country, nation, group of nations, or any province or other
  237  political subdivision of any country or nation, other than the
  238  government of the United States or the government of a state or
  239  political subdivision, including any agent of such foreign
  240  government.
  241         (e) "Foreign source" means any of the following:
  242         1. A foreign government or an agency of a foreign
  243  government.
  244         2. A legal entity, governmental or otherwise, created
  245  solely under the laws of a foreign state or states.
  246         3. An individual who is not a citizen or a national of the
  247  United States or a territory or protectorate of the United
  248  States.
  249         4. An agent, including a subsidiary or an affiliate of a
  250  foreign legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source.
  251         (f) "Gift" means any contract, gift, grant, endowment,
  252  award, or donation of money or property of any kind, or any
  253  combination thereof, including a conditional or an unconditional
  254  pledge of such contract, gift, grant, endowment, award, or
  255  donation. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "pledge"
  256  means a promise, an agreement, or an expressed intention to give
  257  a gift.
  258         (g) "Institution of higher education" means a state
  259  university, an entity listed in subpart B of part II of chapter
  260  1004 that has its own governing board, a Florida College System
  261  institution, an independent nonprofit college or university that
  262  is located in and chartered by the state and grants
  263  baccalaureate or higher degrees, any other institution that has
  264  a physical presence in the state and is required to report
  265  foreign gifts or contracts pursuant to 20 U.S.C. s. 1011f, or an
  266  affiliate organization of an institution of higher education.
  267         (2) Each institution of higher education must semiannually
  268  report, each January 31 and July 31, any gift received directly
  269  or indirectly from a foreign source with a value of $50,000 or
  270  more during the fiscal year. If a foreign source provides more
  271  than one gift directly or indirectly to an institution of higher
  272  education in a single fiscal year and the total value of those
  273  gifts is $50,000 or more, all gifts received from that foreign
  274  source must be reported. For purposes of this subsection, a gift
  275  received from a foreign source through an intermediary shall be
  276  considered an indirect gift to the institution of higher
  277  education. An institution of higher education may consolidate
  278  its report with that of all its affiliate organizations. A
  279  report required under this subsection must be made to the
  280  following entities:
  281         (a) The Board of Governors, if the recipient is a state
  282  university, an entity listed in subpart B of part II of chapter
  283  1004 that has its own governing board, or an affiliate
  284  organization of such university or entity.
  285         (b) Unless already reported to the Board of Governors
  286  pursuant to paragraph (a), the State Board of Education, if the
  287  recipient is any other institution of higher education or an
  288  affiliate organization of such institution.
  289         (3) For each gift subject to the reporting requirement in
  290  subsection (2), the report of the institution of higher
  291  education must provide all of the following information, unless
  292  otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential under federal law
  293  having no exemption applicable to such reporting:
  294         (a) The amount of the gift and the date it was received.
  295         (b) The contract start and end date if the gift is a
  296  contract.
  297         (c) The name of the foreign source and, if not a foreign
  298  government, the country of citizenship, if known, and the
  299  country of principal residence or domicile of the foreign
  300  source.
  301         (d)1. A copy of a gift agreement between the foreign source
  302  and the institution of higher education, signed by the foreign
  303  source and the chief administrative officer of the institution
  304  of higher education, or their respective designees, which must
  305  include a detailed description of the purpose for which the gift
  306  will be used by the institution of higher education, the
  307  identification of the persons for whom the gift is explicitly
  308  intended to benefit, and any applicable conditions,
  309  requirements, restrictions, or terms made a part of the gift
  310  regarding the control of curricula, faculty, student admissions,
  311  student fees, or contingencies placed upon the institution of
  312  higher education to take a specific public position or to award
  313  an honorary degree. With respect to an agreement containing
  314  information protected from disclosure under s. 1004.22(4), an
  315  abstract and redacted copy providing all required information
  316  that is not so protected may be submitted in lieu of a copy of
  317  the agreement.
  318         2. Beginning July 1, 2022, the Inspector General of the
  319  Board of Governors or the Inspector General of the Department of
  320  Education, as applicable, shall, within existing resources,
  321  randomly inspect or audit at least 10 percent of the total
  322  number of gifts or gift agreements received from institutions of
  323  higher education pursuant to this paragraph during the previous
  324  year. The inspection or audit shall examine the extent to which
  325  the institution of higher education exercised due diligence with
  326  respect to whether the gift was received from a foreign source,
  327  as well as the institution of higher education's compliance with
  328  the requirements of this section.
  329         3. Upon the request of the Governor, the President of the
  330  Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
  331  Inspector General of the Board of Governors or the Inspector
  332  General of the Department of Education, as applicable, must
  333  inspect or audit a gift or gift agreement.
  334         (4) The State Board of Education or the Board of Governors,
  335  as applicable, shall exercise the authority provided pursuant to
  336  s. 1008.32 or s. 1008.322, respectively, to sanction an
  337  institution of higher education that fails to report a
  338  reportable gift within 60 days after the reporting deadlines
  339  established in subsection (2).
  340         (5)(a) An institution of higher education that knowingly,
  341  willfully, or negligently fails to disclose the information
  342  required by this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of
  343  105 percent of the amount of the undisclosed gift, payable only
  344  from nonstate funds of the institution of higher education or
  345  the affiliate organization that received such gift. The
  346  recovered funds must be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  347  The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, as
  348  applicable, may administratively enforce this section and impose
  349  the civil penalty as an administrative penalty. A lesser
  350  penalty, but at least 5 percent of the amount of the undisclosed
  351  gift may be imposed if a negligent failure is not a result of
  352  negligent management or is de minimis.
  353         (b) In the absence of enforcement by the Board of Governors
  354  or the State Board of Education, as applicable, the Attorney
  355  General or Chief Financial Officer may bring a civil action to
  356  enforce this section. If such action is successful, the Attorney
  357  General or Chief Financial Officer, as applicable, is entitled
  358  to reasonable attorney fees and costs.
  359         (6) Except as provided in s. 1004.22(2), or information
  360  protected by any statute that is a trade secret as defined in s.
  361  812.081(1)(c) or s. 688.002(4), information and records relating
  362  to a gift from a foreign source are not confidential or exempt
  363  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  364  Constitution.
  365         (7) The Board of Governors may adopt regulations, and the
  366  State Board of Education may adopt rules, to implement this
  367  section.
  368         Section 4. Section 1010.35, Florida Statutes, is created to
  369  read:
  370         1010.35Screening foreign researchers.—
  371         (1)Each state university or entity listed in subpart A or
  372  subpart B of part II of chapter 1004 that receives state
  373  appropriations or state tax revenue and has a research budget of
  374  $10 million or more must screen applicants seeking employment in
  375  research or research-related support positions, graduate and
  376  undergraduate students applying for research or research support
  377  positions, and applicants for positions of visiting researcher,
  378  who are citizens of a foreign country and who are not permanent
  379  residents of the United States, or who are citizens or permanent
  380  residents of the United States who have any affiliation with an
  381  institution or program, or at least one year of prior employment
  382  or training, excepting employment or training by an agency of
  383  the United States government, in a foreign country of concern as
  384  defined in s. 286.101. Such screening is required prior to
  385  interviewing such applicant or offering to such applicant a
  386  position of employment or of visiting researcher. At the
  387  discretion of the university or entity, other applicants for
  388  such positions may be screened.
  389         (2)In addition to satisfying all employment and enrollment
  390  qualifications imposed by federal law, the Board of Governors or
  391  the governing board of the applicable entity must require the
  392  following of applicants included in subsection (1):
  393         a.A foreign applicant must submit a complete copy of the
  394  applicant’s passport and most recently submitted Nonimmigrant
  395  Visa Application, DS-160. After extraction of all information
  396  relevant to the requirements of this section a university or
  397  entity may destroy or return the copy of the DS-160 submitted by
  398  an applicant.
  399         b.All applicants described in subsection (1) must submit a
  400  complete resume and curriculum vitae, including every
  401  institution of higher education attended; all previous
  402  employment since the applicant's 18th birthday; a list of all
  403  published material for which the applicant received credit as an
  404  author, a researcher, or otherwise or to which the applicant
  405  contributed significant research, writing, or editorial support;
  406  a list of the applicant’s current and pending research funding
  407  from any source, including funder, amount, applicant’s role on
  408  the project, and brief description of the research; and a full
  409  disclosure of non-university professional activities including
  410  any affiliation with an institution or program in a foreign
  411  country of concern. For applicants who have been continually
  412  employed or enrolled in a postsecondary education institution in
  413  the United States for 20 years or more, the resume may, but need
  414  not, include employment history before the most recent 20 years.
  415         (3)The president or chief administrative officer of the
  416  state university or applicable entity shall designate a research
  417  integrity office to review all materials required in subsection
  418  (2) and take reasonable steps to verify all attendance,
  419  employment, publications, and contributions listed in the
  420  application required in subsection (2) prior to any interview of
  421  or offer of a position to the applicant. Reasonable steps
  422  include searching public databases for research publications and
  423  presentations and public conflict of interest records to
  424  identify any research publication or presentation that may have
  425  been omitted from the application, contacting all employers of
  426  the most recent 10 years to verify employment, contacting all
  427  institutions of higher education attended to verify enrollment
  428  and educational progress, searching public listings of persons
  429  subject to sanctions or restrictions under federal law, and
  430  submitting the applicant's name and other identifying
  431  information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any
  432  federal agency reasonably willing to scrutinize such applicant
  433  for national security or counterespionage purposes, and any
  434  other steps deemed appropriate to the office. The university or
  435  applicable entity may also direct the office to approve
  436  applicants for hire based on a risk-based determination
  437  considering the nature of the research and the background and
  438  ongoing affiliations of the applicant.
  439         (4)The requirements of this section must be completed
  440  before interviewing or offering any position to an individual
  441  described in subsection (1) in any research or research-related
  442  support position and before granting such individual any access
  443  to research data or activities or other sensitive data. An
  444  applicant who must be screened under this section may not be
  445  employed in any research or research-related support position if
  446  he or she fails to disclose a substantial educational,
  447  employment, or research-related activity or publication or
  448  presentation at the time of submitting the application required
  449  in subsection (2), unless the department head, or a designee,
  450  certifies in writing the substance of the nondisclosure and the
  451  reasons for disregarding such failure to disclose. A copy of
  452  such certification must be kept in the investigative file of the
  453  research integrity office and must be submitted to the nearest
  454  Federal Bureau of Investigation field office.
  455         (5)The research integrity office must report to the
  456  nearest Federal Bureau of Investigation field office, and to any
  457  law enforcement agency designated by the Governor or the Board
  458  of Governors and the governing board of the applicable entity
  459  described in subsection (1), the identity of any applicant who
  460  was rejected for employment based on the scrutiny required by
  461  this section or other risk-based screening.
  462         (6)By July 1, 2025, the Inspector General of the Board of
  463  Governors, the inspector general of an entity described in
  464  subsection (1), or the Auditor General must perform an
  465  operational audit regarding the implementation of this section.
  466         Section 5. Section 1010.36, Florida Statutes, is created to
  467  read:
  468         1010.36Foreign travel; research institutions.—
  469         (1)By January 1, 2022, each state university or entity
  470  listed in subpart A or subpart B of part II of chapter 1004 that
  471  receives state appropriations or state tax revenue and has a
  472  research budget of $10 million or more must establish an
  473  international travel approval and monitoring program. The
  474  program must require preapproval and screening by a research
  475  integrity office designated by the president or chief
  476  administrative officer of the state university or entity for any
  477  foreign travel and foreign employment-related activities engaged
  478  in by all faculty, researchers, and research department staff.
  479  Such requirement is in addition to any other travel approval
  480  process applicable to the state university or entity.
  481         (2)(a)Preapproval by the research integrity office must be
  482  based on the applicant's review and acknowledgement of guidance
  483  published by the employing state university or entity which
  484  relates to countries under sanctions or other restrictions of
  485  the state or the United States government, including any federal
  486  license requirement; customs rules; export controls;
  487  restrictions on taking state university or entity property,
  488  including intellectual property, abroad; restrictions on
  489  presentations, teaching, and interactions with foreign
  490  colleagues; and other subjects important to the research and
  491  academic integrity of the state university or entity.
  492         (b)Preapproval must be based on the binding commitment of
  493  the individual traveler not to violate the state university's or
  494  entity's limitations on travel and activities abroad and to obey
  495  all applicable federal laws.
  496         (3)The state university or entity must maintain records of
  497  all foreign travel requests and approvals; expenses reimbursed
  498  by the university or entity during such travel, including for
  499  travel, food, and lodging; and payments and honoraria received
  500  during such travel and activities, including for travel, food,
  501  and lodging. The state university or entity must also keep
  502  records of the purpose of the travel and any records related to
  503  the foreign activity review.. Such records must be retained for
  504  at least three years or any longer period of time required by
  505  any other applicable state or federal law.
  506         (4) The state university or entity must provide an annual
  507  report of foreign travel to countries of concern listing
  508  individual travelers, foreign locations visited, and foreign
  509  institutions visited to the Board of Governors or the governing
  510  board of the applicable.
  511         (5) By July 1, 2025, the Inspector General of the Board of
  512  Governors, the inspector general of an entity described in
  513  subsection (1), or the Auditor General must perform an
  514  operational audit regarding the implementation of this section.
  515         Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
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  518  And the title is amended as follows:
  519         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  520  and insert:
  521                        A bill to be entitled                      
  522         An act relating to foreign influence; creating s.
  523         286.101, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring any
  524         state agency or political subdivision to disclose
  525         certain gifts or grants received from any foreign
  526         source to the Department of Financial Services within
  527         a specified timeframe; providing an exception;
  528         requiring any entity that applies for a certain grant
  529         or proposes a certain contract to disclose to a state
  530         agency or political subdivision any current or prior
  531         interest of, contract with, or grant or gift received
  532         from a foreign country of concern under certain
  533         circumstances; specifying information to be included
  534         in the disclosure; requiring such entity to provide a
  535         copy of such disclosure to the department within a
  536         specified timeframe before applying for any grant or
  537         proposing any contract; requiring such entity to
  538         revise its disclosure within a specified timeframe
  539         under certain circumstances; providing exceptions to
  540         disclosure requirements; requiring the Department of
  541         Management Services to screen certain vendors
  542         periodically; requiring certain notification on the
  543         online procurement system; requiring the Department of
  544         Financial Services to establish and maintain an
  545         Internet website to publish the disclosures;
  546         authorizing the department to establish an online
  547         system for making such disclosures; authorizing the
  548         Department of Management Services to coordinate with
  549         the Department of Financial Services to establish such
  550         online system; requiring the Department of Financial
  551         Services to investigate allegations of certain
  552         violations under certain circumstances; authorizing
  553         the department or specified persons to request certain
  554         records; providing for the assessment of fines and
  555         penalties under certain circumstances; requiring the
  556         department to include and maintain a list of
  557         ineligible entities on a certain Internet website;
  558         providing that certain information and records
  559         relating to a gift or grant from a foreign source are
  560         not confidential or exempt from public records
  561         requirements; providing exceptions; authorizing
  562         rulemaking; creating s. 288.860, F.S.; providing
  563         definitions; prohibiting certain agencies and entities
  564         from participating in agreements with or accepting
  565         grants received from foreign countries of concern
  566         under certain circumstances; prohibiting such agencies
  567         and entities from accepting anything of value as a
  568         condition for participation in certain programs or
  569         endeavors that promote the language or culture of
  570         foreign countries of concern; creating s. 1010.25,
  571         F.S.; providing definitions; requiring institutions of
  572         higher education to semiannually report to certain
  573         entities regarding certain gifts they received
  574         directly or indirectly from a foreign source;
  575         authoring the report to be consolidated with affiliate
  576         organizations; requiring such institutions to provide
  577         certain information regarding such gifts; requiring
  578         random inspections or audits of gifts or gift
  579         agreements by certain inspectors general; providing
  580         requirements for such inspections or audits; requiring
  581         the Board of Governors or State Board of Education, as
  582         applicable, to sanction institutions that fail to
  583         report certain gifts within a specified timeframe;
  584         providing for a civil penalty for willful violations;
  585         requiring that the proceeds from such penalty be
  586         deposited in a specified fund; providing a lesser
  587         civil penalty under specified conditions; authorizing
  588         the Attorney General or Chief Financial Officer to
  589         bring a civil action under certain circumstances;
  590         providing for attorney fees and costs; providing that
  591         certain information and records relating to a gift
  592         from a foreign source are not confidential or exempt
  593         from public records requirements; providing
  594         exceptions; authorizing the Board of Governors and
  595         State Board of Education to adopt regulations and
  596         rules, respectively; creating s. 1010.35, F.S.;
  597         requiring certain state universities and other
  598         entities to screen certain foreign applicants seeking
  599         employment in specified research positions; requiring
  600         such applicants to provide additional specified
  601         information as part of the application process;
  602         requiring screening to be completed before an
  603         interview or offer of employment; requiring the
  604         president or chief administrative officer of the state
  605         university or entity to designate a research integrity
  606         office to verify certain information contained in such
  607         applications, search certain public databases, and
  608         submit certain information to specified federal
  609         agencies; specifies conditions that a university may
  610         approve a hire based on a risk-based determination;
  611         prohibiting the employment of an applicant who fails
  612         to make certain disclosures; providing an exception;
  613         requiring certain records to be maintained by the
  614         research integrity office; requiring such office to
  615         report the identity of any applicant who was rejected
  616         for employment to certain law enforcement agencies;
  617         requiring certain inspectors general or the Auditor
  618         General to perform an operational audit by a specified
  619         date; creating s. 1010.36, F.S.; requiring certain
  620         state universities and other entities to establish an
  621         international travel approval and monitoring program;
  622         providing requirements for such program; providing
  623         requirements for preapproval and screening for foreign
  624         travel and foreign employment-related activities
  625         engaged in by faculty, researchers, and research
  626         department staff; requiring state universities and
  627         entities to maintain certain records relating to
  628         foreign travel and activities for at least three
  629         years; requiring a state university or entity to
  630         provide a certain annual report to the Board of
  631         Governors or the governing board of the applicable
  632         entity and publish such report on its Internet
  633         website; requiring a specified entity to conduct an
  634         operational audit of institutions by a specified date;
  635         providing an effective date.