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CS/CS/HB 679: Agreements of Educational Entities and Foreign Entities

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee ; Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee ; Canady ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; Plasencia

Agreements of Educational Entities and Foreign Entities; Prohibits state universities & state colleges from accepting grants from or participating in agreements with college or university based in foreign country of concern or foreign principal; provides requirements for state universities, state colleges, BOG, & SBE; prohibits state university or state college from soliciting or accepting gifts from college or university based in foreign country of concern or foreign principal; prohibits private schools owned or operated by person or entity domiciled in, owned by, or in any way controlled by foreign country of concern or foreign principal from participating in certain educational scholarship programs.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/8/2023	House	• Filed
  2/14/2023	House	• Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
  3/3/2023	House	• PCS added to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
  3/7/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/9/2023	House	• Reported out of Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/10/2023	House	• Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
  3/13/2023	House	• Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  3/15/2023	House	• Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  3/29/2023	House	• PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  3/31/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
  4/3/2023	House	• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  4/4/2023	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  5/1/2023	House	• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 846 (Ch. 2023-34)

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• CS/CS/HB 679, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2023 at 10:55 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 846 (er)	Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities	Avila	Similar	Last Action: 5/9/2023 Chapter No. 2023-34

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  286.101	Foreign gifts and contracts.	Page 10 (pdf)
  288.860	International cultural agreements.	Page 3 (pdf)
  1002.421	State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight.	Page 11 (pdf)

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• CS/HB 679, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/9/2023 at 11:06 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf) Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 846 (c1)	Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities	Avila	Similar	Last Action: 5/9/2023 Chapter No. 2023-34

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  286.101	Foreign gifts and contracts.	Page 8 (pdf)
  288.860	International cultural agreements.	Page 2 (pdf)

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• HB 679, Original Filed Version Posted 2/8/2023 at 5:56 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/17/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 846	Agreements of State Colleges and State Universities with Foreign Entities	Avila	Similar	Last Action: 5/9/2023 Chapter No. 2023-34

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1010.37		Page 2 (pdf)

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