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CS/CS/SB 846: Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Avila

Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities; Prohibiting state universities and state colleges from accepting grants from or participating in partnerships or agreements with a college or university based in a foreign country of concern or with a foreign principal unless specified conditions are met; providing an exception; authorizing state universities to enter into partnerships or agreements with a college or university based in a foreign country of concern or with a foreign principal if such partnerships or agreements are approved by the Board of Governors and specified requirements are met; authorizing the board to sanction and withhold performance funding from a state university for entering into an unauthorized partnership or agreement; requiring each state university and state college to annually submit specified information to the Board of Governors and the Department of Education, respectively, by a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/9/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-34
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2023 Senate • Filed
2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Education Postsecondary; Judiciary; Rules
3/2/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
3/8/2023 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/24/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/29/2023 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
3/30/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/11/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
4/12/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
4/13/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23
4/26/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 501
• Read 3rd time -SJ 501
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 501
4/26/2023 House • In Messages
4/28/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
5/1/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/2/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
5/2/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/8/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
5/9/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-34