Bill Text: TX HB173 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Filed [HB173 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB173-Introduced.html
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| By: Capriglione | H.B. No. 173 | |
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| relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education | ||
| from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from | ||
| certain foreign countries. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 51.984 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 51.984. PROHIBITION ON SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING GIFTS, | ||
| GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. (a) In this | ||
| section: | ||
| (1) "Foreign terrorist organization" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 2252.151, Government Code. | ||
| (2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 61.003. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding any other law, an institution of higher | ||
| education may not solicit or accept a gift, grant, or donation from: | ||
| (1) a governmental entity of China, Iran, North Korea, | ||
| or Russia; or | ||
| (2) a governmental entity of a country that has | ||
| provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization. | ||
| (c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt | ||
| rules as necessary to implement this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
