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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting certain contracts or agreements between a |
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public institution of higher education and a Confucius Institute. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9235 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9235. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE |
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PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "institution of higher |
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education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, an |
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institution of higher education that enters into a contract or |
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other agreement with a Confucius Institute may not receive any |
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state funding during the term of the contract or agreement unless |
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the contract or agreement includes clear provisions that: |
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(1) protect academic freedom at the institution; |
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(2) prohibit the application of any foreign law on any |
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campus of the institution; and |
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(3) grant full managerial authority of the Confucius |
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Institute to the institution, including full control over the |
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subjects taught, the activities carried out, any research grants |
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made, and the selection of employees by the Confucius Institute. |
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(c) This section does not apply to funds that an institution |
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of higher education is entitled to receive under the Texas |
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Constitution. |
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(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |