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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a sworn statement by certain foreign students |
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enrolled at or employees of public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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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 51.9092 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9092. SWORN STATEMENT BY FOREIGN STUDENT OR |
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EMPLOYEE. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Foreign agent" means a person who intends to |
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retrieve information, research, technology, materials, or other |
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physical or intellectual property on behalf of a foreign |
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government, quasi government, or terrorist organization. |
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(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) This section applies only to a student or employee who |
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is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States. |
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(c) An institution of higher education shall require a |
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student enrolled at or employee of the institution to sign and |
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submit to the institution a statement certifying that the student |
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or employee is not a foreign agent of a foreign government, quasi |
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government, or terrorist organization hostile to the United States |
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of America or this state. |
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(d) A sworn statement under this section must include the |
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following: |
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"By signing this document, I affirm that I am not a foreign |
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agent of a foreign government, quasi government, or terrorist |
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organization hostile to the United States of America or the State of |
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Texas." |
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(e) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt |
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rules as necessary for the administration of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.9092, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to a student enrolled at or employee of a public |
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institution of higher education regardless of whether the student |
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or employee was enrolled at or hired by the institution before, on, |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |