87R9503 KJE-F
By: Creighton S.B. No. 1779
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting certain contracts or agreements between a
public institution of higher education and a Confucius Institute.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9235 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9235. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE
PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "institution of higher
education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, an
institution of higher education that enters into a contract or
other agreement with a Confucius Institute may not receive any
state funding during the term of the contract or agreement unless
the contract or agreement includes clear provisions that:
(1) protect academic freedom at the institution;
(2) prohibit the application of any foreign law on any
campus of the institution; and
(3) grant full managerial authority of the Confucius
Institute to the institution, including full control over the
subjects taught, the activities carried out, any research grants
made, and the selection of employees by the Confucius Institute.
(c) This section does not apply to funds that an institution
of higher education is entitled to receive under the Texas
Constitution.
(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.