89R15599 CXP-D
By: Shofner H.B. No. 3741
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring a sworn statement by certain foreign students
enrolled at or employees of public institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9092 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9092. SWORN STATEMENT BY FOREIGN STUDENT OR
EMPLOYEE. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education"
has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) This section applies only to a student or employee who
is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.
(c) An institution of higher education shall require a
student enrolled at or employee of the institution to sign and
submit to the institution a statement certifying that the student
or employee is not an agent of a foreign adversary.
(d) A sworn statement under this section must include the
following:
"By signing this document, I affirm that I am not an agent of
a foreign nation hostile to the United States of America or the
State of Texas."
(e) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt
rules as necessary for the administration of this section.
SECTION 2. Section 51.9092, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies to a student enrolled at or employee of a public
institution of higher education regardless of whether the student
or employee was enrolled at or hired by the institution before, on,
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.