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Committee considers bill requiring public colleges to prohibit nonimmigrant visa holders from supporting terrorism; civil-rights groups and students oppose
Summary
Senate Bill 2233 would require Texas public colleges and universities to adopt policies prohibiting nonimmigrant visa holders from engaging in or publicly supporting terrorist activities and to establish investigation and sanction procedures; the committee heard extensive opposition from civil-rights groups, law students and campus witnesses.
Senate Bill 2233 would require public institutions of higher education in Texas to adopt policies prohibiting students or employees on nonimmigrant visas from engaging in or publicly supporting terrorist activities or organizations, and to establish investigation and accountability procedures. The sponsor described sanctions ranging from a one-year suspension for a first violation to expulsion or termination for a second violation, and authorized the Texas attorney general to sue institutions that fail to comply and seek fines of up to 1% of an institution’s annual budget per instance of noncompliance.
Sponsor Senator Hinojosa told the committee the…
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