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Committee approves bill requiring disclosure of large foreign gifts to universities and banning Confucius Institutes
Summary
Senate Bill 609 was approved by the committee. The bill requires higher‑education institutions to disclose large foreign gifts (threshold set to align with federal reporting) and prohibits hosting Confucius Institutes or entities affiliated with the People's Republic of China; sponsors cited campus research‑security concerns.
Senator Johnson introduced Senate Bill 609, an agreed‑to measure co‑sponsored by multiple senators and a representative, to increase transparency around foreign gifts to institutions of higher education and to prohibit host agreements with Confucius Institutes or entities affiliated with the People's Republic of China or the Chinese military.
Johnson said the bill originally proposed a lower reporting threshold but…
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