Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 51B.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Academic partnership" means a written statement of mutual interest in cultural exchange or academic or research collaboration or a faculty or student exchange program, study abroad program, matriculation program, recruiting prog…

Sec. 51B.102. CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS PROHIBITED. (a) An institution of higher education may not participate in an academic partnership with a foreign source of a foreign adversary, or an entity controlled by a foreign adversary, that: (1) constrains the insti…

Sec. 51B.103. PROHIBITIONS IN RELATION TO CERTAIN FOREIGN INFLUENCE ON STUDENT ORGANIZATION. (a) A student organization at an institution of higher education may not: (1) accept a gift from a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary; or (2) enter into a contract or ag…

Sec. 51B.151. SCREENING OF FOREIGN RESEARCHERS REQUIRED. (a) Before offering a person employment for a research or research-related support position at the institution or granting a person access to research data or activities or other sensitive data of the institution, an instit…

Sec. 51B.152. EMPLOYMENT: REQUIRED MATERIALS. (a) An institution of higher education must require a person subject to screening under Section 51B.151 to submit to the institution: (1) if the person is a citizen of a foreign country, a copy of the person's passport and nonimmigran…

Sec. 51B.153. RESEARCH SECURITY OFFICE. (a) The chief administrative officer of an institution of higher education shall establish a research security office to: (1) review the materials submitted to the institution by a person under Section 51B.152; (2) take reasonable steps to …

Sec. 51B.201. FOREIGN TRAVEL. (a) An institution of higher education shall establish an international travel approval and monitoring program. (b) The program must establish a risk-based framework for employment-related foreign travel approval, including health, safety, and securi…

Sec. 51B.202. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS AND REPORT. (a) An institution of higher education shall maintain for at least three years, or any longer period of time required by applicable federal or state law, records relating to employment-related foreign travel to and activities invol…

Sec. 51B.251. REVIEW OF EDUCATION SOFTWARE. (a) The council, in coordination with the coordinating board, shall: (1) conduct a thorough review of the use of testing, tutoring, or other education software owned or controlled by a foreign adversary or a company domiciled or headqua…

Sec. 51B.301. ENFORCEMENT. (a) An institution of higher education may not spend money appropriated to the institution for a state fiscal year until the governing board of the institution submits to the governor, the legislature, the coordinating board, and the council a report ce…