This bill requires South Dakota's Board of Regents and Board of Technical Education to publicly report any funding they receive from foreign entities, governments, or individuals from six specific countries: China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. The reporting requirement applies to grants, donations, contracts, investments, and other forms of financial support, but excludes tuition payments from foreign students. This new transparency rule helps state officials and the public track foreign financial influence at public universities and technical schools in South Dakota.
The changes are purely procedural and formatting—the amendment converted the introduced version to the enrolled version by removing tracking language (underscores and strikethrough indicators), updating the bill designation from "26.848.9" to "26.848.10," and reformatting the header, with no substantive changes to the bill's requirements for reporting foreign funding to South Dakota's higher education institutions.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 562
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 546
Signed by the President S.J. 506
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 461
Education Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Education Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0.
Education Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 340
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1. H.J. 367
Education Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Education Do Pass Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 0.
Education Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Education H.J. 237
First Reading House H.J. 220
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Education — Do Pass
Do Pass
Education — Do Pass