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HB554

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AN ACT relating to education funding integrity.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to define "foreign source"; preclude common schools from receiving funds from the Chinese government, Chinese Communist Party, or agents thereof; require reporting of foreign source funding in common schools; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define "foreign source"; preclude public postsecondary education institutions schools from receiving funds from the Chinese government, Chinese Communist Party, or agents thereof; require reporting of foreign source funding in public postsecondary education institutions.

Introduced: February 14, 2025

Last action: February 25, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
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This bill would prohibit Kentucky's public K-12 schools and public colleges and universities from accepting money from the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, or their agents. It would also require those schools to report any funding they receive from foreign sources. The stated goal is to ensure transparency and integrity in how public schools are funded. Who it may affect: students and staff at Kentucky public K-12 schools and public colleges and universities, and school administrators responsible for reporting requirements.

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Legislative History

Feb 14, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 14, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 25, 2025 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Steven Doan
Steven Doan

Representative · House District 069

Primary sponsor
steven.doan@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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T.J. Roberts

Representative · House District 066

Co-sponsor
tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov

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