Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1179 — State educational institutions.

Last action — Public Law 142

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    2 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Requires a state educational institution (institution) to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts received or entered into after December 31, 2020. Requires the commission to establish and maintain a website for accessing information about disclosed gifts and contracts. Authorizes the commission to provide for an audit of an institution's use of a disclosed gift, or the proceeds of a disclosed contract, received or entered into after June 30, 2021, and before July 1, 2024. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a cause of action to enforce the disclosure statute. Requires the board of trustees of an institution to adopt a policy prohibiting the transfer, licensing, or sublicensing of intellectual property developed using the institution's resources to: (1) a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign adversary; (2) a business entity headquartered in a foreign adversary; or (3) a business entity or other entity, including a governmental entity, that is owned or controlled by citizens of, or is directly controlled by the government of, a foreign adversary. Requires the board of trustees of each institution to adopt a policy prohibiting an employee or contractor of the institution from making a public statement in the employee's or contractor's official capacity unless the statement: (1) relates to the operation of the institution, or to an institution sponsored event; or (2) has been approved by the board of trustees. Prohibits an institution from using state funds or resources to: (1) engage or contract with an individual associated with a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror; or (2) support the activities of a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 142

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 310: yeas 80, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 277: yeas 39, nays 9

  10. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  11. Amendment #3 (Raatz) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 32, nays 7

  12. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  13. Senator Crane added as cosponsor

  14. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  16. Referred to the Senate

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 94, nays 0

  18. Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz

  19. Representatives Teshka J and Goodrich added as coauthors

  20. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  21. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  22. Representative Heaton added as coauthor

  23. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  24. Authored by Representative King

Sponsors

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Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (143)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1179 do?
Requires a state educational institution (institution) to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts received or entered into after December 31, 2020. Requires the commission to establish and maintain a website for accessing information about disclosed gifts and contracts. Authorizes the commission to provide for an audit of an institution's use of a disclosed gift, or the proceeds of a disclosed contract, received or entered into after June 30, 2021, and before July 1, 2024. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a cause of action to enforce the disclosure statute. Requires the board of trustees of an institution to adopt a policy prohibiting the transfer, licensing, or sublicensing of intellectual property developed using the institution's resources to: (1) a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign adversary; (2) a business entity headquartered in a foreign adversary; or (3) a business entity or other entity, including a governmental entity, that is owned or controlled by citizens of, or is directly controlled by the government of, a foreign adversary. Requires the board of trustees of each institution to adopt a policy prohibiting an employee or contractor of the institution from making a public statement in the employee's or contractor's official capacity unless the statement: (1) relates to the operation of the institution, or to an institution sponsored event; or (2) has been approved by the board of trustees. Prohibits an institution from using state funds or resources to: (1) engage or contract with an individual associated with a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror; or (2) support the activities of a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror.
Who sponsors HB 1179?
HB 1179 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), John Crane, Jeff Raatz (Republican), Chuck Goodrich, Jake Teshka (Republican), Robert Heaton (Republican), and Joanna King (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1179?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 1179?
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