Bill > HR8649

This bill, the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act, aims to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving federal funds to provide parents with the right to review and copy any curricular or professional development materials purchased using funds from a foreign country or foreign entity of concern, the right to know how many school personnel are compensated using such funds, and the right to know about any donations, agreements, or financial transactions between the school/LEA and a foreign country or foreign entity of concern. 2. Requiring LEAs to post a summary notice of these parental rights on their website or widely disseminate it to the public at the beginning of each school year. 3. Requiring the Secretary of Education to notify state educational agencies about these requirements, and for state educational agencies to then notify LEAs at the beginning of each school year. The bill defines "foreign country" and "foreign entity of concern" to provide clarity on the types of foreign influence it is targeting.