Bill > SB373

Introduced Session

An Act relating to education; creating the Research and Education Protection Act of 2025; providing short title; providing purpose; defining terms; prohibiting certain institutions and schools from accepting certain things of value from certain sources or countries; requiring public schools and institutions of higher education to disclose certain gifts received after certain date; providing manner of disclosure; requiring submitted information to be forwarded to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES); requiring information to be disclosed on certain website; directing the State Auditor and Inspector to inspect or audit certain gifts upon certain request; requiring public schools and institutions of higher education to disclose offering of certain gifts; providing manner of disclosure; requiring submitted information to be forwarded to OMES to issue a final decision on whether certain gifts may be accepted; directing OMES to develop certain forms and maintain certain website; making certain indirect gifts subject to certain approval process; directing the State Auditor and Inspector to inspect or audit certain gifts upon certain request; requiring public schools and institutions of higher education to disclose certain contracts from certain foreign sources entered into after certain date; providing manner of disclosure; requiring certain information to be submitted to OMES; requiring information to be disclosed on certain website; directing the State Auditor and Inspector to inspect or audit certain contracts upon certain request; requiring public schools and institutions of higher education to disclose certain proposed contracts; requiring submitted information to be forwarded to OMES to issue a final decision on whether a school or institution may enter into certain contract; directing OMES to develop certain forms and maintain certain website; making certain contracts subject to certain approval process; directing the State Auditor and Inspector to inspect or audit certain contracts upon certain request; providing civil penalty for certain failure to disclose certain information; providing for deposit of funds; providing for administrative enforcement of penalty; allowing certain entities to bring civil action for certain enforcement; providing for attorney fees; providing immunity from employment discipline and civil liability to certain employees who make certain reports; providing for reward amount; providing for confidentiality of certain information; prohibiting public schools and institutions of higher education from participating in certain agreements with certain foreign sources; requiring certain cultural exchange agreements to be shared with certain federal and state agencies; providing manner of sharing information; requiring the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Education to submit certain annual report by certain date; providing contents of report; prohibiting certain associations from accepting certain gifts or grants or entering into certain contracts; requiring public schools and institutions of higher education that establish certain program or agreement to adopt certain prioritizing policy; requiring institutions of higher education with certain research budget to screen certain applicants and students; directing boards of regents to require submission of certain materials from certain individuals; directing presidents of institutions of higher education to designate a research integrity office; providing purpose of office; requiring certain review prior to interviewing for or offering certain positions; allowing an individual to not be employed for failure to disclose certain information; requiring a research integrity office to report certain information regarding an individual who was rejected for employment on certain basis; directing institutions of higher education to adopt a policy of prioritizing certain foreign researchers; requiring institutions of higher education with certain research budget to establish certain travel approval and monitoring program; providing criteria for certain preapproval; requiring maintenance of certain records of foreign travel requests and approvals for certain time period; requiring submission of certain annual report; requiring certain operation audit by certain date; allowing certain academic partnerships to be entered into or renewed under certain conditions; directing the Governor to appoint certain individual to submit certain report; providing contents of report; providing for severability; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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Micheal Bergstrom (R)*, 

Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee (on 02/04/2025)

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