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Introduced
10/28/2025
10/28/2025
In Committee
10/28/2025
10/28/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Prohibits a school from threatening to disclose the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of an employee, a student, or a person associated with an employee or student to an external party; knowingly disclosing, without consent, anything related to the perceived citizenship or immigration status of an employee, a student, or a person associated with an employee or student to an external party if the school does not have direct knowledge of the employee's, student's, or associated person's actual citizenship or immigration status; knowingly disclosing, without consent, anything related to the actual citizenship or immigration status of an employee, a student, or a person associated with an employee or student to any other person or nongovernmental entity if the school has direct knowledge of the employee's, student's, or associated person's actual citizenship or immigration status; or designating immigration status, citizenship, place of birth, nationality, or national origin as directory information. Requires a school to develop procedures for reviewing and authorizing requests from law enforcement agents attempting to enter a school's campus by January 1, 2026. Requires a school to provide information on its website about who employees and students should contact if a law enforcement agent seeks to enter the school campus, enters the school campus, or engages in nonconsensual interactions with members of the school community by January 1, 2026. Prohibits a school from impeding students or employees from offering, attending, or participating in training on constitutional rights and immigration-related guidance. Allows aggrieved parties to bring a civil lawsuit. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Public Higher Education Act to protect the privacy and safety of employees and students at public higher education institutions regarding their immigration status. The bill prohibits schools from threatening to disclose or actually disclosing an individual's citizenship or immigration status to external parties without consent, including immigration or law enforcement agencies. Schools are required to develop procedures by January 1, 2026, for reviewing law enforcement requests to enter campus, documenting interactions with law enforcement, and notifying employees or students if a law enforcement agent seeks access for immigration enforcement purposes. The bill mandates that schools provide website information about who to contact if law enforcement seeks campus entry or engages in nonconsensual interactions. Schools must also provide immigration enforcement resources and constitutional rights guidance to help students and employees understand their rights. The bill allows aggrieved parties to file civil lawsuits within two years of a violation, with potential damages and attorney's fees available. Importantly, the bill does not prevent schools from complying with valid judicial warrants or subpoenas and does not restrict information sharing as required by federal law, striking a balance between protecting individual privacy and maintaining legal compliance.
Sponsors (18)
Karina Villa (D)*,
Lakesia Collins (D),
Mary Edly-Allen (D),
Laura Ellman (D),
Sara Feigenholtz (D),
Laura Fine (D),
Graciela Guzmán (D),
Mattie Hunter (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Emil Jones (D),
Kimberly Lightford (D),
Rob Martwick (D),
Mike Porfirio (D),
Elgie Sims (D),
Steve Stadelman (D),
Rachel Ventura (D),
Ram Villivalam (D),
Mark Walker (D),
Last Action
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (on 10/29/2025)
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