HB2661

Enacting the foreign adversaries out of higher education act to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from accepting gifts, grants and other moneys from foreign adversaries and their affiliates, prohibiting certain foreign adversary affiliates from operating on campuses and providing training and education on such foreign adversaries and their affiliates.

Introduced·2/3/26
Introduced Text

Kansas HB2661 prohibits higher education institutions from accepting funds from foreign adversaries and their affiliates.

Kansas HB2661, known as the Foreign Adversaries Out of Higher Education Act, prohibits postsecondary educational institutions from accepting gifts, grants, or other funding from designated foreign adversaries and their affiliates. The bill specifically bans entities like Confucius Institutes and organizations funded by countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and Qatar from operating on campuses. It mandates reporting of any contracts or gifts over $10,000 or $50,000 annually from these entities.

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Current
Higher Education Budget Committee
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History

Feb 3

House

House Introduced

Feb 3

House

House Referred to Committee on Higher Education Budget