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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota requires public universities and technical colleges to report funding from specific foreign entities
Last action · March 12, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: Randy Deibert and 5 others
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What This Bill Does
South Dakota HB 1311 requires the Board of Regents and the Board of Technical Education to publish annual reports detailing financial contributions received from specified foreign governments, entities, and individuals starting July 1, 2026. The disclosures must include funding amounts, source descriptions, associated agreements, and purposes, and be posted online by August 31 annually.
State higher education institutions must publicly disclose financial ties and funding transactions originating from specified foreign countries, increasing administrative transparency for public post-secondary institutions.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Board of Regents
Must compile, maintain, and annually publish online a report of all qualifying foreign funding received by its governed institutions.
South Dakota Board of Technical Education
Must compile, maintain, and annually publish online a report of all qualifying foreign funding received by technical education institutions.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 12, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- Mar 10, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to the Governor
- Mar 9, 2026SenateSigned by the President
- Mar 5, 2026HouseSigned by the Speaker
- Mar 4, 2026SenateFloorDo Pass
- Mar 3, 2026SenateCertified uncontested, placed on consent
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- Mar 3, 2026SenateCommitteeDo Pass
- Mar 3, 2026SenateScheduled for hearing
- Feb 20, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst read in Senate and referred to
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorDo Pass
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCertified uncontested, placed on consent
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeDo Pass
- Feb 18, 2026HouseScheduled for hearing
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst Reading House
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