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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Bans Higher Education Gifts From Foreign Adversaries and Establishes Compliance Mandates
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill prohibits Kansas postsecondary educational institutions and s from accepting gifts, grants, or contracts worth $100,000 or more from designated foreign adversaries or their affiliates. It requires universities to report contracts or gifts valued at $10,000 or more to the state board of regents and bans institutions from hosting entities funded by certain s, such as Confucius institutes, on or before January 1, 2027.
Kansas colleges and universities face strict funding bans, mandatory gift-reporting rules, and the termination of campus programs linked to specified foreign countries, with civil penalties up to $250,000 and five-year bans on state research grants for noncompliant institutions.
- Section 117 of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 requires American universities to report foreign gifts and contracts above certain thresholds to the U.S. Department of Education. context
- State legislatures and governors in states such as Florida and Texas have pursued legislative and executive measures to restrict academic and financial ties between public universities and foreign entities from designated adversary nations. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Postsecondary Educational Institutions
Universities and colleges face new funding bans, mandatory reporting requirements for gifts over $10,000, audits, and program closures.
State Board of Regents
The board is required to receive institutional transparency reports and maintain a public transparency database.
Attorney General
The office is tasked with investigating complaints, bringing enforcement actions, and administering the foreign adversaries out of higher education fund.
Law Enforcement Officers
State and campus law enforcement officers must complete training on recognizing foreign infiltration every three years.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Higher Education Budget
Version history
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Comprehensive State Oversight of University Foreign Gifts
The bill shifts oversight by establishing strict state-level prohibitions and a dedicated database for foreign gifts to universities, mirroring recent actions in states like Texas and Florida.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment20Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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