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HF 575

A bill for an act requiring reporting by regents institutions of funding from certain foreign sources and including effective date provisions.

2025-2026 Regular Session

HF 575 requires regents institutions to publicly report and regularly update all foreign-source funding amounts, types, purposes, and descriptions.

Referred to Higher Education.
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Bill Summary · HF 575

Summary of HF 575 (Introduced Feb. 24, 2025)

Overview

HF 575 would require the state’s regents institutions to report funding they receive from foreign sources, as defined by the bill. The information must cover amounts, types, purposes, and descriptions of the foreign sources. Institutions would have to post the report on their websites, submit the report to the governor and the general assembly, and provide regular updates. The reporting and updates would be public records. The bill authorizes the attorney general to seek a writ of mandamus to compel compliance. An exemption applies to payments by a natural person for tuition or related fees to support an individual student.

Key Provisions

  • Title and scope: Applies to regents institutions (the public universities/colleges governed by the regents board); focuses on funding from foreign sources.
  • Reporting content: Each institution must report the amount, type, purposes, and a description of each foreign-source funding provided.
  • Public posting: The report must be posted on the institution’s internet site.
  • Submissions to officials: The report must be provided to the governor and the general assembly.
  • Updates: Institutions must update the report regularly.
  • Public records: The report and all updates are public records.
  • Enforcement: The attorney general may file a writ of mandamus to compel compliance with the bill.
  • Exemption: No requirement to report payments by a natural person that would otherwise qualify as a foreign source for tuition or related fees to support an individual student at a regents institution.
  • Effective date: The bill takes effect January 1, 2026.

Definitions and Scope

  • Foreign sources: Defined within the bill (not enumerated in the provided text); the reporting covers funding from those foreign sources.
  • Regents institutions: All institutions under the state regents system; reporting is focused on funding obtained from foreign sources by these institutions.

Affected Parties

  • Primary: Regents institutions (their administrators and boards).
  • Governmental/ Oversight: Governor, the Minnesota/Iowa-like General Assembly (legislature), and the Attorney General (enforcement).
  • Public: Students, researchers, and the general public via public records.

Procedural/Timelines

  • Introduction: February 24, 2025.
  • Legislative action: Referred to Higher Education on April 3, 2025.
  • Effective date: January 1, 2026.
  • Ongoing: Postings and regular updates beginning after enactment, with reports and updates available as public records.

Potential Impact (informational)

  • Increased transparency around international funding for regents institutions.
  • Enhanced oversight by the executive and legislative branches over foreign-source funding.
  • Administrative burden on institutions to collect, categorize, post, and periodically update funding information.
  • Public accountability through mandatory public records and potential enforcement via mandamus.

Note: This summary reflects the text of the introduced version and status as of the provided materials.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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