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HB1379 • 2025

Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Gaines, Houston
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of July 1, 2026, is confirmed by metadata but was removed from 'limits_and_unknowns' as it is a known fact rather than an unknown.

Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act

This law requires Georgia public schools, universities, and technical colleges to submit semiannual reports about funding received from foreign sources.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires institutions in the University System of Georgia, units of the Technical College System of Georgia, local school systems, and other public schools to report on funding received from foreign sources twice a year.
  • Sets requirements for what information must be included in these reports.
  • Mandates that these reports about foreign funding are made available to the general public.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Institutions of the University System of Georgia
  • Units of the Technical College System of Georgia
  • Local school systems and other public schools in Georgia

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list specific penalties for failing to submit these reports.
  • The exact details of what information must be included in each report are described as 'requirements' but are not listed in the provided text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact