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      By: Virdell H.B. No. 1381       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain   foreign entities by public institutions of higher education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 51.985 to read as follows:           Sec.   51.985.     PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH OR ACCEPTANCE OF   MONEY FROM CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES. (a) In this section:                 (1)     "Designated country or entity" means a country or   entity designated as a country of particular concern, a special   watch list country, or an entity of particular concern in the United   States secretary of state's most recent designations under the   International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. Section 6401   et seq.).                 (2)     "Institution of higher education" has the meaning   assigned by Section 61.003.           (b)     Notwithstanding any other law, an institution of higher   education may not enter into a contract with or accept a gift,   grant, or donation from a designated country or entity.           (c)     The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt   rules as necessary to implement this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.985, Education Code, as added by this   Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the   effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before that   date is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract was   entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.