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S 2509 119th Congress

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

A bill to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school, and for other purposes.

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Introduced Jul 29, 2025 Latest action Jul 29, 2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Education
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Introduced in Senate Jul 29, 2025

Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education ActThis bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to ensure that each elementary and secondary school served by the LEA notifies parents of their rights to request and receive information regarding foreign influence (e.g., influence by China) in schools.These rights include the right toreview (and make copies of at no cost) any curricular or professional development material used at the school that was obtained using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern;know, by written response, how many school personnel are compensated using funds received from a foreign government or a foreign entity of concern; andknow, by written response, information about funding from or agreements (e.g., contracts) with a foreign country or a foreign entity of concern.Parents must submit a written request for this information.Each school must post on a publicly accessible website (or otherwise widely disseminate to the public) a summary notice of parental rights under the bill. The bill requires the Department of Education to notify state educational agencies (SEAs) about the bill's requirements. Each SEA must, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, notify LEAs about the bill's requirements.

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