Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1352: TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING ACTIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES
Status: Chaptered, April 21, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend various laws concerning actions related to certain foreign entities; to withhold funding for state-supported institutions of higher education with a confucius institute or similar institute related to the people's republic of china; to prohibit a state-supported institution of higher education from investing in chinese funds; to prohibit the establishment of sister cities with certain prohibited foreign parties; to prohibit the investment of retirement and pension funds in chinese funds; and for other purposes…
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING ACTIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES; TO WITHHOLD FUNDING FOR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH A CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE OR SIMILAR INSTITUTE RELATED TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; TO PROHIBIT A STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM INVESTING IN CHINESE FUNDS; TO PROHIBIT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SISTER CITIES WITH CERTAIN PROHIBITED FOREIGN PARTIES; TO PROHIBIT THE INVESTMENT OF RETIREMENT AND PENSION FUNDS IN CHINESE FUNDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS CONCERNING ACTIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 60, Subchapter 1, is amended to add additional sections to read as follows: 6-60-123. Prohibited institutes. *CRH083* 04-07-2025 11:17:15 CRH083 As Engrossed: H3/3/25 H3/5/25 S4/7/25 HB1352 (a) The state shall withhold funding for a state-supported institution of higher education that has a Confucius Institute or similar institute related to the People's Republic of China, including without limitation a Chinese cultural center. (b)(1) A state-supported institution of higher education shall certify annually that the state-supported institution of higher education does not have a prohibited institution described in subsection (a) of this section. (2) A state-supported institution of higher education shall abolish any existing Confucius Institute or similar institute …