Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB399: COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Creates the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council. (1/1/27) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act To enact Part III-D of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:1828 through 1828.11, relative to institutions of higher education; to create the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council; to provide for definitions; to provide relative to council responsibilities; to provide for requirements for gifts, contracts, research partnerships, and academic partnerships from foreign adversaries; to provide for penalties; to provide relative to international cultural agreements; to provide relative to travel and gift prohibitions…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact Part III-D of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:1828 through 1828.11, relative to institutions of higher education; to create the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council; to provide for definitions; to provide relative to council responsibilities; to provide for requirements for gifts, contracts, research partnerships, and academic partnerships from foreign adversaries; to provide for penalties; to provide relative to international cultural agreements; to provide relative to travel and gift prohibitions; to provide relative to research partnerships; to provide relative to educational software linked to foreign adversaries; to provide relative to political parties and members; to provide relative to the theft of trade secrets; to provide for severability; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Part III-D of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:1828 through 1828.11, is hereby enacted to read as follows: PART III-D. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2026 §1828. Short title; purpose Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-642 ORIGINAL SB NO. A. This Part shall be known and …