89R26231 CXP-D     By: Shofner, et al. H.B. No. 3741     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3741:     By:  Lambert C.S.H.B. No. 3741       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring a sworn statement by certain foreign students   enrolled at or employees of 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 51.9092 to read as follows:          Sec. 51.9092.  SWORN STATEMENT BY FOREIGN STUDENT OR   EMPLOYEE. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Foreign agent" means a person who intends to   retrieve information, research, technology, materials, or other   physical or intellectual property on behalf of a foreign   government, quasi government, or terrorist organization.                (2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning   assigned by Section 61.003.          (b)  This section applies only to a student or employee who   is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.          (c)  An institution of higher education shall require a   student enrolled at or employee of the institution to sign and   submit to the institution a statement certifying that the student   or employee is not a foreign agent of a foreign government, quasi   government, or terrorist organization hostile to the United States   of America or this state.          (d)  A sworn statement under this section must include the   following:          "By signing this document, I affirm that I am not a foreign   agent of a foreign government, quasi government, or terrorist   organization hostile to the United States of America or the State of   Texas."          (e)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt   rules as necessary for the administration of this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.9092, Education Code, as added by   this Act, applies to a student enrolled at or employee of a public   institution of higher education regardless of whether the student   or employee was enrolled at or hired by the institution before, on,   or after the effective date of this Act.          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.