Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1247: Higher educational institutions, public; grants with foreign countries of concern prohibited, etc.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1247 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher educational institutions, public; grants with foreign countries of concern prohibited, etc. Primary sponsor: Tara Durant (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Public institutions of higher education; certain grants from and partnerships and agreements with foreign countries of concern prohibited; report; civil penalty. Prohibits, except with the approval of the governing board of the institution of higher education or the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia under certain circumstances, any public institution of higher education from accepting any grant from or participating in any partnership or agreement with any foreign country of concern, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill requires the Council to establish and enforce mechanisms for compliance and penalties for noncompliance with such prohibition, which shall include civil penalties not to exceed $25,000 per offense and may include periodic institutional reporting until any such noncompliance is remedied by the institution. The bill requires each public institution of higher education, by December 1 of each year, to report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Council any grant that it accepted from or agreement or partnership in which it participated with a foreign country of concern during the previous fiscal year and the date on which such grant, agreement, or partnership is expected to terminate.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Durant | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 27 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
- Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1247)
- Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100430D