Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Plain Language Summary
# Summary of HR 1049: Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act **What the Bill Does:** HR 1049 requires schools that receive federal funding to inform parents about their rights to access information regarding foreign government influence in schools. Parents would be able to request and review curriculum materials and professional development resources that were paid for with foreign government funds, find out how many school employees are compensated using foreign funds, and learn about any contracts or agreements schools have with foreign countries or designated foreign entities of concern. **Who It Affects:** The bill applies to all public elementary and secondary schools receiving federal education funding. It primarily affects school administrators (who must establish notification systems) and parents (who gain new transparency rights regarding foreign financial involvement in schools).
The bill names China as an example of a country of concern but covers any foreign government or designated "foreign entity of concern." **Current Status:** The bill has passed the House of Representatives and is a part of the 119th Congress. Parents would need to submit written requests to access the information, which schools would be required to provide in written form.
CRS Official Summary
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.
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.