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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
November 30, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Roth and Darling, cosponsored by
Representatives Murphy, Armstrong, Gundrum and Allen. Referred to
Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
SB744,1,6 1An Act to renumber and amend 36.65 (1); and to create 36.11 (61), 36.11 (62),
236.11 (63), 36.65 (1) (b) and 36.65 (2) (j) of the statutes; relating to: prohibiting
3foreign missions of China at University of Wisconsin institutions and
4University of Wisconsin System involvement with Communist Chinese
5recruitment or propaganda programs and requiring the University of
6Wisconsin System to report funding received from foreign missions of China.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the University of Wisconsin System to do all of the following:
1. Ensure that no designated foreign mission of China is established at or
recognized by a UW institution after the bill's effective date. A “designated foreign
mission of China” is defined as an entity or operation designated by the federal Office
of Foreign Missions as a foreign mission of the People's Republic of China within the
United States, including the Confucius Institute U.S. Center, the Asia Society
Chinese Language Partner Network, and the Center for Language Exchange and
Cooperation. If a designated foreign mission of China has already been established
at or recognized by a UW institution on the bill's effective date, the UW System must
develop and implement a plan to ensure that the designated foreign mission of China
does not remain established at or recognized by the institution after approximately
one year from the bill's effective date.
2. Annually identify the amount and source of funding received from a
designated foreign mission of China. This information must be included in an

annual report that current law requires to be submitted to the governor and the
legislature. With respect to UW-Madison, the report must be submitted by the
UW-Madison rather than the UW System.
3. Identify, end, and provide a report regarding any “cultural exchange”
programs the UW System has that are consistent with those identified by the U.S.
State Department as Chinese Communist Party propaganda tools.
The bill also prohibits UW System employees and students from participating
in Communist Chinese recruitment programs. The bill defines “Communist Chinese
recruitment program” as a program established by the government of China,
including the Thousand Talents Program, the Overseas High-Level Talent
Recruitment Program, and the National High-End Foreign Experts Recruitment
Plan, to recruit or partner with scientists, scholars, and other experts by offering
them benefits or privileges, such as concurrent or short-term appointments at
Chinese institutions or Chinese research laboratories. Under the bill, participation
means entering into a written agreement with a Chinese institution, Chinese
research laboratory, or the government of China that confers upon a person benefits
or privileges associated with, or membership in, a Communist Chinese recruitment
program. The definition of “government of China” includes an instrumentality of the
People's Republic of China or of the Communist Party of China. The bill creates
certain disclosure requirements and requires any UW System employee or student
who is participating in a Communist Chinese recruitment program on the effective
date of the bill to terminate his or her participation within six months after the bill's
effective date, subject to an extension of no more than six additional months if certain
requirements are met.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB744,1 1Section 1. 36.11 (61) of the statutes is created to read:
SB744,2,72 36.11 (61) Designated foreign missions. (a) In this subsection, “designated
3foreign mission of China” means any entity or operation designated by the office of
4foreign missions in the federal department of state as a foreign mission, as defined
5in 22 USC 4302 (a), of the People's Republic of China within the United States,
6including the Confucius Institute U.S. Center, the Asia Society Chinese Language
7Partner Network, and the Center for Language Exchange and Cooperation.
SB744,3,3
1(b) Subject to par. (c), the board shall ensure that no designated foreign mission
2of China is established at or recognized by any institution after the effective date of
3this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
SB744,3,94 (c) If any designated foreign mission of China has been and continues to be
5established at or recognized by any institution on the effective date of this paragraph
6.... [LRB inserts date], the board shall develop and implement a plan to ensure that
7the designated foreign mission of China does not remain established at or recognized
8by the institution after the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective
9date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
SB744,2 10Section 2. 36.11 (62) of the statutes is created to read:
SB744,3,1411 36.11 (62) Prohibition of Chinese Communist Party propaganda programs.
12The board shall identify, report on, and immediately end any cultural exchange
13programs consistent with those identified by the federal department of state as
14Chinese Communist Party propaganda tools.
SB744,3 15Section 3 . 36.11 (63) of the statutes is created to read:
SB744,3,1616 36.11 (63) Communist Chinese recruitment programs. (a) In this subsection:
SB744,3,2217 1. “Communist Chinese recruitment program” means a program established
18by the government of China, including the Thousand Talents Program, the Overseas
19High-Level Talent Recruitment Program, and the National High-End Foreign
20Experts Recruitment Plan, to recruit or partner with scientists, scholars, and other
21experts by offering them benefits or privileges, such as concurrent or short-term
22appointments at Chinese institutions or Chinese research laboratories.
SB744,3,2323 2. “Government of China” means any of the following:
SB744,3,2424 a. The Communist Party of China.
SB744,4,3
1b. The People's Republic of China or any governmental unit of the People's
2Republic of China or of a province, region, or other political subdivision of the People's
3Republic of China.
SB744,4,54 c. Any instrumentality of the People's Republic of China or of the Communist
5Party of China.
SB744,4,96 3. “Participate” means a person's entering into a written agreement with a
7Chinese institution, Chinese research laboratory, or the government of China that
8confers upon the person benefits or privileges associated with, or membership in, a
9Communist Chinese recruitment program.
SB744,4,1210 (b) Subject to par. (c), after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
11date], no system employee or student may participate in a Communist Chinese
12recruitment program.
SB744,4,1713 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., not later than 6 months after the effective
14date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], any system employee or student who
15is participating in a Communist Chinese recruitment program on the effective date
16of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], shall terminate the employee's or student's
17participation in the Communist Chinese recruitment program.
SB744,4,2518 2. The chancellor of an institution may provide an extension of the deadline
19under subd. 1. for no more than 6 months for employees assigned to the institution
20and students enrolled in the institution to terminate participation in the Communist
21Chinese recruitment program if the chancellor believes that these employees and
22students are attempting to comply with the termination requirement under subd. 1.
23and the chancellor is confident that participation in the Communist Chinese
24recruitment program for the period of the extension will not pose a risk to research
25or reputational interests of the system.
SB744,4
1Section 4. 36.65 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.65 (1) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
SB744,5,33 36.65 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, “ chancellor":
SB744,5,4 4(a) “Chancellor” means the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
SB744,5 5Section 5. 36.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB744,5,76 36.65 (1) (b) “Designated foreign mission of China” has the meaning given in
7s. 36.11 (61) (a).
SB744,6 8Section 6. 36.65 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB744,5,109 36.65 (2) (j) Funding from certain designated foreign missions. The amount
10and source of funding received from any designated foreign mission of China.
SB744,7 11Section 7. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB744,5,2212 (1) Report identifying Chinese propaganda programs. No later than the first
13day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection or the
14beginning of the next academic year after the effective date of this subsection,
15whichever is earlier, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
16shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution
17to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall identify
18any institution program consistent with those identified by the U.S. state
19department as Chinese Communist Party propaganda tools and the methods that
20the board has used to comply with s. 36.11 (62). If the board concludes that no
21institution has, or has had, a program consistent with that described in s. 36.11 (62),
22the report shall state this.
SB744,5,2323 (2) Communist Chinese recruitment programs.
SB744,5,2424 (a) In this subsection:
SB744,6,2
11. “Communist Chinese recruitment program” has the meaning given in s.
236.11 (63) (a) 1.
SB744,6,4 32. “Institution” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9), and includes any branch
4campus of the institution.
SB744,6,5 53. “Participate” has the meaning given in s. 36.11 (63) (a) 3.
SB744,6,6 64. “System” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (12).
SB744,6,137 (b) Not later than 4 weeks after the effective date of this paragraph, the
8chancellor of each institution shall inform all employees assigned to the institution
9and students enrolled in the institution of the prohibition under s. 36.11 (63) (b) and
10shall require that, not later than 8 weeks after the effective date of this paragraph,
11these employees and students disclose to the chancellor, if applicable, the employee's
12or student's participation in any Communist Chinese recruitment program and
13provide a complete copy of any related contract.
SB744,6,1914 (c) Not later than 8 weeks after the effective date of this paragraph, any system
15employee or student who is participating in a Communist Chinese recruitment
16program on the effective date of this paragraph shall disclose to the chancellor of the
17institution to which the employee is assigned or the student is enrolled the
18employee's or student's participation in the Communist Chinese recruitment
19program and provide a complete copy of any related contract.
SB744,8 20Section 8. Initial applicability.
SB744,6,2321 (1) Report on funding received from designated foreign missions of China.
22The treatment of s. 36.65 (2) (j) first applies to a report submitted under s. 36.65 (2)
23at least 30 days after the effective date of this subsection.
SB744,6,2424 (End)
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