SB744: Bill Text

SB744,3,14 36.11 (62) Prohibition of Chinese Communist Party propaganda programs. The board shall identify, report on, and immediately end any cultural exchange programs consistent with those identified by the federal department of state as Chinese Communist Party propaganda tools.

SB744,3 Section 3 . 36.11 (63) of the statutes is created to read:

SB744,3,16 36.11 (63) Communist Chinese recruitment programs. (a) In this subsection:

SB744,3,22 1. “Communist Chinese recruitment program” means 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.

SB744,3,23 2. “Government of China” means any of the following:

SB744,3,24 a. The Communist Party of China.

SB744,4,3 b. The People's Republic of China or any governmental unit of the People's Republic of China or of a province, region, or other political subdivision of the People's Republic of China.

SB744,4,5 c. Any instrumentality of the People's Republic of China or of the Communist Party of China.

SB744,4,9 3. “Participate” means a person's entering into a written agreement with a Chinese institution, Chinese research laboratory, or the government of China that confers upon the person benefits or privileges associated with, or membership in, a Communist Chinese recruitment program.

SB744,4,12 (b) Subject to par. (c), after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], no system employee or student may participate in a Communist Chinese recruitment program.

SB744,4,17 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., not later than 6 months after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], any system employee or student who is participating in a Communist Chinese recruitment program on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], shall terminate the employee's or student's participation in the Communist Chinese recruitment program.

SB744,4,25 2. The chancellor of an institution may provide an extension of the deadline under subd. 1. for no more than 6 months for employees assigned to the institution and students enrolled in the institution to terminate participation in the Communist Chinese recruitment program if the chancellor believes that these employees and students are attempting to comply with the termination requirement under subd. 1. and the chancellor is confident that participation in the Communist Chinese recruitment program for the period of the extension will not pose a risk to research or reputational interests of the system.

SB744,4 Section 4. 36.65 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.65 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB744,5,3 36.65 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, “ chancellor":

SB744,5,4 (a) “Chancellor” means the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SB744,5 Section 5. 36.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB744,5,7 36.65 (1) (b) “Designated foreign mission of China” has the meaning given in s. 36.11 (61) (a).

SB744,6 Section 6. 36.65 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

SB744,5,10 36.65 (2) (j) Funding from certain designated foreign missions. The amount and source of funding received from any designated foreign mission of China.

SB744,7 Section 7. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB744,5,22 (1) Report identifying Chinese propaganda programs. No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection or the beginning of the next academic year after the effective date of this subsection, whichever is earlier, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall identify any institution program consistent with those identified by the U.S. state department as Chinese Communist Party propaganda tools and the methods that the board has used to comply with s. 36.11 (62). If the board concludes that no institution has, or has had, a program consistent with that described in s. 36.11 (62), the report shall state this.

SB744,5,23 (2) Communist Chinese recruitment programs.

SB744,5,24 (a) In this subsection:

SB744,6,2 1. “Communist Chinese recruitment program” has the meaning given in s. 36.11 (63) (a) 1.

SB744,6,4 2. “Institution” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9), and includes any branch campus of the institution.

SB744,6,5 3. “Participate” has the meaning given in s. 36.11 (63) (a) 3.

SB744,6,6 4. “System” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (12).

SB744,6,13 (b) Not later than 4 weeks after the effective date of this paragraph, the chancellor of each institution shall inform all employees assigned to the institution and students enrolled in the institution of the prohibition under s. 36.11 (63) (b) and shall require that, not later than 8 weeks after the effective date of this paragraph, these employees and students disclose to the chancellor, if applicable, the employee's or student's participation in any Communist Chinese recruitment program and provide a complete copy of any related contract.

SB744,6,19 (c) Not later than 8 weeks after the effective date of this paragraph, any system employee or student who is participating in a Communist Chinese recruitment program on the effective date of this paragraph shall disclose to the chancellor of the institution to which the employee is assigned or the student is enrolled the employee's or student's participation in the Communist Chinese recruitment program and provide a complete copy of any related contract.

SB744,8 Section 8. Initial applicability.

SB744,6,23 (1) Report on funding received from designated foreign missions of China. The treatment of s. 36.65 (2) (j) first applies to a report submitted under s. 36.65 (2) at least 30 days after the effective date of this subsection.

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