Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-14 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 6A-14.097 - Foreign Influence

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Definitions.
(a) "Affiliate organization" means any entity
				under the control of or established for the benefit of an organization required
				to report under this rule, including a direct support organization;
(b) "Agreement" means a written statement of
				mutual interest in academic or research collaboration;
(c) "Contract" means any agreement for the
				acquisition by purchase, lease, or barter of property or services by the
				foreign source, for the direct benefit or use of either of the parties, and any
				purchase, lease, or barter of property or services from a foreign country of
				concern as defined in this rule;
(d) "Direct-support organization" has the
				same meaning as provided in section
				1004.70(1),
				Florida Statutes;
(e) "Foreign
				country of concern" means the People's Republic of China, the Russian
				Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of
				Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicholas Maduro, or the
				Syrian Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity under
				significant control of such foreign country of concern;
(f) "Foreign government" means the government
				of any country, nation, or group of nations, or a province or other political
				subdivision of any country or nation, other than the government of the United
				States or the government of a state or political subdivision, including any
				agent of such foreign government;
(g) "Foreign principal" means any of the
				following:
1. The government or an official of
				the government of a foreign country of concern;
2. A political party or a member of a
				political party in a foreign country of concern. The term "political party"
				means an organization or a combination of individuals whose aim or purpose is,
				or who are engaged in any activity devoted in whole or in part to the
				establishment, administration, control, or acquisition of administration or
				control of a government of a foreign country of concern or a subdivision
				thereof, or the furtherance or influencing of the political or public interest,
				policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country of concern or a
				subdivision thereof;
3. A
				partnership, an association, a corporation, an organization, or other
				combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal
				place of business in a foreign country of concern, or a subsidiary thereof;
				or
4. Any person who is domiciled
				in a foreign country of concern and is not a citizen or lawful permanent
				resident of the United States;
(h) "Foreign source" means any of the
				following:
1. A foreign government or an
				agency of a foreign government;
2.
				A legal entity, government or otherwise, created solely under the laws of a
				foreign state or states;
3. An
				individual who is not a citizen or a national of the United States or a
				territory or protectorate of the United States; or
4. An agent, including a subsidiary or an
				affiliate of a foreign legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign
				source.
(i) "Grant" means
				a transfer of money for a specified purpose, including a conditional
				gift;
(j) "Partnership" means a
				faculty or student exchange program, a study abroad program, an articulation
				program, a recruiting program, or a dual degree program;
(k) "Pledge" means a promise, an agreement,
				or an expressed intention to give a gift.
(l) "State college" means any postsecondary
				education institution under the supervision of the State Board of Education,
				which includes all Florida College System (FCS) institutions and any entity
				under the control of or established for the benefit of a state
				college.