Two House Republicans have introduced legislation to stop the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in K-12 public schools in the United States.
Reps. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) and Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) introduced the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems (CLASS) Act on Feb. 5.
The legislation seeks to ban K-12 public schools from accepting funds or entering into contracts with CCP-linked entities.
The legislation would require schools to provide a written disclosure to the Department of Education within 30 days of receiving foreign funds or entering into contracts with foreign entities.
According to the bill, the written disclosure should include the foreign source’s name and country of origin, the terms or conditions, and the amount of funds received….