Board staff told the council it will create a public portal of foreign gifts/contracts, consult the governor's office on a model research-security policy and work with the attorney general on possible civil penalties and whistleblower provisions to enforce nondisclosure rules.

Tom Rawlings of State Shield told the task force about what he called a "red‑green" alliance of foreign‑funded groups, urged foreign‑funding disclosure and stronger state rules, and identified campus and protest organizations he said have received foreign support. Lawmakers asked about evidence, enforcement and FARA‑style measures.

Senator Miguez's immigration tracker bill requires agencies to report taxpayer resource usage annually.

Lawmakers support a new bill to publish state department changes on an accessible website.