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Amend CSSB 4 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 4, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following appropriately numbered section, renumber subsequent sections of added Subchapter C, Chapter 752, Government Code, accordingly, and correct cross-references to sections within Subchapter C as necessary:
Sec. 752.___. IMMIGRATION STATUS INQUIRY REPORTING. Each local entity and campus police department shall produce an annual report that includes the number of inquiries made into arrested persons' immigration statuses by persons who are employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the entity or department, categorized by the arrested persons' ethnicities, to determine whether there is a pattern of discrimination. The report shall be delivered to the Department of Public Safety not later than January 31 of each year.
(2) On page 9, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) A law enforcement agency shall produce an annual report that includes the number of inquiries made into arrested persons' immigration statuses by the law enforcement agency, categorized by the arrested persons' ethnicities, to determine whether there is a pattern of discrimination. The report shall be delivered to the Department of Public Safety not later than January 31 of each year.
(3) On page 10, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE and renumber subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
SECTION ____.01. Subchapter Z, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.952 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.952. IMMIGRATION STATUS INQUIRY DATABASE. (a) The department shall generate a statewide immigration status inquiry report based on reports received from:
(1) local entities and campus police departments under Subchapter C, Chapter 752, Government Code; and
(2) law enforcement agencies under Article 2.251, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The department shall deliver the report generated under this section to the legislature not later than October 1 of each year.