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Amend CSSB 4 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Subchapter C, Chapter 752, Government Code (page 6, between lines 6 and 7), by inserting the following appropriately numbered section:
Sec. 752.___. POLICY ON INQUIRIES REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES. Each law enforcement agency that is subject to the requirements of this subchapter shall adopt a written policy that:
(1) prohibits a person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the agency from inquiring into the immigration status of a detained person if the detention occurred solely because the person:
(A) is a victim of or witness to a criminal offense; or
(B) is reporting a criminal offense; and
(2) requires persons employed by the agency to receive training on the policy and the prohibition described by Subdivision (1).