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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to accounting for costs incurred by the Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice as a result of the presence in this state of |
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persons who are not lawfully present in the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 493.0152 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.0152. ACCOUNTING FOR COSTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. |
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(a) Not later than the 30th day before the first day of each regular |
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legislative session, the department shall issue to the speaker of |
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the house of representatives, the lieutenant governor, the |
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governor, and the attorney general a report of the financial costs |
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to the department incurred during the preceding two-year period |
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that resulted from the presence in this state of persons who are not |
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lawfully present in the United States. |
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(b) The report must include a separate accounting for the |
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costs to the department incurred in specific categories of spending |
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as determined by the department. |
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(c) On request of the department, the comptroller shall |
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assist the department in preparing the report. |
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SECTION 2. This state recognizes that it is the |
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responsibility of the federal government to maintain the security |
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of the national border to prevent unlawful entry of persons and |
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finds that the federal government should reimburse this state for |
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expenditures by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice made |
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necessary by the presence of persons in this state who are not |
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lawfully present in the United States. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |