85R9186 MAW-F
	By: Buckingham, Perry	S.B. No. 986

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a grant program to support the enforcement of
	immigration law by a municipality or county.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 772.0073 to read as follows:
	Sec. 772.0073.  ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW GRANT
	PROGRAM. (a) In this section:
	(1)  "Criminal justice division" means the criminal
	justice division established under Section 772.006.
	(2)  "Immigration detainer request" means a federal
	government request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody
	of an alien. The term includes verbal and written requests,
	including a United States Department of Homeland Security Form
	I-247 document or a similar or successor form.
	(3)  "Immigration laws" means the laws of this state or
	federal law relating to aliens, immigrants, or immigration,
	including the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
	Section 1101 et seq.).
	(4)  "Local entity" means a municipality or county.
	(b)  The criminal justice division shall establish and
	administer a competitive grant program to provide financial
	assistance to a local entity to offset costs related to:
	(1)  enforcing immigration laws; or
	(2)  complying with, honoring, or fulfilling any
	immigration detainer request.
	(c)  The criminal justice division shall establish:
	(1)  eligibility criteria for grant applicants;
	(2)  grant application procedures;
	(3)  criteria for evaluating grant applications and
	awarding grants;
	(4)  guidelines related to grant amounts; and
	(5)  procedures for monitoring the use of a grant
	awarded under this section and ensuring compliance with any
	conditions of the grant.
	(d)  The criminal justice division may use any revenue
	available for purposes of this section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.