81R11620 YDB-D
By: Homer H.B. No. 3118
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the cost and benefits of undocumented
immigrants to the state budget and economy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The comptroller of public accounts shall conduct
a study on the cost and benefits of undocumented immigrants to the
state budget and economy, including the impact on education, health
care, incarceration, salaries, and revenue for local governments
and the state government.
SECTION 2. On or before December 1, 2010, the comptroller
shall:
(1) publish the study on the Internet on a publicly
accessible web page on an official Internet website of the
comptroller's office; and
(2) provide a copy of the study to the governor, the
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
and each standing committee of the legislature with jurisdiction
over matters related to the study.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.