82R2423 YDB-D
By: Larson H.B. No. 1553
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to citizenship information reported by persons, including
state agencies, political subdivisions of this state, nonprofit
organizations, and public and private entities, who receive local
or state money to provide services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2113, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter F to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER F. CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION
Sec. 2113.351. CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION. A person,
including a state agency, political subdivision of this state,
nonprofit organization, or public or private entity, who receives
any appropriated money from the state to provide a health care,
educational, welfare, correctional, or other service to an
individual in this state shall:
(1) identify the individual's country of citizenship
before providing the service to the individual;
(2) determine the cost to this state of providing the
service to the individual if the individual is a citizen of a
foreign country; and
(3) submit to the comptroller in the format and within
the time required by comptroller rule the information required
under Subdivisions (1) and (2) and any other information required
by comptroller rule.
Sec. 2113.352. REPORT AND REIMBURSEMENT. From the
information collected under Section 2113.351 and under Section
140.008, Local Government Code, the comptroller at least annually
shall:
(1) compile a report that lists by country the total
amount of money spent by this state and any political subdivision of
this state to provide services to the citizens of each foreign
country and details the services provided by category of service
and political subdivision;
(2) submit a copy of the report compiled under
Subdivision (1) to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker
of the house of representatives; and
(3) submit to each foreign country identified in the
report compiled under Subdivision (1) a request for reimbursement
of the total costs to this state and political subdivisions of this
state of providing services to its citizens.
Sec. 2113.353. LIMITATION ON DISBURSEMENT.
Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller may not disburse any
money to a person, including a state agency, political subdivision
of this state, nonprofit organization, or public or private entity,
who is subject to Section 2113.351 and who fails to comply with the
requirements of this subchapter.
Sec. 2113.354. RULES. The comptroller by rule shall
prescribe the format and time for submitting the report required
under Section 2113.351 and adopt any other rules necessary to
implement this subchapter.
SECTION 2. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 140.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 140.008. CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION. (a) A person,
including a political subdivision of this state, nonprofit
organization, or public or private entity, who receives local or
state money to provide a health care, educational, welfare,
correctional, or other service to an individual in a political
subdivision of this state shall:
(1) identify the individual's country of citizenship
before providing the service to the individual;
(2) determine the cost to this state and the political
subdivision of providing the service to the individual if the
individual is a citizen of a foreign country; and
(3) submit to the political subdivision and to the
comptroller in the format and within the time required by
comptroller rule the information required under Subdivisions (1)
and (2) and any other information required by comptroller rule.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller or
political subdivision may not disburse any money to a person,
including a political subdivision of this state, nonprofit
organization, or public or private entity, who fails to comply with
the requirements of this section and comptroller rules.
(c) The comptroller by rule shall prescribe the format and
time for submitting the report required under this section and
adopt any other rules necessary to implement this section.
SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 1, 2011, the
comptroller of public accounts shall:
(1) prescribe the format and time for submitting:
(A) the report required under Section 2113.351,
Government Code, as added by this Act; and
(B) the report required under Section 140.008,
Local Government Code, as added by this Act; and
(2) adopt rules necessary to implement:
(A) Subchapter F, Chapter 2113, Government Code,
as added by this Act; and
(B) Section 140.008, Local Government Code, as
added by this Act.
(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter F, Chapter 2113, Government
Code, as added by this Act, or Section 140.008, Local Government
Code, as added by this Act, a person, including a state agency,
political subdivision of this state, nonprofit organization, or
public or private entity, is not required to comply with Subchapter
F or Section 140.008 or rules adopted under Subchapter F or Section
140.008 until January 1, 2012.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.