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| 1 | 1 | By: Schaefer H.B. No. 3401 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to an interstate compact on border security and | |
| 7 | 7 | immigration enforcement. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Title 7, Government Code, is amended by adding | |
| 10 | 10 | Chapter 793 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 793.001. EXECUTION OF COMPACT. The Governor of Texas | |
| 12 | 12 | is directed to coordinate and develop an Interstate Compact for | |
| 13 | 13 | Border Security among interested states, and to seek the consent of | |
| 14 | 14 | Congress for the Compact. The purpose of the Compact will be for | |
| 15 | 15 | compacting states to engage in joint action on matters including, | |
| 16 | 16 | but not limited to: | |
| 17 | 17 | a) Detection, apprehension, detention, prosecution, | |
| 18 | 18 | release, and monitoring of illegal aliens. | |
| 19 | 19 | b) Coordination of federal, state, and local immigration | |
| 20 | 20 | enforcement operations. | |
| 21 | 21 | c) Eligibility of aliens to receive state benefits. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 23 | 23 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 24 | 24 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |