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| 7 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 6 | | relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian |
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| 10 | 7 | | tribes. |
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| 11 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 9 | | SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the State-Tribal |
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| 13 | 10 | | Collaboration Act. |
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| 14 | 11 | | SECTION 2. Subtitle E, Title 4, Government Code, is amended |
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| 15 | 12 | | by adding Chapter 471 to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 13 | | CHAPTER 471. STATE COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES |
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| 17 | 14 | | Sec. 471.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 18 | 15 | | (1) "American Indian" means an individual who is: |
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| 19 | 16 | | (A) a member of a federally recognized Indian |
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| 20 | 17 | | tribe; or |
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| 21 | 18 | | (B) eligible for federal services and programs |
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| 22 | 19 | | provided to American Indians, including services and programs |
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| 23 | 20 | | provided by the United States Department of Health and Human |
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| 24 | 21 | | Services and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
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| 25 | 22 | | (2) "Indian tribe" means a federally recognized tribe, |
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| 26 | 23 | | band, pueblo, or community of American Indians located wholly or |
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| 27 | 24 | | partially in this state. |
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| 28 | 25 | | (3) "State agency" means an agency, department, |
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| 29 | 26 | | office, or other entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial |
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| 30 | 27 | | branch of state government and includes an institution of higher |
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| 31 | 28 | | education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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| 32 | | - | Sec. 471.002. COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES; AGENCY |
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| 33 | | - | POLICY; REPORT. (a) Each state agency shall collaborate with |
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| 34 | | - | Indian tribes when developing and implementing agency policies, |
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| 35 | | - | agreements, and programs that directly affect American Indians. |
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| 36 | | - | (b) Each state agency whose policies, agreements, and |
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| 37 | | - | programs directly affect American Indians shall: |
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| 38 | | - | (1) promote effective communication and collaboration |
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| 39 | | - | between the state agency and Indian tribes; |
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| 40 | | - | (2) promote positive intergovernmental relations |
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| 41 | | - | between the state and Indian tribes; |
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| 42 | | - | (3) promote cultural competency in effectively |
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| 43 | | - | providing services to American Indians; and |
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| 44 | | - | (4) annually report to the governor and the |
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| 45 | | - | legislature regarding the agency's actions under this section. |
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| 46 | | - | Sec. 471.003. TRAINING. (a) Each state agency whose |
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| 47 | | - | policies, agreements, and programs directly affect American |
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| 48 | | - | Indians shall develop, with the assistance of a representative of |
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| 49 | | - | an Indian tribe, a training program that encourages effective |
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| 50 | | - | communication and collaboration between the agency and Indian |
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| 51 | | - | tribes. The training program must include the requirements in |
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| 52 | | - | Sections 471.002(b)(1)-(3). |
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| 53 | | - | (b) A state agency whose policies, agreements, and programs |
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| 54 | | - | directly affect American Indians may require an employee to attend |
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| 55 | | - | a training program developed under this section. |
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| 56 | | - | Sec. 471.004. ANNUAL SUMMIT. Not later than the last day of |
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| 57 | | - | the third quarter of each state fiscal year, the governor, or a |
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| 58 | | - | person designated by the governor, and the leaders of Indian tribes |
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| 59 | | - | shall meet in a state-tribal summit to address issues of mutual |
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| 60 | | - | concern. If the governor is not available due to an emergency, the |
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| 61 | | - | governor may designate an employee of the governor's office, a |
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| 29 | + | Sec. 471.002. ANNUAL MEETING. Not later than the last day |
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| 30 | + | of the third quarter of each state fiscal year, the office of the |
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| 31 | + | governor and the leaders of Indian tribes shall meet to address |
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| 32 | + | issues of mutual concern. An employee of the governor's office, a |
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