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.