| 1 | 1 | | 85R8926 SCL-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Garcia, et al. S.B. No. 997 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to peace officer enforcement of federal immigration law at |
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| 8 | 8 | | places of worship, hospitals, public schools, and courthouses. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Article 2.255 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Art. 2.255. ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW AT |
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| 13 | 13 | | PLACES OF WORSHIP, HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND COURTHOUSES. (a) |
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| 14 | 14 | | A law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that employs |
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| 15 | 15 | | a peace officer shall adopt and enforce a policy that prohibits the |
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| 16 | 16 | | agency's or entity's peace officers from participating in the |
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| 17 | 17 | | enforcement of federal laws relating to immigrants or immigration, |
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| 18 | 18 | | including the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 1101 et seq.), on the property of a place of worship, |
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| 20 | 20 | | hospital, public school, including a public institution of higher |
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| 21 | 21 | | education, or courthouse. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The attorney general, in consultation with agencies and |
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| 23 | 23 | | entities described by Subsection (a), shall develop and publish a |
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| 24 | 24 | | model policy on the attorney general's Internet website for the |
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| 25 | 25 | | enforcement of federal immigration law at places of worship, |
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| 26 | 26 | | hospitals, public schools, and courthouses to ensure that those |
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| 27 | 27 | | facilities remain safe and accessible to all residents of this |
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| 28 | 28 | | state regardless of immigration status. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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