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1	1	By: Howard H.B. No. 183
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the establishment of the task force on asylum-seeking
7	7	migrants.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by
10	10	adding Subchapter R to read as follows:
11	11	SUBCHAPTER R. TASK FORCE ON ASYLUM-SEEKING MIGRANTS
12	12	Sec. 403.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
13	13	(1) "Asylum-seeking migrant" means a person who is
14	14	seeking asylum in the United States and who has been released into a
15	15	community in this state by:
16	16	(A) the Office of Refugee Resettlement;
17	17	(B) United States Customs and Border Protection
18	18	or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, pending an
19	19	immigration hearing;
20	20	C) the Department of Public Safety; or
21	21	(D) any other state or federal law enforcement
22	22	agency stationed at the border.
23	23	(2) "Task force" means the task force on
24	24	asylum-seeking migrants.
25	25	Sec. 403.502. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES. The task force on
26	26	asylum-seeking migrants is established to:
27	27	(1) study the humanitarian and fiscal impacts of the
28	28	presence of asylum-seeking migrants in this state related to:
29	29	(a) public education and school districts;
30	30	(b) open-enrollment charter schools;
31	31	(c) institutions of higher education;
32	32	(d) the provision of health and human services
33	33	and child protection;
34	34	e) the Texas Workforce Commission;
35	35	f) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as
36	36	well as the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, issues studied by
37	37	the Task Force shall include, but is not limited to, information
38	38	pertaining to:
39	39	(f-1) human trafficking;
40	40	(f-2) sex trafficking; and
41	41	(f-3) sexual assault; or
42	42	(g) other areas the Task Force determines to be
43	43	relevant in the production of the report.
44	44	(2) produce a report outlining the status of
45	45	asylum-seeking migrants in this state and distribute that report to
46	46	state officials.
47	47	Sec. 403.503. COMPOSITION. The task force is composed of
48	48	twelve members to be appointed by the comptroller as follows:
49	49	(1) one representative of a faith-based organization
50	50	providing direct services to asylum-seeking migrants in this state;
51	51	(2) one representative of a community-based
52	52	organization providing direct services to asylum-seeking migrants
53	53	in this state;
54	54	(3) one member who is a superintendent of a school
55	55	district from the border region of Texas;
56	56	(4) one representative of a law enforcement agency;
57	57	(5) one representative of the Texas Education Agency;
58	58	(6) one representative of the Health and Human
59	59	Services Commission;
60	60	(7) one representative of the comptroller;
61	61	(8) one representative of the Texas Higher Education
62	62	Coordination Board;
63	63	(9) one representative of the Texas Department of
64	64	Criminal Justice;
65	65	(10) one representative of the Texas Juvenile Justice
66	66	Department; and
67	67	(11) one member from the Texas House and Texas Senate
68	68	who represent a region of the border.
69	69	Sec. 403.504. MEETINGS. (a) The task force shall meet at
70	70	least three times each year and may hold additional meetings in
71	71	person or by conference call if necessary.
72	72	(b) Section 551.125 applies to a meeting held by conference
73	73	call under this section, except that Section 551.125(b) does not
74	74	apply.
75	75	Sec. 403.505. COMPENSATION. A member of the task force may
76	76	not receive compensation for service on the task force.
77	77	Sec. 403.506. REPORT. (a) Using funds available to the
78	78	task force under Section 403.507, the task force shall partner with
79	79	an independent third party to produce a report outlining the status
80	80	of asylum-seeking migrants in this state.
81	81	(b) The task force shall submit the report to the governor,
82	82	lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and
83	83	comptroller no later than December 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023.
84	84	Sec. 403.507. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The
85	85	comptroller may accept on behalf of the task force a gift, grant, or
86	86	donation from any source to carry out the purposes of this
87	87	subchapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
88	88	subchapter, the comptroller is not required to convene the task
89	89	force to produce the report if sufficient private gifts, grants, or
90	90	donations are not available.
91	91	Sec. 403.508. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and
92	92	this subchapter expires January 1, 2024.
93	93	SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 31, 2021, the
94	94	comptroller of public accounts shall, subject to Section 403.507,
95	95	Government Code, as added by this Act, convene the task force
96	96	required under Subchapter R, Chapter 403, Government Code, as added
97	97	by this Act.
98	98	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
99	99	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
100	100	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
101	101	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
102	102	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.