88R13385 LRM-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 3782
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to establishing the Border Security Advisory Council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 421, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 421.0425 to read as follows:
Sec. 421.0425. BORDER SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The
Border Security Advisory Council is a permanent special advisory
committee created to advise the governor or the governor's designee
on homeland security issues impacting the security of the
Texas-Mexico border and on streamlining statewide border security
activities and initiatives.
(b) The council is composed of:
(1) the executive head of or a designee from each of
the following:
(A) Department of Public Safety;
(B) Texas Military Department;
(C) Texas Division of Emergency Management;
(D) Parks and Wildlife Department;
(E) Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and
(F) Office of Court Administration of the Texas
Judicial System; and
(2) other members as determined by the governor or the
governor's designee.
(c) The council shall advise on:
(1) coordinating agency goals and responsibilities
for border security efforts;
(2) developing procedures for streamlining agency
decision-making; and
(3) improving transparency of border security
operations.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.