| 1 | 1 | | 88R10590 LRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Blanco S.B. No. 1126 |
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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 the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland |
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| 8 | 8 | | security expenses. |
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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. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (d) The governor may allocate available federal and state |
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| 13 | 13 | | grants and other funding related to homeland security to a local |
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| 14 | 14 | | governmental entity or a nonprofit entity for: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) expenses incurred by the entity to provide |
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| 16 | 16 | | humanitarian assistance to unaccompanied minors and families, |
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| 17 | 17 | | including expenses incurred for public safety, medical care, |
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| 18 | 18 | | shelter, transportation, and nourishment; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) the humane processing of the remains of |
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| 20 | 20 | | undocumented migrants. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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