88R10590 LRM-D
By: Blanco S.B. No. 1126
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland
security expenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The governor may allocate available federal and state
grants and other funding related to homeland security to a local
governmental entity or a nonprofit entity for:
(1) expenses incurred by the entity to provide
humanitarian assistance to unaccompanied minors and families,
including expenses incurred for public safety, medical care,
shelter, transportation, and nourishment; and
(2) the humane processing of the remains of
undocumented migrants.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.