| 1 | 1 | | 88R10370 SCP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Middleton S.B. No. 1703 |
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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 a study on the impact of illegal immigration in this |
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| 8 | 8 | | state. |
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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. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 411.02091 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 411.02091. IMMIGRATION IMPACT STUDY. (a) The |
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| 13 | 13 | | department shall conduct an annual study on the environmental, |
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| 14 | 14 | | safety, and community impact of illegal immigration in this state, |
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| 15 | 15 | | including any impact to the Texas electric grid. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) The department may collaborate or contract with a state |
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| 17 | 17 | | or federal agency, a political subdivision, an institution of |
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| 18 | 18 | | higher education, or a nonprofit organization or other private |
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| 19 | 19 | | entity to assist in conducting the study required by this section. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (c) Not later than September 1 of each year, the department |
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| 21 | 21 | | shall prepare and submit a report to the governor, lieutenant |
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| 22 | 22 | | governor, and legislature containing the results of the study |
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| 23 | 23 | | conducted under this section. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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