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1	1	89R8302 SCF-F
2	2	By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 2308
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Border
10	10	Security and Illegal Immigration.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 3, Government Code, is amended
13	13	by adding Chapter 330 to read as follows:
14	14	CHAPTER 330. TEXAS COMMISSION ON BORDER SECURITY AND ILLEGAL
15	15	IMMIGRATION
16	16	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
17	17	Sec. 330.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter is known as the
18	18	Texas Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration Act.
19	19	Sec. 330.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
20	20	(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Border
21	21	Security and Illegal Immigration.
22	22	(2) "State agency" means a department, board,
23	23	commission, office, or other agency in the executive, legislative,
24	24	or judicial branch of state government. The term includes an
25	25	institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,
26	26	Education Code.
27	27	SUBCHAPTER B. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION
28	28	Sec. 330.051. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. The Texas
29	29	Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration is an
30	30	advisory commission composed of 11 members as follows:
31	31	(1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant
32	32	governor's designee;
33	33	(2) the speaker of the house of representatives or the
34	34	speaker's designee;
35	35	(3) the governor or the governor's designee;
36	36	(4) the attorney general or the attorney general's
37	37	designee;
38	38	(5) the comptroller or the comptroller's designee;
39	39	(6) three members of the house of representatives
40	40	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, not more
41	41	than two of whom may be from the same political party; and
42	42	(7) three members of the senate appointed by the
43	43	lieutenant governor, not more than two of whom may be from the same
44	44	political party.
45	45	Sec. 330.052. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor or
46	46	governor's designee or, at the discretion of the governor, the
47	47	lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor's designee shall serve
48	48	as presiding officer of the commission.
49	49	Sec. 330.053. VOTE. A vote of the majority of the
50	50	commission members present when a quorum is present is an action of
51	51	the commission.
52	52	Sec. 330.054. MEETINGS. The commission shall meet at least
53	53	quarterly and at other times at the call of the presiding officer.
54	54	Sec. 330.055. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A commission
55	55	member is not entitled to compensation for the member's service but
56	56	may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with the
57	57	General Appropriations Act.
58	58	Sec. 330.056. STAFF. The office of the governor shall staff
59	59	the commission.
60	60	SUBCHAPTER C. COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES
61	61	Sec. 330.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The commission
62	62	shall:
63	63	(1) conduct a thorough review of the economic, legal,
64	64	cultural, and educational impact of illegal immigration on this
65	65	state and its political subdivisions;
66	66	(2) conduct a thorough examination of state and
67	67	federal laws relating to immigration, migration, and guest worker
68	68	programs;
69	69	(3) conduct a thorough review of state laws impacting
70	70	illegal immigration;
71	71	(4) develop a comprehensive list of infrastructure
72	72	projects supporting border security in counties on the Texas-Mexico
73	73	border;
74	74	(5) study the impact of a state migrant worker program
75	75	on providing employees to industries most in need of skilled or
76	76	unskilled migrant labor;
77	77	(6) develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and
78	78	sustainable state plan to address:
79	79	(A) illegal immigration and the influx of illegal
80	80	immigration in this state;
81	81	(B) immigration and the use of migrant workers in
82	82	this state; and
83	83	(C) integration of immigrants with residents of
84	84	this state;
85	85	(7) recommend to the governor and the legislature
86	86	administrative and legislative actions necessary to implement the
87	87	state plan described in Subdivision (6):
88	88	(A) consistent with the respective
89	89	constitutional powers, rights, and responsibilities of the United
90	90	States and of this state; and
91	91	(B) necessary to protect the health, safety, and
92	92	welfare of the residents of this state; and
93	93	(8) to encourage a comprehensive, coordinated, and
94	94	sustainable state response to issues related to immigration, advise
95	95	the governor and the legislature on proposed legislation related to
96	96	border security and illegal immigration on request of:
97	97	(A) the governor;
98	98	(B) the lieutenant governor;
99	99	(C) the speaker of the house of representatives;
100	100	(D) a member of the minority party in the senate
101	101	chosen by the senators who are members of that party; or
102	102	(E) a member of the minority party in the house of
103	103	representatives chosen by the representatives who are members of
104	104	that party.
105	105	Sec. 330.102. STATE AGENCY INFORMATION. (a) The
106	106	commission may request a state agency to provide to the commission
107	107	available agency information the commission considers necessary to
108	108	discharge the commission's duties under this chapter.
109	109	(b) A state agency shall cooperate with the commission to
110	110	provide the requested information under Subsection (a):
111	111	(1) to the extent not inconsistent with law;
112	112	(2) within the limits of the agency's statutory
113	113	authority; and
114	114	(3) timely as necessary to accomplish the purposes of
115	115	this chapter.
116	116	Sec. 330.103. TESTIMONY; EXPERT CONSULTANTS. (a) In
117	117	performing its powers and duties, the commission may invite
118	118	testimony from the governor, legislators, state agencies, and
119	119	members of the public.
120	120	(b) The commission may consult with experts or other
121	121	knowledgeable public or private individuals on any matter related
122	122	to the commission's powers and duties under this chapter.
123	123	Sec. 330.104. PUBLIC HEARING. The commission may hold one
124	124	or more public hearings the commission considers advisable and in
125	125	locations in this state the commission selects to afford interested
126	126	persons an opportunity to appear and present views on any subject
127	127	relating to the commission's powers and duties under this chapter.
128	128	Sec. 330.105. REPORT. (a) The commission annually shall
129	129	report to the legislature and governor on commission activities and
130	130	recommendations.
131	131	(a-1) The commission shall submit an initial report to the
132	132	legislature and governor not later than six months after the date of
133	133	the first commission meeting. The commission shall submit its
134	134	first annual report to the legislature and governor not later than
135	135	six months after the date the initial report is submitted, or as
136	136	soon as practicable after that date. This subsection expires
137	137	January 1, 2028.
138	138	(b) The commission on request shall provide to members of
139	139	the public any report submitted under this section.
140	140	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.