Bill Text: TX SB986 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a grant program to support the enforcement of immigration law by a municipality or county.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-06 - Referred to State Affairs [SB986 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB986-Introduced.html
| 85R9186 MAW-F | ||
| By: Buckingham, Perry | S.B. No. 986 | |
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| relating to a grant program to support the enforcement of | ||
| immigration law by a municipality or county. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 772.0073 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 772.0073. ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW GRANT | ||
| PROGRAM. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal | ||
| justice division established under Section 772.006. | ||
| (2) "Immigration detainer request" means a federal | ||
| government request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody | ||
| of an alien. The term includes verbal and written requests, | ||
| including a United States Department of Homeland Security Form | ||
| I-247 document or a similar or successor form. | ||
| (3) "Immigration laws" means the laws of this state or | ||
| federal law relating to aliens, immigrants, or immigration, | ||
| including the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. | ||
| Section 1101 et seq.). | ||
| (4) "Local entity" means a municipality or county. | ||
| (b) The criminal justice division shall establish and | ||
| administer a competitive grant program to provide financial | ||
| assistance to a local entity to offset costs related to: | ||
| (1) enforcing immigration laws; or | ||
| (2) complying with, honoring, or fulfilling any | ||
| immigration detainer request. | ||
| (c) The criminal justice division shall establish: | ||
| (1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants; | ||
| (2) grant application procedures; | ||
| (3) criteria for evaluating grant applications and | ||
| awarding grants; | ||
| (4) guidelines related to grant amounts; and | ||
| (5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant | ||
| awarded under this section and ensuring compliance with any | ||
| conditions of the grant. | ||
| (d) The criminal justice division may use any revenue | ||
| available for purposes of this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
