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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland |
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security expenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The governor may allocate available federal and state |
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grants and other funding related to homeland security to a local |
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governmental entity or a nonprofit entity for: |
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(1) expenses incurred by the entity to provide |
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humanitarian assistance to unaccompanied minors and families, |
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including expenses incurred for public safety, medical care, |
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shelter, transportation, and nourishment; and |
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(2) the humane processing of the remains of |
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undocumented migrants. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |