By Zaffirini S.B. No. 1067 75R8407 SAW-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to assistance for certain legal immigrants. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Human Resources Code, is amended by 1-5 adding Section 22.032 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 22.032. ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. 1-7 (a) The department by rule shall develop a grant program to assist 1-8 legal immigrants who are ineligible for public assistance benefits 1-9 solely because of their immigration status. 1-10 (b) Subject to availability of funds, the program shall 1-11 provide grants for: 1-12 (1) temporary housing and nutritional assistance; 1-13 (2) assistance in completing the application for 1-14 United States citizenship and in preparing for the citizenship 1-15 examination; and 1-16 (3) instruction in English as a second language. 1-17 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 1-18 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-19 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-20 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-21 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-22 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.