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Amend CSHB 13 (house committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering existing SECTIONS appropriately:
SECTION ____. Subchapter D, Chapter 421, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 421.073 to read as follows:
Sec. 421.073. TEXAS COMMUNITY ORIENTED HOMELAND SECURITY
POLICING SERVICES. (a) The State Office of Homeland Security shall
establish the Texas Community Oriented Homeland Security Policing
Services program to address border security and homeland security
issues through problem-solving tactics and partnerships between
the State Office of Homeland Security, local police and local
communities.
(b) Out of funds available to the State Office of Homeland
Security, the Texas Community Oriented Homeland Security Policing
Services program shall provide funding for the training of local
law enforcement officers who will perform Homeland Security and
Border Security function.