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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of grant money received from the criminal |
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justice division of the governor's office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 772.006, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) A grant awarded under 42 U.S.C. Section 3751 and |
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allocated to a law enforcement agency, drug task force, or other |
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entity under this section must be used strictly for a purpose |
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authorized by 42 U.S.C. Section 3751. |
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(e) A grant awarded under 42 U.S.C. Section 3751 or from a |
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state or federal homeland security funding source, including state |
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general revenue funds appropriated for purposes of homeland |
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security, may be used to provide additional personnel, equipment, |
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supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, or |
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information systems to a law enforcement or other program |
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established to reduce crime related to drugs or terrorism, violent |
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or organized crime, or official corruption occurring in one or more |
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counties adjacent to the international border of this state. The |
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division shall prioritize the allocation of the grant money for the |
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border law enforcement purposes described by this subsection. |
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(f) The criminal justice division may award a grant under |
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this section to a law enforcement agency, drug task force, or other |
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entity for use by the entity in reducing crime related to drugs or |
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terrorism, violent or organized crime, or official corruption |
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occurring in one or more counties adjacent to the international |
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border of this state. The division may contract with the grant |
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recipient to ensure that the grant will be used for the purposes |
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described by this subsection. The contract must require: |
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(1) the border law enforcement operations of the grant |
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recipient to be under the command and control of the director of the |
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Department of Public Safety; and |
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(2) a grant recipient to report to the Department of |
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Public Safety, in accordance with the rules of that department, |
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information regarding the effectiveness of the grant recipient's |
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border law enforcement operations in achieving the purposes |
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described by this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |