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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a joint interim study of ways to promote economic |
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development in nations that are a primary source of undocumented |
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immigrants in Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Senate Committee on International |
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Relations and Trade, the House Committee on Border and |
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International Affairs, and the House Committee on Financial |
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Institutions shall conduct a joint interim study to investigate: |
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(1) current programs operating in Texas or in other |
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parts of the United States that: |
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(A) provide opportunities for immigrants to |
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voluntarily invest in development efforts in their home states or |
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countries; or |
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(B) offer exchange programs between teachers, |
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medical professionals, business people, or local government |
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officials from the United States and professionals in Mexico or |
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other Latin American countries; |
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(2) possible new programs that would: |
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(A) provide opportunities for immigrants to |
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voluntarily invest in development efforts in their home states or |
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countries; or |
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(B) offer exchange programs between teachers, |
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medical professionals, business people, or local government |
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officials from the United States and professionals in Mexico or |
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other Latin American countries; and |
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(3) the viability of programs described by |
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Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection and the capacity of the |
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State of Texas to facilitate such programs. |
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(b) The Senate Committee on International Relations and |
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Trade, the House Committee on Border and International Affairs, and |
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the House Committee on Financial Institutions shall report the |
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results of the joint interim study conducted under Subsection (a) |
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of this section, together with recommendations for statutory |
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changes, to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of |
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the house of representatives, and the members of the 80th |
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Legislature on or before September 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires October 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |