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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for the investigation and prosecution of |
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offenses involving the trafficking of persons. |
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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) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) The trafficking of persons investigation and |
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prosecution account is created in the general revenue fund. The |
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account is composed of legislative appropriations and other money |
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required by law to be deposited in the account. Income from money |
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in the account shall be credited to the account. Sections 403.095 |
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and 404.071 do not apply to the account. |
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(e) The legislature may appropriate money from the |
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trafficking of persons investigation and prosecution account |
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created under Subsection (d) only to the criminal justice division |
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for the purposes of this subsection. The division may use the |
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appropriated money solely to distribute grants to counties that |
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apply for the grants and that have dedicated full-time or part-time |
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personnel, such as a special investigator or prosecutor, to |
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investigate or prosecute offenses under Chapter 20A, Penal Code. |
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The total amount of grants that may be distributed to counties from |
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the account during each state fiscal year may not exceed $10 |
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million. |
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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. |