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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a biennial report on the cost to the state of services |
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provided to illegal aliens. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 322.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.021. REPORT ON COST OF SERVICES FOR ILLEGAL |
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ALIENS. (a) In this section, "illegal alien" means a person who: |
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(1) is not a citizen or national of the United States; |
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and |
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(2) is unlawfully present in the United States |
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according to the terms of 8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq. |
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(b) The board shall prepare a report on the cost of services |
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provided by the state and political subdivisions to illegal aliens |
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using state funds during each state fiscal biennium. In preparing |
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the report, the board shall consider available reports and other |
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information from state agencies and political subdivisions. |
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(c) Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
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board shall distribute the report covering the previous state |
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fiscal biennium to the governor, lieutenant governor, members of |
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the legislature, comptroller, members of the United States Congress |
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representing this state, and President of the United States. The |
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report must include a cover letter that explicitly summarizes the |
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total known cost to the state of services provided to illegal |
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aliens. The report may be distributed electronically. |
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(d) The board and the comptroller shall each clearly display |
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the contents of the report on their public Internet websites. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |