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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to citizenship information reported by persons, including |
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state agencies, political subdivisions of this state, nonprofit |
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organizations, and public and private entities, who receive local |
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or state money to provide services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2113, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION |
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Sec. 2113.351. CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION. A person, |
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including a state agency, political subdivision of this state, |
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nonprofit organization, or public or private entity, who receives |
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any appropriated money from the state to provide a health care, |
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educational, welfare, correctional, or other service to an |
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individual in this state shall: |
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(1) identify the individual's country of citizenship |
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before providing the service to the individual; |
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(2) determine the cost to this state of providing the |
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service to the individual if the individual is a citizen of a |
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foreign country; and |
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(3) submit to the comptroller in the format and within |
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the time required by comptroller rule the information required |
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under Subdivisions (1) and (2) and any other information required |
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by comptroller rule. |
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Sec. 2113.352. REPORT AND REIMBURSEMENT. From the |
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information collected under Section 2113.351 and under Section |
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140.008, Local Government Code, the comptroller at least annually |
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shall: |
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(1) compile a report that lists by country the total |
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amount of money spent by this state and any political subdivision of |
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this state to provide services to the citizens of each foreign |
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country and details the services provided by category of service |
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and political subdivision; |
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(2) submit a copy of the report compiled under |
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Subdivision (1) to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker |
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of the house of representatives; and |
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(3) submit to each foreign country identified in the |
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report compiled under Subdivision (1) a request for reimbursement |
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of the total costs to this state and political subdivisions of this |
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state of providing services to its citizens. |
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Sec. 2113.353. LIMITATION ON DISBURSEMENT. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller may not disburse any |
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money to a person, including a state agency, political subdivision |
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of this state, nonprofit organization, or public or private entity, |
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who is subject to Section 2113.351 and who fails to comply with the |
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requirements of this subchapter. |
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Sec. 2113.354. RULES. The comptroller by rule shall |
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prescribe the format and time for submitting the report required |
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under Section 2113.351 and adopt any other rules necessary to |
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implement this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 140.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 140.008. CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION. (a) A person, |
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including a political subdivision of this state, nonprofit |
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organization, or public or private entity, who receives local or |
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state money to provide a health care, educational, welfare, |
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correctional, or other service to an individual in a political |
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subdivision of this state shall: |
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(1) identify the individual's country of citizenship |
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before providing the service to the individual; |
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(2) determine the cost to this state and the political |
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subdivision of providing the service to the individual if the |
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individual is a citizen of a foreign country; and |
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(3) submit to the political subdivision and to the |
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comptroller in the format and within the time required by |
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comptroller rule the information required under Subdivisions (1) |
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and (2) and any other information required by comptroller rule. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller or |
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political subdivision may not disburse any money to a person, |
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including a political subdivision of this state, nonprofit |
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organization, or public or private entity, who fails to comply with |
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the requirements of this section and comptroller rules. |
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(c) The comptroller by rule shall prescribe the format and |
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time for submitting the report required under this section and |
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adopt any other rules necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 1, 2011, the |
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comptroller of public accounts shall: |
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(1) prescribe the format and time for submitting: |
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(A) the report required under Section 2113.351, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act; and |
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(B) the report required under Section 140.008, |
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Local Government Code, as added by this Act; and |
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(2) adopt rules necessary to implement: |
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(A) Subchapter F, Chapter 2113, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act; and |
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(B) Section 140.008, Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter F, Chapter 2113, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act, or Section 140.008, Local Government |
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Code, as added by this Act, a person, including a state agency, |
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political subdivision of this state, nonprofit organization, or |
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public or private entity, is not required to comply with Subchapter |
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F or Section 140.008 or rules adopted under Subchapter F or Section |
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140.008 until January 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |