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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a gang remediation task force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 402.036 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 402.036. GANG REMEDIATION TASK FORCE. (a) In this |
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section, "task force" means the gang remediation task force |
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established under this section. |
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(b) The office of the attorney general shall establish the |
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task force to assist political subdivisions and local law |
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enforcement agencies in this state with their efforts to reduce |
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gang-related violent crime. |
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(c) The attorney general shall appoint the members of the |
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task force and designate a presiding officer of the task force. The |
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task force must include representatives of: |
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(1) the offices of county attorneys, district |
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attorneys, and criminal district attorneys; |
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(2) municipal or county governments; |
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(3) local law enforcement agencies; |
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(4) nongovernmental entities that provide training |
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and other educational or remedial services to gang members to help |
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reduce gang-related violence; and |
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(5) private businesses. |
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(d) The task force shall: |
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(1) apply for, receive, accept, and administer gifts, |
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grants, and other funds available from any source, including the |
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federal government; |
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(2) develop guidelines for reducing gang-related |
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violence in this state based on the National Network for Safe |
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Communities' group violence reduction strategy; |
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(3) provide assistance, including technical |
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assistance, to political subdivisions of this state in developing |
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comprehensive strategies to reduce gang-related violence based on |
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the National Network for Safe Communities' group violence reduction |
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strategy; and |
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(4) develop recommendations for strengthening state |
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and local efforts to reduce gang-related violence. |
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(e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the task force shall submit a report regarding the task force's |
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activities, findings, and recommendations, including any proposed |
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legislation, to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each |
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house of the legislature. |
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(f) The office of the attorney general shall supervise the |
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administration of the task force. The office of the attorney |
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general shall provide the necessary administrative support and |
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facilities to assist the task force in performing its duties under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2011, the office of |
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the attorney general shall establish the gang remediation task |
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force as required by Section 402.036, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |