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Amend CSHB 11 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.0151 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.0151. RURAL BORDER COUNTY WORKFORCE PLAN. (a) In this section, "rural border county" means a county with a population of less than 100,000 that is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border.
(b) The department shall conduct an assessment to determine:
(1) the appropriate workforce levels in each rural border county necessary to:
(A) deter drug smuggling, smuggling of persons, and other criminal activity in the county; and
(B) adequately patrol the county; and
(2) the effects of drug smuggling on other rural counties in this state.
(c) Based on the results of the assessment, the department shall develop and implement a plan to ensure that the department assigns the appropriate number of commissioned officers to each rural border county.