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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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re |
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lating to a study conducted by the Legislative Budget Board on the |
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impact to state agencies of federal regulations and mandates |
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enacted by federal law. |
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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 322.0176 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.0176. STUDY OF EFFECT ON STATE AGENCIES OF FEDERAL |
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REGULATIONS AND FEDERAL LAW MANDATES. (a) The board shall conduct a |
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single study for each state agency relating to the effects federal |
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regulations and mandates enacted by federal law have on that |
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agency. |
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(b) For each agency, the study must include: |
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(1) a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of agency |
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compliance with federal regulations, including a comparison of the |
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direct and indirect costs of regulatory compliance with the amount |
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of federal funds received by the agency for the purpose of |
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regulatory compliance; |
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(2) a list of all mandates enacted by federal law, |
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including a federal regulation, for which the federal government |
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has not provided reimbursement sufficient to cover the costs |
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incurred by the agency of implementing or otherwise complying with |
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the mandate; |
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(3) recommendations for reducing the federal |
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regulatory burden on the agency and citizens of this state, |
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including proposals for state or federal legislation or litigation |
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against specific federal agencies; |
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(4) an analysis of any fiscal impact to the agency as a |
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result of a suit filed by the state against the federal government, |
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including any costs associated with the participation or assistance |
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of the employees of the agency on matters related to the suit; |
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(5) the cost and impact, if any, to each agency of the |
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presence of asylum-seeking children in this state; and |
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(6) the impact of federal funds provided to the state, |
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including the consequences to state agencies if federal funds were |
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withheld or not accepted. |
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(c) The board shall establish a schedule for the review of |
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state agencies required by this section that: |
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(1) provides for the review of a portion of the state |
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agencies during the interim between regular sessions of the |
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legislature; and |
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(2) ensures that each agency is reviewed before the |
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expiration date of this section. |
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(d) Before the beginning of each regular session of the |
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legislature, the board shall deliver to the legislature a report of |
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the board's findings and recommendations relating those state |
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agencies reviewed by the board during that legislative interim. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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(f) In this section, "asylum-seeking children" means minors |
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fleeing Central America who are seeking asylum in the United States |
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and who have been released into a community in this state by: |
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(1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement; |
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(2) the United States Customs and Border Protection, |
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pending an immigration hearing; or |
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(3) the United States Immigration and Customs |
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Enforcement, pending an immigration hearing. |
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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, 2015. |