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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report to the Legislative Budget Board on the border |
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security functions of certain state agencies. |
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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 322.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.025. REPORT ON BORDER SECURITY FUNCTIONS. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Border county" means a county that is adjacent to |
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or within 25 miles of the international border. |
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(2) "Border security" means the detection and |
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interdiction of all smuggling events between the ports of entry |
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along the Texas-Mexico border. |
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(3) "Border-related criminal activity" includes the |
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smuggling of people, drugs, money, weapons, stolen vehicles, and |
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other contraband, human trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, home |
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invasion, corruption, murder, assault, arson, money laundering, |
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impersonation of a law enforcement officer, vehicle theft, felony |
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pursuits, and any other criminal activity conducted by or as a |
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result of a transnational criminal organization engaging in |
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cross-border illegal activity. |
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(b) The Department of Public Safety, Texas Military |
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Department, Parks and Wildlife Department, trusteed programs |
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within the governor's office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, |
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and any other state agency designated by the board shall report to |
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the board twice each state fiscal year the following: |
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(1) the amount of money the agency budgeted for border |
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security, the amount of money the agency spent on border security, |
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and the agency's performance related to border security during the |
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reporting period; |
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(2) the finance method for budgeted and expended |
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amounts; |
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(3) the object of expense for budgeted and expended |
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amounts; and |
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(4) the amount of money spent on employee salaries for |
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duties related to border security, including regular and overtime |
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pay. |
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(c) A state agency required by Subsection (b) to report |
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information to the board shall submit information for the first |
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half of the state fiscal year not later than February 28 and |
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information for the second half of the state fiscal year not later |
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than September 30. The state agency shall submit the information in |
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the manner prescribed by the board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |