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Amend CSSB 4 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering the ARTICLES of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. STUDY OF IMPACT ON IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
SECTION ____.01. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.02091 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.02091. STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPACT ON IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. (a) The department shall conduct an ongoing study of the impact of SB4, Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, on immigrant communities and the relationship between the communities and law enforcement agencies. The study must evaluate the effect the legislation has on the number of immigrants reporting a criminal offense or serving as a witness to a criminal offense.
(b) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit a report of the current results of the study to the governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the legislature.