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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an annual report on the financial impact of |
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undocumented immigrants on the state budget and economy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.0302 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.0302. REPORT ON FINANCIAL IMPACT OF UNDOCUMENTED |
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IMMIGRANTS. (a) Not later than September 1 of each year, the |
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comptroller shall publish a report containing a comprehensive |
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financial analysis of the impact of undocumented immigrants on the |
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state budget and economy. |
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(b) For purposes of the annual report, the comptroller shall |
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apply the methodology used for the comptroller's special report, |
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"Undocumented Immigrants in Texas: A Financial Analysis of the |
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Impact to the State Budget and Economy," published in December |
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2006. |
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SECTION 2. The comptroller shall publish the first report |
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required under Section 403.0302, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, not later than September 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |