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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exception from requirements to assist or cooperate |
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with federal immigration officers for matters regarding activities |
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that occur at a domestic violence shelter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 752.053(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(3), a local entity or |
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campus police department may prohibit persons who are employed by |
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or otherwise under the direction or control of the entity or |
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department from assisting or cooperating with a federal immigration |
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officer in matters regarding activities that occur: |
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(1) [if the assistance or cooperation occurs] at a |
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place of worship; or |
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(2) at a domestic violence shelter. |
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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, 2019. |