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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishment of the immigration authority delegation |
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training grant program for local law enforcement agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 424 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 424. IMMIGRATION |
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Sec. 424.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "training |
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program" means a training program operated by United States |
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement for training local law |
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enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration law. The term |
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includes the immigration authority delegation program and the |
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immigration authority delegation refresher training program |
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established under Section 287(g) of the federal Immigration and |
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Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g)). |
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Sec. 424.002. IMMIGRATION DELEGATION TRAINING GRANT |
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PROGRAM FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. (a) The office of the governor |
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shall develop and maintain a grant program that awards grants for |
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the expenses incurred by a local law enforcement agency related to |
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the attendance of a law enforcement officer of the agency in a |
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training program. |
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(b) A local law enforcement agency may apply to the office |
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of the governor in the form and manner required by the office of the |
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governor for a grant under the grant program established by this |
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section. To qualify for a grant, an applicant must: |
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(1) apply for preauthorization from the office of the |
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governor before the law enforcement officer attends the training |
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program; and |
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(2) demonstrate that the law enforcement officer who |
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will attend the training program: |
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(A) is primarily engaged in making arrests; and |
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(B) meets all of the United States Immigration |
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and Customs Enforcement officer selection requirements required to |
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attend the training program. |
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Sec. 424.003. GRANT AMOUNT. If the application for a grant |
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under the grant program established under this section is approved, |
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the office of the governor shall issue a grant to the applicant in |
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the amount of: |
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(1) the salary of the law enforcement officer for: |
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(A) four weeks, if the officer attends the basic |
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training course under the training program; or |
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(B) one week, if the officer attends the |
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refresher course under the training program; |
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(2) the costs incurred by the applicant because of the |
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officer's absence while the officer is attending the training |
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program, including overtime pay to another officer to fulfill the |
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duties of the absent officer; and |
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(3) other expenses the office of the governor |
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considers necessary for the participation in the training program. |
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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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |