HB 9, Hse 2nd Rdg, Amnd #2

(c) Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section, the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council shall transfer $905,200 to the Comptroller's Department, Judiciary Section for the purpose of providing funding for visiting judges.

(2) On page 3, lines 23 through 24, strike "misdemeanor crimes for district and county attorneys" and substitute "misdemeanor and felony crimes for eligible prosecuting attorneys, as defined by Section 772.0071(a), Government Code,".

(3) Strike page 3, line 26, through page 4, line 4.

(4) On page 4, line 8, strike "two ambulances" and substitute "ambulance services".

(5) On page 4, line 12, strike "ambulances" and substitute "ambulance services".

(6) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. BORDER SECURITY REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) In this section, "border security" means activities associated with deterring crimes and enforcing state laws related to offenses listed in Section 772.0071, Government Code, hunting and fishing laws related to poaching, laws for which this state receives federal grants intended to enhance law enforcement, or laws that relate to federal law enforcement operations, between designated entry and exit points in counties:

(1) adjacent to or a portion of which are located within 20 miles of an international border;

(2) adjacent to two counties located on an international border with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 7,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census;

(3) adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as defined by Section 51.002, Transportation Code; or

(4) included in a disaster declaration relating to border security issued by the governor.

(b) The Department of Public Safety, Military Department, Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor, Department of Criminal Justice, Commission on Jail Standards, and Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, shall report all budgeted and expended amounts and performance indicator results for border security to the Legislative Budget Board.

(c) The entities described by Subsection (b) of this section shall provide the report required by that subsection on a quarterly basis and in the manner prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board. Each report must include, at a minimum:

(1) expended amounts and performance indicators for activities related to enforcing laws described by Subsection (a) of this section that occur:

(A) in each county described by Subsection (a) of this section as well as for statewide activities that support border security; or

(B) in any geographic region outside of the counties described by Subsection (a) of this section, as requested, such as areas identified as smuggling corridors;

(2) the method of finance of budgeted and expended amounts;

(3) the object of expense of budgeted and expended amounts;

(4) regular and overtime pay;

(5) the quarterly total number of border security-related apprehensions and arrests made by state law enforcement personnel deployed to geographic regions included in the areas described by Subsection (a) of this section, including the number of minors apprehended;

(6) the total quarterly number of individuals undergoing magistration, prosecution, or conviction for state crimes related to border security;

(7) the total quarterly number of individuals confined to state correctional facilities converted by the Department of Criminal Justice to confine those accused of state crimes related to border security;

(8) the quarterly total length, expressed in miles, and type of temporary and permanent fencing, barrier, or wall erected along the international border with Mexico; and

(9) the quarterly total number and amount of grants issued by the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor to local jurisdictions and counties included in the area described by Subsection (a) of this section.