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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to making supplemental appropriations relating to border |
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security and giving direction regarding those appropriations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS JUDICIAL |
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COUNCIL. (a) The amount of $32,486,125 is appropriated from the |
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general revenue fund to the Office of Court Administration, Texas |
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Judicial Council for the purpose of providing funding for indigent |
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legal representation, foreign language interpreters for courts, |
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increased staff functions, equipment purchases, and program |
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administration costs during the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent |
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(FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during |
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that period, the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial |
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Council may employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of |
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this section six full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. |
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(c) Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council |
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shall transfer $905,200 to the Comptroller's Department, Judiciary |
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Section for the purpose of providing funding for visiting judges. |
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SECTION 2. MILITARY DEPARTMENT. The amount of $301,007,231 |
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is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Military |
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Department for the purpose of providing funding for additional |
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personnel to support border security operations during the two-year |
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period beginning on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The amount of |
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$133,506,725 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the |
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Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing funding |
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for 52 weeks of Operation Lone Star surge costs incurred during the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) The amount of $3,411,000 is appropriated from the |
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general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the |
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purpose of providing funding to purchase tactical marine unit |
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vessels during the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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(c) The amount of $17,872,349 is appropriated from the |
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general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the |
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purpose of providing funding for additional full-time equivalent |
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(FTE) employees during the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(d) During the two-year period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent |
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(FTE) employees other law authorizes the department to employ |
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during that period, the Department of Public Safety may employ out |
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of money appropriated by Subsection (c) of this section 79 |
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full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. |
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SECTION 4. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The amount of |
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$273,700,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the |
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Department of Criminal Justice for the purpose of providing funding |
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for correctional security operations during the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS. (a) The amount of |
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$214,785 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the |
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Commission on Jail Standards for the purpose of providing funding |
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to pay additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, increased |
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employee overtime compensation costs, and increased travel |
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expenses during the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent |
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(FTE) employees other law authorizes the commission to employ |
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during that period, the Commission on Jail Standards may employ out |
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of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section three |
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full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. |
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SECTION 6. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE |
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GOVERNOR. (a) The amount of $1,020,290,860 is appropriated from |
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the general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office |
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of the Governor for the purpose of providing funding for border |
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security operations through the making of border security grants |
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during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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(b) The money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section |
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may not be used to: |
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(1) acquire property through the exercise of eminent |
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domain; or |
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(2) build a barrier along this state's international |
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border with Mexico on property acquired through the exercise of |
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eminent domain. |
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(c) The amount of $3,765,000 is appropriated from the |
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general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of |
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the Governor for the purpose of providing funding for additional |
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full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and for additional training |
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regarding the handling of misdemeanor and felony crimes for |
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eligible prosecuting attorneys, as defined by Section 772.0071(a), |
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Government Code, during the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(d) Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the amount of $14,000,000 in each state fiscal year of the |
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state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, may be used only |
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to provide funding for grants to counties adjacent to this state's |
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international border with Mexico to cover those counties' costs for |
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additional law enforcement personnel and equipment, overtime pay |
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for law enforcement personnel, and other expenses related to |
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non-citizens held in county jail facilities, and for non-citizen |
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autopsies. |
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SECTION 7. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The |
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amount of $5,450,976 is appropriated from the general revenue fund |
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to the Department of State Health Services for the purpose of |
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purchasing ambulance services during the two-year period beginning |
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on the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) The amount of $10,901,952 is appropriated from the |
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general revenue fund to the Department of State Health Services for |
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the purpose of purchasing ambulance services for use at two border |
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security processing centers during the two-year period beginning on |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 8. BORDER SECURITY REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) In |
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this section, "border security" means activities associated with |
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deterring crimes and enforcing state laws related to offenses |
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listed in Section 772.0071, Government Code, hunting and fishing |
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laws related to poaching, laws for which this state receives |
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federal grants intended to enhance law enforcement, or laws that |
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relate to federal law enforcement operations, between designated |
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entry and exit points in counties: |
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(1) adjacent to or a portion of which are located |
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within 20 miles of an international border; |
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(2) adjacent to two counties located on an |
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international border with a population of more than 5,000 and less |
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than 7,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census; |
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(3) adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as |
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defined by Section 51.002, Transportation Code; or |
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(4) included in a disaster declaration relating to |
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border security issued by the governor. |
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(b) The Department of Public Safety, Military Department, |
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Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor, Department of |
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Criminal Justice, Commission on Jail Standards, and Office of Court |
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Administration, Texas Judicial Council, shall report all budgeted |
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and expended amounts and performance indicator results for border |
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security to the Legislative Budget Board. |
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(c) The entities described by Subsection (b) of this section |
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shall provide the report required by that subsection on a quarterly |
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basis and in the manner prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board. |
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Each report must include, at a minimum: |
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(1) expended amounts and performance indicators for |
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activities related to enforcing laws described by Subsection (a) of |
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this section that occur: |
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(A) in each county described by Subsection (a) of |
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this section as well as for statewide activities that support |
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border security; or |
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(B) in any geographic region outside of the |
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counties described by Subsection (a) of this section, as requested, |
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such as areas identified as smuggling corridors; |
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(2) the method of finance of budgeted and expended |
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amounts; |
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(3) the object of expense of budgeted and expended |
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amounts; |
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(4) regular and overtime pay; |
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(5) the quarterly total number of border |
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security-related apprehensions and arrests made by state law |
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enforcement personnel deployed to geographic regions included in |
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the areas described by Subsection (a) of this section, including |
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the number of minors apprehended; |
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(6) the total quarterly number of individuals |
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undergoing magistration, prosecution, or conviction for state |
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crimes related to border security; |
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(7) the total quarterly number of individuals confined |
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to state correctional facilities converted by the Department of |
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Criminal Justice to confine those accused of state crimes related |
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to border security; |
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(8) the quarterly total length, expressed in miles, |
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and type of temporary and permanent fencing, barrier, or wall |
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erected along the international border with Mexico; and |
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(9) the quarterly total number and amount of grants |
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issued by the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor to |
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local jurisdictions and counties included in the area described by |
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Subsection (a) of this section. |
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SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately. |
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