Amend SB 11 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 2.36 to read as follows:
Art. 2.36. PEACE OFFICER DUTIES REGARDING DETENTION OF PERSONS IMPROPERLY ENTERING FROM FOREIGN NATION. (a) A peace officer who detains a person under Section 38.20, Penal Code, shall:
(1) inform the person being detained of the person's rights under Article 15.17; and
(2) ensure that persons being detained under that section receive a medical evaluation and any necessary treatment, giving priority to the evaluation and treatment of children, elderly persons, and pregnant women.
(b) If the person being detained under Section 38.20, Penal Code, does not speak and understand the English language or is deaf, the peace officer shall provide the person with an interpreter to inform the person of the rights described by Article 15.17 and this article.
(c) Each peace officer who enforces compliance with Section 38.20, Penal Code, must complete an annual training regarding the rights of persons being detained under that section, including rights provided under federal immigration law. The officer's employing law enforcement agency shall provide the training required by this article.