Amend SB 4 on third reading on page 4, between lines 20 and 21, by inserting the following:
Art. 5B.004. COMPENSATION TO LOCAL ENTITY FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ILLEGAL ENTRY OFFENSES. (a) In this article, "local entity" means:
(1) a municipality or county;
(2) a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with criminal jurisdiction; or
(3) a county court.
(b) Out of funds appropriated to the governor's office or the trusteed programs within that office for border security purposes, the governor's office, on request of a local entity that arrests, prosecutes, or confines a person for an offense under Chapter 51, Penal Code, or adjudicates a criminal action brought under that chapter, shall compensate the local entity for those costs.
(c) A request for compensation under Subsection (b) must be in writing and specify the actual cost incurred by the local entity for the arrest, prosecution, confinement, or adjudication, as applicable.