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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing the Border Security Advisory Council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 421, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 421.0425 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 421.0425. BORDER SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The |
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Border Security Advisory Council is a permanent special advisory |
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committee created to advise the governor or the governor's designee |
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on homeland security issues impacting the security of the |
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Texas-Mexico border and on streamlining statewide border security |
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activities and initiatives. |
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(b) The council is composed of: |
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(1) the executive head of or a designee from each of |
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the following: |
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(A) Department of Public Safety; |
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(B) Texas Military Department; |
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(C) Texas Division of Emergency Management; |
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(D) Parks and Wildlife Department; |
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(E) Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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(F) Office of Court Administration of the Texas |
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Judicial System; and |
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(2) other members as determined by the governor or the |
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governor's designee. |
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(c) The council shall advise on: |
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(1) coordinating agency goals and responsibilities |
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for border security efforts; |
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(2) developing procedures for streamlining agency |
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decision-making; and |
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(3) improving transparency of border security |
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operations. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |