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               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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               AN ACT
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            relating to a study on the impact of illegal immigration in this  | 
         
         
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            state. | 
         
         
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                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is  | 
         
         
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            amended by adding Section 411.02091 to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 411.02091.  IMMIGRATION IMPACT STUDY.  (a)  The  | 
         
         
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            department shall conduct an annual study on the environmental,  | 
         
         
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            safety, and community impact of illegal immigration in this state,  | 
         
         
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            including any impact to the Texas electric grid. | 
         
         
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                   (b)  The department may collaborate or contract with a state  | 
         
         
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            or federal agency, a political subdivision, an institution of  | 
         
         
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            higher education, or a nonprofit organization or other private  | 
         
         
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            entity to assist in conducting the study required by this section. | 
         
         
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                   (c)  Not later than September 1 of each year, the department  | 
         
         
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            shall prepare and submit a report to the governor, lieutenant  | 
         
         
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            governor, and legislature containing the results of the study  | 
         
         
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            conducted under this section. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |