Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article V of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Criminal Justice (page V-7), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Report on Illegal Criminal Aliens. (a) It is the intent of the legislature that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, out of funds appropriated above and using existing data, prepare and submit a report on the confinement, during the preceding year, of illegal criminal aliens, as defined by Section 493.015, Government Code, in facilities operated by or under contract with the department.

(b)  The report must include:

(1)  the number of illegal criminal aliens confined and the total cost to confine those aliens;

(2)  the percentage of each facility's capacity that is occupied by illegal criminal aliens;

(3)  the estimated cost to confine all illegal criminal aliens for the remainder of each alien's sentence; and

(4)  other information regarding the total impact of illegal criminal aliens on each facility.

(c)  Not later than January 31 of each year of the fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall submit the report required under this rider to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature.