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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and |
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financial impact of illegal immigration in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 752, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. STUDY ON IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION |
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Sec. 752.101. ANNUAL IMMIGRATION IMPACT STUDY. (a) The |
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office of the governor shall conduct an annual study on the |
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economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal |
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immigration in this state. |
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(b) The office of the governor may collaborate or contract |
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with a state or federal agency, a political subdivision, an |
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institution of higher education, or a nonprofit organization or |
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other private entity to assist in conducting the study required by |
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this section. |
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(c) On request by the criminal justice division of the |
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office of the governor, the Office of Court Administration of the |
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Texas Judicial System shall coordinate with and provide information |
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to the division. |
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Sec. 752.102. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of |
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each even-numbered year, the office of the governor shall prepare |
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and submit to the lieutenant governor and legislature a report |
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containing the results of each study conducted in the preceding two |
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years under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |