TITLE: Relating to the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland security expenses.

SUMMARY: Relating to the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland security expenses.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the awarding of grants to certain entities for homeland security expenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The governor may allocate available federal and state grants and other funding related to homeland security to a local governmental entity or a nonprofit entity for: (1) expenses incurred by the entity to provide humanitarian assistance to unaccompanied minors and families, including expenses incurred for public safety, medical care, shelter, transportation, and nourishment; and (2) the humane processing of the remains of undocumented migrants. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.