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Committee advances SB 6002 to create state immigration enforcement division and restrict certain driver’s IDs
Summary
Senate Bill 6002 would create a centralized immigration enforcement division in the Department of Safety, fund 287(g) participation and change driver’s license issuance and identification rules; the Transportation and Safety Committee approved the germane sections 8–1 and forwarded the bill to Judiciary.
Chairman Watson presented Senate Bill 6002’s provisions the Transportation and Safety Committee found germane: creation of a centralized immigration enforcement division in the Department of Safety, funding to support local participation in the federal 287(g) program, and reforms to driver’s licenses and identification.
Watson told the committee the new division would be overseen by a Chief Immigration Enforcement Officer appointed by the governor and would negotiate 287(g) agreements with federal authorities. The bill also would establish a grant program to help local governments…
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