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Deputy county administrator updates commissioners on several state bills, including 287(g) discussions and homelessness measure
Summary
Russell Schauffer briefed the court on state legislation under consideration that could affect county obligations, including a bill tied to 287(g) immigration agreements and a mental-health/homelessness bill; he flagged population-bracket thresholds that could change county responsibilities.
Russell Schauffer, deputy county administrator, updated Collin County Commissioners Court on state legislative activity the county is tracking during the 89th legislative session.
Schauffer said Senate Bill 8, filed by Senator Schwartner, would require cities and counties to have 287(g) immigration agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for jurisdictions under a specified population bracket. He told the court that the bill as filed sets a population…
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