88R13385 LRM-F By: Guillen H.B. No. 3782 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to establishing the Border Security Advisory Council. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 421, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 421.0425 to read as follows: Sec. 421.0425. BORDER SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The Border Security Advisory Council is a permanent special advisory committee created to advise the governor or the governor's designee on homeland security issues impacting the security of the Texas-Mexico border and on streamlining statewide border security activities and initiatives. (b) The council is composed of: (1) the executive head of or a designee from each of the following: (A) Department of Public Safety; (B) Texas Military Department; (C) Texas Division of Emergency Management; (D) Parks and Wildlife Department; (E) Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and (F) Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System; and (2) other members as determined by the governor or the governor's designee. (c) The council shall advise on: (1) coordinating agency goals and responsibilities for border security efforts; (2) developing procedures for streamlining agency decision-making; and (3) improving transparency of border security operations. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.