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      By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 2542               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the citizenship status of certain employees of this   state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 651, Government Code, is amended by   adding Section 651.011 to read as follows:           Sec.   651.011.     CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR LEADERSHIP OF   ENTITIES ON HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL. (a) An employee of an entity   described by Section 421.021(a) must be a citizen of the United   States if the employee:                 (1)  is the executive director of the entity;                 (2)  is a deputy executive director of the entity;                 (3)  is an assistant director of the entity; or                 (4)     has a title that is functionally equivalent to a   title described by Subdivisions (1) through (3).           (b)     The executive director of an entity described by Section   421.021(a) may extend the citizenship requirement under this   section to any other position not listed under Subsection (a) if the   position is allowed to interface with:                   (1)     proprietary data or information deemed critical to   the operation of the agency; or                   (2)     systems that can influence the functionality of   critical infrastructure.          SECTION 2.  Section 651.011, Government Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to a person hired on or after the effective   date of this Act. An employee hired before the effective date of   this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the   effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.