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1	1	S.B. No. 1134
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the authority for certain high school students to serve
6	6	as election clerks.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 32.051, Election Code,
9	9	is amended to read as follows:
10	10	(c) Except as provided by Section 32.0511, to [To] be
11	11	eligible to serve as a clerk of an election precinct, a person must
12	12	be a qualified voter:
13	13	(1) of the county, in a countywide election ordered by
14	14	the governor or a county authority or in a primary election;
15	15	(2) of the part of the county in which the election is
16	16	held, for an election ordered by the governor or a county authority
17	17	that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence; or
18	18	(3) of the political subdivision, in an election
19	19	ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a
20	20	county.
21	21	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 32, Election Code, is
22	22	amended by adding Section 32.0511 to read as follows:
23	23	Sec. 32.0511. SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: STUDENT
24	24	ELECTION CLERKS. (a) In this section:
25	25	(1) "Educational institution" means:
26	26	(A) a public secondary school; or
27	27	(B) an accredited private or parochial secondary
28	28	school.
29	29	(2) "Student" means a person enrolled in an
30	30	educational institution or a home-schooled student.
31	31	(b) A student who is ineligible to serve as a clerk of an
32	32	election precinct under Section 32.051(c) is eligible to serve as a
33	33	clerk of an election precinct under this section if the student:
34	34	(1) at the time of appointment as an election clerk:
35	35	(A) is a student at an educational institution or
36	36	attends a home school that meets the requirements of Section
37	37	25.086(a)(1), Education Code; and
38	38	(B) has the consent of:
39	39	(i) the principal of the educational
40	40	institution attended by the student; or
41	41	(ii) in the case of a home-schooled
42	42	student, a parent or legal guardian who is responsible for the
43	43	student's education; and
44	44	(2) at the time of service as an election clerk:
45	45	(A) is 16 years of age or older;
46	46	(B) is a United States citizen; and
47	47	(C) has completed any training course required by
48	48	the entity holding the election.
49	49	(c) A student election clerk serving under this section:
50	50	(1) is entitled to compensation under Section 32.091
51	51	in the same manner as other election clerks; and
52	52	(2) when communicating with a voter who cannot
53	53	communicate in English, may communicate with the voter in a
54	54	language the voter and the clerk understand as authorized by
55	55	Subchapter B, Chapter 61.
56	56	(d) Not more than two student election clerks may serve at a
57	57	polling place, except that not more than four student election
58	58	clerks may serve at any countywide polling place.
59	59	(e) The secretary of state may initiate or assist in the
60	60	development of a statewide program promoting the use of student
61	61	election clerks appointed under this section.
62	62	SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 25.087, Education Code,
63	63	is amended to read as follows:
64	64	(b) A school district shall excuse a student from attending
65	65	school for:
66	66	(1) the following purposes, including travel for those
67	67	purposes:
68	68	(A) observing religious holy days; [or]
69	69	(B) attending a required court appearance; or
70	70	(C) serving as an election clerk; or
71	71	(2) a temporary absence resulting from health care
72	72	professionals if that student commences classes or returns to
73	73	school on the same day of the appointment.
74	74	SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
75	75	amended by adding Section 33.092 to read as follows:
76	76	Sec. 33.092. STUDENT ELECTION CLERKS. A student who is
77	77	appointed as a student election clerk under Section 32.0511,
78	78	Election Code, may apply the time served as a student election clerk
79	79	toward:
80	80	(1) a requirement for a school project at the
81	81	discretion of the teacher who assigned the project; or
82	82	(2) a service requirement for participation in an
83	83	advanced academic course program at the discretion of the program
84	84	sponsor or a school-sponsored extracurricular activity at the
85	85	discretion of the school sponsor.
86	86	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
87	87	______________________________ ______________________________
88	88	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
89	89	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1134 passed the Senate on
90	90	April 2, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
91	91	______________________________
92	92	Secretary of the Senate
93	93	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1134 passed the House on
94	94	May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one present
95	95	not voting.
96	96	______________________________
97	97	Chief Clerk of the House
98	98	Approved:
99	99	______________________________
100	100	Date
101	101	______________________________
102	102	Governor