82R11836 ATP-D
By: S. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 2391
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to training for volunteer deputy voter registrars.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.031, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) A volunteer deputy registrar appointed under this
section may not receive another person's registration application
until the deputy registrar has completed training developed and
conducted under Section 13.047. At the time of appointment, the
registrar shall provide information about the times and places at
which training is offered.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 13.047 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.047. TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEER DEPUTY REGISTRARS. (a)
The secretary of state shall:
(1) adopt standards of training in election law
relating to the registration of voters;
(2) develop materials for a standardized curriculum
for that training; and
(3) distribute the materials as necessary to each
registrar.
(b) The training standards adopted by the secretary of state
shall provide for 30 minutes of instruction.
(c) A registrar may provide that training under this section
be conducted by a person not affiliated with the registrar's office
who is authorized by the registrar to conduct training. An
authorization to conduct training as provided by this subsection
remains in effect for two years or until revoked by the registrar.
The registrar may revoke the authorization at any time.
SECTION 3. The secretary of state shall adopt training
standards under Section 13.047, Election Code, as added by this
Act, not later than January 1, 2012.
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a volunteer deputy voter registrar appointed on or after the date
the secretary of state adopts training standards under Section
13.047, Election Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.