82R4643 ATP-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 974
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation of an election judge or clerk.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 32.091(a) and (c), Election Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an election judge
or clerk is entitled to compensation for services rendered at a
precinct polling place at an hourly rate not to exceed the amount
fixed by the appropriate authority, which amount must be at least
1-1/2 times the federal minimum hourly wage. A judge or clerk may
be compensated at that rate for services rendered under Section
62.014(c).
(c) For a primary or runoff primary election, the minimum
hourly rate is the greater of the maximum rate provided by
Subsection (a) or, if the election officer attended a training
program as provided by Subchapter F, $11 [$7].
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 32, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 32.095 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.095. DEADLINE FOR COMPENSATION. The authority
fixing compensation under Section 32.093 shall provide for
compensation to be paid to an election judge or clerk not later than
72 hours after the time the compensation statement is submitted
under Section 32.094.
SECTION 3. Section 32.112, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 32.112. EXPENSE OF TRAINING JUDGES. (a) The governing
body of a political subdivision may appropriate funds to:
(1) compensate its election judges, early voting
clerk, and deputy early voting clerks in charge of early voting
polling places for attending a training program required under
Section 32.111, at an hourly rate at least 1-1/2 times the federal
minimum hourly wage, not to exceed the maximum rate of compensation
of an election judge for services rendered at a precinct polling
place or, if applicable, for attending a training program under
Section 32.114; and
(2) pay the expenses of conducting the programs.
(b) A political subdivision making an appropriation under
this section shall provide for compensation to be paid to an
election judge or clerk not later than 72 hours after the time the
judge or clerk provides documentation acceptable to the political
subdivision that the person is entitled to compensation under this
section.
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
compensation for an election judge or clerk for services rendered
or training attended on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.