84R24551 JRJ-D
By: Meyer H.B. No. 3972
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3972:
By: Fallon C.S.H.B. No. 3972
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place
locations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 37.111 to read as follows:
Sec. 37.111. SECURITY GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED FOR POLLING
PLACES LOCATED ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY. (a) The board of
trustees of a school district shall develop security guidelines for
school district property selected for use as a polling place under
Section 43.031, Election Code.
(b) In developing guidelines under this section, the board
of trustees shall consult with:
(1) the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
over the school district property selected as a polling place,
regarding reasonable security accommodations that may be made to
the property; and
(2) the election administrator, regarding any polling
place requirements that may affect the security guidelines.
(c) Subsection (b)(1) may not be interpreted to require the
board of trustees to obtain or contract for the presence of law
enforcement or security personnel for the purpose of securing a
polling place located on school district property.
(d) Not later than 48 hours before the first day of voting
held at the polling place:
(1) the board of trustees must provide security
guidelines to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
over the school district property selected as a polling place; and
(2) the board of trustees and the election
administrator must jointly or separately file an affidavit with the
secretary of state confirming security guidelines for the polling
place have been developed.
(e) Failure to comply with this section does not affect the
requirement of the board of trustees to make a school facility
available for use as a polling place under Section 43.031, Election
Code.
(f) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the
affidavit required by this section and adopt rules for the
administration of this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.