Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3972 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 4, 2015      TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3972 by Meyer (Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Election Code to require the board of trustees of a school district, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies and the election administrator, to develop security guidelines for school district property selected for use as a polling place. The bill would permit a board of trustees to contract for the presence of law enforcement or security personnel for the purpose of securing the polling place. Under the provisions of the bill, the board of trustees would be required to provide security guidelines to the local law enforcement and the board of trustees and the elections administrator would be required to file an affidavit with the Secretary of State confirming the security guidelines have been developed. The bill would require the Secretary of State to prescribe the form required and adopt rules for the administration of the provisions of the bill. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:307 Secretary of State, 701 Central Education Agency   LBB Staff:  UP, AG, SD, EK, CM, JBi    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 4, 2015





  TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB3972 by Meyer (Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3972 by Meyer (Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections 

 Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB3972 by Meyer (Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB3972 by Meyer (Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend the Election Code to require the board of trustees of a school district, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies and the election administrator, to develop security guidelines for school district property selected for use as a polling place. The bill would permit a board of trustees to contract for the presence of law enforcement or security personnel for the purpose of securing the polling place. Under the provisions of the bill, the board of trustees would be required to provide security guidelines to the local law enforcement and the board of trustees and the elections administrator would be required to file an affidavit with the Secretary of State confirming the security guidelines have been developed. The bill would require the Secretary of State to prescribe the form required and adopt rules for the administration of the provisions of the bill.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State, 701 Central Education Agency

307 Secretary of State, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff: UP, AG, SD, EK, CM, JBi

 UP, AG, SD, EK, CM, JBi