| 1 | 1 | | 84R24551 JRJ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Meyer H.B. No. 3972 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3972: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Fallon C.S.H.B. No. 3972 |
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| 5 | 5 | | |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place |
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| 10 | 10 | | locations. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 37.111 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 37.111. SECURITY GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED FOR POLLING |
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| 15 | 15 | | PLACES LOCATED ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY. (a) The board of |
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| 16 | 16 | | trustees of a school district shall develop security guidelines for |
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| 17 | 17 | | school district property selected for use as a polling place under |
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| 18 | 18 | | Section 43.031, Election Code. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) In developing guidelines under this section, the board |
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| 20 | 20 | | of trustees shall consult with: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction |
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| 22 | 22 | | over the school district property selected as a polling place, |
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| 23 | 23 | | regarding reasonable security accommodations that may be made to |
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| 24 | 24 | | the property; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) the election administrator, regarding any polling |
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| 26 | 26 | | place requirements that may affect the security guidelines. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) Subsection (b)(1) may not be interpreted to require the |
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| 28 | 28 | | board of trustees to obtain or contract for the presence of law |
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| 29 | 29 | | enforcement or security personnel for the purpose of securing a |
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| 30 | 30 | | polling place located on school district property. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d) Not later than 48 hours before the first day of voting |
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| 32 | 32 | | held at the polling place: |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) the board of trustees must provide security |
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| 34 | 34 | | guidelines to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction |
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| 35 | 35 | | over the school district property selected as a polling place; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2) the board of trustees and the election |
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| 37 | 37 | | administrator must jointly or separately file an affidavit with the |
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| 38 | 38 | | secretary of state confirming security guidelines for the polling |
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| 39 | 39 | | place have been developed. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (e) Failure to comply with this section does not affect the |
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| 41 | 41 | | requirement of the board of trustees to make a school facility |
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| 42 | 42 | | available for use as a polling place under Section 43.031, Election |
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| 43 | 43 | | Code. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (f) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the |
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| 45 | 45 | | affidavit required by this section and adopt rules for the |
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| 46 | 46 | | administration of this section. |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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