85R22583 SRS-D
By: Canales H.B. No. 209
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 209:
By: Allen C.S.H.B. No. 209
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c-1) and (i) and amending Subsection (h) to
read as follows:
(c-1) A high school shall always make available
registration application forms to students and employees of the
school.
(h) The secretary of state shall:
(1) consult with the Texas Education Agency regarding
the number of registration application forms to provide to each
high school;
(2) provide to each high school registration
application forms in the number determined from the consultation
under Subdivision (1); and
(3) prescribe any additional procedures necessary to
implement this section.
(i) A registration application form provided or made
available under this section must be in the form of the officially
prescribed application form for registration by mail under Section
13.121.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.