BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 4028 By: Cain Elections Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It has been noted that there are no mandatory training requirements currently in place for county election officers. There have been calls to require the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers in the same manner the secretary of state currently provides a training program to election judges and clerks. H.B. 4028 seeks to address this issue by requiring the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 4028 amends the Election Code to require the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers in the same manner it provides such a program to election judges and clerks. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2021.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 4028
By: Cain
Elections
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 4028
By: Cain
Elections
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It has been noted that there are no mandatory training requirements currently in place for county election officers. There have been calls to require the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers in the same manner the secretary of state currently provides a training program to election judges and clerks. H.B. 4028 seeks to address this issue by requiring the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 4028 amends the Election Code to require the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers in the same manner it provides such a program to election judges and clerks.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2021.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
It has been noted that there are no mandatory training requirements currently in place for county election officers. There have been calls to require the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers in the same manner the secretary of state currently provides a training program to election judges and clerks. H.B. 4028 seeks to address this issue by requiring the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 4028 amends the Election Code to require the secretary of state to provide a standardized training program and materials for county election officers in the same manner it provides such a program to election judges and clerks.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2021.