S.B. No. 231 AN ACT relating to training for county election officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 31.126 to read as follows: Sec. 31.126. TRAINING. (a) In this section, "county election officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.091(1). (b) The secretary of state shall 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 under Subchapter F, Chapter 32. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 231 passed the Senate on April 9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 231 passed the House on May 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 4, one present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor