Bill Text: TX HB332 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB332 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB332-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB332 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB332-Engrossed.html
85R21884 SRS-D | ||
By: Meyer, et al. | H.B. No. 332 |
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relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place | ||
locations. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 37.108, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: | ||
(e) A school district shall include in its multihazard | ||
emergency operations plan a policy for school district property | ||
selected for use as a polling place under Section 43.031, Election | ||
Code. In developing the policy under this subsection, the board of | ||
trustees may consult with the local law enforcement agency with | ||
jurisdiction over the school district property selected as a | ||
polling place regarding reasonable security accommodations that | ||
may be made to the property. This subsection may not be interpreted | ||
to require the board of trustees to obtain or contract for the | ||
presence of law enforcement or security personnel for the purpose | ||
of securing a polling place located on school district property. | ||
Failure to comply with this subsection does not affect the | ||
requirement of the board of trustees to make a school facility | ||
available for use as a polling place under Section 43.031, Election | ||
Code. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |