Bill Text: TX HB3972 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-14 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB3972 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3972-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Meyer | H.B. No. 3972 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3972: | |||
| By: Fallon | C.S.H.B. No. 3972 | ||
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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. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 37.111 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 37.111. SECURITY GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED FOR POLLING | ||
| PLACES LOCATED ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY. (a) The board of | ||
| trustees of a school district shall develop security guidelines for | ||
| school district property selected for use as a polling place under | ||
| Section 43.031, Election Code. | ||
| (b) In developing guidelines under this section, the board | ||
| of trustees shall consult with: | ||
| (1) 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; and | ||
| (2) the election administrator, regarding any polling | ||
| place requirements that may affect the security guidelines. | ||
| (c) Subsection (b)(1) 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. | ||
| (d) Not later than 48 hours before the first day of voting | ||
| held at the polling place: | ||
| (1) the board of trustees must provide security | ||
| guidelines to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction | ||
| over the school district property selected as a polling place; and | ||
| (2) the board of trustees and the election | ||
| administrator must jointly or separately file an affidavit with the | ||
| secretary of state confirming security guidelines for the polling | ||
| place have been developed. | ||
| (e) Failure to comply with this section 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. | ||
| (f) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the | ||
| affidavit required by this section and adopt rules for the | ||
| administration of this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
