89R17277 AB-F     By: Cook S.B. No. 2738       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to high school deputy voter registrars.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.046, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (e-1), (e-2),   and (e-3) to read as follows:          (d)  At least twice each school year, a high school deputy   registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration   application form to each student in the 12th grade or who is or will   be 18 years of age or older during that year, subject to rules   prescribed by the secretary of state, by hand delivery or by   inclusion in standard school material packets.          (d-1)  Each public or private high school shall:                (1)  provide access to registration application forms   in the school office or another public area within the school; and                (2)  verbally or virtually notify students at the   beginning of the school year of the form's availability and   location.          (e-1)  Each high school deputy registrar shall not later than   August 31 of each year submit to the secretary of state a report for   the preceding school year.  The report must include:                (1)  the total number of registration application forms   distributed under Subsection (d);                (2)  a detailed description of the location where   registration application forms submitted to the high school deputy   registrar under Subsection (e) are kept;                (3)  the months during which the registration   application forms were distributed; and                (4)  the name of the high school deputy registrar and,   if different, the name of the principal.          (e-2)  The secretary of state may redact the name or names   provided under Subsection (e-1)(4) from the report before providing   public access to the report.          (e-3)  A public or private high school shall conduct at least   two voter registration drives during each school year at the   school's expense.  The school may cooperate with the county   election office, nonpartisan, nonprofit voter registration   organizations, and nonpartisan voter registration agencies as   necessary to provide voter registration assistance.  At least one   deputy registrar must attend to provide voter registration   application forms, assist students in completing the forms to the   extent permissible by law, and collect completed forms for   submission to the county voter registrar. Each student in the 12th   grade and any other student who is eligible to register to vote must   be allowed to attend the registration drives. The registration   drives must be offered during classroom instructional time or in a   public area of the school building.          SECTION 2.  Section 13.047, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  Each public school and open-enrollment charter school   shall offer in-person or virtual training developed under this   section at least once per year.  The training shall be offered   during the school week and must be made available to each student,   school employee, parent, or local community member eligible for the   training.  The school shall collaborate with the county in which the   school is located to provide the training.  The school shall   communicate the training details virtually to all educators at the   school.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.