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Amend HB 2 by adding the following appropriately numbered 

Part to Article 2 of the bill and by renumbering the remaining Parts 

as appropriate:



PART ___.  VOTING BY RESIDENT ALIEN IN SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION

	SECTION 2__.01.  Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, 

is amended by adding Section 11.170 to read as follows:

	Sec. 11.170.  LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.  (a)  The board of 

trustees of a school district may order an election in the district 

on the question of whether a person who is lawfully admitted for 

permanent residence, as defined by 8 U.S.C. Section 1101, may vote 

in an election held by the district.

	(b)  At the election, the ballot shall be printed to permit 

voting for or against the proposition:  "Voting by a person lawfully 

admitted for permanent residence in the United States in an 

election held by (name of school district)."

	(c)  If a majority of the votes received in the election 

approve the proposition:

		(1)  a person who meets the qualifications to vote 

under Section 11.002, Election Code, excluding United States 

citizenship, is qualified to vote in an election held by the school 

district if the person is lawfully admitted for permanent 

residence; and

		(2)  a person who is eligible to register to vote under 

Section 13.001, Election Code, excluding United States 

citizenship, is eligible to register to vote in an election held by 

the school district if the person is lawfully admitted for 

permanent residence.

	(d)  The secretary of state shall prescribe the design and 

content of a:

		(1)  form to apply for registration to vote by a person 

who is qualified to vote under this section; and

		(2)  limited use voter registration certificate for a 

person who has registered to vote under this section.

	(e)  The procedure for the administration of a limited use 

voter registration certificate issued under this section is the 

same as the procedure for the administration of a voter 

registration certificate under Title 2, Election Code.

	(f)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules for the 

verification of a person's status at the time a person applies to 

register to vote under this section.