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Amend SB 910 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:
SECTION ____. The heading to Section 13.047, Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 13.047. TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DEPUTY REGISTRARS; TRAINING USING MATERIALS PROVIDED ON SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE.
SECTION ____. Section 13.047, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
(c) The secretary of state shall provide on its website the training materials and, if applicable, the examination for a potential volunteer deputy registrar to access at any time.
(d) The materials described by Subsection (c) must allow an applicant to download and print a document to be used as a certificate of completion of online training. The document must:
(1) provide for the applicant to include the applicant's name, county, and residence address and any other information the secretary of state considers necessary;
(2) include the examination questions, if required by the secretary of state; and
(3) contain a form on which the applicant may execute an affidavit affirming that the applicant has read the training materials in their entirety.
(e) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement or requests, commands, or attempts to induce another person to make a false statement on an affidavit completed as part of a certificate of completion. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
(f) An applicant who completes the training materials described by Subsection (c) and a certificate of completion shall present the certificate to the registrar at the time the applicant requests appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar. Upon appointment, the applicant is not required to take further training and may immediately receive another person's voter registration application.
(g) The registrar must accept a certificate of completion presented by an applicant and appoint the person as a volunteer deputy registrar if the applicant:
(1) is eligible to be appointed as a volunteer deputy registrar under this subchapter;
(2) has executed the affidavit with an original signature; and
(3) has passed the examination, if applicable.
(h) At the time a volunteer deputy registrar who has completed training under this section is appointed, the registrar shall advise the volunteer:
(1) of county-specific procedures for processing voter registration applications, if applicable; and
(2) that the only requirements for voter registration are those prescribed by state law or by the secretary of state.
(i) A volunteer deputy registrar requesting appointment in an additional county may present the person's valid certificate of appointment as proof of training. The volunteer is eligible to receive another person's voter registration application immediately on receiving a certificate of appointment from the registrar of the additional county.