,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc 7legislative  
day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,ms4 ,klobu*> 7=   
h]self & ,ms4 ,coll9s7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,rules &             
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide   
grants to support cont9u+ education 9   
election adm9i/ration or cyb]security = 
election (ficials & employees4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,inve/ 9 ,our ,democracy ,act ( #bjai4  
#b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 free & fair elections
 are c5tral to our democracy2  7#b7     
protect+ our elections f =eign adv]s>ies
 is a national security priority2  7#c7 
! ,/ates conduct elections & x is       
important to ma9ta9 ,/ate lead]%ip 9    
election adm9i/ration2  7#d7 ! ,/ates   
des]ve ,f$]al support to secure our     
elections f int]f]5ce by =eign nations2 
&  7#e7 election security 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates w b5efit f cont9u$ education &   

inve/m5t 9 ! individuals t adm9i/] our  
elections4  #c4 ,support+ cont9u+       
education = election (ficials &         
employees  7a7 ,program au?ority & me?od
 ( di/ribution ,! ,election ,assi/ance  
,commission 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !
 ,commission7 %all e/abli% a program "u 
:i* ! ,commission pays to ea* eligible  
in/itution su* sums z may be necess>y to
 pay to ea* eligible c]tificate program 
enrollee 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7b77 =   
ea* academic ye> dur+ :i* t enrollee is 
enroll$ 9 an accr$it$ c]tificate program
 9 election adm9i/ration or cyb]security
 9 ! am\nt = :i* t enrollee is eligible1
 z det]m9$ pursuant to subsection 7c74  
,n less ?an #he p]c5t ( su* sums %all be
 advanc$ to eligible in/itutions prior  
to ! />t ( ea* paym5t p]iod & %all be   
bas$ ^u an am\nt reque/$ by ! in/itution
 z ne$$ to pay eligible c]tificate      
program enrollees until su* "t z !      
,commission det]m9es an alt]native      
paym5t sy/em t provides paym5ts to      
in/itutions 9 an accurate & timely      

mann]1 except t ?is s5t5ce %all n be    
con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !         
,commission to place an in/itution on a 
reimbursem5t sy/em ( paym5t4  7b7       
,eligible c]tificate program enrollee ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible c]tificate 
program enrollee means an individual    
:o-- 7#a7 is a ,/ate or local election  
(ficial1 an employee ( a ,/ate or local 
election (ficial1 or an employee ( !    
,commission2  7#b7 c]tifies to !        
,commission _! enrollm5t 9 an accr$it$  
c]tificate program 9 election           
adm9i/ration or cyb]security2 &  7#c7   
submits to ! ,commission-- 7,a7 a       
receipt or o!r v]ification det]m9$      
appropriate by ! ,commission ( ! tuition
 am\nt = su* c]tificate program2 &  7,b7
 an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 
& conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,commission 
may require4  7c7 ,am\nt ( grants ,!    
am\nt ( a grant = an eligible c]tificate
 program enrollee "u ?is section = a ye>
 %all be an am\nt equal to #ge p]c5t ( !
 tuition am\nt = ! accr$it$ c]tificate  

program 9 election adm9i/ration or      
cyb]security = ! ye>4  7d7 ,additional  
def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7         
,accr$it$ c]tificate program 9 election 
adm9i/ration or cyb]security ,! t]m     
accr$it$ c]tificate program 9 election  
adm9i/ration or cyb]security means a    
program 9 election adm9i/ration or      
cyb]security t leads to a c]tificate1 or
 o!r nondegree recogniz$ cr$5tial1 at an
 eligible in/itution4  7#b7 ,eligible   
in/itution ,! t]m eligible in/itution   
means an in/itution ( high] education 7z
 def9$ "u section #aja ( ! ,high]       
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja77 t-- 7,a7 (f]s an accr$it$       
c]tificate program 9 election           
adm9i/ration or cyb]security2 &  7,b7   
elects to p>ticipate 9 ! program        
e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7e7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section-- 7#a7 #a1jjj1jjj = fiscal  
ye> #bjba2 &  7#b7 su* sums z may be    
necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh

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