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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 79(R)

House Bill 1063

House Author:  Oliveira

Effective:  6-18-05

Senate Sponsor:  Lucio


            House Bill 1063 amends the Education Code to allow The University of Texas System board of regents to charge students at The University of Texas at Brownsville a wellness, recreational, and fitness complex fee of up to $79 per regular semester and up to $39.50 per summer session term to finance the construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of a wellness, recreational, and fitness complex owned by Texas Southmost College and used by the partnership between the two institutions.  The bill prohibits any fee increase of more than 10 percent in any academic year without approval by both a majority of students voting in an election held for that purpose and a majority of the members of the student government legislative body.