HOUSE BILL 1649 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Mercer |
EFFECTIVE: 06-20-03 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Van de Putte |
House Bill 1649 amends the Education Code to allow The University of Texas System board of regents to impose a transportation fee of up to $50 per semester, or up to $25 per summer session term, on students at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to finance student transportation services. The bill establishes a UTSA transportation fee account specifically for the deposit and expenditure of fee revenue.
The bill also allows the board of regents to charge UTSA students a mandatory intercollegiate athletics fee not to exceed $7 per semester credit hour, up to a total of $84 per semester. The bill allows the board to prorate the fee amount for a summer session.
For both fees, the initial levy and any increase in the fee amount in any academic year are subject to approval by a majority of the students voting in an election held for that purpose.