Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 229 amends the Education Code to allow The University of Texas System board of regents to charge students at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin a student union fee to finance construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of a student union building on that campus. The maximum fee allowed by House Bill 229 is $50 per student per regular semester, but any fee greater than $39 per semester requires prior approval by majority vote at a general student election held for that purpose. Summer session fees may be prorated. The act includes standard provisions relating to the creation of a fee account and the general administration of fee revenues.

            House Bill 229 applies to fees levied beginning with the 1999 fall semester.