Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 461 amends the Education Code to allow the University of North Texas board of regents to impose a recreational facility fee of up to $75 per student per regular semester or 12-week summer session and up to $37.50 per student per six-week or shorter summer session to finance the construction, operation, maintenance, and equipping of a campus recreational facility or program. Imposition of the fee and any increase of more than 10 percent must be approved by a majority of the students voting in an election held for that purpose. The bill requires the deposit of fee revenues in a dedicated account under the control of a student fee advisory committee, requires the committee to submit to the board an annual itemized budget and a report on the past year's recreational facility activities and related spending, and allows the board to amend the budget and set the fee amount accordingly. It also excludes the recreational facility fee from the cap on the compulsory student services fees that may be levied in a single semester or summer session.

            House Bill 461 applies beginning with the 2001 fall semester.