S.B. No. 637
AN ACT
1-1 relating to the collection of medical services fees by certain
1-2 public institutions of higher education.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 54.507, Education Code, is amended to
1-5 read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 54.507. GROUP HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES FEES; TEXAS
1-7 A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. (a) The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M
1-8 University System may levy and collect from each student at any
1-9 institution of higher education which is a part of The Texas A&M
1-10 University System a compulsory group hospital and medical services
1-11 fee of not to exceed $25 for each regular semester and not to
1-12 exceed $12.50 for each term of each summer session. The compulsory
1-13 group hospital and medical services fee may not be levied unless
1-14 the levy of the fee has been approved by a majority vote of those
1-15 students at the affected institution participating in a general
1-16 student election called for that purpose.
1-17 (b) In addition to the fee authorized under Subsection (a)
1-18 of this section, the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University
1-19 System may levy and collect from each student registered at Prairie
1-20 View A&M University a supplemental group hospital and medical
1-21 services fee not to exceed $30 for each regular semester and not to
1-22 exceed $12.50 for each term of the summer session. The
1-23 supplemental group hospital and medical services fee may not be
1-24 levied unless the levy of the fee has been approved by a majority
2-1 vote of the students registered at Prairie View A&M University
2-2 participating in a general election called for that purpose.
2-3 (c) A fee levied under this section at a component
2-4 institution of The Texas A&M University System may be used only to
2-5 provide hospital or other medical services to students registered
2-6 at that component institution.
2-7 SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
2-8 amended by adding Section 54.5089 to read as follows:
2-9 Sec. 54.5089. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
2-10 SYSTEM COMPONENTS. (a) The board of regents of the Texas State
2-11 University System may charge each student registered at a component
2-12 institution of the Texas State University System a medical services
2-13 fee not to exceed $55 for each semester of the regular term or
2-14 12-week summer session and not to exceed $25 for each six-week or
2-15 shorter term of the summer session.
2-16 (b) Before charging a medical services fee, the board must
2-17 give students and administrators an opportunity to offer
2-18 recommendations to the board as to the type and scope of medical
2-19 services that should be provided.
2-20 (c) A medical services fee charged at a component
2-21 institution of the Texas State University System may be used only
2-22 to provide medical services to students registered at that
2-23 component institution.
2-24 (d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in
2-25 addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge
2-26 and may not be considered in determining the maximum student
2-27 services fee that may be charged students enrolled at a component
3-1 institution of the Texas State University System under Section
3-2 54.503(b) of this code.
3-3 SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
3-4 amended by adding Section 54.50891 to read as follows:
3-5 Sec. 54.50891. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
3-6 SYSTEM COMPONENTS. (a) The board of regents of The University of
3-7 Texas System may charge each student registered at a component
3-8 institution of The University of Texas System a medical services
3-9 fee not to exceed $55 for each semester of the regular term or
3-10 12-week summer session and not to exceed $25 for each six-week or
3-11 shorter term of the summer session.
3-12 (b) Before charging a medical services fee, the board must
3-13 give students and administrators an opportunity to offer
3-14 recommendations to the board as to the type and scope of medical
3-15 services that should be provided.
3-16 (c) A medical services fee charged at a component
3-17 institution of The University of Texas System may be used only to
3-18 provide medical services to students registered at that component
3-19 institution.
3-20 (d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in
3-21 addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge
3-22 and may not be considered in determining the maximum student
3-23 services fee that may be charged students enrolled at a component
3-24 institution of The University of Texas System.
3-25 SECTION 4. (a) The changes in law made by this Act to
3-26 Section 54.507, Education Code, apply beginning with the fall
3-27 semester in 1993.
4-1 (b) Sections 54.5089 and 54.50891, Education Code, as added
4-2 by this Act, apply beginning with the fall semester 1993.
4-3 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the
4-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
4-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
4-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
4-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
4-8 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
4-9 passage, and it is so enacted.