1-1 By: Armbrister, Zaffirini, Turner, Sims S.B. No. 637
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 4, 1993; March 8, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Education; March 17, 1993,
1-4 reported favorably, as amended, by the following vote: Yeas 8,
1-5 Nays 0; March 17, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Ratliff x
1-9 Haley x
1-10 Barrientos x
1-11 Bivins x
1-12 Harris of Tarrant x
1-13 Luna x
1-14 Montford x
1-15 Shapiro x
1-16 Sibley x
1-17 Turner x
1-18 Zaffirini x
1-19 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Zaffirini
1-20 Amend S.B. No. 637 in the following manner:
1-21 (1) Add the following SECTION 2 and renumber existing
1-22 SECTION accordingly:
1-23 SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
1-24 amended by adding Section 54.50891 to read as follows:
1-25 Sec. 54.50891. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
1-26 SYSTEM COMPONENTS. (a) The board of regents of The University of
1-27 Texas System may charge each student registered at a component
1-28 institution of The University of Texas System a medical services
1-29 fee not to exceed $55 for each semester of the regular term or
1-30 12-week summer session and not to exceed $25 for each six-week or
1-31 shorter term of the summer session.
1-32 (b) Before charging a medical services fee, the board must
1-33 give students and administrators an opportunity to offer
1-34 recommendations to the board as to the type and scope of medical
1-35 services that should be provided.
1-36 (c) A medical services fee charged at a component
1-37 institution of The University of Texas System may be used only to
1-38 provide medical services to students registered at that component
1-39 institution.
1-40 (d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in
1-41 addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge
1-42 and may not be considered in determining the maximum student
1-43 services fee that may be charged students enrolled at a component
1-44 institution of The University of Texas System.
1-45 (2) Amend new SECTION 3 to read as follows:
1-46 SECTION 3. Sections 54.5089 and 54.50891, Education Code, as
1-47 added by this Act, apply beginning with the fall semester 1993.
1-48 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-49 AN ACT
1-50 relating to the collection of medical services fees by certain
1-51 public institutions of higher education.
1-52 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-53 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
1-54 amended by adding Section 54.5089 to read as follows:
1-55 Sec. 54.5089. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
1-56 SYSTEM COMPONENTS. (a) The board of regents of the Texas State
1-57 University System may charge each student registered at a component
1-58 institution of the Texas State University System a medical services
1-59 fee not to exceed $55 for each semester of the regular term or
1-60 12-week summer session and not to exceed $25 for each six-week or
1-61 shorter term of the summer session.
1-62 (b) Before charging a medical services fee, the board must
1-63 give students and administrators an opportunity to offer
1-64 recommendations to the board as to the type and scope of medical
1-65 services that should be provided.
1-66 (c) A medical services fee charged at a component
1-67 institution of the Texas State University System may be used only
1-68 to provide medical services to students registered at that
2-1 component.
2-2 (d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in
2-3 addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge
2-4 and may not be considered in determining the maximum student
2-5 services fee that may be charged students enrolled at a component
2-6 institution of the Texas State University System under Section
2-7 54.503(b) of this code.
2-8 SECTION 2. Section 54.5089, Education Code, as added by this
2-9 Act, applies beginning with the fall semester in 1993.
2-10 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
2-11 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-12 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-13 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-14 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-15 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
2-16 passage, and it is so enacted.
2-17 * * * * *
2-18 Austin,
2-19 Texas
2-20 March 17, 1993
2-21 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-22 President of the Senate
2-23 Sir:
2-24 We, your Committee on Education to which was referred S.B. No. 637,
2-25 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
2-26 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
2-27 pass, as amended, and be printed.
2-28 Ratliff,
2-29 Chairman
2-30 * * * * *
2-31 WITNESSES
2-32 FOR AGAINST ON
2-33 ___________________________________________________________________
2-34 Name: Paul K. Horne x
2-35 Representing: Angelo State University
2-36 City: San Angelo
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2-38 Name: Jerome H. Supple x
2-39 Representing: Southwest Tx Student Union
2-40 City: San Marcos
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