BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 2811
By: Ogden
03-30-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

Students at Texas A&M University pay $25 for a medical service fee
and $15 from the student's service fee is also used to pay for
medical services.  Texas A&M would like to consolidate the fees in
order for students to be aware of the medical services that are
available to them.  Consolidation of these fees would increase the
medical service fee to be higher than the cap specified in the
Education Code.  Texas A&M is requesting that the cap be increased
to allow for the consolidation.


PURPOSE

H.B. 2811 raises the cap for the medical service fee at Texas A&M
University.


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly
grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency or institution.


SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 54 E, Education Code, by amending
Section 54.507 (a) to read as follows:

     Sec. 54.507.  GROUP HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES FEES; TEXAS
A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.  Increases the compulsory group hospital and
medical services fee of not to exceed $75 for each regular semester
and not to exceed $25 for each term of each summer session.  This
bill also provides that once the fee has been raised, an increase
of more than 10% must be approved by a majority vote of the
students and the students must be allowed to vote on a non-binding
referendum on privatization of the student health center.

SECTION 2. Effective date:  Fall semester, 1995.
           Emergency clause.



SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

H.B. 2811 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on
March 28, 1995.  The bill was reported favorably without amendment,
with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent
to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by a record vote
of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 2 absent.