1-1 By: Junell (Senate Sponsor - Bivins) H.B. No. 1792
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 30, 1995;
1-3 April 4, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Finance; April 28, 1995, reported adversely, with favorable
1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0;
1-6 April 28, 1995, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1792 By: Bivins
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to tuition, fees, and other charges at public institutions
1-11 of higher education.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 54.008, Education Code, is amended by
1-14 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to
1-15 read as follows:
1-16 (a) The tuition rates provided by Subchapter B of this
1-17 chapter are minimum rates. Except as provided by Subsection (f),
1-18 the <The> governing board of each institution of higher education
1-19 shall set tuition for graduate programs for that institution at a
1-20 rate that is at least equal to that prescribed by Subchapter B of
1-21 this chapter, but that is not more than twice the rate prescribed
1-22 by Subchapter B of this chapter. Between the maximum and minimum
1-23 rates, the board may set the differential tuition among programs
1-24 offered by an institution of higher education.
1-25 (e) The legislature in an appropriations act shall account
1-26 for the increase in revenue attributable to the statutory tuition
1-27 increases prescribed by Section 54.051(c)(2) and Section 54.0512(b)
1-28 in a way that does not reduce the general revenue appropriations to
1-29 that institution.
1-30 (f) The governing board of an institution of higher
1-31 education shall set tuition for an optometry program at the
1-32 institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate prescribed
1-33 by Subchapter B of this chapter but not more than three times the
1-34 rate prescribed by Subchapter B of this chapter.
1-35 (g) The governing board of an institution of higher
1-36 education shall set tuition for an undergraduate pharmacy program
1-37 at the institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate
1-38 prescribed by Subchapter B of this chapter but not more than twice
1-39 the rate prescribed by Subchapter B of this chapter.
1-40 SECTION 2. Sections 54.051(a), (c), (d), and (i), Education
1-41 Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-42 (a) In this section:
1-43 (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
1-44 Education Coordinating Board <"Cost of education" means the
1-45 applicable cost of education determined by the Coordinating Board,
1-46 Texas College and University System, under Section 54.0511 of this
1-47 code>.
1-48 (2) "General academic teaching institution" has the
1-49 meaning assigned by Section 61.003(3) of this code.
1-50 (3) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned
1-51 by Section 61.003 of this code.
1-52 (4) "Public junior college" has the meaning assigned
1-53 by Section 61.003(2) of this code.
1-54 (c) Unless a different rate is specified by this section,
1-55 tuition for a resident student at a general academic teaching
1-56 institution is the greater of:
1-57 (1) $120 for each semester or 12-week summer session
1-58 and $60 for each six-week summer term; or
1-59 (2) $40 <$32> per semester credit hour.
1-60 (d) Unless a different rate is specified by this section,
1-61 tuition for a nonresident student at a general academic teaching
1-62 institution or medical and dental unit is an amount per semester
1-63 credit hour equal to the average of the nonresident undergraduate
1-64 tuition charged to a resident of this state at a public state
1-65 university in each of the five most populous states other than this
1-66 state, as computed by the coordinating board under this subsection
1-67 <100 percent of the cost of education>. The coordinating board
1-68 shall set the tuition rate provided by this subsection for each
2-1 academic year and report that rate to each appropriate institution
2-2 not later than January 1 of the calendar year in which the academic
2-3 year begins, or as soon after that January 1 as practicable. In
2-4 computing the tuition rate, the coordinating board shall use the
2-5 nonresident tuition rates for the other states in effect for the
2-6 academic year in progress when the board makes the computation.
2-7 (i) Tuition for a resident student registered at a law
2-8 school is $75 <$60> per semester credit hour. Tuition for a
2-9 nonresident student registered at a law school is $200 <$150> per
2-10 semester credit hour.
2-11 SECTION 3. Sections 54.0512(b) and (h), Education Code, are
2-12 amended to read as follows:
2-13 (b) Tuition for a resident student at a general academic
2-14 teaching institution is the greater of $120 <$100> for each
2-15 semester or 12-week summer session and $60 <$50> for each six-week
2-16 summer term or:
2-17 (1) <for the 1991-1992 academic year, $20 per semester
2-18 credit hour;>
2-19 <(2) for the 1992-1993 academic year, $24 per semester
2-20 credit hour;>
2-21 <(3) for the 1993-1994 academic year, $26 per semester
2-22 credit hour;>
2-23 <(4)> for the 1994-1995 academic year, $28 per
2-24 semester credit hour;
2-25 (2) <(5)> for the 1995-1996 academic year, $30 per
2-26 semester credit hour; <and>
2-27 (3) <(6)> for the 1996-1997 academic year, $32 per
2-28 semester credit hour;
2-29 (4) for the 1997-1998 academic year, $34 per semester
2-30 credit hour;
2-31 (5) for the 1998-1999 academic year, $36 per semester
2-32 credit hour;
2-33 (6) for the 1999-2000 academic year, $38 per semester
2-34 credit hour; and
2-35 (7) for the 2000-2001 academic year, $40 per semester
2-36 credit hour.
2-37 (h) Tuition for academic years not specifically covered by
2-38 this section is at the rates provided by Section 54.051 of this
2-39 code. This section expires January 1, 2002 <1998>.
2-40 SECTION 4. Section 54.060(b), Education Code, is amended to
2-41 read as follows:
2-42 (b) The foreign student tuition fee prescribed in this
2-43 chapter does not apply to a foreign student who is a resident of a
2-44 nation situated adjacent to Texas, who registers in any general
2-45 academic teaching institution, as defined in Section 61.003(3) of
2-46 this code, in a county immediately adjacent to the nation in which
2-47 the foreign student resides or who registers in Texas A&M
2-48 University--Kingsville, and, except as provided by this subsection,
2-49 who demonstrates a financial need after the financial resources of
2-50 the foreign student and the student's family are considered. The
2-51 foreign student described in this section shall pay tuition equal
2-52 to that charged Texas residents under Sections 54.051 and 54.0512
2-53 of this code. The coordinating board shall adopt rules governing
2-54 the determination of financial need of students under this
2-55 subsection and rules governing a pilot project to be established at
2-56 general academic teaching institutions in counties that are not
2-57 immediately adjacent to the nation in which the foreign student
2-58 resides.
2-59 SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
2-60 amended by adding Section 54.0601 to read as follows:
2-61 Sec. 54.0601. NONRESIDENT TUITION RATES AT CERTAIN
2-62 INSTITUTIONS. On the written request of the governing board of a
2-63 general academic teaching institution located not more than 100
2-64 miles from the boundary of this state with another state, the Texas
2-65 Higher Education Coordinating Board may set a nonresident tuition
2-66 rate that is lower than the nonresident tuition rate otherwise
2-67 provided by this chapter if the coordinating board determines that
2-68 the lower rate is in the best interest of the institution and will
2-69 not cause unreasonable harm to any other institution of higher
2-70 education.
3-1 SECTION 6. Section 54.064(a), Education Code, is amended to
3-2 read as follows:
3-3 (a) A student who holds a competitive academic scholarship
3-4 of at least $500 <$200> for the academic year or summer for which
3-5 the student is enrolled and who is either a nonresident or a
3-6 citizen of a country other than the United States of America is
3-7 entitled to pay the fees and charges required of Texas residents
3-8 without regard to the length of time the student has resided in
3-9 Texas. The student must compete with other students, including
3-10 Texas residents, for the academic scholarship and the scholarship
3-11 must be awarded by a scholarship committee officially recognized by
3-12 the administration and be approved by the Texas Higher Education
3-13 Coordinating Board under criteria developed by the board.
3-14 SECTION 7. Section 54.507, Education Code, is amended by
3-15 amending Subsection (a) and by adding Subsections (d)-(f) to read
3-16 as follows:
3-17 (a) The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System
3-18 may levy and collect from each student at any institution of higher
3-19 education which is a part of The Texas A&M University System a
3-20 compulsory group hospital and medical services fee <of> not to
3-21 exceed $75 <$25> for each regular semester and not to exceed $25
3-22 <$12.50> for each term of each summer session. The compulsory
3-23 group hospital and medical services fee may not be levied unless
3-24 the levy of the fee has been approved by a majority vote of those
3-25 students at the affected institution participating in a general
3-26 student election called for that purpose.
3-27 (d) If, in an academic year, the total compulsory fee
3-28 charged under this section is more than 10 percent higher than the
3-29 compulsory fee charged under this section for the previous academic
3-30 year, the increase does not take effect unless the increase is
3-31 approved by a majority vote of the students voting in an election
3-32 held for that purpose.
3-33 (e) If, in an academic year, the total compulsory fee
3-34 charged under this section is proposed to be increased by an amount
3-35 less than 10 percent over that charged in the previous academic
3-36 year, the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System may,
3-37 in lieu of an election, hold a public meeting on the increase prior
3-38 to its taking effect in which students have the opportunity to
3-39 comment.
3-40 (f) An election under this section must also permit the
3-41 students to vote on whether hospital and medical services should be
3-42 provided to students at the institution by the institution or by a
3-43 private entity. The vote by the students on the responsibility for
3-44 provision of hospital and medical services to students at the
3-45 institution is not binding on the institution.
3-46 SECTION 8. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
3-47 amended by adding Section 54.5133 to read as follows:
3-48 Sec. 54.5133. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., STATUE FEE; THE
3-49 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. (a) The board of regents of The
3-50 University of Texas System may charge and collect from students
3-51 registered at The University of Texas at Austin a fee of $1 for any
3-52 semester or summer session. The fee shall be used for funding the
3-53 construction of a Martin Luther King, Jr., statue on the campus of
3-54 The University of Texas at Austin and to establish Martin Luther
3-55 King, Jr., student scholarships.
3-56 (b) Any funds raised in excess of the cost of the
3-57 construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr., statue shall be used
3-58 to establish Martin Luther King, Jr., student scholarships.
3-59 (c) The fees collected shall be deposited into the Martin
3-60 Luther King, Jr., statue fee account for the purposes outlined in
3-61 Subsections (a) and (b).
3-62 SECTION 9. Section 54.524(a), Education Code, is amended to
3-63 read as follows:
3-64 (a) The board of regents of Texas Tech University may levy a
3-65 regular fixed student fee not to exceed $50 <$20> per student for
3-66 each semester of the long session and not to exceed $25 <$10> per
3-67 student for each term of the summer session, or any fractional part
3-68 thereof, as may in their discretion be just and necessary for the
3-69 sole purpose of operating, maintaining, and improving the
3-70 University Center. The amount of the fee may be changed at any
4-1 time within the limits specified in order to provide sufficient
4-2 funds to support the center, but any increase in the <initial> fee
4-3 of more than 10 percent from one academic year to the next must be
4-4 approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a
4-5 general election called for that purpose or by a majority vote of
4-6 the student government.
4-7 SECTION 10. Sections 54.538(a), (b), and (c), Education
4-8 Code, are amended to read as follows:
4-9 (a) If approved by student vote at a system institution, the
4-10 Board of Regents, Texas State University System, may charge each
4-11 student enrolled at such institution a recreational sports fee not
4-12 to exceed $50 <$35> per semester or 10-week summer session or $25
4-13 <$17.50> per five-week summer session. The fee may be used to
4-14 purchase equipment for and to construct, operate, and maintain
4-15 recreational sports facilities and programs at the designated
4-16 institution <university>.
4-17 (b) The recreation fee authorized by this section may not be
4-18 <levied or> increased more than 10 percent from one academic year
4-19 to the next unless the <levy of the fee or the> increase has been
4-20 approved by a majority vote of those students at the affected
4-21 institution participating in a general student election called for
4-22 that purpose. The fee may not exceed the amounts provided by
4-23 Subsection (a).
4-24 (c) Each system institution <university> shall collect any
4-25 student recreational sports fee imposed under this section and
4-26 shall deposit the money collected in an account to be known as the
4-27 student recreational sports account.
4-28 SECTION 11. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
4-29 amended by adding Section 54.542 to read as follows:
4-30 Sec. 54.542. FEES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES.
4-31 (a) The governing board of an institution of higher education
4-32 shall charge a reasonable fee to each person registered in a
4-33 continuing education course at the institution. The board shall
4-34 set the fee in an amount sufficient to permit the institution to
4-35 recover the costs to the institution of providing the course.
4-36 (b) This section applies only to a course for which an
4-37 institution does not collect tuition or receive formula funding,
4-38 including an extension course, correspondence course, or other
4-39 self-supporting course.
4-40 (c) Subchapters B and D do not apply to a fee charged under
4-41 this section.
4-42 SECTION 12. Section 55.16, Education Code, is amended to
4-43 read as follows:
4-44 Sec. 55.16. Rentals, Rates, Charges, and Fees. (a) Each
4-45 board shall be authorized to fix and collect rentals, rates,
4-46 charges, and <and/or> fees from students and others for the
4-47 occupancy, services, use, and/or availability of all or any of its
4-48 property, buildings, structures, activities, operations, or other
4-49 facilities, in such amounts and in such manner as may be determined
4-50 by the board; provided, however, that all student use fees shall be
4-51 fixed and collected in proportion to the number of semester credit
4-52 hours for which a student registers, and shall not exceed the
4-53 amount permitted by Subsection (b) <$12 per semester hour>, except
4-54 that those schools charging more than $6 per semester hour as of
4-55 May 1, 1975, shall not exceed the amount being charged as of that
4-56 date. The board may waive all or any part of any such student use
4-57 fees in the case of any student for whom the payment of such
4-58 student use fee would cause an undue economic hardship, except that
4-59 the number of such students for whom such waivers are granted shall
4-60 not exceed 5% of the total enrollment; and further provided that
4-61 nothing in this section shall affect, limit, or impair any pledge,
4-62 covenant, or option made or reserved by the board with respect to
4-63 any revenue bonds outstanding as of the 1975 amendment to this
4-64 section, issued by the board pursuant to this chapter; and provided
4-65 that hereafter if bonds are issued pursuant to Section 55.17 of
4-66 this code, to be secured by a pledge of a limited or unlimited use
4-67 fee, and if, at the time of authorizing the issuance of the bonds,
4-68 (1) the estimated maximum amount per semester hour of such pledged
4-69 use fee (based on then current enrollment and conditions) during
4-70 any future semester necessary to provide for the payment of the
5-1 principal of and interest on the bonds when due, together with (2)
5-2 the aggregate amount of all use fees which were levied on a
5-3 semester hour basis for the then current semester to pay the
5-4 principal of and interest on all previously issued bonds, do not
5-5 exceed the amount permitted by Subsection (b) <$12 per semester
5-6 hour>, then such limited or unlimited use fee shall be levied and
5-7 collected when and to the extent required by the resolution
5-8 authorizing the issuance of the bonds in any amount required to
5-9 provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the
5-10 bonds, regardless of any other provision of this section or the
5-11 limitations contained herein.
5-12 (b) A board may not charge rentals, rates, charges, and fees
5-13 under this section in a total amount per semester credit hour that
5-14 exceeds the tuition rate per semester credit hour for a resident
5-15 student at a general academic teaching institution under Subchapter
5-16 B, Chapter 54, for the academic year in which the rentals, rates,
5-17 charges, and fees are charged. A board is not required to charge
5-18 students enrolled in different degree programs at the institution
5-19 the same rentals, rates, charges, and fees under this section.
5-20 (c) A board that charges rentals, rates, charges, and fees
5-21 under this section in a total amount that exceeds $12 per semester
5-22 credit hour may use the revenue collected from the part of the
5-23 rentals, rates, charges, and fees that exceeds that amount as it
5-24 determines appropriate, considering the needs, demands, role,
5-25 scope, and mission of, and subject to the laws governing, the
5-26 institution and the university system, if any, of which it is a
5-27 part, and may use the revenue collected at an institution that is a
5-28 component of a university system for the benefit of another
5-29 institution in the university system.
5-30 SECTION 13. Section 61.059, Education Code, is amended by
5-31 adding Subsection (m) to read as follows:
5-32 (m) For an institution that charges a reduced nonresident
5-33 tuition rate under Section 54.0601, the board may not include in a
5-34 formula under this section funding based on the number of
5-35 nonresident students enrolled at the institution in excess of 10
5-36 percent of the total number of students enrolled at the
5-37 institution.
5-38 SECTION 14. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
5-39 amended by adding Section 54.212 to read as follows:
5-40 Sec. 54.212. TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD/ROTC STUDENTS. (a) In
5-41 this section:
5-42 (1) "Exempt student" means an undergraduate student
5-43 who meets all the requirements of Subsections (d) and (f).
5-44 (2) "Exemption" means exemption from tuition fees and
5-45 lodging and board as described in Subsections (b) and (c).
5-46 (3) "ROTC institution" means an institution of higher
5-47 education, as defined by Section 61.003, that maintains a Reserve
5-48 Officers' Training Corps (ROTC).
5-49 (4) "Tuition fees" includes all dues, fees, and
5-50 enrollment charges whatsoever for which exemptions may be lawfully
5-51 made, including correspondence courses, general property deposit
5-52 fees, and student services fees, but does not include fees or
5-53 charges for lodging, board, or clothing.
5-54 (b)(1) The governing boards of ROTC institutions shall, for
5-55 a period not to exceed four years, exempt from the payment of
5-56 tuition fees a student selected by the ROTC institution's selection
5-57 committee to receive such exemption.
5-58 (2) Participating ROTC institutions shall receive
5-59 reimbursement for exempted tuition fees, lodging, and board charges
5-60 and fees from appropriations made by the legislature.
5-61 (c) A student selected to receive an exemption from tuition
5-62 fees shall be exempt from the ROTC institution's fees and charges
5-63 for lodging and board for the first two years of enrollment.
5-64 (d) A student who is selected to receive an exemption under
5-65 Subsections (b) and (c) shall be required to:
5-66 (1) be admitted to the institution's Reserve Officers'
5-67 Training Corps program or be a participant in such a program;
5-68 (2) become a member of the Texas Army National Guard
5-69 or the Texas Air National Guard and maintain satisfactory
5-70 performance as prescribed by the adjutant general's department as a
6-1 member in good standing during the term of their contractual
6-2 obligation;
6-3 (3) possess and maintain from the date of enrollment
6-4 through completion of the degree program the academic and personal
6-5 conduct standards established by each ROTC institution;
6-6 (4) maintain a minimum full-time enrollment of 12
6-7 credit hours each semester, including military science courses; and
6-8 (5) accept a commission in the Texas National Guard as
6-9 a second lieutenant on graduation from the ROTC institution and
6-10 serve no less than four years as a commissioned officer.
6-11 (e)(1) A maximum of 150 students shall be selected each
6-12 academic year to receive an exemption. The Texas Higher Education
6-13 Coordinating Board, after consultation with representatives of the
6-14 governing boards of ROTC institutions and the adjutant general,
6-15 shall formulate and prescribe a plan governing the selection of
6-16 students desiring to qualify for exemption under this section and
6-17 the allocation of the exemptions available to each ROTC
6-18 institution.
6-19 (2) The adjutant general and each participating ROTC
6-20 institution shall make special efforts to recruit students for the
6-21 program that reflect the state's ethnic, gender, and racial
6-22 diversity.
6-23 (3) Each ROTC institution shall be allocated at least
6-24 two exempt students each academic year. The maximum number of
6-25 exempt students for each ROTC institution will be determined by the
6-26 percentage of the institution's Army and Air Force Reserve
6-27 Officers' Training Corps enrollment in relation to statewide Army
6-28 and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps enrollment.
6-29 Percentages shall be calculated during the fall semester of every
6-30 odd-numbered year beginning September 1, 1995. In the event an
6-31 ROTC institution does not recruit its maximum percentage of exempt
6-32 students, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall be
6-33 informed by the ROTC institution of the number of excess exemptions
6-34 and shall allocate excess exemptions to ROTC institutions which
6-35 have attained maximum recruiting percentages but have additional
6-36 students who are qualified under Subsection (f) to receive the
6-37 exemption.
6-38 (f) Selection committees, consisting of three ROTC
6-39 institution representatives designated by the commissioner of
6-40 higher education, one of whom shall be a military science faculty
6-41 member and a commissioned officer of the Texas National Guard
6-42 appointed by the adjutant general, shall be established at ROTC
6-43 institutions to review applications of students who have applied
6-44 for the exemption and to determine which students qualify to
6-45 receive the exemption set forth in this section. Selection of
6-46 qualified students shall be based on the following factors:
6-47 (1) individual qualifications, with emphasis on the
6-48 leadership, communication, and organizational abilities and skills
6-49 required of commissioned officers;
6-50 (2) the financial need of the applicant;
6-51 (3) the state's ethnic, racial, and gender diversity;
6-52 and
6-53 (4) projected staffing requirements for the Texas
6-54 National Guard.
6-55 (g) Except in the case of an exempt student who is called
6-56 into active military service under Section 431.111, Government
6-57 Code, during the student's enrollment at an ROTC institution
6-58 exemption from tuition fees shall be limited to four years, and
6-59 exemption from lodging and board fees and charges shall be limited
6-60 to the first two years of enrollment at the institution.
6-61 Extensions of the exemption shall be granted for periods of active
6-62 military duty required of the student that occur during the
6-63 student's four-year exemption period.
6-64 (h)(1) In the event a student fails to maintain exempt
6-65 status as set forth in Subsection (d), the student shall be
6-66 required to:
6-67 (A) serve the remainder of the student's
6-68 contractual obligation as an enlisted member of the Texas National
6-69 Guard; or
6-70 (B) if unable or unwilling to fulfill the terms
7-1 of the contractual obligation, repay to the State of Texas the
7-2 amount of the exemption received for tuition fees, lodging, and
7-3 board charges and fees received by the student. Repayment must be
7-4 completed within five years after the date of the act or
7-5 circumstance that resulted in the student's ineligibility.
7-6 (2) The student's option shall be subject to approval
7-7 by the selection committee of the student's ROTC institution.
7-8 SECTION 15. Section 54.0511, Education Code, is repealed.
7-9 SECTION 16. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and
7-10 (d) of this section, this Act applies beginning with tuition, fees,
7-11 and other charges imposed for the fall semester of 1995.
7-12 (b) The change in law made by this Act to Section 54.064,
7-13 Education Code, applies beginning with tuition charged for the fall
7-14 semester of 1995, except that a student awarded a scholarship
7-15 before September 1, 1995, for a semester or term of the 1995-1996
7-16 academic year that would have made the student eligible to pay
7-17 resident tuition under Section 54.064 as that section existed on
7-18 January 1, 1995, is covered by Section 54.064 as that section
7-19 existed on January 1, 1995, for each semester or term of the
7-20 1995-1996 academic year for which the student receives the
7-21 scholarship.
7-22 (c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
7-23 compute the nonresident tuition applicable to the 1995-1996
7-24 academic year under Section 54.051(d), Education Code, as amended
7-25 by this Act, as soon as practicable after this Act takes effect.
7-26 In computing that tuition rate, the board shall use nonresident
7-27 tuition rates for the other states in effect for the 1994-1995
7-28 academic year.
7-29 (d) The exemptions authorized by Section 54.212, Education
7-30 Code, as added by this Act, take effect beginning with the
7-31 1996-1997 academic year. Implementation of the exemption program
7-32 authorized by Section 54.212, Education Code, as added by this Act,
7-33 is contingent upon appropriations being made by the legislature for
7-34 the specified purposes of the program.
7-35 SECTION 17. The fee authorized by Section 54.5133, Education
7-36 Code, as added by this Act, expires on August 31, 1999.
7-37 SECTION 18. The importance of this legislation and the
7-38 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-39 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-40 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-41 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
7-42 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
7-43 passage, and it is so enacted.
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