SRC-HRD S.B. 926 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 926 By: Sibley Finance 3-16-97 As Filed DIGEST Currently, the University of North Texas is prohibited from raising its medical services fee beyond $25 for each semester of the regular term and $12.50 for each six-week or shorter term of its summer session. This bill would raise those caps to $50 and $25, respectively. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 926 authorizes the governing board of the University of North Texas to increase the medical services fees it charges the students of the university to certain levels. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 54.5081(a), Education Code, to authorize the governing board of the University of North Texas to charge each student registered at the university a medical services fee not to exceed $50, rather than $25, for each semester of the regular term or 12-week summer session and not to exceed $25, rather than $12.50, for each six-week or shorter term of the summer session. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.