SRC-HRD C.S.S.B. 926 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 926 By: Sibley Finance 3-25-97 Committee Report (Substituted) 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 In addition, C.S.S.B. 926 would also set forth new maximum fees for medical services for the University of Texas System. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.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. Amends Section 54.50891(a), Education Code, to authorize the board of regents of the University of Texas System to charge each student registered at a component institution of the University of Texas System a medical services fee not to exceed: $75, rather than $55, for each semester of the regular term or 12-week summer session; $50 for each summer session shorter than 12 weeks but longer than six weeks; and $35, rather than not to exceed $25, for each six-week or shorter term of the summer session. SECTION 3. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 4. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES SECTION 2. Amends Section 54.50891(a), Education Code, to set forth new medical service fee maximum amounts. Redesigates proposed SECTION 2 as SECTION 3. SECTION 3. Redesignates proposed SECTION 3 as SECTION 4.