SRC-AAA S.B. 1366 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1366
By: Ellis
Finance
4-13-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the Urban Academic Village Program is expected to attract 4,000
to 5,000 additional students to the campus residential environment at
Texas Southern University. This bill would add a recreational facility fee
at Texas Southern University; fees levied would be for financing,
constructing, operating, maintaining, equipping, and improving a
recreational facility as part of the  
Urban Academic Village Program.

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1366 adds a recreational facility fee at Texas Southern
University for financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, equipping,
and improving a recreational facility as part of the  
Urban Academic Village Program.

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 Chapter 54E, Education Code, by adding Section 54.5221,
as follows: 

Sec. 54.5221. RECREATIONAL FACILITY FEE; TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.
Authorizes the board of regents of Texas Southern University to levy and
collect a recreational facility fee not to exceed $50.   Requires the fees
collected to be deposited in the Texas Southern University recreational
facility fee account and to be under the control of the student fee
advisory committee.  Requires the student fee advisory committee to submit
an annual report to the board of regents.  Authorizes the board to make
changes in the budget. Sets forth actions by the board after approving a
budget.  Sets forth requirements for increasing the  recreational facility
fee.  Prohibits a fee levied under this section from being considered in
determining the maximum student services fee that may be charged under
Section 54.503(b), Education Code. 

SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.