1-1                                   AN ACT

 1-2     relating to the authorization of payroll deductions by employees of

 1-3     institutions of higher education for parking fees or parking

 1-4     permits.

 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-6           SECTION 1.  Chapter 659, Government Code, is amended by

 1-7     adding Subchapter J to read as follows:

 1-8        SUBCHAPTER J.  PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF PARKING FEES AND PERMITS

 1-9                     AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

1-10           Sec. 659.201.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "institution

1-11     of higher education"  has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003,

1-12     Education Code.

1-13           Sec. 659.202.  DEDUCTION AUTHORIZED; USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  An

1-14     employee of an institution of higher education may authorize in

1-15     writing a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or

1-16     wage payment for the payment of parking fees charged by the

1-17     institution of higher education or for the purchase of a parking

1-18     permit from an institution of higher education.  An authorization

1-19     for a deduction under this subchapter by the employee is voluntary.

1-20           (b)  Funds collected under this section may be used only to

1-21     provide parking facilities for employees of the institution.

1-22           Sec. 659.203.  FORM AND MANNER.  A deduction under this

1-23     subchapter must be made in a form and manner prescribed by the

1-24     appropriate financial officer of the institution of higher

 2-1     education.

 2-2           Sec. 659.204.  CHANGE; DURATION.  (a)  An employee

 2-3     authorizing a deduction under this subchapter may change or revoke

 2-4     the authorization by delivering written notice of the change or

 2-5     revocation to the financial officer of the institution of higher

 2-6     education.

 2-7           (b)  An authorization under this subchapter is effective

 2-8     until the financial officer receives a notice under Subsection (a)

 2-9     changing or revoking the authorization.

2-10           (c)  The notice given under Subsection (a) must be in the

2-11     form and manner prescribed by the appropriate financial officer of

2-12     the institution of higher education.

2-13           SECTION 2.  The importance of this legislation and the

2-14     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

2-15     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

2-16     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

2-17     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,

2-18     and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its

2-19     passage, and it is so enacted.

         _______________________________     _______________________________

             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.B. No. 3112 was passed by the House on April

         25, 1997, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 3 present, not

         voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

         No. 3112 on May 22, 1997, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0,

         1 present, not voting.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House

               I certify that H.B. No. 3112 was passed by the Senate, with

         amendments, on May 20, 1997, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays

         0.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Secretary of the Senate

         APPROVED:  _____________________

                            Date

                    _____________________

                          Governor