SRC-JJJ C.S.S.B. 746 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 746 76R8344 CAG-DBy: Shapleigh Higher Education 3/25/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) DIGEST Currently, Texas law authorizes The University of Texas System to levy a student union fee not to exceed $30 per student for each regular semester and $15 per student for each term of the summer session for purposes of maintaining and operating a student union building at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The summer program has since changed and is now one "long" summer session. C.S.S.B. 746 would increase the maximum student union fee for summer sessions exceeding six weeks to $30, and continue to charge a maximum $15 fee for students enrolled in a summer session of less than six weeks. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.S.B. 746 establishes student union fees at The University of Texas at El Paso during summer sessions. 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 54.535(a), Education Code, to authorize the board of regents of The University of Texas System to levy a student union fee not to exceed $30 for a summer session of six weeks or more, and not to exceed $15 for a summer session of less than six weeks. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES SECTION 1. Amends Section 54.535(a), Education Code, to establish payment of a student union fee by regular semester and summer session of six weeks or more, and a student union fee for a summer session consisting of six weeks or less. Makes conforming changes