By Hinojosa H.B. No. 1131 76R2435 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to funding women's athletic programs within The University 1-3 of Texas System. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 65, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 65.47 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 65.47. SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S ATHLETICS. (a) The board 1-8 shall impose a fee of $1 to be added to the admission charge for 1-9 any intercollegiate athletic event held on the campus of or on 1-10 other property under the control of any component institution of 1-11 higher education of the system. The board shall adopt rules 1-12 relating to the collection and administration of the fee imposed 1-13 under this section. 1-14 (b) The money collected from the fee must be used by the 1-15 system to support women's athletics at component institutions of 1-16 the system. 1-17 (c) The board shall distribute the money collected under 1-18 this section among the component institutions in proportion to the 1-19 number of women competing in intercollegiate athletics at each of 1-20 those institutions. 1-21 (d) Money distributed to an institution under this section 1-22 may be used by the institution for scholarships, equipment, 1-23 facilities, travel, lodging, or training for women's 1-24 intercollegiate athletics at the institution. 2-1 (e) An institution may not reduce the amount of other money 2-2 the institution spends to support women's intercollegiate athletics 2-3 as a result of the institution's receipt of money under this 2-4 section. 2-5 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999, and 2-6 applies only to a ticket sale or other admission charge to an 2-7 intercollegiate athletic event if the ticket sale is made or the 2-8 admission charge is collected on or after the effective date of 2-9 this Act. 2-10 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-11 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-12 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-13 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-14 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.