HBA-AMW, LJP H.B. 467 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 467
By: Solomons
Higher Education
2/19/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Student Health Service of Texas Woman's University (university)
provides ambulatory health care and preventive health services to students.
Current law places a cap of $30 on the amount that the university may
charge to students each semester for the medical services fee.  The medical
fee charged each semester by the university covers a majority of the
Student Health Service's annual expenses.  The university expects an
increase in health service costs due to such factors as the rising prices
of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals and the need to fund state mandated
adjustments in staff salaries.  House Bill 467 increases the maximum amount
of the medical services fee that may be charged each semester at the
university.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 467 amends the Education Code to raise the maximum medical
services fee that the board of regents of Texas Woman's University (board)
is authorized to charge each student registered at the university. The bill
authorizes the board to raise the maximum fee from $30 to $55 for each
semester of the regular term or 12-week summer session and from $15 to $25
for each six-week or shorter term of the summer session. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. The Act applies beginning with the fall
semester 2001.