HBA-BSM C.S.S.B. 1472 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.S.B. 1472
By: Ogden
Higher Education
5/4/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, institutions of higher education are required to collect a
property deposit of up to $10 from all students and refund the deposit if
the student is graduating or is no longer enrolled in the institution.  The
deposit gives institutions insurance against losses and damage to the
institution's property.  However, for smaller institutions, the
administrative requirements and costs associated with the deposits may
outweigh any benefit from deposit forfeitures.  C.S.S.B. 1472 authorizes
rather than requires an institution of  higher education to collect a
reasonable general property deposit in an amount not to exceed $10 from
each student. 

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

C.S.S.B. 1472 amends the Education Code to authorize rather than require an
institution of  higher education to collect a reasonable deposit in an
amount not to exceed $10 from each student to insure the institution
against losses, damages, and breakage in libraries and laboratories.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. 

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.S.B. 1472 differs from the original bill by removing the provision that
increased to $100 the amount an institution of  higher education can
collect as a reasonable general property deposit.