SRC-CTC S.B. 1801 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1801 77R12172 JSA-DBy: Ogden Finance 4/26/2001 As Filed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Current law requires institutions of higher education to set aside 15 to 20 percent of resident student tuition collected for public education grants. As proposed, S.B. 1801 decreases the amount required to be set aside to 7.5 percent. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 56.033(a), Education Code, to require the governing board of each institution of higher education, including the Texas State Technical College System, to cause to be set aside, except as otherwise provided by this section, 7.5 percent out of each resident student's tuition charge under Section 54.051. Deletes existing text relating to percentages withheld from resident student tuition charges for the 1991-1992 academic year and to percentages withheld from resident student tuition charges for the 1992-1993 academic year and each subsequent academic year. Makes nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2. (a) Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001. (b) Makes application of this Act prospective to the beginning of the 2001 fall semester.