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.