1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to imposing a recreational facility fee at the University 1-3 of North Texas. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 54.5091 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 54.5091. STUDENT RECREATIONAL FACILITY FEE; UNIVERSITY 1-8 OF NORTH TEXAS. (a) If approved by a majority vote of those 1-9 students participating in a general election held at the university 1-10 for that purpose, the board of regents of the University of North 1-11 Texas may impose a recreational facility fee on each student 1-12 enrolled in the university in an amount not to exceed $75 per 1-13 student for each semester of the regular term or 12-week summer 1-14 session and not to exceed $37.50 per student for each six-week or 1-15 shorter term of the summer session. The fee may be used only for 1-16 constructing, operating, maintaining, improving, and equipping a 1-17 recreational facility or program at the university. 1-18 (b) Revenue from a fee imposed under this section shall be 1-19 deposited to the credit of an account known as the "University of 1-20 North Texas recreational facility fee account" under the control of 1-21 the student fee advisory committee established under Section 1-22 54.5031. 1-23 (c) The student fee advisory committee annually shall submit 1-24 to the board of regents a complete and itemized budget for the 2-1 recreational facility with a complete report of all recreational 2-2 facility activities conducted during the past year and all 2-3 expenditures made in connection with those activities. The board 2-4 may make changes in the budget that the board determines are 2-5 necessary. After approving the budget, the board, in accordance 2-6 with this section, may impose the recreational facility fees for 2-7 that year in amounts sufficient to meet the budgetary needs of the 2-8 recreational facility. If the budget approved by the board 2-9 contains an expenditure for the construction of a facility, the 2-10 board may contract for the construction of the facility. 2-11 (d) The board may not increase the amount of the 2-12 recreational facility fee by more than 10 percent in any academic 2-13 year unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority of 2-14 the students participating in a general election held at the 2-15 university for that purpose. 2-16 (e) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any 2-17 other use or service fee authorized to be imposed. 2-18 (f) A fee imposed under this section may not be considered 2-19 in determining the maximum student services fees that may be 2-20 imposed under Section 54.503(b). 2-21 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2001 fall 2-22 semester. 2-23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-24 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-25 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-26 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-27 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 461 was passed by the House on March 27, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 461 was passed by the Senate on May 15, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor