77R11554 JSA-F
By Junell, et al. H.B. No. 2531
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2531:
By Rangel C.S.H.B. No. 2531
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to tuition rates at public institutions of higher
1-3 education.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 54.051(c), Education Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (c) Unless a different rate is specified by this section,
1-8 tuition for a resident student at a general academic teaching
1-9 institution is $55 [the greater of:]
1-10 [(1) $120 for each semester or 12-week summer session
1-11 and $60 for each six-week summer term; or]
1-12 [(2) $40] per semester credit hour.
1-13 SECTION 2. Section 54.0512, Education Code, is amended to
1-14 read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 54.0512. INTERIM TUITION RATES. (a) Notwithstanding
1-16 Section 54.051 [of this code], tuition for the applicable academic
1-17 years described by this section is as provided by this section.
1-18 (b) Tuition for a resident student at a general academic
1-19 teaching institution is [the greater of $120 for each semester or
1-20 12-week summer session and $60 for each six-week summer term or]:
1-21 (1) [for the 1994-1995 academic year, $28 per semester
1-22 credit hour;]
1-23 [(2) for the 1995-1996 academic year, $30 per semester
1-24 credit hour;]
2-1 [(3) for the 1996-1997 academic year, $32 per semester
2-2 credit hour;]
2-3 [(4) for the 1997-1998 academic year, $34 per semester
2-4 credit hour;]
2-5 [(5) for the 1998-1999 academic year, $36 per semester
2-6 credit hour;]
2-7 [(6) for the 1999-2000 academic year, $38 per semester
2-8 credit hour; and]
2-9 [(7)] for the 2000-2001 academic year, $40 per
2-10 semester credit hour;
2-11 (2) for the 2001-2002 academic year, $40 per semester
2-12 credit hour;
2-13 (3) for the 2002-2003 academic year, $42 per semester
2-14 credit hour;
2-15 (4) for the 2003-2004 academic year, $44 per semester
2-16 credit hour;
2-17 (5) for the 2004-2005 academic year, $46 per semester
2-18 credit hour;
2-19 (6) for the 2005-2006 academic year, $48 per semester
2-20 credit hour;
2-21 (7) for the 2006-2007 academic year, $50 per semester
2-22 credit hour;
2-23 (8) for the 2007-2008 academic year, $51 per semester
2-24 credit hour;
2-25 (9) for the 2008-2009 academic year, $52 per semester
2-26 credit hour;
2-27 (10) for the 2009-2010 academic year, $53 per semester
3-1 credit hour;
3-2 (11) for the 2010-2011 academic year, $54 per semester
3-3 credit hour; and
3-4 (12) for the 2011-2012 academic year, $55 per semester
3-5 credit hour.
3-6 (c) [Tuition for a nonresident student at a general academic
3-7 teaching institution for the 1985-1986 and 1986-1987 academic years
3-8 is $120 per semester credit hour.]
3-9 [(d) Tuition for a resident student enrolled in a program
3-10 leading to an M.D. or D.O. degree is:]
3-11 [(1) for the 1985-1986 academic year, $1,219;]
3-12 [(2) for the 1986-1987 academic year, $2,400;]
3-13 [(3) for the 1987-1988 academic year, $3,600; and]
3-14 [(4) for the 1988-1989 academic year, $4,800.]
3-15 [(e) Tuition for a resident student enrolled in a program
3-16 leading to a D.D.S. degree is:]
3-17 [(1) for the 1985-1986 academic year, $900;]
3-18 [(2) for the 1986-1987 academic year, $1,600;]
3-19 [(3) for the 1987-1988 academic year, $2,500; and]
3-20 [(4) for the 1988-1989 academic year, $3,500.]
3-21 [(f) Tuition for a resident student enrolled in a program
3-22 leading to a D.V.M. degree is:]
3-23 [(1) for the 1985-1986 academic year, $800;]
3-24 [(2) for the 1986-1987 academic year, $1,200;]
3-25 [(3) for the 1987-1988 academic year, $2,400; and]
3-26 [(4) for the 1988-1989 academic year, $3,600.]
3-27 [(g) Tuition for a resident student registered at a law
4-1 school is:]
4-2 [(1) for the 1985-1986 academic year, $24 per semester
4-3 credit hour;]
4-4 [(2) for the 1986-1987 academic year, $36 per semester
4-5 credit hour; and]
4-6 [(3) for the 1987-1988 academic year, $48 per semester
4-7 credit hour.]
4-8 [(h)] Tuition for academic years not specifically covered by
4-9 this section is at the rates provided by Section 54.051 [of this
4-10 code].
4-11 (d) This section expires January 1, 2013 [2002].
4-12 SECTION 3. Section 54.0513(b), Education Code, is amended to
4-13 read as follows:
4-14 (b) In addition to amounts that a governing board of an
4-15 institution of higher education is authorized to charge as tuition
4-16 under the other provisions of this chapter, the governing board is
4-17 authorized to charge as tuition in an academic year an amount per
4-18 semester credit hour not to exceed the amount charged under Section
4-19 54.051 or 54.0512, as applicable, in that academic year [the
4-20 following maximum amounts:]
4-21 [(1) $34 per semester credit hour for the 1997-1998
4-22 academic year;]
4-23 [(2) $36 per semester credit hour for the 1998-1999
4-24 academic year;]
4-25 [(3) $38 per semester credit hour for the 1999-2000
4-26 academic year; and]
4-27 [(4) $40 per semester credit hour for the 2000-2001
5-1 academic year and each academic year thereafter].
5-2 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
5-3 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
5-4 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
5-5 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
5-6 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.