By: Duncan S.B. No. 462
2001S0298/1
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to certain fees for students attending institutions in the
1-3 Texas Tech University System.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Sections 54.508 and 54.509, Education Code, are
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 54.508. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
1-8 SYSTEM COMPONENTS. (a) The board of regents of the Texas Tech
1-9 University System may charge each student registered at a component
1-10 institution of the Texas Tech University System [the university] a
1-11 medical services fee not to exceed $100 [$55] for each semester of
1-12 the regular term or 12-week summer session and not to exceed $50
1-13 [$25] for each six-week or shorter term of the summer session.
1-14 (b) Before charging a medical services fee, the board must
1-15 give students and administrators an opportunity to offer
1-16 recommendations to the board as to the type and scope of medical
1-17 services that should be provided.
1-18 (c) A medical services fee charged under this section may be
1-19 used only to provide medical services to students enrolled at a
1-20 component institution of the Texas Tech University System [at the
1-21 university].
1-22 (d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in
1-23 addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge.
1-24 (e) The board may not increase the amount of the medical
1-25 services fee charged at a component institution of the Texas Tech
2-1 University System by more than 10 percent from one academic year to
2-2 the next unless the increase is approved by a majority of the
2-3 students of the institution voting in a general election held for
2-4 that purpose.
2-5 Sec. 54.509. STUDENT RECREATION FEE; TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
2-6 SYSTEM COMPONENTS. (a) If approved by student vote, the board of
2-7 regents of the Texas Tech University System may charge each student
2-8 enrolled at a component institution of the Texas Tech University
2-9 System [in the university] a recreation fee not to exceed $100
2-10 [$25] per semester or $50 [$12.50] per six-week summer term to be
2-11 used to purchase equipment for and to operate and maintain the
2-12 student recreation facilities and programs at the institution
2-13 [university].
2-14 (b) [The recreation fee may not be levied unless the levy of
2-15 the fee is approved and the amount of the fee is set by a majority
2-16 vote of those students participating in a general student election
2-17 called for that purpose.]
2-18 [(c)] The fee may not be increased by more than 10 percent
2-19 from one academic year to the next unless the increase is approved
2-20 [changed within the limits specified at any time] by a majority of
2-21 students voting on the issue in a general student election called
2-22 for that purpose.
2-23 (c) [(d)] The university shall collect the student
2-24 recreation fee and shall deposit the money collected in an account
2-25 known as the Student Recreation Account.
2-26 (d) [(e)] The student recreation fee is not counted in
3-1 determining the maximum student services fee which may be charged
3-2 under Section 54.503 [of this code, as amended].
3-3 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the fall semester
3-4 of 2001.
3-5 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-6 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-7 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-8 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-9 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.