1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to imposing a recreational facility fee at The University
1-3 of Texas at Tyler.
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 54.5341 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 54.5341. STUDENT RECREATIONAL FACILITY FEE; THE
1-8 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER. (a) The board of regents of The
1-9 University of Texas System may impose a recreational facility fee
1-10 on each student enrolled at The University of Texas at Tyler. The
1-11 fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the
1-12 students participating in a general student election held at the
1-13 university for that purpose.
1-14 (b) The amount of the fee may not exceed:
1-15 (1) $40 per student for each regular semester;
1-16 (2) $30 per student for each summer session of 12
1-17 weeks or longer;
1-18 (3) $15 per student for each summer session of six
1-19 weeks or more but less than 12 weeks; and
1-20 (4) $10 per student for each summer session that is
1-21 shorter than six weeks.
1-22 (c) The board may:
1-23 (1) use revenue from the fee only to finance,
1-24 construct, equip, operate, maintain, or improve a recreational
1-25 facility or program at the university; and
2-1 (2) pledge revenue from the fee to pay an obligation
2-2 issued under the revenue financing system of The University of
2-3 Texas System.
2-4 (d) The board shall deposit revenue from the fee to the
2-5 credit of an account known as "The University of Texas at Tyler
2-6 recreational facility fee account" under the control of the student
2-7 fee advisory committee established under Section 54.5031.
2-8 (e) The student fee advisory committee annually shall submit
2-9 to the board a complete and itemized budget for the recreational
2-10 facility with a complete report of all recreational facility
2-11 activities conducted during the past year and all expenditures made
2-12 in connection with those activities. The board may make changes in
2-13 the budget that the board determines are necessary. After
2-14 approving the budget, the board, in accordance with this section,
2-15 may impose the recreational facility fees for that year in amounts
2-16 sufficient to meet the budgetary needs of the recreational
2-17 facility. If the budget approved by the board contains an
2-18 expenditure for the construction of a facility, the board may
2-19 contract for the construction of the facility.
2-20 (f) The board may not increase the amount of the
2-21 recreational facility fee unless the amount of the increase is
2-22 approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a
2-23 general student election held at the university for that purpose.
2-24 (g) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any
2-25 other fee the board is authorized by law to impose.
2-26 (h) A fee imposed under this section may not be considered
3-1 in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may
3-2 be imposed under Section 54.503(b).
3-3 (i) If a recreational facility fee as described by this
3-4 section was approved by a majority vote of the students of the
3-5 university participating in a general student election held on or
3-6 after January 1, 2000, the board of regents may impose the fee
3-7 without calling an additional election under Subsection (a). This
3-8 subsection expires January 1, 2003.
3-9 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2001 fall
3-10 semester.
3-11 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-12 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-13 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-14 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-15 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 628 passed the Senate on
March 15, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
present, not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 628 passed the House on
April 20, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, two
present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor