By: Bivins S.B. No. 1466
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the tuition and fees that can be charged at certain
1-3 institutions of higher education.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 54.051, Education Code, is amended by
1-6 amending subsection (c) to 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 [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)] $60 [$40] per semester credit hour.
1-13 SECTION 2. Section 54.0512, Education Code is amended by
1-14 amending subsections (b) and (h) to read as follows:
1-15 (b) Tuition for a resident student at a general academic
1-16 teaching institution is [the greater of $120 for each semester or
1-17 12-week summer session and $60 for each six-week summer term or]:
1-18 [(1) for the 1994-1995 academic year, $28 per semester
1-19 credit hour;]
1-20 [(2) for the 1995-1996 academic year, $30 per semester
1-21 credit hour;]
1-22 [(3) for the 1996-1997 academic year, $32 per semester
1-23 credit hour;]
2-1 [(4) for the 1997-1998 academic year, $34 per semester
2-2 credit hour;]
2-3 [(5) for the 1998-1999 academic year, $36 per semester
2-4 credit hour;]
2-5 [(6) for the 1999-2000 academic year, $38 per semester
2-6 credit hour; and]
2-7 [(7) for the 2000-2001 academic year, $40 per semester
2-8 credit hour];
2-9 (1) for the 2001-2002 academic year, $40 per semester
2-10 credit hour ;
2-11 (2) for the 2002-2003 academic year, $42 per semester
2-12 credit hour;
2-13 (3) for the 2003-2004 academic year, $44 per semester
2-14 credit hour;
2-15 (4) for the 2004-2005 academic year, $46 per semester
2-16 credit hour;
2-17 (5) for the 2005-2006 academic year, $48 per semester
2-18 credit hour;
2-19 (6) for the 2006-2007 academic year, $50 per semester
2-20 credit hour;
2-21 (7) for the 2007-2008 academic year, $52 per semester
2-22 credit hour;
2-23 (8) for the 2008-2009 academic year, $54 per semester
2-24 credit hour;
2-25 (9) for the 2009-2010 academic year, $56 per semester
2-26 credit hour;
3-1 (10) for the 2010-2011 academic year, $58 per semester
3-2 credit hour; and
3-3 (11) for the 2011-2012 academic year, $60 per semester
3-4 credit hour.
3-5 (c) [Tuition for a nonresident student at a general academic
3-6 teaching institution for the 1985-1986 and 1986-1987 academic years
3-7 is $120 per semester credit hour.]
3-8 [(d) Tuition for a resident student enrolled in a program
3-9 leading to an M.D. or D.O. degree is:]
3-10 [(1) for the 1985-1986 academic year, $1,219;]
3-11 [(2) for the 1986-1987 academic year, $2,400;]
3-12 [(3) for the 1987-1988 academic year, $3,600; and]
3-13 [(4) for the 1988-1989 academic year, $4,800.]
3-14 [(e) Tuition for a resident student enrolled in a program
3-15 leading to a D.D.S. degree is:]
3-16 [(1) for the 1985-1986 academic year, $900;]
3-17 [(2) for the 1986-1987 academic year, $1,600;]
3-18 [(3) for the 1987-1988 academic year, $2,500; and]
3-19 [(4) for the 1988-1989 academic year, $3,500.]
3-20 [(f) Tuition for a resident student enrolled in a program
3-21 leading to a D.V.M. degree is:]
3-22 [(1) for the 1985-1986 academic year, $800;]
3-23 [(2) for the 1986-1987 academic year, $1,200;]
3-24 [(3) for the 1987-1988 academic year, $2,400; and]
3-25 [(4) for the 1988-1989 academic year, $3,600.]
3-26 [(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. This section expires January 1, 2013 [2002].
4-11 SECTION 3. Section 54.0513, Education Code, is amended by
4-12 amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
4-13 (b) In addition to amounts that a governing board of an
4-14 institution of higher education is authorized to charge as tuition
4-15 under this chapter, the governing board is authorized to charge as
4-16 tuition in any academic year an amount not to exceed the amount
4-17 charged under Sections 54.051 or 54.0512, as applicable, in the
4-18 particular academic year [the following maximum amounts:]
4-19 [(1) $34 per semester credit hour for the 1997-1998
4-20 academic year;]
4-21 [(2) $36 per semester credit hour for the 1998-1999
4-22 academic year;]
4-23 [(3) $38 per semester credit hour for the 1999-2000
4-24 academic year; and]
4-25 [(4) $40 per semester credit hour for the 2000-2001
4-26 academic year and each academic year thereafter].
5-1 SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
5-2 amended by adding Section 54.069 to read as follows:
5-3 Sec. 54.069. BILLING AND NOTIFICATION FOR TUITION. For
5-4 billing and catalogue purposes, each board shall accumulate all the
5-5 tuition that it charges under this subchapter into one tuition
5-6 charge.
5-7 SECTION 5. Section 56.053, Education Code, is amended by
5-8 amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
5-9 (a) The governing board of each institution shall adopt
5-10 rules providing for the terms of the loan, subject to the
5-11 following:
5-12 (1) the loan must be repaid over a period not to
5-13 exceed 90 days for a loan made for a regular semester or long
5-14 summer session or over a proportionately shorter period for loans
5-15 made for a six-week summer session;
5-16 (2) the loan must be evidenced by a promissory note
5-17 that bears interest at a rate of not more than five percent per
5-18 year; and
5-19 (3) the maximum loan amount per student may not be
5-20 greater [less] than an amount equal to the tuition and required
5-21 fees for the courses in which the student is actually enrolling.
5-22 SECTION 6. This Act applies beginning with tuition charges
5-23 imposed for the fall semester, 2002.
5-24 SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.