By: Harris S.B. No. 1498
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to authorizing a recreational facility fee at The
1-3 University of Texas at Arlington.
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 54.5122 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 54.5122. RECREATIONAL FACILITY FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF
1-8 TEXAS AT ARLINGTON. (a) The board of regents of The University of
1-9 Texas System may charge each student enrolled at The University of
1-10 Texas at Arlington a recreational facility fee to finance,
1-11 construct, renovate, improve, equip, or maintain recreational
1-12 facilities or to operate recreational programs at the university.
1-13 (b) The fee may not be imposed unless the fee is approved by
1-14 a majority vote of the students participating in a general student
1-15 election called for that purpose.
1-16 (c) The initial amount of a fee imposed under this section
1-17 may not exceed:
1-18 (1) $9 per student for a regular semester;
1-19 (2) $6 per student for a summer session of 10 weeks or
1-20 more;
1-21 (3) $4 per student for a summer session of eight weeks
1-22 or more but less than 10 weeks; and
1-23 (4) $3 per student for a summer session of less than
2-1 eight weeks.
2-2 (d) Subject to Subsection (e), the board may increase the
2-3 amount of a fee imposed under this section from one academic year
2-4 to the next with the approval of the legislative body of the
2-5 student government of the university, except that an increase in
2-6 the amount of a fee from one academic year to the next of more than
2-7 10 percent must be approved by a majority vote of the students
2-8 voting in a general student election called for that purpose.
2-9 (e) The amount of a fee imposed under this section may not
2-10 exceed:
2-11 (1) $75 per student for a regular semester;
2-12 (2) $50 per student for a summer session of 10 weeks
2-13 or more;
2-14 (3) $35 per student for a summer session of eight
2-15 weeks or more but less than 10 weeks;
2-16 (4) $25 per student for a summer session of less than
2-17 eight weeks; and
2-18 (5) $10 per student for a summer session of less than
2-19 three weeks for a student who was not enrolled at the university
2-20 for the preceding regular semester.
2-21 (f) After approval of the imposition of a fee under this
2-22 section at a student election under Subsection (b), the president
2-23 of the university shall appoint a recreational facility student
2-24 advisory committee. The committee shall advise the president
2-25 regarding the administration and allocation of the revenue from the
2-26 fee to support recreational facilities on the university campus.
3-1 (g) The board shall deposit the revenue from a fee imposed
3-2 under this section in an account known as the recreational facility
3-3 fee account.
3-4 (h) The board may pledge revenue from a fee imposed under
3-5 this section to pay an obligation issued under the revenue
3-6 financing system of The University of Texas System.
3-7 (i) A fee imposed under this section is not considered in
3-8 determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be
3-9 charged at the university under Section 54.503.
3-10 (j) The board may permit a person who is not enrolled at the
3-11 university to use a facility financed with revenue from a fee
3-12 imposed under this section if:
3-13 (1) the person's use of the facility will not
3-14 materially interfere with the use of the facility by students of
3-15 the university;
3-16 (2) the person is charged a fee for using the facility
3-17 that is not less than the student fee and that is not less than the
3-18 direct and indirect cost to the university of providing for the
3-19 person's use; and
3-20 (3) the person's use will not materially increase the
3-21 potential liability of the university.
3-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-23 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-24 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-25 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-26 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.