SRC-JEC C.S.H.B. 1817 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.H.B. 1817
By: Ritter (Duncan)
Education
5/20/2003
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the component institutions of the Texas State University System
are near the caps for student fees for services.  C.S.H.B. 1817 raises the
cap for existing fees. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 54.5089, Education Code, by amending Subsection
(a) and adding Subsection (e), as follows: 

(a)  Authorizes the board of regents of the Texas State University System
(TSUS) to charge each student registered at a component institution of
TSUS a medical services fee not to exceed $100, rather than $55 for each
semester of the regular term or summer session of 12 weeks or longer and
not to exceed $50, rather than $25, for each summer session of less than
12 weeks. 

(e)  Authorizes the board of regents of TSUS,  not more than once in an
academic year, to increase the fee authorized by this section.  Requires
any fee increase to be approved by a majority vote of those students
participating in a general student election called for that purpose. 

SECTION 2.  Amends the heading to Section 54.511, Education Code, to read
as follows: 

Sec. 54.511.  STUDENT FEES FOR BUS SERVICE; TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.

SECTION 3.  Amends Section 54.511(b), Education Code, to provide that the
total fee under this section may not exceed $100, rather than $46, per
semester or $50, rather than $23, per summer term of six weeks or less. 

SECTION 4.  Amends Section 54.523(a), Education Code, to authorize the
board of regents of TSUS to charge each student enrolled in a university
or educational center under its authority a student center fee not to
exceed $100, rather than $70, per semester or $50, rather than $35, per
summer term of six weeks or less. 

SECTION 5.  Amends Sections 54.538(a) and (b), Education Code, as follows:

(a)  Authorizes the board of regents of TSUS, with approval by student
vote, to charge each student a recreational sports fee not to exceed $100,
rather than $50, per semester or summer session of 10 weeks or longer or
$50, rather than $25, per summer session of less than 10 weeks. 
 
(b)  Deletes a provision limiting an increase in the recreation fee to 10
percent from one academic year to the next. 

SECTION  6.  Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 2003 fall
semester. 

SECTION  7.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.