78R7421 KEL-D


By:  Mercer                                                       H.B. No. 1649



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to student fees charged at The University of Texas at San 
Antonio. 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Sections 54.5321 and 54.5322 to read as follows:
	Sec. 54.5321.  TRANSPORTATION FEE;  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 
AT SAN ANTONIO.  (a)  The board of regents of The University of Texas 
System may impose on each student enrolled at The University of 
Texas at San Antonio a transportation fee not to exceed $50 for each 
regular semester and not to exceed $25 for each term of the summer 
session, for the sole purpose of financing transportation services, 
including capital expenses, for students attending The University 
of Texas at San Antonio.  The fee is in addition to any other use fee 
or service fee authorized by law.  The fee may not be imposed unless 
the fee is approved by a majority vote of the students participating 
in a general student election held for that purpose.
	(b)  The board may not increase the amount of the 
transportation fee by more than 10 percent in any academic year 
unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority vote of 
the students participating in a general student election held for 
that purpose.
	(c)  Revenue from the fee shall be deposited to an account 
known as The University of Texas at San Antonio Transportation Fee 
Account and shall be expended in accordance with a budget submitted 
to and approved by the board.  The board shall make any changes in 
the budget the board considers necessary before approving the 
budget and shall impose the fee, within the limits provided by this 
section, in an amount sufficient to meet the budget as approved.
	(d)  A fee imposed under this section may not be considered 
in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may 
be charged under Section 54.503.
	(e)  The university shall hold in reserve any fee revenue 
that exceeds the amount necessary to meet the current expenses of 
the transportation services and shall apply that revenue only to 
future expenses of the transportation services.
	Sec. 54.5322.  INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE; THE 
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO.  (a)  The board of regents of The 
University of Texas System may impose a mandatory intercollegiate 
athletics fee on each student enrolled at The University of Texas at 
San Antonio.  The amount of the fee may not exceed $7 per semester 
credit hour for each regular semester, not to exceed a total of $84 
per semester, unless the amount is increased by the board, subject 
to the limitation provided by Subsection (b).  The fee may not be 
imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students 
participating in a general student election held for that purpose.
	(b)  The board may not increase the amount of the fee by more 
than 10 percent in any academic year unless the amount of the 
increase is approved by a majority vote of the students 
participating in a general student election held for that purpose.
	(c)  The board may prorate the amount of the fee for a summer 
session.
	(d)  The fee imposed under this section may not be considered 
in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may 
be imposed under Section 54.503.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only 
to fees imposed for a semester or term that begins on or after the 
effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3.   This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.