By:  Ritter (Senate Sponsor - Duncan)                             H.B. No. 1817
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2003; 
May 6, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Education; May 22, 2003, reported adversely, with favorable 
Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; 
May 22, 2003, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1817                                   By:  West


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to student fees at institutions in the Texas State 
University System.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 54.5089, Education Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as 
follows:
	(a)  The board of regents of the Texas State University 
System may charge each student registered at a component 
institution of the Texas State University System a medical services 
fee not to exceed $100 [$55] for each semester of the regular term 
or [12-week] summer session of 12 weeks or longer and not to exceed 
$50 [$25] for each [six-week or shorter term of the] summer session 
of less than 12 weeks.
	(e)  Not more than once in an academic year, the board may 
increase the fee authorized by this section.  Any increase in the 
fee must be approved by a majority vote of those students 
participating in a general student election called for that 
purpose.
	SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 54.511, Education Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 54.511.  STUDENT FEES FOR BUS SERVICE; TEXAS STATE 
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM [SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY].
	SECTION 3.  Section 54.511(b), Education Code, is amended to 
read read as follows:
	(b)  Not more than once in an academic year, the board may 
increase the fee authorized in Subsection (a) of this section for 
the purpose of covering increased operating costs of the bus 
service.  Any increase in the fee must be approved by a majority 
vote of those students participating in a general election called 
for that purpose.  However, the total fee may not exceed $100 [$46] 
per semester or $50 [$23] per [six-week] summer term of six weeks or 
less.
	SECTION 4.  Section 54.523(a), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(a)  To the extent approved by the students under Subsection 
(b) of this section, the board of regents of the Texas State 
University System may charge each student enrolled in a university 
or educational center under its authority a student center fee not 
to exceed $100 [$70] per semester or $50 [$35] per [six-week] summer 
term of six weeks or less to be used to construct, operate, 
maintain, improve, and program a student center at the university 
or educational center at which the student is enrolled.
	SECTION 5.  Sections 54.538(a) and (b), Education Code, are 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  If approved by student vote at a system institution, the 
Board of Regents, Texas State University System, may charge each 
student enrolled at such institution a recreational sports fee not 
to exceed $100 [$50] per semester or [10-week] summer session of 10 
weeks or longer or $50 [$25] per [five-week] summer session of less 
than 10 weeks.  The fee may be used to purchase equipment for and to 
construct, operate, and maintain recreational sports facilities 
and programs at the designated institution.
	(b)  The recreation fee authorized by this section may not be 
increased [more than 10 percent from one academic year to the next] 
unless the increase has been approved by a majority vote of those 
students at the affected institution participating in a general 
student election called for that purpose.  The fee may not exceed 
the amounts provided by Subsection (a).
	SECTION 6.  This Act applies beginning with the 2003 fall 
semester.          
	SECTION 7.  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.



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