By:  Lewis                                                        H.B. No. 3425



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an intercollegiate athletic fee for students at Prairie 
View A&M University.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 54, Subchapter E. Education Code is 
amended by the addition of Section 54.5392, as follows:
	Section 54.5392.  Intercollegiate Athletic Fee; Prairie 
View A&M University.  (a)  If approved by a vote of students 
enrolled at Prairie View A&M University, the board of regents of The 
Texas A&M University System may charge students enrolled at the 
university an intercollegiate athletics fee no to exceed $10 per 
semester credit hour.
	(b)  The maximum amount to be paid by a student shall not 
exceed the amount payable for 13 semester credit hours, regardless 
of the number of semester credit hours taken.
	(c)  The fee may not be initially assessed unless approved by 
a majority vote of the students participating in a general student 
election held for that purpose.
	(d)  The fee authorized by this section may be increased from 
year to year by no more than five percent per semester credit hour 
if such increase is approved by the legislative body of the student 
government at the university.  Any increase from year to year that 
exceeds five percent must be approved by a majority vote of student 
government at the university.  Any increase from year to year that 
exceeds five percent must be approved by a majority vote of students 
participating in a general student election held for that purpose.
	(e)  The fee authorized by this section is not counted in 
determining the maximum student services fee which may be charged 
under Section 54.503 of this subchapter.
	(f)  This act shall be effective as of September 1, 2003, and 
shall apply to any intercollegiate athletic fee charged to students 
enrolling for the fall semester of 2003.
	SECTION 2.  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 affected his 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.