By:  Farabee (Senate Sponsor - Estes)                             H.B. No. 2272
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2005; 
April 12, 2005, read first time and referred to Subcommittee on 
Higher Education; May 9, 2005, reported favorably to Committee on 
Education; May 16, 2005, reported favorably from Committee on 
Education by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 16, 2005, 
sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to a student recreational and health facilities fee at 
Midwestern State University.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 54.5441 to read as follows:
	Sec. 54.5441.  STUDENT RECREATIONAL AND HEALTH FACILITIES 
FEE; MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY.  (a)  The board of regents of 
Midwestern State University may charge each student enrolled at the 
university a recreational and health facilities fee not to exceed 
$130 per semester or summer session of longer than six weeks or $65 
per summer session of six weeks or less.  The fee may be used to 
finance, construct, operate, renovate, or maintain recreational 
and wellness facilities and programs at the university.
	(b)  The recreational and health facilities 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 participating in a general student 
election called for that purpose.  The fee may not exceed the 
amounts provided by Subsection (a).
	(c)  The chief fiscal officer of the university shall collect 
any recreational and health facilities fee imposed under this 
section and shall deposit the money collected in an account to be 
known as the student recreational and health facilities account.
	(d)  A recreational and health facilities fee imposed under 
this section is not counted in determining the maximum student 
services fee that may be charged 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, 2005.



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