Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on S/C on Higher Education
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB902 by Crownover (Relating to a student fitness and recreational fee at Texas Woman's University.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under provisions of the bill, Texas Woman's University may impose a student fitness and recreational fee in an amount not to exceed $125 for each regular semester or each summer session of more than six weeks or $62.50 for each summer session or six weeks or less. The fee could not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students. The fee would be used for financing, constructing, operating, maintaining and improving a fitness and recreation program at the university. The university predicts that the fee will generate approximately $2.1 million per year.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.