| TO: | Honorable Geanie Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB1495 by Zaffirini (Relating to student fees at component institutions of The Texas A&M University System.), As Engrossed |
The bill would amend Education Code to establish a student fee advisory committee at each component of the Texas A&M University System that would advise the board of regents on the type, amount and expenditure of compulsory fees for student services, student health and medical services, student center facilities and recreational sports.
The bill would also amend Education Code to increase the maximum fee allowable for the board of regents of Texas A&M University System to levy and collect from students at all Texas A&M University component institutions for recreational sports.
Under provisions of the bill, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents is authorized to impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student enrolled at
The amount of revenue generated by the authorized fee increases and new fees, locally assessed by the individual universities, would depend on the fee amount assessed by the universities and could increase with enrollment growth.
| Source Agencies: | 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, RT, SSh
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