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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship |
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program fund at The University of Texas at El Paso. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 54.5351 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.5351. STUDENT ENDOWMENT FUND FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF |
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TEXAS AT EL PASO. (a) The board of regents of The University of |
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Texas System may impose a student endowment fund fee on each student |
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enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso. The fee may not be |
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imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students |
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participating in a general student election held at the university |
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under Section 56.243. |
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(b) The amount of the fee may not exceed $1 per semester for |
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each regular semester or summer session, unless the amount is |
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increased as provided by Subsection (c). |
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(c) The amount of the fee per semester may be increased from |
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one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of |
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the students of the university participating in a general student |
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election held for that purpose or, if the amount of the increase |
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does not exceed five percent, by a majority vote of the legislative |
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body of the student government of the university. |
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(d) A fee imposed under this section must be used to |
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establish a student endowment fund under Section 56.247. |
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(e) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any |
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other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining |
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the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed |
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under Section 54.503(b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009 fall |
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semester. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |