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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a student health services fee at component institutions |
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of The Texas A&M University System and to authorizing the |
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financing, construction, maintenance, and improvement of health |
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facilities with the fee at the institutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 54.507, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.507. STUDENT HEALTH [GROUP HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL] |
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SERVICES FEE [FEES]; TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.507, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System |
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may charge [levy and collect from] each student enrolled at a |
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component [any] institution of [higher education which is a part
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of] The Texas A&M University System a student health [compulsory
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group hospital and medical] services fee not to exceed $75 for each |
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regular semester and not to exceed $25 for each summer term [of each
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summer session]. The student health [compulsory group hospital and
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medical] services fee may not be charged [levied] unless [the levy
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of] the fee has been approved by a majority vote of those students |
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at the affected institution participating in a general student |
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election called for that purpose. |
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(a-1) This subsection applies only to Texas A&M University |
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in College Station. Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Board of |
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Regents of The Texas A&M University System may charge each student |
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enrolled at an institution to which this subsection applies a |
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student health services fee not to exceed $100 for each regular |
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semester or $50 for each summer term. The fee may not be increased |
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by more than 10 percent of the total amount of the fee that is in |
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effect on January 1, 2009, or as last approved by a student vote |
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under this section, if applicable, unless the increase has been |
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approved by a majority vote of the students voting in an election |
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held for that purpose. |
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(c) A fee charged [levied] under this section at a component |
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institution of The Texas A&M University System may be used [only] to |
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provide hospital or other medical services to students registered |
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at that component institution and for financing, constructing, |
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maintaining, and improving new and existing student health |
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facilities at that institution. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2009 fall |
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semester. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |