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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing the recreational sports fee at Texas State |
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University System institutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 54.538(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If approved by student vote at a system institution, the |
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Board of Regents, Texas State University System, may charge each |
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student enrolled at such institution a recreational sports fee not |
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to exceed $200 [$100] per semester or summer session of 10 weeks or |
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longer or $100 [$50] per summer session of less than 10 weeks. The |
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fee may be used to purchase equipment for and to construct, operate, |
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and maintain recreational sports facilities and programs at the |
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designated institution. |
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(b) The board may increase the recreation fee authorized by |
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this section as it considers necessary to operate, maintain, |
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improve, and equip recreational sports facilities. The recreation |
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fee may not be increased more than 10 percent from one academic year |
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to the next unless the increase has been approved by a majority vote |
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of those students at the affected institution participating in a |
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general student election called for that purpose. The fee may not |
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exceed the amounts provided by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with fees imposed for the fall 2013 semester. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |