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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the student center fee at component institutions of the |
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Texas State University System; increasing the amount of the fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 54.523(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [To the extent approved by the students under
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Subsection (b) of this section, the] board of regents of the Texas |
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State University System may charge each student enrolled in a |
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university or other educational institution [center] under its |
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authority a student center fee not to exceed $200 [$100] per |
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semester or $75 [$50] per summer term of six weeks or less to be used |
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to construct, operate, maintain, improve, and program a student |
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center at the university or other educational institution [center] |
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at which the student is enrolled. |
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(b) The board may increase the amount of the student center |
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fee authorized by this section within the limits specified by |
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Subsection (a) but may not increase the amount by more than 10 |
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percent from one academic year to the next unless the increase is |
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approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a |
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general election called for that purpose [decision to levy a
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student center fee, the amount of the initial fee, and an increase
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in the fee must be approved by a majority vote of those students
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participating in a general election called for that purpose;
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provided that this requirement shall not apply to the decision to
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levy a student center fee or the amount of the initial fee approved
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by the board prior to the effective date of this section]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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54.523, Education Code, apply only to fees imposed for a semester or |
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term that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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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. |