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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas |
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Woman's University. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.525, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) The board of regents of Texas Woman's University may |
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levy a regular, fixed student fee of not less than $25 or more than |
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$75 [$40] per student for each semester of the long session and of |
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not less than $12.50 or more than $35 [$20] per student for each |
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term of the summer session, as the board determines is just and |
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necessary for the purpose of financing, improving, operating, |
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maintaining, and equipping student centers and acquiring or |
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constructing additions to student centers. |
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(c) Revenue from a fee imposed under this section shall be |
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deposited to the credit of an account known as the "Texas Woman's |
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University Student Center Fee Account" under the control of the |
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university's student fee advisory committee. Annually, the |
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committee shall submit to the president of the university its |
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recommendation for any change to the amount of the fee and a |
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complete and itemized budget for the student center together with a |
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complete report of all student center activities conducted during |
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the past year and all expenditures made in connection with those |
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activities. The president shall submit the budget to the board of |
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regents as part of the university's institutional budget. The |
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board of regents may make changes in the budget that the board |
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determines are necessary [The board shall keep fees collected under
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this section in an account apart from the educational and general
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funds of the university. The board shall deposit the fees in a
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depository bank designated by the board and shall secure the
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deposits as required by law]. |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may increase |
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the amount of the fee for a semester or summer session to an amount |
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that does not exceed $150 if the increase is approved by a majority |
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vote of those students participating in a general election called |
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for that purpose. The increased amount under this subsection may |
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not be charged after the fifth academic year in which the increased |
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amount is first charged unless, before the end of that academic |
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year, the institution has issued bonds payable from the fee, in |
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which event the increased amount may not be charged after the |
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academic year in which all such bonds, including refunding bonds |
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for those bonds, have been fully paid. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to fees imposed for a semester or term that begins on or after the |
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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, 2015. |