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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing a recreation and wellness facility fee at |
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the University of Houston-Clear Lake. |
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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 54.5401 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.5401. RECREATION AND WELLNESS FACILITY FEE; |
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE. (a) The board of regents of the |
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University of Houston System may charge each student enrolled at |
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the University of Houston-Clear Lake a recreation and wellness |
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facility fee. The fee may be used only for the purpose of financing, |
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constructing, operating, maintaining, improving, and equipping a |
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recreation and wellness facility and for operating recreation and |
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wellness programs at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. |
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(b) The recreation and wellness facility fee may not be |
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charged unless the charging of the fee is approved by a majority |
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vote of the students enrolled at the university participating in a |
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general student election held for that purpose. |
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(c) The amount of a fee charged under this section may not |
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exceed: |
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(1) $150 per student for each regular semester; |
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(2) $75 per student for each summer session of eight |
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weeks or longer; or |
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(3) $50 per student for each term of the summer session |
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of less than eight weeks. |
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(d) Revenue from a fee charged under this section shall be |
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deposited to the credit of an account known as the University of |
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Houston-Clear Lake Recreation and Wellness Facility Fee Account. |
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(e) The board of regents may increase the amount of a fee |
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charged under this section, except that the board may not increase |
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the amount of the fee to an amount that exceeds by more than 10 |
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percent the amount of the fee charged during the preceding academic |
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year unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority |
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vote of students enrolled at the university participating in a |
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general student election held for that purpose. |
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(f) The recreation and wellness facility fee is not |
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considered in determining the maximum amount of student services |
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fees that may be charged under Section 54.503. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |