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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the disclosure of special course fees at |
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public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 54, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 54.0051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.0051. DISCLOSURE OF COURSE FEES IN COURSE CATALOG. |
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Each institution of higher education shall include in the |
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institution's online course catalog, for each course listed in the |
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catalog, a description and the amount of any special course fee, |
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including an online access fee or lab fee, to be charged |
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specifically for the course. If the institution publishes a paper |
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course catalog, the institution may publish any fees specifically |
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charged for each course using the amounts charged in the most recent |
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academic year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.0051, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with course catalogs published for the |
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2018-2019 academic year. |
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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, 2017. |