TITLE: Relating to the student center fee at component institutions of the Texas State University System; increasing the amount of the fee.

SUMMARY: Relating to the student center fee at component institutions of the Texas State University System; increasing the amount of the fee.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the student center fee at component institutions of the Texas State University System; increasing the amount of the fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 54.523(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The [To the extent approved by the students under Subsection (b) of this section, the] board of regents of the Texas State University System may charge each student enrolled in a university or other educational institution [center] under its authority a student center fee not to exceed $200 [$100] per semester or $75 [$50] per summer term of six weeks or less to be used to construct, operate, maintain, improve, and program a student center at the university or other educational institution [center] at which the student is enrolled. (b) The board may increase the amount of the student center fee authorized by this section within the limits specified by Subsection (a) but may not increase the amount by more than 10 percent from one academic year to the next unless the increase is approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a general election called for that purpose [decision to levy a student center fee, the amount of the initial fee, and an increase in the fee must be approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a general election called for that purpose; provided that this requirement shall not apply to the decision to levy a student center fee or the amount of the initial fee approved by the board prior to the effective date of this section].SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section 54.523, Education Code, apply only to fees imposed for a semester or term that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.