HBA-MPM S.B. 746 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 746
By: Shapleigh
Higher Education
5/5/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law authorizes The University of Texas System to levy a student
union fee not to exceed $30 per student for each regular semester and $15
per student for each term of the summer session for purposes of maintaining
and operating a student union building at The University of Texas at El
Paso (UTEP).  The summer program has since changed and is now one "long"
summer session.  S.B. 746 increases the maximum student union fee for
summer sessions exceeding six weeks to $30, and continue to charge a
maximum $15 fee for students enrolled in a summer session of less than six
weeks. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 54.535(a), Education Code, to authorize the
board of regents of The University of Texas System to levy a student union
fee not to exceed $30 for a summer session of six weeks or more, in
addition to each regular semester, and not to exceed $15 for a summer
session of less than six weeks, rather than for each term of the summer
session.  Makes conforming changes.  

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.