HBA-MPM S.B. 940 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 940
By: Armbrister
Higher Education
5/6/1999
Committee Report (Amended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires a student vote for any increases under certain
authorizations.  An increase in the maximum authorization for the student
bus service fee at Southwest Texas State University was requested by the
students to provide for additional bus service.  S.B. 940 increases the
maximum authorization for the current student bus service fee at Southwest
Texas State University from $30 to $46 per long semester and from $15 to
$23 per summer term. 

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 54.511(b), Education Code, to prohibit fees
charged for covering operating costs of the bus services at Southwest Texas
State University from exceeding $46, rather than $30, per semester, and$23,
rather than $15, per six-week summer term.  

SECTION 2.  Makes this Act applicable to fees imposed in the 1999 fall
semester.  

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.

EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT #1:

Amends S.B. 940 in SECTION 2 (Section 54.511, Education Code) to append to
Subsection (b) the following: 

Provides that beginning with that semester, an increase in the fee imposed
under Section 54.511, Education Code, takes effect only if the fee increase
is approved by a vote of the students as required by Section 54.511(b), as
amended by this Act.