HBA-AMW, CBW C.S.H.B. 2531 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 2531
By: Junell
Higher Education
4/8/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Tuition paid by the students at public institutions of higher education is
used to improve the quality of education for all students.  For this goal
to be achieved, tuition rates may need to be increased to keep up with
rising educational costs.  C.S.H.B. 2531 increases tuition for resident
students at general academic teaching institutions over a 10 year period. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 2531 amends the Education Code to provide that tuition for a
resident student at a general academic teaching institution is $55 per
semester credit hour, rather than $120 for each semester or 12 week summer
session and $60 for each six week summer term or $40 per semester credit
hour. The bill removes the provision regarding the $40 per semester credit
hour tuition charge for academic years  after 2000-2001 academic year.  The
bill provides for an increase of $2 per semester credit hour for each
academic year starting with the 2001-2002 academic year and ending with the
2006-2007 academic year, and an increase of $1 per semester credit hour for
each academic year starting with the 2007-2008 academic year and ending
with the 2011-2012 academic year.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. 

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 2531 modifies the original bill by decreasing from $60 to $55 the
tuition for a resident student at a general academic teaching institution
and by decreasing from $2 to $1 the increase per semester credit hour
beginning with the 2006-2007 academic year and ending with the 2011-2012
academic year.