By: Ogden S.B. No. 2351
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a student health services fee at component institutions
of The Texas A&M University System and to authorizing the
financing, construction, maintenance, and improvement of health
facilities with the fee at the institutions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 54.507, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 54.507. STUDENT HEALTH [GROUP HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL]
SERVICES FEE [FEES]; TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
SECTION 2. Section 54.507, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a) The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System
may charge [levy and collect from] each student enrolled at a
component [any] institution of [higher education which is a part
of] The Texas A&M University System a student health [compulsory
group hospital and medical] services fee not to exceed $75 for each
regular semester and not to exceed $25 for each summer term [of each
summer session]. The student health [compulsory group hospital and
medical] services fee may not be charged [levied] unless [the levy
of] the fee has been approved by a majority vote of those students
at the affected institution participating in a general student
election called for that purpose.
(a-1) This subsection applies only to Texas A&M University
in College Station. Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Board of
Regents of The Texas A&M University System may charge each student
enrolled at an institution to which this subsection applies a
student health services fee not to exceed $100 for each regular
semester or $50 for each summer term. The fee may not be increased
by more than 10 percent of the total amount of the fee that is in
effect on January 1, 2009, or as last approved by a student vote
under this section, if applicable, unless the increase has been
approved by a majority vote of the students voting in an election
held for that purpose.
(c) A fee charged [levied] under this section at a component
institution of The Texas A&M University System may be used [only] to
provide hospital or other medical services to students registered
at that component institution and for financing, constructing,
maintaining, and improving new and existing student health
facilities at that institution.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2009 fall
semester.
SECTION 4. 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. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.