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AN ACT
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relating to a fee to support intercollegiate athletics at The |
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University of Texas at Brownsville. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 54.551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.551. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE; THE UNIVERSITY |
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OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE. (a) The board of regents of The |
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University of Texas System may impose on each student enrolled at |
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The University of Texas at Brownsville an intercollegiate athletics |
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fee in an amount not to exceed $7 per semester credit hour. |
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(b) The board shall deposit revenue from the fee to the |
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credit of an account known as The University of Texas at Brownsville |
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intercollegiate athletics fee account. Money in the account shall |
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be used in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreements |
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entered into between The University of Texas at Brownsville and |
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Texas Southmost College under Section 78.02. |
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(c) The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority |
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vote of the students of the university who participate in a general |
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student election held for that purpose. |
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(d) The amount of the fee may not be increased to an amount |
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that exceeds by 10 percent or more the total amount of the fee as |
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last approved by a student vote under Subsection (c) or this |
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subsection unless the increase has been approved by a majority vote |
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of the students enrolled at the university who participate in a |
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general student election held for that purpose. |
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(e) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any |
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other fee the board is authorized by law to impose. |
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(f) Subject to the limitations of this section on the amount |
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of the fee and any increase in the amount of the fee, the fee imposed |
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under this section must be in the same amount as the intercollegiate |
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athletics fee charged a student at Texas Southmost College by the |
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board of trustees of Southmost Union Junior College District. A |
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student attending either or both institutions may be charged an |
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intercollegiate athletics fee by only one of the institutions. |
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(g) The board may not impose the fee authorized by this |
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section on a student who is enrolled solely in online courses at the |
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university. |
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(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the amount of an |
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intercollegiate athletics fee imposed under this section during the |
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2008-2009 academic year may not exceed $5 per semester credit hour. |
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This subsection expires July 31, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. A fee authorized to be imposed by Section 54.551, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, may not be imposed before the |
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beginning of the 2008 fall semester. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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____________________________________________________________ |
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President of the SenateSpeaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1505 was passed by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1505 on May 7, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 3 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1505 was passed by the Senate, with |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1505 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 3, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |