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AN ACT
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relating to the student fees for the university center at |
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Midwestern State University. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.518, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) To the extent approved by the students under Subsection |
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(b) [of this section], the Board of Regents of Midwestern State |
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University is hereby authorized to levy a regular, fixed student |
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fee not to exceed, except as authorized under Subsection (d), $15 |
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per student for each semester of the long session and not to exceed |
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$7.50 per student for all or part of each term of the summer session |
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for the purpose of operating, maintaining, improving, equipping, |
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and financing the university center and acquiring or constructing |
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additions to the center. The amount of the fee may be changed at any |
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time within the limits specified by this subsection in order to |
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provide sufficient funds to support the university center. The |
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fees authorized in this section supplement any other use or service |
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fee authorized by law. |
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(b) The decision to levy such a fee, the amount of the |
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initial fee, and any increase in the fee within the limits specified |
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by Subsection (a) must be approved by a majority vote of those |
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students participating in a general election called for that |
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purpose. |
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(d) The board may increase the amount of the fee for a |
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semester or summer session in excess of the applicable amount |
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provided by Subsection (a) if the increase is approved by a majority |
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vote of those students participating in a general election called |
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for that purpose. The increased amount under this subsection may |
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not be charged after the fifth academic year in which the increased |
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amount is first charged unless, before the end of that academic |
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year, the institution has issued bonds payable from the fee, in |
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which event the increased amount may not be charged after the |
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academic year in which all such bonds, including refunding bonds |
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for those bonds, have been fully paid. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to fees imposed for a semester or term that begins on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1121 passed the Senate on |
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April 7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1121 passed the House on |
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May 13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |