Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 111.002 — CHARGES AND FEES FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS AT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

BC § 111.002Title 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES · Part C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS · Ch. 111. PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Statute text

(a)This section applies to a payment of tuition, a fee, or another charge to a private school that is made or authorized in person, by mail, by telephone call, or through the Internet by means of:

(1)a credit card;

(2)a debit card; or

(3)an electronic funds transfer.

(b)A private school may charge a fee or other amount in connection with a payment to which this section applies, in addition to the amount of the tuition, fee, or other charge being paid, including:

(1)a discount, convenience, or service charge for the transaction; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (H.B. 1881), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015.