Texas Education Code
§ 54.5061 — STUDENT SERVICES FEES; THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
ED § 54.5061Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 54. TUITION AND FEES · Art. E. OTHER FEES AND DEPOSITS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Student services" includes textbook rentals; recreational activities; health, hospital, and other medical services; group hospitalization; intramural and intercollegiate athletics; artists and lecture series and other cultural entertainment; debating and oratorical activities; student publications; student government; student fees advisory committees; student transportation services; and any other student activities and services specifically authorized and approved by the board; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the setting and collection of any other fee which may be charged under the specific authority of any other section of this code.
(2)"Compulsory fee" means a fee that is charged to all students enrolled at the component institution.
(3)"Voluntary fee" means a fee that is charged only to those students who make use of the student service for which the fee is established.
(b)Subject to Section 54.5062 of this code and Subsections (h) and (i) of this section, the Board of Regents of the University of Houston System may charge and collect from students registered at each component institution of the University of Houston System fees to cover the cost of student services that the board considers necessary or desirable in carrying out the educational functions of each university. The governing board of the system is not required to set uniform fees or rates for component institutions.
(c)The board may make fees for a particular student service voluntary or compulsory.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.