Texas Education Code
§ 54.509 — STUDENT RECREATION FEE; TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM COMPONENTS
ED § 54.509Title 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)Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) and if approved by student vote, the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System may charge each student enrolled at a component institution of the Texas Tech University System a recreation fee not to exceed $100 per semester or $50 per six-week summer term to be used to purchase equipment for and to finance, construct, operate, renovate, and maintain the student recreation facilities and programs at the institution. (a-1) The amount of a fee charged under Subsection (a) to students enrolled at Midwestern State University may not exceed $130 per semester or summer term of longer than six weeks or $65 per summer term of six weeks or less.
(b)The fee may not be increased by more than 10 percent from one academic year to the next unless the increase is approved by:
(1)a majority of students voting on the issue in a general student election called for that purpose; or
(2)a majority vote of the student government at the institution.
(c)The university shall collect the student recreation fee and shall deposit the money collected in an account known as the Student Recreation Account.
(d)The student recreation fee is not counted in determining the maximum student services fee which may be charged under Section 54.503.
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 417 (H.B. 1522), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.