Tex.
Educ. Code Section 54.5382
Intercollegiate Athletics Fee: Texas State University
(a)
The board of regents of the Texas State University System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student enrolled at Texas State University in an amount not to exceed:(1)
$8.75 per semester credit hour for each regular semester; and(2)
$4.50 per semester credit hour for each summer session.(b)
The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students of the university who participate in a general student election held at the university for that purpose.(c)
A fee imposed under this section may be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.(d)
Not more than once in an academic year, the board of regents may increase the amount of the fee authorized by this section by not more than five percent if the increase is approved by the student government of the university. An increase of more than five percent must be approved by a majority vote of the students of the university who participate in a general student election called for that purpose.(e)
A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503 (Student Services Fees).(f)
An intercollegiate athletics fee committee is established at the university to advise the board of regents and the administration of the university regarding the expenditure of revenue generated by the fees imposed under this section. The committee is composed of the following members:(1)
three students of the university appointed by the student government of the university;(2)
two students of the university who participate in intercollegiate athletics appointed by the student athlete advisory committee;(3)
the university’s athletic director; and(4)
the university’s assistant athletic director for business affairs.(g)
A student member of the intercollegiate athletics fee committee serves a one-year term. A student member of the committee who withdraws from the university must resign from the committee. A vacancy in an appointive position on the committee shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.(h)
The intercollegiate athletics fee committee shall study the amounts of the fee imposed under this section and make recommendations to the appropriate administrators of the university regarding the expenditure of revenue generated by the fees imposed under this section.(i)
Before recommending the intercollegiate athletics fee budget to the board of regents each year, the president of the university shall consider the recommendations of the intercollegiate athletics fee committee. If the president’s recommendations to the board are substantially different from the committee’s recommendations, the president of the university shall notify the committee not later than the last date on which the committee may request an appearance at the meeting of the board of regents at which the intercollegiate athletics fee budget will be considered. On request of a member of the committee, the president shall provide the member with a written report of the president’s recommendations to the board.(b)
The recreational sports fee may not be levied unless the levy of the fee has been approved by a majority vote of those students at the affected institution participating in a general student election called for that purpose.(c)
The amount of the fee authorized by this section may not be increased to an amount that exceeds by 10 percent or more the total amount of the fee that is in effect on September 1, 2007, or as last approved by a student vote under this subsection unless the increase has been approved by a majority vote of the students at the affected institution participating in a general election called for that purpose. The fee may not exceed the maximum amounts provided by Subsection (a).(d)
If, in an academic year, the total compulsory fee charged under this section is proposed to be increased by an amount less than an amount that would require a student election under Subsection (c), the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may, in lieu of an election, hold a public meeting on the increase at which students have the opportunity to comment before the increase takes effect.(e)
Each university shall collect any student recreational sports fee imposed under this section and shall deposit the money collected in an account to be known as the student recreational sports account.(f)
A student recreational sports fee imposed under this section is not counted in determining the maximum student services fee which may be charged under Section 54.513 (Student Service Fees; the University of Texas at Austin) of this subchapter.(g)
The board may permit a person who is not enrolled at a system institution to use a facility paid for by student recreational sports fees if:(1)
the person’s usage does not materially interfere with student demand or usage;(2)
the person is charged a fee that is not less than the student fee and is not less than the direct and indirect cost to the institution of providing for the person’s usage; and(3)
the person’s usage does not increase materially the potential liability of the institution.(h)
The president of each institution in the system shall establish a formal system for student input with respect to matters of construction and operation of a facility or program financed by a student recreational sports fee.(b)
The amount of the fee may not exceed $8 per semester credit hour for each semester or summer session, unless the amount is increased as provided by Subsection (c).(c)
The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose or, if the amount of the increase does not exceed five percent, by a majority vote of the legislative body of the student government of the university.(d)
A student enrolled in more than 13 semester credit hours shall pay the fee in an amount equal to the amount imposed on a student enrolled in 13 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.(e)
A fee imposed under this section may be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.(f)
A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503 (Student Services Fees)(b).(g)
Expired.(b)
The amount of the fee may not exceed $12 per semester credit hour for each semester or summer session, unless the amount is increased as provided by Subsection (c).(c)
The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose.(d)
A student enrolled in more than 13 semester credit hours shall pay the fee in an amount equal to the amount imposed on a student enrolled in 13 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.(e)
A fee imposed under this section may be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.(f)
A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503 (Student Services Fees)(b).(g)
Expired.(b)
The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next if:(1)
the increase is approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held at the university for that purpose; or(2)
the amount of the increase does not exceed five percent and is approved by a majority vote of the legislative body of the student government of the university.(c)
The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students of the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose.(d)
A fee imposed under this section shall be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.(e)
A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503 (Student Services Fees).(f)
This section expires September 1, 2018, except that this section does not expire if before the end of the 2017-2018 academic year the board of regents issues bonds that are payable wholly or partly from the fee. If the board of regents issues bonds as described by this subsection, the fee authorized by this section may not be imposed in any semester or session beginning after the date on which all of those bonds, including refunding bonds for the bonds, have been fully paid.
Source:
Section 54.5382 — Intercollegiate Athletics Fee: Texas State University, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.54.htm#54.5382 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
