Texas Education Code - Section 54.008. Tuition Rate Set By Governing Board
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§ 54.008. TUITION RATE SET BY GOVERNING BOARD. (a) The
tuition rates provided by Subchapter B of this chapter are minimum
rates. Except as provided by Subsections (e), (f), and (g), the
governing board of each institution of higher education shall set
tuition for graduate programs for that institution at a rate that is
at least equal to that prescribed by Subchapter B, but that is not
more than twice the rate prescribed by Subchapter B. Between the
maximum and minimum rates, the board may set the differential
tuition among programs offered by an institution of higher
education.
(b) The governing board of a university system is not
required to set uniform tuition rates for graduate programs among
the component institutions of the system.
(c) The limit on tuition rates provided by Subsection (a) of
this section does not apply to tuition at a public junior college.
(d) The difference between the minimum rate prescribed by
Subchapter B of this chapter and that set by the governing board of
an institution of higher education for an institution shall not be
accounted for in an appropriations act in such a way as to reduce
the general revenue appropriations to that institution.
(e) The governing board of an institution of higher
education shall set tuition for an optometry program at the
institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate prescribed
by Subchapter B of this chapter but not more than four times the
rate prescribed by Subchapter B of this chapter.
(f) The governing board of an institution of higher
education shall set tuition for an undergraduate pharmacy program
at the institution at a rate that is at least equal to the rate
prescribed by Subchapter B but not more than twice the rate
prescribed by Subchapter B. The governing board of an institution
of higher education shall set tuition for a graduate or
professional pharmacy program at the institution at a rate that is
at least equal to the rate prescribed by Subchapter B but not more
than three times the rate prescribed by Subchapter B.
(g) The governing board of an institution of higher
education shall set tuition for a law school at the institution at a
rate that is at least equal to the rate prescribed by Subchapter B
but not more than three times the rate prescribed by Subchapter B.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, § 1.10, eff. June 20,
1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 451, § 1, eff. Aug.
28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 89, § 1, eff. May 14, 1999;
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 655, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts
2001, 77th Leg, ch. 773, § 1, eff. June 13, 2001.
Section: 54.003 54.004 54.005 54.006 54.0065 54.007 54.0071 54.008 54.009 54.010 54.011 54.012 54.013 54.014 54.015
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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