Texas Education Code - Section 54.0513. Designated Tuition
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§ 54.0513. DESIGNATED TUITION. (a) In addition to
amounts that a governing board of an institution of higher
education is authorized to charge as tuition under the other
provisions of this chapter, the governing board, under the terms
the governing board considers appropriate, may charge any student
an amount designated as tuition that the governing board considers
necessary for the effective operation of the institution.
(b) A governing board may set a different tuition rate for
each program and course level offered by each institution of higher
education. A governing board may set a different tuition rate as
the governing board considers appropriate to increase graduation
rates, encourage efficient use of facilities, or enhance employee
performance.
(c) Amounts collected by an institution of higher education
under this section are institutional funds as defined by Section
51.009 of this code and shall be accounted for as designated funds.
These funds shall not be accounted for in a general appropriations
act in such a way as to reduce the general revenue appropriation to
a particular institution.
(d) A governing board may waive all or part of the tuition
charged to a student under this section if it finds that the payment
of such tuition would cause an undue economic hardship on the
student.
(e) Section 56.033 of this code requiring certain
percentage amounts of tuition to be set aside for grants and
scholarships does not apply to tuition collected under this
section.
(f) A governing board of an institution of higher education
may continue to charge as tuition under this section the amount that
it charged as the building use fee at that institution in the
1996-1997 academic year without holding a public hearing, but may
not increase tuition under this section above that amount without
holding a public hearing.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1073, § 1.01, eff. Aug. 1,
1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 655, § 4, eff. Sept.
1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, § 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 54.012 54.013 54.014 54.015 54.0501 54.051 54.0512 54.0513 54.0515 54.0516 54.052 54.053 54.054 54.055 54.056
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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