Sec. 54.5085. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY. (a) The board of regents of Texas Woman's University may charge each student registered at the university a medical services fee not to exceed $55 for each semester of the regular term or 12-week summer session and not to exceed $25 for each six-week or shorter term of the summer session.
(b) Before the board imposes or increases a fee under this section, the board shall consider the recommendations of a student fee advisory committee established by the president of the university. A majority of the members of the advisory committee must be students appointed by the presiding officer of the student governing body and the remainder of the members must be appointed by the president of the university. The board may increase the amount of the fee by an amount that is more than 10 percent of the amount imposed in the preceding academic year only if that increase is approved by a majority vote of those students of the university participating in a general election called for that purpose.
(c) A medical services fee charged under this section may be used only to provide medical services to students registered at the university.
(d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 844, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 384, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2001.
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