The board may impose a recreational facility fee at UT Tyler, but only with student election approval, and the fee has set maximum amounts.
Sec. 54.5341. STUDENT RECREATIONAL FACILITY FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER. (a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may impose a recreational facility fee on each student enrolled at The University of Texas at Tyler. The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held at the university for that purpose. (b) Unless a higher amount is approved under Subsection (f), the amount of the fee may not exceed: (1) $40 per student for each regular semester; (2) $30 per student for each summer session of 12 weeks or longer; (3) $15 per student for each summer session of six weeks or more but less than 12 weeks; and (4) $10 per student for each summer session that is shorter than six weeks. (c) The board may: (1) use revenue from the fee only to finance, construct, equip, operate, maintain, or improve a recreational facility or program at the university; and (2) pledge revenue from the fee to pay an obligation issued under the revenue financing system of The University of Texas System. (d) The board shall deposit revenue from the fee to the credit of an account known as "The University of Texas at Tyler recreational facility fee account" under the control of the student fee advisory committee established under Section 54.5031. (e) The student fee advisory committee annually shall submit to the board a complete and itemized budget for the recreational facility with a complete report of all recreational facility activities conducted during the past year and all expenditures made in connection with those activities. The board may make changes in the budget that the board determines are necessary. After approving the budget, the board, in accordance with this section, may impose the recreational facility fees for that year in amounts sufficient to meet the budgetary needs of the recreational facility. If the budget approved by the board contains an expenditure for the construction of a facility, the board may contract for the construction of the facility. (f) The board may not increase the amount of the recreational facility fee unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held at the university for that purpose. The ballot proposition for an election under this subsection must clearly state the amount of the proposed fee increase and describe the reason for the proposed fee increase. (g) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to impose. (h) A fee imposed under this section may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503(b). Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 40, Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 840 (H.B. 2680), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.