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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The board of regents of the Texas Woman's University System may charge each student registered at a component institution of the system 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 charged at a component institution under this section, the board shall consider the recommendations of a student fee advisory committee established by the president of the institution. A majority of the members of the advisory committee must be students appointed by the presiding officer of the student governing body of the institution and the remainder of the members must be appointed by the president of the institution. 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 institution participating in a general election called for that purpose.
(c) A medical services fee charged at a component institution under this section may be used only to provide medical services to students registered at the institution.
(d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Education Code - EDUC § 54.5085. Medical Services Fee; Texas Woman’s University System - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/education-code/educ-sect-54-5085/
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