Tex. Educ. Code § 54.0513 · Subchapter B. TUITION RATES
DESIGNATED TUITION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359, Sec. 16(1), eff. January 1, 2012.
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 1.01, eff. Aug. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 16(1), eff. January 1, 2012.
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- Tex. Educ. Code § 54.0515LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION.Printed as Section 54.0513
- Tex. Educ. Code § 54.061REDUCED DESIGNATED TUITION RATES FOR COURSES PROVIDED DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.Printed as Section 54.0513
- Tex. Educ. Code § 54.261DESIGNATED TUITION; HARDSHIP; OPTIONAL WAIVER.Printed as Section 54.0513
- Tex. Educ. Code § 56.011RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE.Printed as Section 54.0513
- Tex. Educ. Code § 56.012RESIDENT GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE.Printed as Section 54.0513
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