Sec. 54.5251. STUDENT FITNESS AND RECREATIONAL FEE; TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. (a) The board of regents of the Texas Woman's University System may charge each student enrolled at a component institution of the system a student fitness and recreational fee in an amount not to exceed:
(1) $125 for each regular semester or each summer session of more than six weeks; or
(2) $62.50 for each summer session of six weeks or less.
(b) The fee may be used only for financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, or improving a fitness or recreational facility or for operating a fitness or recreational program at the institution.
(c) The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students of the institution who participate in a general student election held for that purpose.
(d) The amount of the fee may not be increased to an amount that exceeds by 10 percent or more the total amount of the fee as last approved by a student vote under Subsection (c) or this subsection unless the increase has been approved by a majority vote of the students enrolled at the institution who participate in a general student election called for that purpose.
(e) The chief fiscal officer of the institution shall collect the fee and shall deposit the revenue from the fee in an account to be known as the student fitness and recreational account.
(f) The fee is not considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be charged under Section 54.503.
(g) The board may permit a person who is not enrolled at the institution to use a facility financed with revenue from the fee imposed at the institution under this section only if:
(1) the person's use will not materially interfere with use of the facility by students of the institution;
(2) the person is charged a fee in an amount that is not less than the amount of the student fee or the total amount of the direct and indirect costs to the institution of providing for the person's use, except that a charge under this subdivision may not be imposed on a person who uses the facility under an existing lifetime contract with the institution for the use of fitness and recreational facilities; and
(3) the person's use will not materially increase the potential liability of the institution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 643 (H.B. 902), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 145 (S.B. 1126), Sec. 25, eff. May 26, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Subchapter E. Other Fees and Deposits
Section 54.501. Laboratory Fees
Section 54.5011. Charges and Fees for Certain Payments
Section 54.502. General Deposits
Section 54.5021. Student Deposit Fund; Composition and Uses
Section 54.5022. Investment of General Deposits
Section 54.5025. Proration of Fees
Section 54.503. Student Services Fees
Section 54.5031. Student Fee Advisory Committee
Section 54.5032. Student Fee Advisory Committee; the Texas A&m University System
Section 54.5033. Student Fee Advisory Committee Meetings Open to Public
Section 54.5035. Waiver of Fees
Section 54.504. Incidental Fees
Section 54.5041. Environmental Service Fee
Section 54.505. Vehicle Registration Fees and Other Fees Related to Parking and Traffic
Section 54.506. Fees and Charges for Services to the Public; the University of Houston System
Section 54.5061. Student Services Fees; the University of Houston System
Section 54.5062. Student Fees Advisory Committee; the University of Houston System
Section 54.507. Group Hospital and Medical Services Fees; Texas A&m University System
Section 54.508. Medical Services Fee; Texas Tech University System Components
Section 54.5081. Medical Services Fee; University of North Texas System Institutions
Section 54.5085. Medical Services Fee; Texas Woman's University System
Section 54.5089. Medical Services Fee; Texas State University System Components
Section 54.50891. Medical Services Fee; the University of Texas System Components
Section 54.509. Student Recreation Fee; Texas Tech University System Components
Section 54.5091. Student Recreational Facility Fee; University of North Texas
Section 54.510. Student Recreational Sports Fee; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.511. Student Fees for Bus Service; Texas State University System
Section 54.5111. Environmental Service Fee; Southwest Texas State University
Section 54.512. Shuttle Bus Fee; the University of Texas at Arlington
Section 54.5121. Intercollegiate Athletic Fee; the University of Texas at Arlington
Section 54.5122. Recreational Facility Fee; the University of Texas at Arlington
Section 54.513. Student Service Fees; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.5131. International Education Fee; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.5132. International Education Fee
Section 54.5133. Martin Luther King, Jr
Section 54.5134. Washington, D
Section 54.5135. Barbara Jordan and Cesar Chavez Statues Fee; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.514. Student Fees Advisory Committee; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.515. Student Union Fee
Section 54.519. Student Union Fee; North Texas State University
Section 54.5191. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; University of North Texas
Section 54.5192. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; University of North Texas at Dallas
Section 54.520. University Center Student Fee; Stephen F
Section 54.5201. Recreational Sports Fee; Stephen F
Section 54.5202. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; Stephen F
Section 54.521. Student Center Facility Fees; Texas A&m University System
Section 54.522. Student Center Fees; Texas Southern University
Section 54.5221. Recreational Facility Fee; Texas Southern University
Section 54.5222. Medical Services Fee; Texas Southern University
Section 54.5223. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee: Texas Southern University
Section 54.523. Student Center Fees; Texas State University System
Section 54.5241. Student Union Fees; Texas Tech University System
Section 54.525. Fees for Student Centers; Texas Woman's University System Components
Section 54.5251. Student Fitness and Recreational Fee; Texas Woman's University System
Section 54.526. Student Fees for University Centers; the University of Houston
Section 54.528. Recreational Facility Fee; the University of Houston
Section 54.529. Student Union Fee; the University of Texas at Arlington
Section 54.530. Student Union Fees; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.531. Student Union Building Fees; the University of Texas at Dallas
Section 54.5311. Transportation Fee; the University of Texas at Dallas
Section 54.5312. Student Services Building Fee; the University of Texas at Dallas
Section 54.5313. Intramural and Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; the University of Texas at Dallas
Section 54.532. Student Union Building Fees; the University of Texas at San Antonio
Section 54.5321. Transportation Fee; the University of Texas at San Antonio
Section 54.5322. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; the University of Texas at San Antonio
Section 54.533. Student Union Fees; the University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Section 54.5331. Intercollegiate Athletic Fee; the University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Section 54.5332. Fees for Student Services Building; the University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Section 54.534. Arts and Performance Center Fee; the University of Texas at Tyler
Section 54.5341. Student Recreational Facility Fee; the University of Texas at Tyler
Section 54.5342. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; the University of Texas at Tyler
Section 54.5343. Student Union Fee; the University of Texas at Tyler
Section 54.535. Student Union Fee; the University of Texas at El Paso
Section 54.536. Fees for Student Health Services Building; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.537. Fees for Student Services Building; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.5371. Gregory Gymnasium Renovation Fee; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.5372. Aquatics Center Fee; the University of Texas at Austin
Section 54.538. Recreational Sports Fee; Texas State University System
Section 54.5382. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee: Texas State University
Section 54.539. Recreational Sports Fee; the Texas A&m University System
Section 54.5391. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; Texas A&m University--Corpus Christi
Section 54.5392. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; Texas A&m University--Kingsville
Section 54.5393. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee: Prairie View A&m University
Section 54.5394. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee: Tarleton State University
Section 54.5395. Intercollegiate Athletics Fees; Texas A&m International University
Section 54.5396. Intercollegiate Athletics Fees; West Texas A&m University
Section 54.5397. Intercollegiate Athletics Fees; Texas A&m University--Commerce
Section 54.53971. Intercollegiate Athletics Fees; Texas A&m University--San Antonio
Section 54.53975. Intercollegiate Athletics Fees; Texas A&m University--Texarkana
Section 54.5398. Student Endowment Fund Fee; Texas A&m University--Corpus Christi
Section 54.540. Student Center Fee, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Section 54.5401. Recreation and Wellness Facility Fee; University of Houston-Clear Lake
Section 54.5402. Wellness and Success Center Fee; University of Houston-Downtown
Section 54.5405. Student Center Fee; University of Houston-Victoria
Section 54.5406. Health and Wellness Center Fee; University of Houston-Victoria
Section 54.541. Recreational Facility Fee; the University of Texas at El Paso
Section 54.542. Student Union Facilities Fee; the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Section 54.543. Recreational Facility Fee; the University of Texas at San Antonio
Section 54.544. Recreational Facility Fee; the University of Texas at Dallas
Section 54.545. Fees for Continuing Education Courses
Section 54.551. Intercollegiate Athletics Fee; the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley