HBA-JLV H.B. 1465 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1465
By: Kitchen
Higher Education
2/18/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law does not permit governing boards of public community colleges
to offer reduced tuition rates during off-peak, less popular times.  Some
community college administrators believe that the ability to offer reduced
tuition rates would allow a better utilization of resources and a more
efficient use of facilities. House Bill 1465 authorizes a public community
college to offer reduced tuition for students. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1465 amends the Education Code to authorize the governing board
of a public junior college district to charge reduced tuition rates for
students if the governing board makes a finding that the reduced tuition
rate is reasonably necessary to enable the junior college to make efficient
use of its facilities or faculty, or for other good cause.  The finding
must be stated in the order or resolution establishing the reduced tuition
rate.  The bill provides that by charging tuition  at a reduced rate, the
right of a junior college to a proportionate share of state appropriations
for the contact hours attributable to students paying tuition at the
reduced rate is not affected. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.