Sec. 54.5122.  RECREATIONAL FACILITY FEE;  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON.  (a)  The board of regents of The University of Texas System may charge each student enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington a recreational facility fee to finance, construct, renovate, improve, equip, or maintain recreational facilities or to operate recreational programs at the university.
(b)  The fee may not be imposed unless the fee is approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election called for that purpose.
(c)  The initial amount of a fee imposed under this section may not exceed:
(1)  $9 per student for a regular semester;
(2)  $6 per student for a summer session of 10 weeks or more;
(3)  $4 per student for a summer session of eight weeks or more but less than 10 weeks;  and
(4)  $3 per student for a summer session of less than eight weeks.
(d)  Subject to Subsection (e), the board of regents may increase the amount of a fee imposed under this section from one academic year to the next with the approval of the legislative body of the student government of The University of Texas at Arlington, except that an increase in the amount of a fee from one academic year to the next of more than 10 percent must be approved by a majority vote of the students voting in a general student election called for that purpose.
(e)  The amount of a fee imposed under this section may not exceed:
(1)  $75 per student for a regular semester;
(2)  $50 per student for a summer session of 10 weeks or more;
(3)  $35 per student for a summer session of eight weeks or more but less than 10 weeks;
(4)  $25 per student for a summer session of less than eight weeks;  and
(5)  $10 per student for a summer session of less than three weeks for a student who was not enrolled at the university for the preceding regular semester.
(f)  After approval of the imposition of a fee under this section at a student election under Subsection (b), the president of The University of Texas at Arlington shall appoint a recreational facility student advisory committee.  The committee shall advise the president regarding the administration and allocation of the revenue from the fee to support recreational facilities on the university campus.
(g)  The board of regents shall deposit the revenue from a fee imposed under this section in an account known as the recreational facility fee account.
(h)  The board of regents may pledge revenue from a fee imposed under this section to pay an obligation issued under the revenue financing system of The University of Texas System.
(i)  A fee imposed under this section is not considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be charged at The University of Texas at Arlington under Section 54.503.
(j)  The board of regents may permit a person who is not enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington to use a facility financed with revenue from a fee imposed under this section if:
(1)  the person's use of the facility will not materially interfere with the use of the facility by students of the university;
(2)  the person is charged a fee for using the facility that is not less than the student fee and that is not less than the direct and indirect cost to the university of providing for the person's use;  and
(3)  the person's use will not materially increase the potential liability of the university.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 181, Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2001.