Sec. 54.5135.  BARBARA JORDAN AND CESAR CHAVEZ STATUES FEE;  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.  (a)  The board of regents of The University of Texas System may charge and collect from students registered at The University of Texas at Austin a fee of $2 for any semester or summer session.  The fee shall be used for funding the construction of a Barbara Jordan statue and a Cesar Chavez statue on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin and to establish Barbara Jordan and Cesar Chavez student scholarships.
(b)  The board shall deposit one-half of the revenue collected from the fee into the Barbara Jordan statue fee account for the purposes of constructing the Barbara Jordan statue and, if funds permit, establishing Barbara Jordan student scholarships.  Any funds deposited in the account in excess of the cost of the construction of the statue shall be used to establish the student scholarships.
(c)  The board shall deposit the remaining revenue collected from the fee into the Cesar Chavez statue fee account for the purposes of constructing the Cesar Chavez statue and, if funds permit, establishing Cesar Chavez student scholarships.  Any funds deposited in the account in excess of the cost of the construction of the statue shall be used to establish the student scholarships.
(d)  A fee may not be charged under this section after August 31, 2007.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1065, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.