Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2018-02-13

Legal Citations

Object Type

Cash — Education

Origin Date

1927 by the 40th Leg.

Description

An institution of higher education other than a public junior college shall collect a laboratory charge sufficient to cover cost of lab materials and supplies used by a student. The fee is between $2 and $30 for one semester or summer term for any student in any one laboratory course. A public junior college lab shall charge no more than $24 for any one semester or summer term. The lab fee may not exceed the cost of actual materials and supplies used by the student. 

Public junior college may collect up to a $4 fee per contact hour, for each person registered in an aerospace mechanics certification course where the fee is required to offset the cost of the course.

Due Date

At time of registration for courses.

Collecting Agencies

Deposit Funds

Note

Amended by S.B. 799, 68th Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B. 1831, 70th Leg., R.S.

Aerospace mechanics fee added by S.B. 1546, 78th Leg., R.S.

USAS Values

Appropriation Year 25
USAS Title HIGHER EDUCATION LABORATORY FEES
Receipt Category 11 – Education
Receipt Type 20 – Non-Commercial Licenses and Permits
Object Group 30 – Revenues
USAS Status A
Rev/Exp Category 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES