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The Attorney General of Texas
August 2, 1979JARK WHITE
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.lrnmatve Action EmployerHonorable Kenneth H. Ashworth
Texas College & University System
P. O. Box 12788, College Station
Austin, Texas 78711Opinion No. MW-38
Re: Authority of a college to
charge a lower amount of tuition
than provided by law.Dear Commissioner Ashworth:
You have requested our opinion concerning tuition fees charged by a
public junior college. You have asked whether the board of trustees may set
a tuition rate for a classification of a student which is lower than the tuition
rate provided by law if the college does not claim a proportionate share
funding for the students so classified. With the exception provided in
section 130.085 of the Education Code which permits tuition exemption for
residents of the district where necessary to receive certain federal
assistance, the junior college district must charge each student the tuition
provided for other state-supported colleges if it wishes to receive state
appropriations. Educ. Code S 130.003(b)(4).
Section 130.003 provides in pertinent part:
S 130.003. State Appropriation for Public Junior
Colleges
(a) There shall be appropriated biennially from
money in the state treasury not otherwise
appropriated an amount sufficient to supplement
local funds for the proper support, maintenance,
operation, and improvement of those public junior
colleges of Texas that meet the standards prescribed
by this chapter. The sum shall be allocated on a basis
and in a manner provided in Subsection (b) of this
section.
(b) To be eligible for and to receive a proportionate
share of the appropriation, a public junior college
must:p. 110
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: MW-38, text, August 2, 1979; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth271883/m1/1/?q=%22White%2CMark%22: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.