Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Education Code § 51.953: CERTAIN REVENUE RECEIVED FROM STUDENT HEALTH CENTER SERVICES.

(a) In this section:
(1) "Health benefit plan" means any health benefit plan regulated under the Insurance Code, including:
(A) an individual or group health insurance policy; or
(B) an evidence of coverage issued by a health maintenance organization.
(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) Amounts received by an institution of higher education from a health benefit plan issuer as a result of a claim filed with the issuer by or on behalf of the institution's student health center are institutional funds under Section 51.009 and may be used only for the construction, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the student health center or to increase or enhance the services offered by the student health center. It is the intent of the legislature that those amounts be in addition to other amounts of money allocated to the student health center and those other amounts not be reduced.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1270 (H.B. 3430), Sec. 7, eff. October 1, 2007.

Where this section sits in the code

EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL
CHAPTER 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

(a) In this section:

(1) "Health benefit plan" means any health benefit plan regulated under the Insurance Code, including:

(A) an individual or group health insurance policy; or

(B) an evidence of coverage issued by a health maintenance organization.

(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Amounts received by an institution of higher education from a health benefit plan issuer as a result of a claim filed with the issuer by or on behalf of the institution's student health center are institutional funds under Section 51.009 and may be used only for the construction, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the student health center or to increase or enhance the services offered by the student health center. It is the intent of the legislature that those amounts be in addition to other amounts of money allocated to the student health center and those other amounts not be reduced.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1270 (H.B. 3430), Sec. 7, eff. October 1, 2007.

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