17. SB 2182 3rd Reading

 Final Passage; May 6, 2009 Journal Page 2068: 25 Yeas, 6 Nays

YCT Nay. SB 2182 will allow Texas universities to impose a $10 per year environmental services fee on students. With rising tuition and fees at universities across the state, any new fees are inappropriate. Furthermore, this bill will create a fund at each university that will approach upwards of $500,000 per year that will surely be used by campus organizations for left-wing environmental activism. Activities of this sort are outside the mission scope of universities and only contribute to skyrocketing tuition increases. Students should be able to decide for themselves whether to contribute time or money to any cause, and should not be forced to subsidize actions they do not agree with.