By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 537     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the disclosure of special course fees at   public institutions of higher education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 54, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 54.0051 to read as follows:          Sec. 54.0051.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF COURSE FEES IN COURSE   CATALOG. Each institution of higher education shall include in the   institution's course catalog, for each course listed in the   catalog, a description and the amount of any special course fee,   including an online access fee or lab fee, to be charged   specifically for the course.          SECTION 2.  Section 54.0051, Education Code, as added by   this Act, applies beginning with course catalogs published for the   2018-2019 academic year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.