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Posted: 11:11 AM Mar 15, 2010
More Texas Universities Could Charge Green Fees
The proposed environmental friendly funds were approved by referendums this month at the University of Texas and Texas A&M.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Students at more public universities in Texas could vote to charge themselves a few bucks so the schools can go greener.
The proposed environmental friendly funds were approved by referendums this month at the University of Texas and Texas A&M.
Students at Texas-El Paso , the University of North Texas, and the University of Texas at San Antonio face similar votes in April.
Regents would have to approve the fees, $5 a semester at UT and $3 a semester at A&M, before the green funds could take effect. The fees could be added to 2011 tuition bills.
The money could be used for environmentally minded measures such as subsidizing internships at green-related jobs.
A 2009 state law allows allowing public colleges and universities in Texas to establish such fees if they are supported by the student body.
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Three dollars is alot of money when you are already paying close to $4K a semester not including books. And it hits the wallets of us poorer students even more who don't have mommy and daddy's money and have to work extra to try and cover all of the expenses the school charges. With the tuition and fee hikes each year, even the upper middle class folks are struggling to pay for an education.
TAMU already plans to use this fee to cover a mandatory bicycle registration on campus!
It does not matter how large or small it is. It is still another TAX!!!
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