HB 2228 restructures how public institutions of higher education impose student fees. It classifies fees into "academic fees," which must be directly related to instruction, and "nonacademic fees," which require approval from a student government body. The bill mandates that student governments must include an elected student body president, a student senate or representative assembly, and a judicial branch. It prohibits universities from imposing or increasing nonacademic fees without approval from the student government, restricts lobbying efforts by university administrators, and subjects related documents to public records laws​.