,’ 

utad this plmn far another five yews; tlmretfora, thi8 

: plulrill k -effect uai Juw so, 1947. sbc* tb writing ofulim laag-tum San.4 plan, am &*ikktaIre haa 

8galm 8pdUully ar#d tb State Sap8rktsPdeat as the 

. Eacoti*, Oifker d tkm State Board for Vocation81 Eduutim, a8 ia 8hmum la the rpproprktia, bill for tbia bi- 

.0&m the.ume u ia tb rppropriBuoa bill for qse lad 

bhanhm. 
kiomorablr L A. Wood&, proa 4 
-- than was appuprlatud moaay for n&rim, trawl4 expaws. aad cordingant fnmds for tb mpw8Uoa of tk ~mrious dlvhians. .i 

‘i we&d like to submit for yonr commh3erdian and 

opiniamas fouowiag qaastieEar 

-3.lsitnotafa4z:tbstt&%tatsBsardofEducatJoprPdtbs~t.Dapsrtumatsf-uoaU.twos~p- . 

uats akuu88 of governmslatt 

“6. Isitaot*facttitatthsVorauusl5l~~~~ . 

@rrt of.tha! Stat8 tiputmaat of E&uatha, as is bdicatad 

iathoapproprhtlonbllit 
Sectlai 13 uf add Act requires any Std. in order to rcr~eiw 

tkFcdrrrl approprldous prdd*d fos fqymundsr. to rppoSat, by 

Its leglshtlw authority. Us State Trsuurer aa cnstndiua of said Fcderr1 8pproptitionc. 

El. B.LS9. Thktyilghtb Lqislsture. Chapter 131. which pmddu for tocatloaal almcattom im Texas. myl.tha uceptancr of bamfita 

mdsr the Smith-Hngbs Act, wu rppromd lfrrch 24.1923. and kums 

dfeetiw the same da-. TM8 If. B. 239 rho rrlidstss pre*ioos ucept- , 

SUBS by th Stab ef such betasfits. amd desigr&es the State Treuuur 

as cuCodiso 04 rll fund8 l lhitad tb Stata from rppropriatianm under 

add Act. It also des;lgahs the Stat. Roud of Edacmtioa as ths State 

Board # Voc#i~l~EdruU~~, %U% .meeeseaq l th o r itaad y powor to 

cciopersts with tha Federal 

sad roqufnd by, UM M of 

TtstauotnidAct,uk4to4o . 

. 

rocdw t&i full heu8iits tlbuoof. WhUs shhd El. & 239 dots mot rpptu 

k an+ Redsed &stubs. U +a bsea lupt iu fmce mad dfsct ia Teas by,~ 

%aet@ 6 of ths Fhsl TN& themof. (Empl+s eus). 

-Thspurponofths&nitlL-~sAct,pu#dbycougrusin 

19i7. was to prorfds for tk promot&n d voMti5asl rduG8ticni~ toop ,’ 

l rmtlon with ths St&u i8 the fields ab qricultrlre, horns eaaomlcs, 

‘. t-d.? *.fadru~-.., . . 

.._ ,,:*:;. .,;~ ~, ., . ~...i 

ma csorge’DunAct# m riy calguss udrppr8Tad Joa* 8‘ 

1936, and bsiag Publfs i.aw Ho. 673. ~dotmth collgrass, utao;iua 

mpplunnf8ry appropr+ioaa for pmmothg 

oduaioab~ultirclrlbsma-. 

ti L,addu&aE utueto, dis-w OccaprtlaMl subjects. 

., 

VocA~LRE~IIpstaTKuf 
-(2) proTide that ths stats trasamr***beappoiuted u custodian of funds receiwd ador this Act from 

tb Fadqal~~amuaant + + * - (Em~ls oars) 

EQ Actqd G29. Ilst ~i&sLtur*. 1st CA. p. 57. Ck 23. (Arti 
- supsr~W~~ ud dlrsctiuu of ths Federal Security Adtnlmistrator and rppromd by t&a Yrrsldent. by the anamtss.t to the Secretary of the Treuorey # the twos 

o f suc ~~euc y + + l to whom pymeut is to bs made, end 

the smeant to be gmSd,* etc. (Emplmdc oars) 

By rassa of said prevision just quoted. rL1 funds prwtded for iu 

said parrgrmph 3. alive referred to, must bs certified for pmyaumt b. 

01 Septaher 25,1943. by Hmorsbie ENIll V. MWutt as Fedsral Security AduhMr8tar.d Cbsirmdp of the Wrr Manpower Commission. 

urd wsre approwd enSeptdmbsr 25.1943, by tk Prssfdent. SscUoms 

r Zfi% to t62SI inclusfw. of s+i reg&atkq are attdsr ihe p “Food 

~PmducUu War ¶!rahing Courses $kadackd ~Uudsr &bditisien (3) of 

‘-f?+cL:‘. (pablii .+isw I35 doiwsid) . 

S&t&m2.19i+&&ti~t 

. 

. 
Ebaorabk t. A. ‘WOOd8, pqe 11 

(c) Opiatos.No. O-5630, readeied h thi8 Deprtmeat 011 Cdobr 

9.1943, dam& with wutfoul ada&ioa mod wcrtiOa8l nhbUitati0a. 

Md *Ott ha &SUth&r l ppucrtion to the qU88tblS oosl Udri CW8tdWdOU, Aad the follariry ccebcksiau were redaed thercilu 
, - 

; RfAJ!

‘PLIG&%E STATWTES 
Hoearabk Le. A. Woods, page 13 
::..~..~ 

.z 1 
.- 

i3onorabla L. A. Gooda ) &.~::&a 15 

It was further held therein that said article wae lnapplioable to biUplOyeO8 engaged in the vaaational education 

division6 and that suoh employees are not olerks of the State 

Superiiitendent. Be was therein observed, the 'Jmployment oi 

pereonnel, under the atatutes and state-federal plans relative 

to VOCatiOA81 eduoation, is by SpOOfriO legislative reoognltlon 

the iunction or the State Sosrd for Vooational 3duoation. 

Nor i8 thb Stat0 i%Ip8rintendbnt required by said artiole 

to exa!ain8 and approve aooounts payable from appropriation8 made 

ror the support 0r the vooational 8duoation program. 

It is al80 obvious that the 8Ohool iUnd8 r8rerred to in 

Artlole W366, against which the State Superintendent~8hallexamine 

and apprOV8 aGeoUnt.8, are the available sohool fund8 for the aupport an6 luiRt8IWiROO of th8 publio free 8OhOO18 or &Is State and 1 

whfoh are to BQ paid by thb State ‘bwi8urer. (S8b 8~30. io Or So 

2. 218, 29th Legl8lature, Chap. 184, p. ?63; al80 Arts. 2663 and 

2666, 8. S., 1925). State and/or federal funde appropriated for 'i 

rooational eduoation and rehabilitation are appropriated for those 

8peOiriO pUrposea a8 provided by spb0iri0 legislation, and are not 

Under the-oontrol of the State Superintendent of Fubli8 Instruction. 

Artlola 2657 requires the State Superintendent to advise and 

60anabl with the 8ChoO1 OrrfObS8 Of thb C%OllUtie8, bitib8 alld tO*mS, 

aud 8ObDO1 diQtriOt8 a8 to the bent method8 of eondneting the publio 8Qfloo1#. It aleo empower8 sat& Superintendent to iQ8Ue inetrU+ 

tlons'and regulations binding Sor the obaervanoe on all officers and 

teaohers in all case8 wherein the proviaiona or the 80hool 1aW may 

require interpretation, eto. By no rtretoh of imagination ~8x1 the 

'$rovibiio~~e of this Article be apgiiad to the admini8tratioh of vooational eduoatioa and rehabilitation, then subject now under consideration. 

DEPiiRTXENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL 

We will now oOnsid8r Oertain provision0 of S. B. 332, Chapter 

400, wets of' the 48th Legi8lature, page 889, uhioh is the qurrent 

appropriation bill for the support and maintename of the Executive 

and Adminletrative Department8 and Agenoiee of our State @e?ernment. 

Dader the heading "State Depart.ment of Eduoatfon,* we find on page8 

*Z&924 of eaid Aets, varloua Iteima at appropriation for &he Voaational Education Dlvlalon (out of Vocational Service8 Appropriation).* 

Cn pager 924-925 are listed items of appropriatfon for the "Voeational~Rehabilitati.on Divlslon (out of appropriation for Vocational 

k8habilitationj.v 
538 

The rider appearing at the end Of tbs aPpI'u?riationa 

for the,Voca$ional 'EduOatiOn DiVi8iOn ree8S a8 fOllOWa: 

“All expendituree authorized In ‘oo&eotion with administering Vocational Eduaation Aid 

shall be matched with Federal Funda exoe,pt where 

euoh matohlng fs prohibited by Federal regulation8 

and all St3t:;te Expenditure8 shall be mad: ;ut, or 

tund8 ippropriated ror Vocational Aid, 

*Provided that the roregolng itemleed appropriations for salaries and expenses in the adminiatration 0r Vocational Eduoation e&311 be paid out. 

of the appropriation ror Voaational Education Aid, 

and shall be prorated between the allocations ror 

Voos;tional Agrloulture, Home Boonomloa and Trade*. 

and Induatrier in the proportions that the itemized 

appropriation6 npply to the reepeotive allocationa. 

The State Superintendent #hall, advise the Comptroller 

‘in ariting the suma to be set up out or eaoh or the 

.above three allocations to w~?er the administrative 

appropriations.” (Emphasir oure) 

The rider rollowing the aqpropriatlons ror the Vooational 

Behabilitatlon Division is a8 rollonr: 

“Subjeot to the limitatione set rqrth 

in the provfsion;ll appearing at the end or thin 

Aot, the iteains above provided rer Vooational 

Rehabilitation shall be paid oat or the Speoial 

Appropriation made ror Vooational Rehabilitetion 

Aid.” 

The approprlatione ror Vocational Bduoation and Behebilitation are provided ror in H. B. 219, Chapter 374, Acts or the 

18th Legiel&ure, page 670. 

Thus, while said Divisione or Vooatlonal Eduoation and 

Vocational Rehabilitation are listed under the heading “State 
gonortible L. 2,. cioods, bogs 11 

papartmsnt, or Bduoation" in said.appropriatfon bill, doe8 it 

rollow irOn 88ia ii8ting8 that raid division8 are unit8 of the 

State-Department of Eduoation‘i We think not. For the same 

reason8 advanced in our prerioue Opinion Bo. O-5650, hereinbefore referred to and dieoussed, and ror the additional reason8 

hereinbefore set rorth, we feel that th8 Legislature did not 

thu8 intend to change the law under whloh the State of Texas 

;;z;pted Federal fund8 ior vocational education and tehabilitaorriier 

It knew that the State Superintendent wa8 tlm Exeoutive 

of the State Board of Vaoational Eduoation by appointnunt or aaid Board. It evidently Intended, by It8 referenoe 

to the State Superintendent in the rirst rider above quoted, 

to refer to him as such Executive Officer or eaia Board, and 

that his acts would be in aooordanoe with the plans and with 

the approval or 8aid Board. 

Al80, we must look to the purpo808 for whioh:appropriations are made, rather than to their lietings. Theee appropriatiolu were made for rooational eduoation and voaational 

rehabilitation, the adminietrstion of whioh had theretofore 

.been delegated by the Legislature to the State Board of Vooational Eauoation. Any deviation or inooneirtenoy in their 

placem8nt in the appropriation bill oould not change the purpose8 for which they were maae or th8 adminletration of 8aid 

mld8. It 18 rearonablo to as8dme that auoh lirtings were 80 

d&I heotauae of the taot that the State Superintendent had theretQrOY0 been appointed by aaid Board a8 it8 Bxeeutire Offloer. If 

we are in error ar to thi8, it rurrioea to say that improper lletin&I Or appropriation item8 oannot and doe8 not ohange the ptlfpose8 for whioh they are made or their admini8tration. 

Based on the rore&oing oonolu8ion8, your question8 in the 

order eubmitted are an8wered a8 tollown: 

1. Yes. It is beyond queetion that our Legislature 

has the power to amend previou8 etatutes provided 

suoh amendment8 do not oonflict with any or the 

provisions of our State and Federal Conatitutione. 
Bonorable L. A. Roods, page 18 

540 

2. 

3. 

4. 

2-a. 

6. 

6. 

In raet, all legielative power in Texas not 

WithhOld expre88ly or by impliOatiOn by said 

Conetitution8 is Vested in our Legislature. 

Brown v. City OP Galveston, (Sup. Ct. OP Texas) 

75 S. W. 4SS; Vinoent t. State, (Corn. App., 

adopted by Sup. Ct.) SSS 9. W. 1084; Art. 8, 

Sea. 1, State Conetitution. But these general 

statute8 relating to vocational education and 

rehabilitation have not been amended or repealed. They are, therePore, in Pull roroe 

and ePPect, and their provision6 must be 

respected. 

No. 

No answer required. 

Yes. 

By its recent adoption or the reeolutions Babmitted to us, in your Piret oo&%uuioation, the 

Board ror Vooational Bduoation has provided ror 

ita approval oP all tuture administrative disbursements from either State or pederal funds. It ha8 

d8Q provided r0r Its approval of all rutur8 item8 

or expense and payments to be made as well a8 other 

neoessarg expendlturss ot the ofiice or State Direotor OP Homemaking Edu,cetion. It has likewiee provided for its approval 0r all item8 or expense and 

payxIBnt8, a8 W8l.l, aa other neaessarp expenditures 

or the OPPiae oP the State Director OP Behabilitation Bauoation. Thi8 question is therefore 

answered in the negative. 

AS generally understood, they are separate 

entitles. 

The Vocational Di~islon is not a part of the 

State Department of Bduaation. It is an entity 

oP the State Department ot Vooational Eauoation. 
The State Stiperlntendent of Pub110 

Instruction ir responrible r0r the 

daa3tr~tion 0r au dirlalone 0r the 

Office of State Superintendent. EIe ie 

not responeible for the administration 

of the rooatlonal dlrisionr. Such reoponeibllity ia Teeted in the State 

Board of Vooatlonal ?4duoatlon. 

The State Superintendent hao the authority 

to "employ such olerka to perform the duties 

of hiedfloe ae may be authorized by appropriation8 ther6ror.w (Artiols 2058, B. S., 

1926) (Xapha*in oars). 

It not being olear just what ia meant by the olaurre “and 

oontrol their educational aotirities,~ no answer ic givsn in 

oozueotion therewith. 

Very truly your0 

Al'TORHEYYEI'YZRALOFTEXAS 

BY Hb . 

',' "'*" i--.A.L> 2. Ii. Flewellen 

Aaeistant 

LBF:RP 

COMMITTLE