OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

**AUSTIN**

Eonomble T. X. Trimble n.ranAd.tu&t state sIlperilltendent

, DearS&r:

**Mari 001**  **tha qaesstions**  **ai9** are by this off&~.

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"Qusstion 1. Are all the sob001 busses of the oom$p 00nsldered partoi the oounty tramportation sgaW,and under the Jurindiotion of the. oounty superintendent

and aouuty

board of trwp teem~~u6mtion

2, M a y

l hool diatrlate,

whloh reoelrs no trarmprtatlon al& ikqploy bus driver8 who are related

wIthin the problblted

degree to nxenber8 OS the board

ai truntebe of f&e sohool diatriot?

-% ae6tian 3. p&men Srap 8ohaol

dbitiiotts whlob

6~ traxmportation

aid frm the Epualisation Fuud employ buu drivers who are related

wfthin the prohlbitad

degree to membera of the board of trueteesaf the s&o01 rUstriot?” Seation 10 of FL B. No. 933, A&a of f&a Fortyw&th Legiiihdam,

maxIa as roizorw 8 “The oounty superlnt~t and cauuty BBheQz. Boards

0r the sweral eoualAor bi thisState

nubeqmmo of suehtrensportatlon ahall be peldon the basis

oi bud&.atary

need e6 indlfmted by apprwed State Aid .applleation,

out at the funds

hereinalloaoated ior transportation

afd,not to emeed Tao Dollar6

($2.00) permonth

per pup&l

for those

atten- the tiateonvedent aom36lta6 hl& school and not Imrethan OneDallar(fi.00) permonth pupil for those

transported

to eleslaentary

sahoo provided

that litherebe no oon~timt aemedi at& sahnol, ‘that

suah pu uuaer the pr~~iei~nrr or llmay obtain Lisaaid ills t seotian

when attend- * cbnp 1lt3~ high t30h00i

or htgbi~

ola8siaatktW **than** the sendirq

district

when de&aated by the County **Board,** protidcitd that a&l eQho0~

dietriets oontam one hundred (100) 8puare melee al terx& toryor xaare

mayreoeiw4

Two Dallam ($2.00)

per ,mnth per pupil

a8 trarreper@t&xi aid whenthen, la dlneed 6hOWll theretor am prwuad hero%zI .an6Hon.T. M. Trlnible - page 3

when ~axm is reeomnedned by the Dlraotor of Eq~fil,Izatlon and approved

by the Joint

LegIalatlve

Adriaory coBmIttee

. In no Inntanoe

may aid be granted r0r pupIUtrana~rted* attendagradelnenothm aohnoluhloh

gradeIs tau&t in awh pupil*8 ~MJ dIntrIot.

Aid shell

not be granted

under any pro- .-Ion of t&Isseotlon unleaa tbe.pupll

a0 tranirported aotually

realdeis marethantvfo,and

otae-h&lX (2s) miles fraa the aohoolreosIring auoh Provided mother that **0nlyStudsnfs** upil.

sl&Ib e fW! P transportation

aid shall

be pa&saLttad

to ride sob&l busses, andthe.Couuty

Board shalli""dIatelyly~achar&e any operator

or any aohool

bun wlxo any passenger other than the operator and he afirr dents ell&ible

to reoelvu

tm.naportatIon

aid to ride said

busses. Provldad furtheir that no tram-. **portation** aid shall

bs paid to prl~+$ely owned buss68 exoept aa apprmedby the County go& ai XdueatAon a+the State DfreOtOr of EquaLIsat~n~*

BeOtIon 29 ol the ibmatloned bill #?@a+& **u** fOl1-t *~zan0rpart~0rlwmsin0am.i0thtm-' wltharehereb reponled.,andinthewmt prwision af t

z; i%llal 6 Aet 16 deOl.al'Od UnoonBtit or InvalId

by any oourt

of odl~tentJuriadieti@n theremaindcn:

of thla

Aot a hair in full roroe and ,affeot.r nwerthelrraa raq&

ArtIrJle 8987a, R. C. Se:,

raada aa **iOl.ltWt** "!4'he trtarteei

of any sohool

diatrlat

ow or Independent

amking provision

for the **bnapor** tiitian 0r pupiia

to andrmi aehool,

&all far aaah purpose eaaploy'or

eontraot

with a **responsible** person or **fina.** Ho parson shall be. entploymd to Wtitiaport

puplla,who is aotatleaattmnt~4n~ year8 ofageenda o~patentdriverormotarrshialesand souud

lnbodyaadmind. AllmH+roahl-' olea **operated** by uohool

distrlota

dIreet3.y

or by aontraot,

,lutlp tranapurtatl6n

d pupils

ah&l be oomxred

Andy 8a glassed

or axIrtx&M**at tht4**  **aides** and rear a8 to proteot.ths p-l&a t-the tiX(lmenoiea

or theweather,

and shall

at f&Xl times **ba.** equipped

withoffbaIent.lI&ta and **brakes. Thei**  dri,ve* or au aohool traiwbpoxtation oehialeia shallHon.T. 16. Trlmble - pago4

be required

to givebond

for auohamount

as the Board of Trustees

ot the AIatrIot

may presarlbe

not leas than &2,000.00,

payable to the AlMrlot an& oondltioned

upon the faLtJ&ul

emd oereWl d&has@ 0r their

duties

r0r the proteotIon 0r the puplla under their Charge and faithful

perrormanoe

or the oontract

with (aaid)

30h001 Board; **and** theyshall, b&ore oroatalng

anyrailroed

or interurban

raIlway traoks, brIn& theirvehiales

to a dead stop, Failura to a+,0 berore oroaalag auoh railway

aa.provlded here

L shall

rorfelt the drtmra oontraot and’ In aaseof aooldent

to pupilsor +ehIoles the bond shall be rorfeited

amlthe ejPouut

anA all right thareundar

shall be determined

by a oourt

of oblppotent $lrIsA.lotIon.”
Artloles

422,433and43S ofth&Penel Codoxmdei6 **r0xmm:**

“Art.

438. Ho 0rrioer or this Stateor any offloor or any dirrtxlet,

oounty olty reolnot; auhool dlstrlot,

or other

aunioipal

au &I IriaIen of this Stats,.

or any 02Yicer

or member

or any Stak, dlatrlot oouuty,

city a&2001distrlat~ or other mnIolpa~ board or j&e of any oourt areated by 0.v uuAer authority

OS auygem&e.3

or 8&301e4l

au of thIaState,

or anynembar or theLe&alature ahell appolut,

or rote

for, or oonfInnthe

appoznf~ ment to any,offloe,

poaltlon,

clerkahlp,

employment or duty or anyOaraonrehtrd,~t~t;heseo~a4’ depee iy affinity or within

the third

de&me by aonaan&ufnit~

o theperson

so appointing

o* so voting, or to any other

xmaber of any auoh board, the Legislature,

or oourt

of %hIoh

auohperson

ao appointing

or voting

amp be a number, when the aalary, fees,or oompenaatlon 0r aueh appointee3.4 to impaid ror,direotly or.indireotly,

out of er.

from publi0 rw 07 ret88 0r 0ril00 of any kind 02 oharaotsr what808Wrq

“ rirt. 4?13. The InbIbItIontx sot forth Iu this law shallapply

to **and** lnolude

the Gowrnor, Li&utsnantOowrnor, Speaker of the Hou80

of Reprssentatiws, Railroad

Comm%asIoners,

headot depaPtn@nta

or the State

gowrmtent 1 and all ~oe,rda

and @OX& a?

?a ea~andmtmbers or any bllshed by or unber the. aZ&harIty

0r eny genaral

or speolal

law of this State, membe* of th6 LegWatura, **swore,** aan&abaaloners,

reoordera,

aldwn and II1(wbe~~ ~f aoh&.boarAs of lncorporoted

oltiea end town8,

publIo. school6

trustees ofrloers end mabern of boerd8 Of WSU~.EWS

Of the St&de

miVmity -4 oi it0 several

**branohw,** and oftbe varloue 8tateeduoatlcmcl

inetltutlone

and oi the

varioue State inetitutione,

aud of the peaitema enuraeratlon

shallnot be. held to excludefromthe

opemtioriand

effeot of t%le kY1.iimy peWKXI Included

Within it8 """" pT:o-

. "Art.435, MOofriear or other
r raon IncludedwItbInthetbl.rdpreaedlnS art 01s 8ball approve any aooount

or drewor autho~iae

the dsaulot; of anywcmantor ordertopayanyatilmy,fee or compsaeation

of auoh inaliglblo offioer.-Or m=- son, knowing

hixi to be so ismligible.D
The oplnlon

or the At&m&y oener8ll to ulilah

yau refar in your letter

wa6 written

on Sqhmber l8, lQS8, b Ifan. Joe J, h&up, aAdree8eAto Z&r0 1. le. Jeme8,

FIr8t lwir 

# ?ant
State S~riatsndent,~inryyudtothe.H~t~rh~ and tbiaopinion held in effeot that beforea person. l8 eubfeetto the pauatleaor the law’ he nattlt f&i52 M-been Uqal employed

m&r dole & before4?38 Is appllenble,

uxl t.L f t&y g-&Ff&,&*gtiggyg gg&y~ ggg?g-’ slao~ he la~tlne %e bleunder ArtIele 4% bi the Pd Code. we fhlnk that

this op n owrwtlyanswersthequeatlms tbatwereaubaitted.tothe dopertnentl.ntbatthe looal mhool board dI¬crppoIntorvoteror, or eonfImnthe

appolntneat, or employ

the bua **driver,** but the bus driver was employed

by the County **Board.** Howfmer, under the imtieles

of tbe P6nel Codbabovsquoted,fheB4ardoiTrutass or enyaabool

dirrtrlat wmld not haw the.right c#r authority to m@oy bts drlmra who are relatedwithiatbe prohibited

degreetonmbem o&TItw~sBoard

of,Tr';?usteet;

of the soh#l dlatrl?t esplogfrrg

rush *

zgdthgt it la our opI&m that question+ Nos. S and 9 azalmmred

in tha nbgatIva.Hon. T. ki. Trirpble

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APPROZ.

ATTORHEi GEWBAL OF TEXAS