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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lion. T. M. lMmble - page 2 

"Qusstion 1. Are all the sob001 busses of 

the oom$p 00nsldered part oi 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? 

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% 

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 truetees af 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 this State nubeqmmo of sueh trensportatlon ahall be peld on 

the basis oi bud&.atary need e6 indlfmted by apprwed 

State Aid .applleation, out at the funds herein alloaoated ior transportation afd, not to emeed Tao 

Dollar6 ($2.00) per month per pup&l for those atten- the tiat eonvedent aom36lta6 hl& school 

and not Imre than One Dallar (fi.00) per month 

pupil for those transported to eleslaentary sahoo 

provided that lithere be no oon~timt aemedi 

at& sahnol, ‘that suah pu 

uuaer the pr~~iei~nrr or 

ll may obtain Lisa aid 

t ills 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& 

tory or xaare may reoeiw4 Two Dallam ($2.00) per 

,mnth per pupil a8 trarreper@t&xi aid when then, 

la dl need 6hOWll theretor am prwuad hero%zI .an6 
Hon. 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* attendagrade lnenothm 

aohnoluhloh grade Is tau&t in awh pupil*8 ~MJ 

dIntrIot. Aid shell not be granted under any pro- 

.-Ion of t&Is seotlon unleaa tbe.pupll a0 tranirported aotually realdeis mare than tvfo,and otae-h&lX 

(2s) miles fraa the aohoolreosIring auoh 

Provided mother that 0nlyStudsnfs 

upil. 

sl&Ib P e fW! 

transportation aid shall be pa&saLttad to ride sob&l 

busses, andthe.Couuty Board shall i""dIatelyly~achar&e any operator or any aohool bun wlxo 

any passenger other than the operator and r he afirdents 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 apprmed by 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; 6 Aet 16 deOl.al'Od UnoonBtit i%llal 

or InvalId by any oourt of odl~ tent Juriadieti@n 

the remaindcn: ofthla 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 bnaportiitian 0r pupiia to and rmi 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~patentdriverormotarrshiales and 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 the weather, and shall at f&Xl times ba. 

equipped with offbaIent.lI&ta and brakes. Thei 

dri,ve* or au aohool traiwbpoxtation oehialeia shall 
Hon. T. 16. Trlmble - pago 4 

be required to give bond for auoh amount 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 they shall, 

b&ore oroatalng any railroed or interurban raIlway 

traoks, brIn& their vehiales to a dead stop, Failura to a+,0 berore oroaalag auoh railway aa.provlded here L shall rorfelt the drtmra oontraot and’ 

In aase of aooldent to pupils or +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 State or 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&2001 distrlat~ or other 

mnIolpa~ board or j&e of any oourt areated by 

0.v uuAer authority OS auy gem&e.3 or 8&301e4lau 

of thIa State, or any nembar or the Le&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 the person so appointing o* so 

voting, or to any other xmaber of any auoh board, 

the Legislature, or oourt of %hIoh auoh person ao 

appointing or voting amp be a number, when the aalary, fees, or oompenaatlon 0r aueh appointee 3.4 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 shall apply to and lnolude the Gowrnor, Li&utsnant Oowrnor, Speaker of the Hou80 of Reprssentatiws, Railroad Comm%asIoners, head ot 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 8tate eduoatlcmcl inetltutlone and oi the varioue State 

inetitutione, aud of the peaitema enuraeratlon shall not be. held to 

excludefromthe opemtioriand effeot of t%le 

kY1.iimy peWKXI Included Within it8 """" pT:o- 

. 

"Art.435, MO ofriear or other 

r 

raon IncludedwItbInthetbl.rdpreaedlnS art 01s 8ball 

approve any aooount or drew or 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 

tbia opinion held in effeot that before a person. l8 eubfeet to 

the pauatlea or the law’ he nattlt f&i52 M-been Uqal 

employed m&r dole & before 4?38 Is appllenble, uxl t.L f 

t&y g-&Ff&,&*gtiggyg gg&y~ ggg?g-’ 

slao~ he la~tlne 

%e 

ble under 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 - pa@ 6 

APPROZ. 

ATTORHEi GEWBAL OF TEXAS