OFFICE OF ‘THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Bonorablo Iiomer F. Rainoy, Praiidbent 

The Unlrortsfty or Terar 

AMtin, TO-a 

Bonorablo ho. Ii. Slmppar4 

005ptr0uer 0r Publlo kooount* 

Amtin, Texae 

ubjnt to limitaxpaittua out 0r 

my au&O bo r0r mat0 

0 purpvur. 

oa&omrablo 3mor 

a, dated Uaroh II, 

tha hod8 of rariotu 

rtlng a rooonalderatfon ,or 8ur 0 ter from Eonoamblo 

lnlon aa to Mother hm 

o? ETononblo Saia 8. ?&it- 

*aohurr,* Coll4g* Sor tmirolo skeet&g of tho 3outhorn Aaadary sohool~ end the kmtr10a11 

Slnue thorn trro ropurnta 

irem Dr. Hairmy* leto? the ho ronqueotod 

raw warragta ooyorlng hie lmemoliqg ox0r sta8 trip. The Comptrollie rotumo6 

t& o claim r ep a ec that tlng a n l xplanatloa ( btt he p urpo eeor 8 

the trtpa br (3.roa In or&or that ho m&ht d~torafa~ Whothor 

the aooouat ir a Legal ohargo a@nnst State i~&da.~ So further 

faots appear. The poeition ot the Comptrollu ie rtated by Dr. 

Rainas aa fvllowa: 
HonoPeblo lbmr P.,Rainoy, Eonorabl8 Gee. 8. Sheppard, Page 2 

“?bo 8um of the State Gomptrollar*r porftlon I8 that under the pre88nt law, ~108 the 

above optttloa refarred ta (0-llQ5) hIa Departlaellt hse to detersine whothar or not iny trIp8 

OVA bo iaterpretod as *8tato*8 busiAoA8.*a 

The tollowing queetlcmns are rubmltted to this depart- 

-At: 

*(l) kihothar or not I, and tbr othnr 

heads of our eduoational fArti8otioA8, are 

aro3pt under the ourront law froa tb8 lilitatIoA of having to be $011 state*? bu8lnesn’ 

before our traveling OXpOACW8 oau be gsId; 

and 

"(W Khethor or Aot your Do~rtrceat will 

show the dl8tinotIon betriea tho exeoutlva 

dopartimnt of the 8tato goyornmnt, such a8 

the SeOrrtary Of Stata. the Xi@Way DepatiiSeAt, 

l to. and aduoatlonai iAatItatIoAa.* 

~II fti18~misg the 5POO~fiO QU9st%OAS prI38entOd in 

OpiDIon 100. O-il@S, WY impreeoed the o~lnion that: 

*In d&erminlng whether roImburs8mAt 

?nay b8 vade for trareliag oxpuma in any 

ewnt, itau8t bo reooenlAedthAt IY) rolaburaaamnt IMJ be had tmla88 thm purpose of 

the trip ugon nhleh auoh axpen 88~ Inourred UC@ the aoao~lishmnt of *;itate*8 

bu8lxma8.' 

**3tate'n bualne88,~ as relates to tha 

authority of a depart3ent to Incur travallng 

erponrw to be gald by tbo State, 8eesi) to 

US to alabody at loaot the rolloainng elemntrr: 

"I.. A reasonable, aubstgatlal, ,znd UIreet 

relation b+nsm the bualao8e to be traA8aOted 

OA the trip and the 8oooiagliahAeAt of tha fAA@- 

tion8 or governmAt eAtru808d to th8 parttoular 

dopsrtnent . 

R2. A reasonablr, substantial, snb dlraot 

relatioA&ip betwean the method by %4iIgh the 

c 
gonorable HoenIp P. Wainey, Eonorablo 0eo. H. Sheppard, Pag8 3 

partiOA.lar tiuBiE@BB 18 intondod to aooomplinh 

the runotion or CoYommeAt entrusted to thO 

departmAt, an8 the powore granted the de- 

?5l-ttib3At by law ior the aCOO3i~lf8h@4lseAt 0s 

such runotioAi3. 

** i * 

-or oouriie, us botwMA the two extrernen, 

there AUBt AeO~886dly be a ZoAO Of doubt, 

whore the jud&xent of the departrnt heado, 

under the 5~ZlOtiOA 0s their oiiialal oatha, 

baaoppas the only praotloablo orltorlon by 

whlah the quention whether the State*8 bUBiLIew i8 iAYOlYd in tho partloular trip Mar 

be dotermlnod.” 

The house Bill So. 365, Iota 46th Le&laturo, lOSO, 

appropriating pub110 mnnya for the l upport and AAlxitoAaAoo 

of Yarlobu Stats BduoatioPal Inatitutlvnn IAaludIA3 th8 orirornlt~ 0s Texan proride8, IA Part, a8 fOllow8: 

*Subneotion (6) fiareling BXpeAf~8. All 

persons OmPloyed IA my eapaalty by the80 

State odwatlolul iMtitutIoA8 and l g a nsien 

who travel at the axpanee of the State, are 

huroby liritod to tho MAO am&tat8 authorkmd 

for employees of the State Departtie& aad the 

C0liptrOllOr and local diabUr8iAg AffiO8r BbA11 

require the aam n&hod of elaip pronontation 

and rora. Bo traroliag: oXpMSo8 shull be IAcurrod by any *olpioyeo of the ~ehoole, or 

other agenoieu naaod herein, outstdr of thu 

boondarien 0s th8 3tato 0s Tox.a8, l xoept for 

&tats bUBIAe88, and upon the adranoe written 

OOIIBSUIt Of th0 80hooi'B mrd Of xOgeAt8 Or 

Directors. The PrOYiBiOAB Of this iiQt with 

rrferonoe to traveling expense8 shall not apPly to the heads of the iR8tItUtIoA8 naoltd in 

this ,ct nor the AeAborr of board8 who do not 

recleivo (r~ armual or Blonthig nalary. The 

terra *YIntenaAoo* day Inolude traveling OXpenees. The axponnes of' Eogentn, Presidents, 

and auditor8 0s the80 State eduoatlonal IAntitutions and agenO should bo apQrotOd by 

tho Comptroller of the State, PrerIdoAt 0s 

the goremin~ board, PrOBideAt Of the COliOgO 

or IAStitUtIOA and CollO$e iiudltor before 

PayAeAt rroa either State or vocal funda." 

(Underecoring ours) 

t 
Honorable f&mm I’. halno~, Honorable 060. XL Sheppard, Page 4 

Seetlon 6, Artlole 16 of ths Texas Constltutioa provides: 

"No a.,:rcpriatloa fbr grlvate or individual 

purposas shall be sade. A regular statemat, 

under oath. and ab aacoust of ths rsoelpts asd 

erpendlturee of all public loohey 6bal.l be pubilshed annuaily, in such manner as ckll bo 

gresorlbed by law.* 

It was held by this departmaat in a oonier8nae opinion, 

dated October 1, 1033, Book 63, p. 333, Reports and OpIsloss of 

attorney Oeneral 1932-1934, p. 492, that offiesrs or ahents ot 

the Unlrorslty cf Texas may be reimbursed tar bravellng expenses 

oall where euch expenses are hourred In the dlsoharge of a pub110 or State purpon a6 dl8tlnguirhs4 try a private purposs. 

It was also polnted out that sot osly must the travel14 expense6 

for whiuh r6Sllabursenent say be allowsd, be lnerured IO the psrfonnases at a,publlo purpose but must also be Wlegit18stely oosneoted with the managemat or operation 0r th8 Unlverslty, in 

order that the paHomanOe of the Aot be the ottlolal busIm66 

or as agent of the Unlv6rslty.v Be eooloaa a copy of the foregoing oplalon herewith. 

&iBCe it aGold clearly bs ti vlol6tloa of ao66tltutio66l 

prohibitions Sor the Legl81ature to attempt to sake approprlatlohs 

to the heads oP State Educational Xnsfitattonr for cxpensas lnourred in the dlschsqe of yrivats bu8lnm88, a6 distlhgtilshed 

iran State er publio business, we must presume that the kgislatare did not intend to exes# stmb affiesr6 tromthet partiarrlar 

provision oontained ti Bubseotlon 6, limlttg p-t of traveling ex3ensea to that incurred In the dlsalmrgs of State business. 

If, however, the hct 16 subJeot to no otbr oomtrustlon than 

tbnt suggested in the lstter or repout, then It must be OQIIdesaed as usoonstltutlonal and aould act serve as as authorlsatlcn to pay trilrcllng expensss of he666 of eduoatloaal institutions rh6n aagaged in prlvate or ludfvldu6l bwimss. See authorities cited in the abovs :acnt.loned oonferenoe oplnlon. 

nlth referonm to the seaond point presented, our 

Opinion Bo. G-1195, an& the llmltation upon the expsndlture o? 

State funds, does not depend upon the ssaning or ola66lfl6atlon 

of wDepartments of the State Covernmeatw. Tha anse oi Mahu&e V. 

Yalney, et al, in whlah the &prom Court refused to allow the 

?lllng of an orlglml ap~llcetlo~ for mandamus on the grotlnd 

that officer6 of the Unlvezelty of Texas are not malflaer6 of 

the zxeoutive Lepartnents of ths kvermeat ot this State” wlthln 
&Dnonble Eoroar P. Kaln6y, Lbaorabla t&o. Xi. Sheppard, Page 8 

th6 luUDing Of irrt1016 1935, B. 0. 8.. 1955, @iring Ori6iryl 

pBI1dBpIpS jurt6dfCtfOn to the GUpr6aI6 Couti, h&S no retition 

to the question now under oonr,ideration. Th6 limitations 

nhloh we are tire considering apply to the expmdlture of 

publla aonaya and not to any wrtlaular departnat or dlvlslon of the State Government. 

AS pointed out in our orlglnal oplnlon whether a 

partfOU&r aat OOD6titUt66 “State bUSiD666* 16 6 ~66tion 

whloh ~61: d6jmDd upon the faet6 in sash partlotiu 0666. 

Smethin6 whioh might pro>srlp bs 6oMi6end Wtats blUf6666* 

in oonneotlon with instltutfozu of hl&er learning oould not 

in aauy iUSttUlCe6 be OlasSified a6 P plrblla fuuotlon or pUrpose when applied ta soma one of the exeoutfre dep6rtments 

and visa versa. To thlo extent thus 16 a dfstinotion bat 

it 16 a diSticWtiO6 00-6 t0 6li 61ViSfOllS Md ageDOf Of 

ths state Coverntaant. 716 are sot p6pllud t0 say that 6VSrp 

thin& w&ioh llrr~ “6dd to the 8u8 of hfm66 kiIOW1ed86= or whlsh 

lul "Pdd t0 the rSCO@litiOll aXId PrSStigS Of Our i66tttUtiOM 

uad improve &redly ths quality of teaehlng persoansla 01th~ 

dirsotly or lndfreotl.y, la irr all 0a606 su6h u fumtlon a6 to 

permit the expenditure of gublio a6mey. Beeause of the n6tor6 

of the aaoond question, ws are unable to give a oatsgorl6al 

aaswer. 

The tact6 presentad in ths latter from Prssld66t 

Khftiey, and l ttaohed to the ComptfO11er*s reQaest, are 66 

fO~OW6: 

“I PPL writing you this lettrrr for tlr purp666 

of making a request to make an out'of State trip 

for the im86k beglnnlng April Si&ht. The pplrposs 

Of this trip 16 to attend th6 -Stin$S Of th6 

southern ksroolatloa of College6 .w& Seoondary 

zohoel6 whloh aiLl tieat In Atlollta, Gmrgla, 

April eight throuyCll the tnlfth. The l&tat Texu 

State PeWhers CoLlog6 is a mainbW of the %xathem ksmoelatlon, wiiloh LB th* ratlag eg~~ay for 

aollsrge6 ln the south. This i&Mtit&tiOa aakO6 

onou6lly a report to this n66ealatlon, and lt 16 

neoersury for me to ba pressat 60 t&t I may 

answer queetiono pertainlug to th6 St6lld6rds 

whioh the iiouthern ASSO@i~tiO~ h66 66t Up. 1 

hme bean attending this m66oolation svery year 

6lnoe 1 beoame president of this roll6ge in 10%. 

*I make two trips out of tha State 6t~~~lly 

to attend meetfnye of aSsOeiatiOn6 that pa66 Upon 

c 
Eonorablo wr P. Ralnay, RoBorabl4 044. 8. S&4ppard, Pa64 6 

t& Ea8t T4x44 Set 4 ?'444P,n Coll4g4 at 

coQlm4r 64. On4 of th484 1% th4 Axn4riean Aasooiation or 'ssaoh4rs coll4g48, about wbloh 

I wrot4 you raoontly , anb th4 otbr ie tE4 

s0uth4m .k8800m40n 0r ~0114648 d s400~6- 

ary schoola. Th4 Amsrlcan AssocLatfon of 

~4aoh4rs Coll4~se I.4 th4 national rating 

agenoy, and the 3outh4rn Agaoc1ation ie t&4 

n&ma1 ratinng agency rot thio 4Oll4g4. 

Should you desirs ti to make a 4mr4 &tailed 

8trtt4mmnt r4lativ4 to tb purp484 or this 

ma4ting I 4hul.l be hqpy and deligghted to &o 

80." 

In addition to t&r raot8 84t out iB t&4 re4g4iu 

8tat4mnt. it i4 a mattar 0r 4oamon krmw1*4 that the84 48- 

rooiationo 4~4 d48lgneA to promoto 4lrP maintain 4tudard4 oi 

th m4~~b4r Mw+l8 aod that mmb4nhip in, aila r~o~ltion by 

8ueh 488oofatlon8 i8 0r rithl: iaportrae4 to th4 aar4 4frfoi4nt 

op4ration or th4 rariowl ln8titfAtl#n8 or h-e l44rningi tit&%8 

Stat4. In t&4 WnfUeB44 opinion dakd OOtokr 1, lQab, 4~4108- 

ed &4r4rith, this d4prtmat approt4d th4 olalm for tr4v4lhi3 

4xp4n848 of De421 Hlld~brand r&l14 iXtt4BdiBd the wting Of th4 

narooiatlon or ~m4ri44a Law ScEool8, rhlcb orgenlaation haa aub8tanti4lly th4 4am4 purp4848~h&fi p4rrarm8 84rvid48 8lBllU to 

tho84 r4Btlon4d iB th4 cOmptroll4r*a 14tt4r. 

xt ~48 ruled iB OCR OpiBhi IlO. o-1999 that tk4 pmtision nppearlB$ irr 8. 8. Ho. 489, rots 46th Idg., prohibitin(l 

th4 paym4nt or axpan br 4mploy448 or Stat4 D4partamnt8 to 

oont4ntlon8 irm8psotlr4' 0r oth4r oon8iU4ration8 do48 not l pply to 4QplOy488 Or t&o &tat4 &h46tiOBd fB8titUtlOB8 Or h.i#l4r 

l44rning; 8. B. lo. Mb, id.8 46th I4g., containing no aisllu 

apeoiiio prohibition. 

It L4 ow: opialon that th4 had8 or State WU4atioB4l. 

Innatitutlons may not b4 repaid for thair traveling 4xp8n848 ineurretl while sagsg4d In otkmur than Uttat.4 burines6. 

#4 ars lurth4r or tbm Oplnioll that att4ndano4 at t&4 

4i44ting8 0r th4 SoutBun A88ooiation 0r coll4g48 4nd s44oa64ry 

ijobools an& th4 rmerloan maoolation or Teaolmrs Colhg48 by 

,be Yr44fdsnt Or 4 Stat4 Paaahera’ aoll4g4 bear8 a r4amoaab14, 

. ,rtanti%l and diraat nlatiormhfp to tha ofiloial dutie8 

-ad upon 8uoh orrldrr and 18 for a state or pnblio swrp484. 
Eonorable iiom8r 3. Irain4y, Ronolabh Gee. X. Shqspaz-4, P4,g4 9 

AUthOriMd tiaV4lfBg 4XjWIi848 in4lWr4d i.l ttB a Bd& DUO& mu4tin&a may b4 49prov44 &ml paid by t&a Comptrollsr. 

pl’484Bt4d 

;:4 sxpr,re~% no Opinion upon the merit8 of the olaim 

t0 th4 COlIi<rOlhr by b48id4nt i%!aLZl4y 4iBO4 t& 

raOt8 ar4 not befor u4. 

Yours rcrg tray 

ccc:Rs 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAG