**OFFICE** 

### OF ‘THEATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### BonorabloIiomer

F. Rainoy,Praiidbent TheUnlrortsfty

### or Terar AMtin, 

### TO-a

Bonorablo ho. Ii.Slmppar4 

### 005ptr0uer 0r 

### Publlokooount* Amtin, 

### Texae

**ubjnt to**  

### limitaxpaittua out 0r 

### my au&Obo r0r 

### mat0 0 purpvur.

oa&omrablo 3mor a, 

### datedUaroh II, tha hod8 of rariotu 

### rtlnga rooonaldera

### tfon ,or

### 8ur 0 terfromEonoamblo lnlon aa to Mother hm o? ETononblo Saia8. ?&it- *aohurr,*Coll4g* Sor tmirolo skeet&g of tho 3outhorn Aaadary sohool~ end the kmtr10a11 Slnue thorn trroropurnta

irem Dr. Hairmy* leto? the ho ronqueotod
raw 

### warragtaooyorlnghie lmemoliqgox0r sta8 trip. The Comptrollie rotumo6 

### t&o claim 

### repaectlng

that

### an

l xplanatloa

### (bt

the purpoee8

or the trtpa br 

### (3.roa In or&or that ho 

### m&ht 

### d~torafa~Whothor the aooouat 

### ir a Legalohargoa@nnst Statei~&da.~ So further faotsappear. The poeition ot the Comptrollu ie 

### rtatedby Dr. Rainasaa fvllowa:HonoPeblo 

### lbmr P.,Rainoy, Eonorabl8 Gee. 8. Sheppard, Page 2



### “?bo 8um

of the State 

### Gomptrollar*r porf

### tlon I8 that under

### thepre88ntlaw, ~108 the above optttloarefarred ta (0-llQ5) hIa Departlaellthse to detersine whothar or not inytrIp8 OVA **bo** iaterpretod **as** ***8tato*8** busiAoA8.*a

The tollowing queetlcmnsare rubmltted to this depart- -At:
*(l) kihotharor not I, **and** tbr 

### othnr heads of our 

### eduoational fArti8otioA8, are **aro3pt under**  

### the **ourront** law 

### froa tb8 lilitatIoA of having to be $011state*? **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.*

~IIfti18~misgthe 5POO~fiO QU9st%OAS prI38entOdin OpiDIon 100.O-il@S, WY impreeoed the o~lnion that:

*In **d&erminlng** whether roImburs8mAt ?nayb8 vade for trareliag oxpuma in any 

### ewnt, itau8t bo reooenlAedthAt IY)

### rola**buraaamnt IMJ**  be had tmla88 thm purpose of the trip ugon nhleh auoh axpen 88~ In

### ourredUC@ 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 alabodyat loaot the rolloainngelemntrr:

"I.. A reasonable, aubstgatlal, ,zndUIreet relation b+nsm the bualao8e to be traA8aOted OA the trip and the 8oooiagliahAeAtof tha fAA@- **tion8** or governmAt eAtru808d to th8 

### parttoular dopsrtnent



### . R2. A reasonablr, substantial, snb dlraot relatioA&ip **betwean** the method 

### by %4iIghthe



# cgonorable HoenIpP. 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 

### poworegranted 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~ZlOtiOA0s their oiiialal oatha, baaoppasthe only praotloablo orltorlon by whlah the **quention** whether the State*8 bUBi

### LIew 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 gansien who travel at the 

### axpaneeof the State, are huroby 

### liritodto tho MAO am&tat8 authorkmd 

### for employees of the State Departtie& aad the C0liptrOllOrand local diabUr8iAg AffiO8r 

### BbA11 require the aam 

### n&hodof elaip pronontation and **rora.** Bo traroliag:oXpMSo8 shull be IAcurrod by any *olpioyeoof 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'Bmrd OfxOgeAt8Or Directors. The PrOYiBiOAB Of this iiQt with rrferonoe to traveling expense8 shall not apPly to the heads of the iR8tItUtIoA8 naoltdin this ,ct 

### nor the AeAborr of board8 who do not recleivo(r~armual or Blonthig

### nalary. The terra*YIntenaAoo* day Inolude traveling OX

### penees. The axponnes of'Eogentn, Presidents, and auditor8 0s the80 State eduoatlonal IA**ntitutions** 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 iiudltorbefore PayAeAt rroa either State or vocal funda." (Underecoring ours)

tHonorable f&mm I’

. halno~, Honorable 060. XL Sheppard, Page 4

Seetlon 6, 

### Artlole16 of ths Texas Constltutioa provides:

"No a.,:rcpriatloafbr grlvate or individual purposas shall be sade. A regular statemat, under oath. and ab aacoust of ths rsoelpts asd erpendlturee of all public loohey6bal.lbe pubilshed annuaily, in such manner as ckll bo gresorlbed by law.*



### Itwas 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. Itwas 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 oos

### neotedwith 

### the managemat **or** operation 0r th8 **Unlverslty,** in 

### orderthat 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 

### dlsalmrgsof 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

### expensssof he666 of eduoatloaal **institu** tions 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 

### OpinionBo. G-1195, an& the llmltation upon the expsndlture o? 

### Statefunds, 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 EoroarP. Kaln6y, Lbaorabla t&o. Xi.Sheppard, Page 8

th6 luUDing Of irrt1016 1935, B. 0. 8.. 1955, @iring Ori6iryl pBI1dBpIpS

jurt6dfCtfOn to the GUpr6aI6Couti, 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 

### learningoould not in aauy iUSttUlCe6be OlasSified a6 P plrbllafuuotlon 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@litiOllaXIdPrSStigS Of Our i66tttUtiOM uad 

### improve&redly ths quality of 

### teaehlngpersoansla 

### 01th~ dirsotly or lndfreotl.y,la irrall 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

### ttaohedto the ComptfO11er*s reQaest, are 66 fO~OW6:
“I 

### PPL

writingyou this lettrrrfor 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 tieatIn Atlollta,Gmrgla, April eight throuyCll the tnlfth. The l&tatTexu State PeWhers CoLlog6 is a mainbW of the %xathem ksmoelatlon, wiiloh LB th* ratlag eg~~ay 

### for aollsrge6ln 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 iiouthernASSO@i~tiO~ h66 66t Up. 1 hme **bean** attending this m66oolation 

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

### *I maketwo trips out of tha State 6t~~~lly to attend meetfnye of **aSsOeiatiOn6** that **pa66** Upon 

# cEonorablo 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 Axn4rieanAasooiation or 'ssaoh4rscoll4g48, 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 ratinngagency rot thio 4Oll4g4. Should you desirs ti 

### to make a 4mr4 &tailed 8trtt4mmntr4lativ4 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~~b4rMw+l8 aod that mmb4nhip in, ailar~o~ltion by 8ueh 488oofatlon8 i8 0r rithl: iaportrae4 to th4 aar4 4frfoi4nt 

### op4rationor th4 rariowl ln8titfAtl#n8or h-e l44rningitit&%8 Stat4. In t&4 WnfUeB44 opinion 

### dakd OOtokr 1, lQab, 4~4108- ed &4r4rith, this d4prtmat approt4d th4 olalm for tr4v4lhi3 4xp4n848 of De421Hlld~brand r&l14 iXtt4BdiBd 

### the wting Of th4 narooiatlon or ~m4ri44a Law ScEool8, rhlcb orgenlaation haa aub8tanti4lly 

## th44am4 purp4848~h&fip4rrarm8 84rvid48 8lBllU 

## to tho84 r4Btlon4d iB th4 cOmptroll4r*a 14tt4r.

**xt ~48**  **ruled iB**  **OCR OpiBhi**  **IlO. o-1999**  that **tk4 pm**  **tision nppearlB$**  irr8. 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 lpply 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

### maynot b4 repaid 

### for thair traveling 4xp8n848 in

### eurretl while sagsg4d 

### In otkmurthan Uttat.4 

### burines6.

#4 ars lurth4r or tbm Oplniollthat att4ndano4 at t&4 4i44ting8

### 0r th4 SoutBun A88ooiation 

## 0rcoll4g48 4nd s44oa64ry 

### ijobools an& th4 rmerloan maoolation or Teaolmrs Colhg48 **by** ,beYr44fdsnt 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 iiom8r3. **Irain4y,** Ronolabh Gee. X. Shqspaz-4,**P4,g4** 9

**AUthOriMd tiaV4lfBg**  **4XjWIi848 in4lWr4d**  

### i.B l ttaBd&

DUO& mu4t**in&a** 

### may b4 **49prov44** 

### &ml paidby t&a 

### Comptrollsr.

**pl ’** **484Bt4d ;:4**  **sxpr,re~%** 

### no Opinionuponthe merit8 

### ofthe 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