## 140

**OFFICE OF**  **THE**

**Honorable L.**  **is.** %oode Stkt,eSuperintendent of **Awstln.** Toxiq **A-i-l-ORNEY GENERAL**  **OF TEXAS**  **AUSTIN**

Public InstructJon

prorid by law' tmt1on,Who80 sd or eleote4 in authority**and**

b, Seotion 1, prorl4ae.aefollows:

"*There ie hereby oreateb the @&to Boer4 of isduca

tion. Said **Boar4** #hall aoa8fet or **nine members**  **to be**  appointed by the Governor, with the advioe snd oonmnt or the Senate.*

";%rtlcle

**2675b,,Zection 3,**  remde a8 follows:cjr the Board.* (EPrphaeZ.8 oure.)

~&lo16 3663~

reads 46 iollowe:

"*The Sate **Suuperinten4ent** ohall it16 all **reports,** doeuumte an4 paper8 **transmitted** to &la and **the St6te**  Bosrfiby eotuityor 0itg 60h00r 0rfi06r~, ~6 

## ma 611 

## 0tm

**eourues** 

### pertelning **to** 

### publioeohool8,

and keep d 6cmp~ete index or **the** 66~6.'
***s60tion s**  **0r n.**  **B. 80.**  **859, 6n**  **Aat** 

### or,&he Thirty-eighth

Leglelature,

**Regular 8eeelon**  

### 19SS.reed6 a6 rOliOVt6



### f

"'The State B6erd of BQuaatlon ie hereby de6ig6eted**a6** the L3t6t6 BO6rd Or 

### Voeatioeel Education,

**with neoerewy**  **authority and**  **porrrrr t6**  **6oop6rate** with the 

### B'ederel Boardof Vsaetioti **Xduaatlon, 68**  **ptsVfde6 en4**  rrquilwl **b;** the 

### said AOt **of C6si&re66,**  **in the**  **a&&ri%6- tration**  

## or the previfbioae 

## 0r ealdAOtt end to do 8x1 thinnge

wceeeary to entitlethe &ate 

### to reoei+e **the** 

### full beaetite

thereof.*

*The stateBoer6 or Eduaetlon lkte'follow# the 

### praettaeor **tokizq** 

### en oath

## 0r orrio 

### ,8eI6 reqtlired or all state **orrloialE and**  **boar4 menbere,**  

### whlah 08th i8 fil6d with the **Beerutary 0r**  

### State. In additioa to thie oath, t.here I6 tlleQwith the 

### Stete 8ioperinteadent~ot Pub110 Iaetructlon

ae 6~ 0fria

l eoretary 

## 0r the Board 66 

### oath a8 prescribed

in AztiOleSWSb, Sekotlon e af the korleedCivil **Statutea** that 

### the board meabere are 

### not l **sooaiated** 

### rith the **textboek** indqetrgia &nr of 

### the **oapaoiti68 68**  are **mentioae& in**  **,tbis et~6tat.e.**  **Wuber6 of**  **the date**  **Board** ter V0oat10ae.l **Xduaatfon have**  **never** t*icen **an 06th**  **of** orrioe~ **88** l **oob.**

**“ In**  **four reoent**  0pLnlon Ho. 

### 0-Wle, you **held** that th6 **State Booaril**  **of. Esiuaation**  **and the**  **&ate** D6partm6nt **Of** Iiduontion

were two l

epeirate

entltiee of goveraaent. The gueation hae.arieenas to whethnr th6 8tate~BOard,oi odua&ion und the State **Bad ror**  **Vaaetional** 

### Ed~uoet.ion are two separate entiCise oi 6overnmnt, or whether tho Stat6 Bonrd Gf Eduoationha8 be6n given additionald&L **ties by**  the 

### LsgioLature **fnoident** to 

### the aQminietretion ~ of, stat6 and **Federal Voortton%l**  **fun&. “**  **xrticlo** M75b, Seotloa 3, whioh I h;ive quote4 **ab:~e, has**  4esl~ato4 **the State**  **Supedntanderit be**  **a orriclo**  **aoordarl of**  **tha &State**  **Board or**  **Eduoatloa.** I woald l&11*

**to know**  **whether the**  **Stat0 Ziuperlntendont**  of Yublio Instructionie ex ofiioio **aeoretmry or**  the **State** Board for VooatlonalMuaatlon by virtue of the 

## mt that the **8wkw statute**  **nhioh Craates**  **the Stat0**  **i+rd of**  **Bduaetion also**  detrigmteathe State Eiupcriatendett a8 it8 ax 

## 0rrioi0 reorstaryor roilether the &ate Boar4 for VooatlonalBbuaationan4 State Board 

## or JCduo~tioa **are tro**  aeparatr eatltlea

## 0r gotemnmt nod whether the etataterhioh aontrolatbe mmbsrehlp of the &ate Board of fduoation and deelgnstorIt8 ex orrioio reoretarg la not epplloableto the &ate Boar4 **tar Vooatlonal**  Eduoatlon **and** whether **the State**  **Bawd** r0r 

## vocationalEduoatioonay replace the ex orrid aeoretary by a board **order. ”** 

CONSTITUTIONAL

PROVISIONS - PAST'AND PRESENT:

Art.iolc

7, seotion 8, state Oonstltutlon 

## 0r 1876, **read** as follower



## “The~CbV4zPOlp,

Oomntrolloran4 SeamtarT 

## 0r state ehall~oonstltute a Bqasrd 

## or Eduoation,who shall diotributerrald run40 to the several oountfee an4 perform euoh other **duties** oonoemins publla 8ohools a6 map be preooribed **by law.** * **(gmphamir oura)** 

By general eleotion he~ld November a, 1928, said seotlon
or eaid Articlewae amended to read a8 

## r0u0nt3:

"The Legielatureehall provide by 'Law for a State Boer4 of Mlueatlon, whose membere shall be appolated **or** 'aleat. in suah mannerand **by** auoh **authority en4**  ehall eerve ror suoh term as the Legislatureshell preeoribenot to exoeed six gears. The mid board ahall perform euah duties ae sitiy be **preiaoribed** by law."

## 143

**(1) :**  (Creating Boar4 

## 0r hducatloaand **State** Board 

## 0r &ducatlon):

Before 

### the adoption of the **above aamdaent**  **to our**  Constitution,

.the Legieleture,

by Art1018 e644, Vernon’s Anmotats4 **Statutes,** 9rovldedthat;

“The **Uovernor,** Searetaryor Ytste end Oomptroller shall aonstltutea State Board oi Eduoatioa whloh shall hold its eeeeIoneat **histIn.** The Governor shall be ex otiIOIo **preeI&ent** Of the 

### board. The State Supertatendent

ehall’beex orilolo eeoreteryor tbs

(Bmpheeln**ours)**

Since the 

### aboveemen4mentwas adopted as aioreeald,the &e”sgielature



### hae provided

ror 

### the oreation



## 0r the present **State** 

## .' mm-d or **Educetlon,** 

### ooneIetIng or alne members to ba 

### appointed by the **Uovernor,** with the advloe eml aoneent of the Senete.The~; ‘. luo oeeeo re

to the tlret 

### boar4ammbereshell. **be** appointedfor SIX
Iear terme, three membere to retire on January let, bIennIally. heir qualIiIeatio~I3, 

### l lIgibllIty,powers, duties and ooqeneatlon are al80 fIxed. gate 19%9, Uet Lea., 8nd 0. S., 9. la, ,Chap. 10..(Arts. E67Sb-1 to 3675b-10, **V.ki** 0.9)
**iirth$.e** &676b-3,**Vernon ’** **s Annotated**  

### Ulrll **Statutee, provl4ee**  **as** r0u0w8:

*The &tat8 Soerrd



## or Zdueatlon shall organlee by the 

## 8lsptiOn

tf one Of It8 msbere a(1 preeldent, an4 the State juperlntendent of Publlo Instruction shall be~%elo eeerettiyor the Board." ?6mphaele our;01

### By irrtiole a678b-5,

VeMoate Annotated 

### OIvIl Statutes, *ai& ;itste 

### Bonrd 0r 

### d4uoatIon Gas 

### l sgmwend **and** 

### dIreat*& to Ia- .,mdlat.ely

t&se over and Qlech~rgaal.1 dutlea Iapose4by law upon the 3omd or Educotlon **then In**  **exletence at**  the. tIrPa said new -ot t;ok erreat. (de Art. MM to 8475-1,V.A.C.S., ror membership and **duties** or Board then In 

### l xleteaoe)

. In a44ltIon **to** aaId **dutlae,** It le **therein** providedthat said 

### tit&to i&ard or **aduuation** “iilall

WHOM eubh other duties am mar fwm time to tlq* be prrreoribed by the &gIelatur~.w In **difltioa** to **th8** foreUOI~U. eald &ate Boar4 

## 0r lMuaatIonSe epeelrIoellr required to -erf%m those **duties** set forth Ik 

### l ub4IvIofon8 (a) ,- **(b)** i 

### (a), (a), 

# P e1, (i), and (6) or said mtlole SNlbb-5,cab in kmtlelee Bdlsb-f3 **and** 2896b-9,Vernon*8 imeotntedCivil Statutes. (~~eie ok



## (2) - (Providingtot Vocatloonal Bdueatlon):

By kieotlon

3 or the SmIth+u@iee **hot (nor**  3eotlon 16, 

### Chapter8, Title e0, U.S.C.&),approvedPebruery’&$,1919, Congress providedas 

## rououet

Vhat 

### In order to leaure the be~erlte of the approprIatIone

provided

## ror in 88otIone two, 

### three an4 rour or this Act, any State shall, through the 1egielatIveautborltythereor.aoeept .theprovlelone or~~thie

Aot and 

### deal at0 or iareate a State 

### Board eoneletina 

## 0r nod&an tmmber8~. an4 hair ia6 all n~oeeeary power 

### to cooperate as h&da provided., with the Federel Board for Vooatioael **B;duoa** tlon In the l

daIaietratIon



## or the prorIelone

## 0r **tble aot** 

**.** The **state** Boar4 or %duoatIon, or other board herin rooat f o&s&e 

## 0r the admlnletratlon 

## 0r any.rtied



## 0r oeel edueatlon In the S.tate, me ma l leot, be 5eeI ate4 es the State purpose or~(EppheeIe ~ow~~:‘,*“‘~“”

thetlon lZ3of said Smith-Rughem Aot (noti

Section 23, Title a0, U.S.C.a), requiresany Strtte, In order to reoelre the Fe4erel ap+sopriatlone provlbedfor thsreunder, to epjolnt, by Its leglelatlve

authority, its Atate Treasureras ~uetodlan 

## 0r said ye&em1 appropplietlone.

## 145

H. B. 239, 33th Leg., Chap. 131, which provider for vooationaleduoatlon ln Texas, end the aoceptanoeof benefit8 under the Smith-Hughe Aat, we8 approvedYarah 24, 1923fand became eirratireaase date. This 3. B. 2S9 alw valldntee **prevloua** acoeptenoe8by the Stnte of mob benerltr,

titer the Steto **Treasurer** a8 **ourtodien of**  all **fund8** :;;:a .' **atate** rrolp



### approprlutlonr

under said f,ot. 3aotlon 3 or said H. B. 2S9 reads as rollowrr

*The &ate ibard Of SduCatlOni8 heroby 

### deel~ated **88** tke 

### 3tatoDoerd or Vooatlonal Eduoatlon,with nooossary authorityand power to moperet wlth tho Fodoral Board of Voo8tloael Education,a# provltlad md requiredby the **8ald riot**  0r **congre88,** in the adminlrtratlon or tho pro~l8lon8Oi **said AOt$**  

### and **t0 d0**  **au thing8**  **,IlbOO8-** 

### wry to entftlotho **8titst8** 

### to noolvo tho full **beao rit8**  therwi.* (bpha810 Ourl)

Whllo **8aid B.**  **B. gf9**  **do88** not appsar **in our**  

### Rot1806 Clvll Ytatotes, it ha8 been kept 

### in iOr00 and 

### Oris& in Texar by 3aotlon b or.

tho **i%n8l,** Tltlo thereof. 

## (a) - 

### (Providing

tar VoootlonalRobebilltatlon)r

The 

### pmmotlon or 

### vooatlonal kehabl1ltatlon **we8 rlr8t**  provldodror by en i;Ot of Dongro88approvedJune 2, 1920. Said irat aa amended ‘jU.3.C. II., Tltlo 19, Chap. r-i **ha8 rocontly**  **beon &mendOd**  **by Publle**  **law** 113, 7Sth **CO?h3088,** Chap. 190, **tit 68881On**  **0r sala**  **COzigre88, approrod**  **July** 6, **194s.**

rioetioa

3 or sald orlginslact or Juno 2, 1920 (now jdotlon **S4, a8**  esendod, of Tttlo 29, U.3. C. A.), **oentainl,** among otherr, tho foll.owlng provl8ion8r

“hr **ordor** to secure the benefitsof the apptopriatiOA8 authorlsodby 80OtiOn 31 Ot thi8 title (seotlon 

### 1 0r said 

### orlgfnal diet) ary 8tato shall, **throu&** tho Iegl8latlvoauthoritythereor, (1) aooept th% ~rov1~10nsor seotions 3144 or *hi8 title; 

# I--Fed&l woperrrtoas 

### heroinprovided wlth tho Security rgenay ln the adminlstr~~tlon at the qroviSion8Ot 8OOtiOll8 3144 Of thl8 title;
l * (5) appoint e8 oustodl~qf+or said appropriatlone its Ytato **Troasuror,** ; Provided,that any State whloh, prior to Juno 50, 1939, ha8 aooeptod and otherwiseoomplladwith tho provision8 of WOtiOIl8 S1-44 

## Orthi8 tit10 **8h811 be**  

### deowd to hare aoooptedand aoaplledwit& tho provisions Or this 8OOtlOlI." (Eaphe8i8Our81

S., Q* 57, aa **s. 19E5),**  **the %**  **’ f518-**  **bOnefit Of**  **ssld** By irat8

Or l!m, 4i8t kg., i8t c. 

### 23 (nowiirt.



### iZb75-1,

tiOotiOn8



### 1 and 8, a. C.

. latw or TCxua, aaoeptod tho provirlon88na originalR&abllitatlon txot of COA~~O~?,a8 th8a amndod Juno 5, 1984, and authorlaedand 

### l apowerod the Troerurer ai Toxa8 to reoelvo 8aid Fodaral tutIdS, 8.nd * + * "to 58~ dl8buE8UaUIt8 therefromupon tin order **0r** the Stat0 

### Board tor'V.ooatioml .' **liduoation.*** **Said** 

### StateBo&rd of 

### Vooatloaal Eduoatlon

*a# l lw *empowered

awl lnatruotod to oooperatowith th8 teras **end** eondltiOn8 UPFO88ed itI the Act Or cuJUrO88&fO~~Said."

**lz~C ’** **l?S DISCU6WD** 
,Thg8, m 800 that the Board **0r** Eduoatloa,as orlgim8lly protfdodfor **in OUT**  **~ll8titUtiOll;** ***88 OOaW8d**  **Or O&V**  threeBpar8, ri~cr

the Ooverwr, Secretary**or** 61tate end Comptroller. Tho **8tatUtO** (Art. **8664,** V.A. GA.) provided that *the Governor **8hall be**  **OF oiiioio**  pre8idont**ot** the **board. ”**  

### The **8amo statute**  **air provided**  **that** ***the** Stats **Superiatrnbont** rhall be ox **0rri0i0** liooro-

. tary 

## 0r the Board gd 8hall kesp 8 0otmleterooor6 ot all **it8** roooodln a whloh rhab be 8lgaed by tho presldont end atto&d
**w** y t o Beorotary." (~h~sls our8)

i&tot Seotlaon

8 or lirtlole

7 ot our Oon8titutlon we8 awndod 01).

**ETovomber** 6, 1988, a8 herolnabovoItotOd, a aew Stat0 &mrd of Pduoetlon,oompo8od ot nine m~abera,~88 areated .bytho bgialature, tand

with oertaln power8 **and** datieo hemln **pMViOU81J** referred **to.** El.

B. 79,~AOt8Or 19i29,~ 418t Leg., 2nd G. 8.. p.**12, Oh.**  **10. (The**  **first tell**  **(lo,) SOOtiOn**  **Of said**  **hot are**  **BOW**

tits. 2675b-1 to 2675b-10,**v.A.c.6.).** out StJtate B0QX.d of ~Eduoaflon,

as now oonatituted,oame into existenceby virtue or aald Act.

Khile the Governor had **been** dsei.gnated **by the**  **kgiS** lature (LB

the ex oif5050 prealdantof the old Board (:+rt. 2664, **V.A.C. S.),**  **the new**  **Board was**  empowered Pnd dlreoted **by** the Le~5alBt!lre

to *organ5m by the **OleOtiOB** Of one of its amber8 aa 

### prea+mt, and the State Superlntendbnt of Pub150 Instruction shall be lx offlclo l eoretary of the Boerd.a V.A.O. S.). 

### (Art.267Sb-3,

Thus, while the **BOW** Board wae allowed to choose the **president** thereof by eleoting **0110** of its memhera as such, the State.

&ipM.nteadant of Pub156 **IU6itrUCtlOB was**  .by **statute** &ealgnatrd~.

**ae the**  ex+f1050 **seocetory of**  

### said **BOW** Board, 08 he had been ao dealgmted for t.he orlghal Board. By t~ha Pl’OViSionS

of IlrtiOle

267fib-8,

**VbrBOB ’** **S ABBE**  tated Civ,ll

**Statutea, “**  **it le.**  **made** the **duty of**  **the Sgaw**  **Board of**  Bduoation,Orehted by this Let (arts: 26775b-1 to -10, V. **A.** C.S.;. to tidlatslf take over ad diaoharueall duties impaed bf‘Dreaentlaws ubon the Board oft Edkcation in ariatetme at the time this Act tak$~~~~~~~~ie.ot.W ThereSore.raid new Boar& of **nlqe ammbara**  has **superseded** the old Board of -thrie members. (See **Seotion** 11 of aald-El. B. 79, wh59h providesthat “all **laws an&**  **part*** **of** laws **In** Oontl5otwitb.rap **provision of**  **this Aot**  are **hereby** repaaled.W) (Emphaala **ours)** ft should now be rememberedthat it wan the original three-member

State Board oi Bduoation. that was deaf the **State** Board or VooatlonalEducation. (ii. ,B.S. B. 192a, d%H &. , 1923). approvedMaroh 24, 192s **aBd** effectireM&h 24,

~.de85 **kiter said**  **origiptd Board**  had **been io** **’ previouely** 

**,e** ated &a the State Board of Voootional. Eduoatlon, said
'@oWered

and Board. then Oon85at5ng.of three members,wae emlnetructedto promoteWtioatlonel reheb5litationin Texas by oooparatlsg with the term and aonditlonaot the Act of Cokgraaaprovidingfor 

### same. 8. - AOta of 1929, 4lat Leg., 1st(Art. 2675-1, Sea. 2, V. A. C. C. 3,. , p. 57,~

Chap. ,22).
It au& also **be** observed that, 

### under ~the provisions oi' the Smith-Kkghea

Aot hereinabovereferred to, t.he Leglalatum ocdtild either, designate

### or **oreete** a State board of **not** .le.vs khanEonorubleL. rl.isood8, +&e 9

t&e8 PZ&PDbe.fa

as a State .Bourd **Or vOOe+tiOtial**  **Bd+OatiOB.** It oreated **DO** @ew &oar&, ‘but d~~~:~~t~~~“ ,“du~~~~B~~~ 2. **~uoation** as the *ate Soar a5uoe added to said Soard*a duties the prom&Ion of vooational re~b~litatlon, as oloreaa56. Therefore, instend of oreotlnga new board of not leas thaa three nembera to promotevocational **eduoation and**  vocationalrahab5l5tation in Toxaa, euoh duties were alaply added **to** those already **be$ng** performed by the then

‘Board OS Eduoatlon. Furthermore. when’the new &ate Board of 6duoatlon’waa

oreated,and the Aot oraating it beoam erreotlve, as aSoreaa5d, it took over, by leg5aletlve aandate, all duties then **lapooad** ‘by law **upon** the **OrigiBa1** Board. These duties ineluded the promt4on of vooatlonal**educatton** and **rooatlonal re**  habil5tat5o~in Texas.. **I3y statute,**  **tha State**  Superlntcadent **of** Publlo **IBatrUOtioB** was dealguatedthe l x-ofi5olo aeoretary OS said new Board. **(Art. 267Sb-5)** 

**.** 

### Said **statute** has never born aaeadad or repealed.

“The irmpoaltlon’

of add5t5onaldu,tlea upon a~. existing0ff504, to be performedunder a d5tSarent title, doer not oonatftutrthe .enation oi a new ofsfoe.
‘AB oSil& to whloh the duties of auodher are added **remains** ~te.cbnloally a ~olngle

oifl.ee;

it la not an orrloe under its own nau@ and title and another under **the** naae of ‘the one whose **datles are**  annexed to it.. Corpua Juria, Vol. 46, p. 934, **par.** 29.

, See **al60** Powe31 v. Ik’ilaon, 16 Tax. 69; **Klnnig I.**  Zimplan&n,**36** T. 554; Allen v. U. S. Bideltty Co., ASS Ill. A 198 (affirm. 269 Ill. **234,** 109 El.

B. 1035); State v. Powell, lQ9 Ohio St. 983, 142 N. Ji.401~ B~tf+5eld v. Ulngo 00. Ct., 80 Y. Va. 166, 92 S. IX.
. 245. Flret Bap. Ch. v. City of Ft. **Worth,** (Gem. App.) 26 S. W. (2&f 196; City or **Hououston v.**  **Stswsrt (+ex**  Sup. 

## Ct.) 87 9. W 663i liucaline

i&dloine Co. v. k%and&d Im: Co., (Tex. **Civ.** 

## A&.) 25 3. W. (26) 259; Pr. Her.; 1080, 122 **T.** 328. **Jones** v. **tilexauder,** 59 S. W. **(26).**EoBor&bie L. A. koOSa, ‘pa&e 10

se0 .alao

taxes tar Rer5su, Vol. lS, atruotive artlok and 

### oltrtlo~8~in polntiad Vol. 29, p. 376;,et seq., under *OS?5oera,~ Key lfo. 30.

Where oerbaln dutlaa are oonterred by the Lo#lSlatUm **upon** a dea5gnated~fliobr, 

### the &giulatrrrr lr the only authority uhetoby l

ald duties mr 

### bo withdram or 

### oonierrrb upoaothers. By *oortain**duties ”**  **ir pcuI),**  **of,** eouxae, those **dflgle8.** uhloh the Iag5akture has p0ver to 00&w. **Al%. 8,**  **8OOtiOB 1,**  **COlUtitUtiOB** of 'h&a; Bxown v. City of 

### Galraatoa, 97 

### T. 9, Tb 9. W. dS8; 27 Tax. Jur.; p. 42s. par. 9.

In view of the tongo5rrg, the questlaM l

ubaitted 

### in your ooauwmioatloa am anewaxed 

### 88 foll~vrr



### rot *tat. The stat. Board **by** the Legla&turo, to tk 

### adminlatratlaa of **State** and **Fodetal** toaatfonal trtada. 

### By**rlxtw of**  **the** pxorl85on8~0$ hxtiole 8695b-3 **Vernoa*a** i&otatrd Clvll Btatute8 the Mate ZWm9.atoBdent iif Publio Inatntot5oa la t&a 

# l r-ntflho 8eoretary of 8hr State Board of Ydueation iri fho diaahnrge of any **and** 

### all of it8 duties, regnfdlaeaor whether it iunotlona~ as the 8teto Board of Eduoatloa 

### OF .aathe State &ax& 

### for Voaatilonal Edwaflon.



### 5. The 

### StateBoard or Bduoatlon,wMt~ec **rUE+OtiOBiae** as auoh or as the atate Board 

### t&r **v0Oational~PDhtoation,** 

### ir wlth---”

pnorab3.e L.,,+.

Noode, prigs

11

**out** p& or authorityto r@aoe the State Superfntsadent of Publio Instruot’lon a8 ex-offioloSoorataryof said Bosld.

Very **truly** your8
ATTOILHIR

WSNIEBILL

OF TBXAS

COMMll-WE