OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Bonorablo I. A. Wood8 

Stat. Supmintondent of F'ublio Inrtruotion 

Au4tln,Tou4 

1 (Aotr 1941, 

d.B. 83434, Ch. 

whioh w4 quote 

ar by o o ntr a o t l a 

4 8 of the ourrent 

Br44dlov4 hold8 tht this motion 

th4 lmxlmum of $8 par month for 

term ae lnrtruotional ooslt on 

and th; zxxx~Qm18 ot 87.50 per month 

f the term for hi& rohool pup118 

oo&raoted dlstrlotr and rttendl~ 

#I should like to have your opinion 48 to wine thor 

thl8 la th4 oorr4ot legrl lnt4rpr4prtion oi! reotion 

2, 4rt1414 8. You will boar in adnd that Ilaakell, 

uhioh is the r404iring dirtriot, is not 4 utato-aid 

sohool, and that the oontraoted dietr?iotr 4x-4 eliglble for aid.' 
HonOnblO L. A. Woods, Pago #e 

Seotlon 8 &tIolo VIIS of th4 rural rid bill author1448, under 8ertaL oondltlonr, the transfer of the entire 

sohol44tle snrollment of 4 8ohool distriot umblo to aLaIntaIn 

4 satirfactory sohool to an aoorodlted so~oul of hi;wr renk. 

lhsre the transfor I8 lpado to b rchool dlrtrlot not a state-aid 

rohool, thr following protis%on I8 l ppllcabla: 

a e 4 l If the reoeIrIng rohool ir not a Stat4 

Aid rohool, the soholsstio 04~~4 roll4 both white 

and oolored 8hall be o&Inbd, t!ae per capita apportIonme& &all be paid dlroot to the reoolvlng 

sohool, all looeltax48 of the 8endIng oontraoting 

dietriot sm4pt those going to the interest 4nd 

rlnklng fund 8bl.l be orsdlted to th8 r404IvIq 

aohool by the T4x Colleator 46 colleoted, md th4 

sending oontraoting distrlot mill be 

for elementltry studontrr." (Bupba8le added). 

Under any lntarpretotlon the largest amount ta vhloh 

4 eohool dlatrlot, oondwtIng a nine month 8oh001, could be 

entltlod under the Aot would be $7.50 for erch high school 

studont md $6.00 for each elementu‘y etudont for eaoh of nlno 

ntonth8, Or a total or (f67.80 Ond $45.00, rOspWtlV6ly. But 

does thir mean that eaoh sohool dirtriot ootil; wlthln the 

term8 of the 4bove quoted prorlslon I4 l ntltled to adji an 

amount if the mm4 1s not needed or n40444aryt X4 think that 

the lutgumgo wad oloerly 8hou8 that th4 atwror ia a negative 

ollo. It lr grovldod th4t tho rending dlrtrlot is entitled to 

aa muoh aid &8 la nooosaar to 4u,pplonwatm laoal maintenance 

and Stat4 arrllrblo funds 31 to oovor the 4pprovod ooet of Inatruotlon p a r l ehol44tIo In the rooelving rohool.* ‘A8 muoh 
WS ha+. b0.n infomud by -8b4FS Of your~i88tbll 

DiTiSh tht th4 006t Of ~StFUStiOa i8 dbt4MiMd by ItOW 

lrbd bUd,@S SUbritt4d b.J th8 84hO41 l i#tPI#t#, U#d th4 OOSt 

Oi iartM8tiOn 18 484Ort4%lX4& Sad 4&3XWOd 011 t&t -18. 

on laquIryw 841-4 furthor lnforrrd thatth4 ZqualIsatIonD T - 

~I81Oa ha8 64t4tImhSd that iOr fiVb WtXthS th4 Easkoll SOhOO1 

di#ttiOt Wi13 luti PO 8lQI~hmUlt~ fUlZd8 to OOVOl’ tb apyromd 

OOSt Of ln8tM34tiOn. ThSWfOW, a00d 18 8h.0~ for Oar fOUr 

maths. It foUo~8 that th4 SOndIng dlrtrlot -111 be 41l<i4 

for S~@bWZlt~ aid for ti.) fOIW mOZlth8. TO 411OW WaW taan 

Sash 8n usouat would, under t&4 submItted budget, meats 4 mrplue. 

Th* puTgo Of the SUM % l id gMat 18 t0 Wk4 it pmble for sohootr, laeklng euffioirnt funds, to oporato properly 

urd 8UOOO88fUu~ - ZiOt t0 OrOat 4 a~pb# in th4 fund8 Of 4 

dI6trIot. W4 quote the following provision fron Artlols VI of 

the blllr 

l l r , l U&d A0 aid &ml;l tW giY@Zi UXil488 it 

OUI b4 8hOWXI th4t h&i pX%WiSiOZIS Of thi8 Ad h&W0 

hour OcqPliod 81th and that Su4h Cpount of aId 

aotuall~ awded as shown by th8 rppror4d budget 

and aOt& 8X&34llditUMS U2d tht th4 iund8 ITO 

be* us.d 48 l pprorrd.’ 

YOU ar4,th4r4fOrOB ~dVi8.d that Wh43'4 th4 OntiM S&SO- 

&St;0 wrollwnt of l #Oh001 diatrlot ontitled to - r%d 

i8 tplllSf4&, UZidOl’ th0 prOtfStOIl# Of hOt;OXI 8, &‘tiOb VIII 

of the ourmat bill, to a 8ohoo1 dirtclot vhioh 18 not a State 

aid roh40l, th4 ronding distrlot wIl1 be l 1Iglblr for l m muah 

SW Aid 48 18 n40488~ t0 Sugp14H4Xlt the State 4v4flrblo 
439 . 

, Eonorablo L. A. Wooda, pl.ge #4 

and 10041~int4Zl4~oO -8, 011 tbr 8Oh4~8ti48 f‘WXl th4 

SOnding 84hOO1 &tOndiIl& #Oh041 itl th4 X'4041Yill5 diStI?iOt, 

to oover the approved oort of in8truotion par 8oho&mtir 

In thm reoeiriag 8ohool, provided thet ru4h approved ooet 

8b8.U not 4xo44d $7.60 par moath for high #Oh001 @tUdOZltS 

or $6.00 pw month for 4bmmtary 8tUdOatS. You 4re furt.hU? rdvleed that 8u4h U4OiXltS 4F4 the - UaourJtS 

l Mmrised sad am to be gnantod only If a need is sham 

thenfor. Inothorwrdr, aldamy b8 grmtod 0x2~ in the 

mounts nerdod, but in PO 4wmt euy th4 44~ olceed tk4 

mubum amount 84t b? th# Aot. 

VO~tl'IklyyOLWS 

~ATTORIYY Q555RAL OF TEXAS