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,

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Br44dlov4hold8 tht this motion th4 lmxlmum of $8 par month for term ae lnrtruotional ooslton 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?iotr4x-4eliglble 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 distriotumblo to aLaIntaIn 4 satirfactory sohool to an aoorodlted so~oul of hi;wr renk. lhsre the transfor I8 lpadoto b rchooldlrtrlot not a state-aid rohool, thr following protis%on 

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a e 4 l If the reoeIrIng rohool ir not a Stat4 Aid rohool, the soholsstio 04~~4 roll4 both white and oolored 8hallbe o&Inbd, t!ae per capita apportIonme& &all be paid dlroot to the **reoolvlng** sohool, all looeltax48 of the 8endIngoontraoting 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 distrlotmill be

for elementltry

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Under any lntarpretotlon the largest amount tavhloh 4 eohool dlatrlot, oondwtIng a nine month 8oh001, could be entltlodunder 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 laoalmaintenance and Stat4 arrllrblo funds 31 to oovor the 4pprovod ooet of Inatruotlon par

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**YOU** ar4,th4r4fOrOB **~dVi8.d that**  Wh43'4th4 OntiM S&SO- &St;0 wrollwnt of l #Oh001

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

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### oover the **approved oort**  of in8truotion par 8oho&mtir In thm 

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8ohool,

### providedthet ru4h **approved** ooet 8b8.U not 4xo44d $7.60 par moath **for** high #Oh001 @tUdOZltS
**or $6.00**  

### pw monthfor **4bmmtary** 8tUdOatS. You **4re fur**  t.hU?rdvleed that 8u4hU4OiXltS4F4 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