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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY 

### GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

Eoaornblr Wad&w &no Dlrtrlot Attornr~ 

# cater, Texao

30 hate r0r rap1 mQurotiJlg8ho oplnioil or 8tnt.d Question. Your r-8

an the Coator rntfmt er on* 

### l djo3.nbqGammon tha8 I get your

0 transfers to the Csniot Deoause

h&h water 08~his how, 8o the ohool Distclot la whioh ob dlstriot the pupil a add thr 

## centsr In&QenI for nine mntbo. The rs to pay ttit1on ro% th6 OonterWho01 run8 but thr

sohoolyaw. 

## 858fionorabls

&mAlow Lane, Pagd 2

*Under thia faot situationis the Canter tidepndant Sahool Dletrloralrth3xized to 

### ciargs**tuition** in exoeao of the zoath in the event suoh math tuitlon 

### ir not **sufflolszt** 

### to briag t.% 

### ~~~11~s annoy allotted 

### an6 **tm.rrfsrtaC** uaith it

### supto the 

### butge8requirem~atrot eaoh ?upllof the Center 3ohool?*
Frau the raots statedaDove, we essxe that th8 tram+ r0r of the saholastloin ;uaotionuse otfeotedby vlrtuo or the pro~ieions of Artioles 36954099, %vleed Civil S!atut@s,192S, and ;hatm question of tr&n&Zorof a sotolastlofor high sohool pUQO56S (rhardn the C#fitAlg **diStSht** dOe* i+Ot~ffOtdtb 84UiB opgottuaitlesas the roos:vlngdirtriot)lo Involved. Se also asaume **that** both tb oandtigan& teos:viq sohooi,cil~triots are looatad Fn the sagl) oounty. Q1 thS ba~iir Of theMI r4IOttJ YOIU pU6StiW ISWMthw the 

### reoe,lring

tnatrpndentsohool

### Uatrlot pray oharga.tuition

to the no.?-rf.Wdent

soholatstlo

based on the pro rata oout of maintaining the lnde9endentaohoolClatrlot lsrro the portion OS sohool hnd8 of tha oo&xa eohool &i&riot trandernd to the trrdegeadsnt

sclmolAiatrlot;

### or, on t&a oontrary;may the independentrwhool diatrlotoharge tuition oalg for one raonth (the porlod auoh independent aohool Cistrlot~6Wrm uo~adt the ocG&oa oahool dlatrlot's)T

Artfolo 2696 in the aerlssd Clvl2 Statutes,192%. as az%Gad, Aots 1935, 44tb LegislAture, Ctinptar

201, 3oa. 1, p. 4.38, raa4.a an followsr "Any ohild law~lly enrolledin any dlstriot or lndosndent distriot,i8a~ by **ordw** of thcr

oountl suparictentant,

be traaafJrradto tho fuwolki#atoi any ot4er diatriotor independentdistriot in tho samo oountp upon a rrittsnapglloatl~a~0rtha prent or giardlan or porronhaving lawful **ooa~301 of**  **suah** ohlld, filedulth the oounty superintendent;**2rorided** that any Cl&riot or indepecde~tdistriot Ming disaotlsflebwith any tramtar **oade** by thb ouunty **super** intcndent 

### may tagpal 

### fkom suchaotion 

### to the oounty board of truatses of said crountl who ahallhave the right to aimul and oanoel the transfer allowed by the oountg auporintfm?ent. *Tha,applloauta&all state i.a **said** agplicatlon t:i.%t it is his boaa fide intsutlon to cent said otlild to t!ie sohool ts w;=toh

the **nmter ia asked.

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"u&WI the **CelTtiiititlOA Of**  **th4 trMSfC4r**  **Of tA.lty**  cfiild, loom one **diotriat** to **mother** distriot, **by** the oounty **su~orintendant** of tba aounty Ia whloh the okild **reaidss** at the **tlma** or tha trantiar,.the state Departcisat of Eduoatfon sballauthorize the itate Treasurer to pay 0~4~2 dlraaatlyths par oaplta appcrrtlonment, in indepxident districtsor five hundrsd (500) or mor4 sosolastlc population, to the distriat to nhioh ruoh ohlld 1s tranafierr4d1 aab in a:1 ottror dlrtrlots,**?&** oouaty **auprintsnCe~t:ts, to**  be paid **by** h&n to the masp4OtlV6 di&rlots towhloh such children aXa tracsf6W3d~ provided, A0 trar~refshall be mada
after august 1st."

In Sloaoub vs. Camsroa Indapssodeat So&o1 Dlstrlot, lla Tax. 268, 288 Z3.W. 1064, oertain scholastics were dw tracarerrsd iron &her schooldietriataor tks county to the Gaaieronfodepndent SchoolDistrlot. TU Sear6 or school trustsoa of the C4a4ron Independent School Dlstrlot **entered** an order rowiriq **t2446** pupils **to pay**  **tuition at**  **thi rat4**  0r **$50.00 g&r**  **year for**  high sot;001 **atubmts** and **$32.00 ror**  **stu** dent8 ln grades below the hi@ soho&, less tranofarmoney r6oOlV80. The hrthez of thsse pugi r4iu4d t.0 Ny the tul

### tion and instltu-,ed an a6tlcu.t

tc **restrain the**  school **board** from attempts to oolleat the amounts **allaged** to bc due. The ouurt hold that t.&ba

lndspandantschoolClstrlot**could** aharge tuition to **non-rbsideat** aaholastlar under Artlole 2760 or the Revis4d Oivfl Statutes, 19111 (whicharticle le **almost** lc%ntio& rith titlole 2696, **Vern3a** s AnnotatedCivil Statutes)ynd in the ooiurse0r it5 opinim said;

*It is our vleu tat the Legislature,la anaoting this artiole, did not intend to riquiraany indapendentsohool dlstriot in this **state** to 4&noate a saholsatioirae oi o.hsrge any longer thaa the **fxnds tramhwrcd**  rith suoh scholastla, would pap such pupil*8 proportionat part 0r the axpans 0r ogeratlng the sohoolaor such district. In other 

### rords;aa Lena;

as the statsapportisnzmtwil.1 oparate the mhool4 OS 4n ind4p6nit4nb district,the transrsr ppfl, whose stfrt4 apportionmentis 4140 **trawtsrred, ie**  not **reciuiretd to**  **pay** tultlon. **But,** when th4 aohoole oi an indepsndentdlstrlot must OOA**tlnue their**  term r1t.h a::ndy raised by local tar44 **levied** upon **proprty within**  **suoh diistriot,**  then the transrer puyil, a nonresident0r suoh distrlot,**mat** py a reasonable tultlon.*

## .861

Honorable **Xardlow Lane,**  Faso **4**

Por aa808 la aoaord soo Huok vs. Fublio ?rreo Schools **0r** 

### the **aity or**  **hiath,** 

### (c.2. A. 1927) 290 s.3. 1llayYufbO v's, Ugmay Dietriot Sohool Dlotrlot, (0. C. A. 1931) 98 S.3. (2d) Thas4 oas4o wara underArtial4 2696 or the aovissdCivil Stakes of 1925. see also the eaos or Lore v8. City 0r Dallas, 40 S&t. (2d) 20, **dooldod** by tbrr Sqwiao Court of ttils Stats on Uay 16, 1931, whoroln the oourt pointed outs

azor more thaa arty ymra statutes hare beem in 4rf44t prmlttltq tmOrOr0 **iron** ena rohool dlstrlot to another, aad 8mo ooaslaoratlen mu8t **be giVSn**  t0 the OOAStXWtiOA Or i&O COA8titUtiolr WhiOh ths raaotccent of these 8htute8 lmDllo4. Sin40 tho Conatltutiaq dose not g#rmlt the taxationoi the p+o~lo of a aohool dbtrlot **r0r** tho support'ofthat diatriot, 

### orooptupon a vote 0r tho 40914 0r the distrlat, it is not dobatablothat t go Loglsl.ature oomot oonrpel



### 058 district

to 

### uoo its fund* axi4 properties for the otuoatlonoi ooh4la8tlo8from anotherdistrict,wlthmt fust ooapensetion. Eonover, in view oi fho long ogorztlonof tkts tran6.f4r 8tatutos w b4lfave that whore a 8ohool dlttrlot has radltios **and** teaoharo la bfoooa of those nooossary ror it8 own aoholastioa, the 8tatO ha8 the powor to ro.;uir0 it to 4.04opttr0a0ror0 iraol anathsr di87 triot, but only upon tho pyE4At of tea8snabloocmpomation th4r4roro.

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**As 8tatod**  **in the**  Sloaomb oase, **supra,** *For ysaro and year8 the State DoparWnt of XduoAlja cinder the advfoe of the AttorneysGenaral of thir **StAt6,** has **ruled** that thin t&i**tiOA may**  **bs** ohargsd*. **fn 8UpMt**  Of **this SOGI**  **BiOnAbf. it&port**  of the Atttrlmey

Oenoral, SSlS-1920,page 499, Vol. 383, Latter O~lnlon p. 522, Vol. 367, Letter Opl~i~n, Page 36,. Opfnion to Wry B. Camp, dated Juno 18, 1937,Vol. 376 Letter OQ~A~OA.

Consecuently,it my **be seen**  that under thb authority **OS** .%rtlolo **2636, Yloaoinb**  **vs** . Cameron Independant School Oistrlat,aad Lava vs. City of iiallae, a ro8eivlng independent sohcml dlotrlotnot only has the right, but lb is its dut to o&loot a reasonable**tuition** fmn non-rosldontrohoh4 F9 08 s~ifrlolent

o ooi?qensat4

tha rooolving dlotrlatfor th8 rrbueation 0r tranrrerredaohola@tlo, uhaa transfer ftuxda rooeived ara not aufllolant+

The rarzai.aing

questionof what oonstltutosnrdaoonable viltion"was also **anower4d by**  Chief J*ustiao **Curotcm ia**  t&4 Love Gas0 aherrin he **said:**Xonomble ;%~USW Lane, Pats 5

=. . . lor the sann reason a sohccl dirtriot oamot be oaa~ellcd to render a saroloe to a 11011- resiesnt 80h0148tio r0r less than 4 reasc5able tultian fee. 3aoh &a atteqt on the part of the b36iSl4tiU6to thus 005ileC4tCi $hr property of its taxoamrs would not ba a lssfiitLB%te us4 oi aoh a

It is tharefom *&a 0plnLir of this Departssntand yw are reopuotf~llyadvised that 4 maeivi~ Independent sob01 cibtrict mayohargo 0.ri+assnzble fmmit 40 tuitlor to a nonresiiert soholastiotransfsrred ta suoh dlstrlotfrron a oomcm aohcol Cistriot; that in detsr&i~ a masunablo t..ltion or oospxmatloa for the eduontion of the sotiolastio in question, LW olezant enterlag into tha coot of the 50h0=31 syc;tem OT the expu~?& of lts malntenanar should be exoluded;and iiaally t&t we are in gcaseselcm of nc i4oL.o i&Laz wculd lndloats that the pro rated oost OS fdntainizg tha Cwmron hds3adent soho Dlstrlat, less transrarmney **reoaived** rsuld be umesmnable oompensatloa or unr~sonab;Le tultlon 44 to the soholaaatl0 in g~6stliua.Ldesd, Lt waild semi that this sannar of detemlnlug the tdtlon for the saholastlo is a dellbmkta atteqt to follow t&a diraotiinsOS the LQTS 04~4. 

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