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3%. Cwx3~ng3' 16ttC2, rarE?:Yea to in your 

.oo~icp,tion, atdxs that 1:: Bumin Connty a nubcr 

of children living,: w1thi.n the Ststb or Texes sze out 

dff froia.thc ad:ools in t61o Stn.te. by.the' p6d 2iVw 

on3 thd thoro.nro.no croasi.n~.8 on:the liver. ot‘a 

.point thrtt ~411 enable then.to etten3 sohool in 8 

9~6~23 6~3h~~31~a~~t7i~t. Aftlclo 2699a V.A.C.S. Provides: 

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'%iy &la whd ~oulfi be enntitl3d to atteila 

pubig0 BO;ICOI 0~ .311y aimice tbt mG On 

tha b02a& O~.Louisin,ln, i;‘mlsss~ Okl3bor;3 

sna X6w z6xico 31~7 .-do xay fina lt mor6. 

oonv6nietit to ;tEena tk r?Ublic echo01 in: 

a..aistiict or a cOucty 03, da st:dc CO+ 

tigllous to-s3i.a arotriot in T&X33, my hGV6 

the.Stnte and Coudy pm cagitn appor?Sonncnt of the AvailaXc school FuM pei&to 

scia aistriot in snid State and nsj hsve 

aaaltional.tuitlon, if necessary; paid by 

thk dis%rict of his xcsl~eaco on sugh tc;rxs 

afj my be agree& upon b6tw6ezthe. trusteesoftthe reo'eivfng aistkict end the trtistees 

or the district or residence o? such child 

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aubj,eot to t&o approve1 OP tho Cosznty Superi, .;: 

lntenaent an.? the Comty Boerd.oP Trustees . . 

of ,the T-as distr$ot ma comty; p20yiasa;: 

th~at. the restrictions tif tho Texas. Statutes .-: . 

sksll apply..to .the amount pati ror.high .: ,-~ : . 

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..Ai.wi &ilerstfma-%hi$ i.ucuirJ;. you &k rtist ., 

Mwthti; ~umler Arti& 2699a ths Con$.roller Is .diredtea 

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to'*issue warrants age.lhst the avai.L~bl$.schobl fund myable%0 &.ohool~districts or so$ool ill;stitutkom loosted .~. 

outsId- of the State or.Texns, ena .lr the $rtlcle.s~. 

provides Khethcr.it.1~ vblia tiaor oo~stitdtional'~l5dta~ 

ti&g. As 'de rt%ed~Artiole 2699a; sarpa, it.does not pro-~ 

,Via6’riOI! the issuance.by the Coqtroller Of warrants 

'agaiu,qt the'Avallablo Sshool Pwa payable to-eohool . '. 

alstrigis oiltjsiao of th6 State or Texas 37%2&h are 

stt~aea by 6hiiaren'~iho h3ve trsnsferrea tidex thb proi 

visloae of thati -stat,ut& The ststcte noroly provides 

a methQ&ror the trensrer'or suoh students and- authkizes. 

the pciymht O$ the atlou& Of their pal! CG~ appO&?tlo4? 

nent to the receiving district, aithout speoif'ylqg the. 

?roceaure~for making such pay&,-. -t alla speOirio3lly without 

amding that the Coqtrollcr shall ?ake p*yn&t to'tiie , 

reocitin=. echool. 

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i&e cmiptrollck i0 authorizsa to is&2 . 

~rrsnts .in distributioti of the Ststa Av&lsblo Sohool 

Fmas ,&yable ‘only to those comity or n&o01 distrS.ct 

depositories which. have qualified a8 such 840&e: the 

13;:~ 0r ttiii6 sw6. Attic% 2663, I?. c. 6. 1925; 

orticlse 2758 et EC*, , V. .L C. S. ‘&Wrad.s pQ9bl8 

to school orgnnfzstims out&de of the Stute clesrly 

81~ unauthorisefi in tkc lisht, or those statutes; sna, 

*. as tkey:ware d.esi~ncd to protect the public schoo$ 

funds 0r t.his 3t9te fro3 lo3 f .OT ~~~3utimriz5a slrpcaaitur;t:, 

it should not be ~resuma that tte l.e@slrtme intended 

. to change .or alter their provisims in the enactzazlt of 

statutes nob expressly purporting to do so, unlos.s .thst 

intention Is expr~s@ cle$rly. 

You &e. therekor’e &la& that Iri OUT ‘opini&; 

the Comptroller Is not .autkorized ti.aer Artidle 2@ja, . 

supra, to aran warivmts iu aif3tr~~uti0~ : 0r the’ ,stet e 

Avaflnble So&o01 PuaUs payable to or in. favor. of stihobl 

&&dots locste.a.yi+out the botiam'iec,of !he +t&e.of 

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