OFFICEOF THEATTORNEYGENERALOF **TEXAS** AUSTIN

HonorrEle 1. A. Wood8 Stat6 Superintendent of Publlo Inatruotfon **Auath,** TWa8 Daar81~:

**Wa have**  reeelvad whiah po l

ak tha opiaion **oaptltonad question.**  nt upon the above

(Aotr 194l. 47th ror high aohool t iollana1 ont Rural hid Bill 8. Mb), provldaa II,reads in part ma

**tuition** dd aa Pup118 tranaIIorphan8 home or IU.A~8ohool.e" opinion Ho. O-762 that **iat** OPphana&a **in woo0** ra01 Dlatrlet a ad

that lmh are lntltled **to** reselva **a** publio **frao** a aohoola maintalnbd **by** tha **Waao**fn**utaet,** thrrofore, **ua are**  oonfront*d **with** ar the %IOO

bdapendent Sohool Dlatrleti oosae wlthln the tmwm of the Aot ea a dlatrlot entitled to **raoelve** aid.

$eotion I, Artlola I oi the Aob sata **out tha**  **aoho laatlo**  population bracketa oi the aahool diatriobm uhioh anEoaorablr L. A. Wood*, P8ga 2

to reoeive banerlta **under** tha Aot. said eootlon read8le rollowb t nSaotloa 1. ?oholaatlo Populatlon Of The Dietrlotr **Otate rid**  widerthe provlnlo~e of thlb Aotshall **be** dlatrlbutad in mush l my as to aaalat l ll aohool dietrlote whloh hsvr not rower **tlmn** tnnty **(20) nor**  aoro t&n ilro hundred (500) orlglnal l

maereteU

l oholaetlor within the ,gadea oleeel2la4 to k taughti rraal~ 2 la the dietrlot rrtor traorrerb out, and ooneoli &ted end/or rural hlg4 l ohoel distriot8 whioh hato en rvrrega oi not more than two hundnd (200) l oholartlor or l aoh orIgIna Urtriot oaapoalag tha ooaaolldatad **rad/or rum1**  high l ohool dlatrlot uaitj provided that the maximumllaltatlona be to l oholaatlo 

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### l llglbllit~ haraia rat forth shell popnot appl trio: w4 oh in nine

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P oi aid to any l ohool blr9) allra or **aoro** in length or oontalna rortr-eight (48) bquara **ml188** ot terrltory or more, provided thara la not looat~d In auoh dletrl?t an lnoorporatod oi8y or tam Iufing pulation of xwa~than thlrtpait huadnd t&) InRa,bItant8, aooording to thb lrbt proordlng I’mdorm COILIUI. Diatrlotr ralntrlnlng a bohool a8 homa an&bring 1088 t4aa ba werage or oao (1) rnoltrratod mholaetlo **,WP** rquan allo 

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inapt **rm0 bm**  **61taiwr ba0iba8i0**  **rrqtipe** wnt mad (IPOrligiblr **toor** 814 **ior odlf**  **one** tarohor 

### unleeel gaogrephierl 

### brrl+r ‘naooroltater the opbreblon 0r two sohoole rdp the neJnamoo In amid dlrtrlot, l uoh gaographIoi1 berrler to k drtrrrinrd by the 98rte ikparfrrat Oi IbhlOW tloa rubJeot to tha rpprerrl of the toIn kglslrtlto Adrlaory Oommittea. Ii they ma bhow **budg** 

### l **$bry** need 

### thorofbr, all other dirtriotr 48~11~ lbbb thrn maid mUdmumboholabtlo roqulMnt, l ball ba eligible for o@y t.uItIon end tranrportrtlon rid to tba n~araat SoOm.dltSd rohool on WIUmwatad boholartirr whoa0 (6radbe BP6 not taogtd In auoh **6I6trl0%~** ’ You will not& that onii thoib dIbtrIot8 lb104 hrtr not fanr~thau 26 **n&r** 8oro tb;ra $30 **OP1451ilal** ontamerotod boholabtlob are eligible for aid with three 

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. In other **word8 the**  **population** raqulremont lb one 0rHonorable L. A. Weodo, **Page** 3

the hOtOP whloh datarmiM What&BP 

### a ~04001 dlatriot may 

### reooivo aid.1 3uah raquiramant muat **br reud**  into all th othar provlalons oi the Aot to detarmlno whether the dlatrlot la 

### l liglbls
. This la olearl~ indloated by the rxorptlorrsumdo in sootion 1 lmnediatal~ iollmlng the 20-500 roqulrenant. In **other** worddr,~adibtriOt mat have a l o&labtio populatloa 0r rrcm 20 

### to 500 or **,lt met**  **ooab** rlthin **0110** 0r the l

**XOOp** tiona to. ba l

llgible. The Taoo Independent k?ohool Di8trlot hi8 0 SOhOibbtiO pOpUiatiOQ Or OtbT 11,ow 8040188thi8, Hid it doer not oome within either of. the thrao rroaptlona. It **18** OUPopinion that this **f8OtOP** d1bqualifi.r maid dibtPlOt, 

### ad it **18,** therefore, not 

### ontitledto raoolrr aid **undo?**t40 Ao* r0r It8 raaldsnt bo~olaatlbb. Opinion Ho. 04705.

Wo hale rlao given barIoua oonaldrratlon to the wording **0r** 

### thrbaatIon providing top high 804001 tuition r&l. **mt pUt,PdEtlng**  **$0 pUpi**  **rPOM** $11OrphbfIb'hOBIb**Pbadb** IS roiim8 I

pherio 8Oppu0aI.

It ib i+OrWMk~;~OOk4tndb(L b7 the FmOO Sohool Offioialr that *trmaf~rrad info” 84oyld be oonstruod to man *tranrierrOd withinn or trenai~rred into the dlbtrlot In ah@ rip8t Inatanm rran other reationb or the state OP other atatom when the ahlldran oame to the orphanage. With althar

**or** th.8. **OOUbtPUOtiO~b we**  oannot 8grW. In the rim a soholsatlo In (Ldietriot OannQt ba tranrrrrnd “with II” P 1100, 8uoh distrlot, *~aDbfSPPOd into" a8 **uaad** in **our** mhool laws means tranaibrrad Srozaow 

### dlatrlot or oountf into an**0-r** 

### dlatrlotor oottnty, Artloler 2695-2699, ~OFnOlt’b Anaotata4 Citll **Statutes.** Ia t40 rooond .plaoo. you will notIso t&t t&m 0b0T0 quote6 pPOTiOiOElroads thbt tuition ald Oh11 b@ gPM:Od *M rbOT0 806 OUta. The art Of sOOtiOn 1 Of A~tlolo IV uhioh proordas 8~04 prOTimP 00 roads **18** follow8: l 80~)0100 1. It I8 harebr l rprasbl~ protided that 8 aurrirlint arnwnt bs funds sll~crtod **bf** thir hot 8hbll ba used ror the pa7wmt of high **bOhOO3,** tuition not to rxooad **ROTOU DOllSPS**  and Mrtr Centa (yl.50) per pupil pr **month,** and in no lnetanoa shall morethan firs (5) months tultlon 80 paid tor an7 one pupil on the oenau8 rollHonorable L. **.A.** Wxxlo, Page 4

ior l ny on. oohool year. Elrsh sohool tuition shall b@Ddd 46OOrdine to thr DrOVi8iOllEor ifOUS4 Ill R
. 158. denma Lmm. Rmulrr !?m~slon, ?orty**fourth~J..agislatur~.** aa **amend&,** and bJeot b th ImItetiono snd r~striotlono proPidr?In thIs’*ot: In the event a raoolrlns **hiti** oohook has it8 budget balanoeb uith !%lary k3iii there shall ba &e&toted **troa** the Salary Aid grad of suah oohool any ~OUZI* 0r tuition

00ih0t0d

fr0rn l 4thm~ai0trm0, and all ouoh oollootlono ohs11 bo inoluded In the retentm oeotlon oi the State Aid applloetioi. Suoh revenuoo ohall lnoludo tha total tuition rooolrod for tho proooding l ohool mar b7 ouoh o&ool dlotrloto. Ia no wont ohrll l p .Sltry Aid ~01001 reoo1to tultlon al4 in anr amount uhioh, to&her with tha .?rlary **Aid** granted, l **xoosd** the **budgatarr** mod a8 indioatbd bltho **apprwdl** Stats **Aid** appllOltlono. ~000ttin~ l 0h0010

r0rusing

to8000pt

0dd approved **rats eo**  ths **maxlmua tiount**  **to** be ohargod shsll not be ollgIbls to r+oelrs Ctstm Sl& Wzool Tuition Aid ?unde.
. . .” (Emphaolo oupplled). It IO atstod that high l ohool tuition ohall ba paid rooordlng to tho prorlolona of Rouse Bill No. 158, **Aoto** 44th Log., R. 9. ha rxaalnatlon of **Row0** 8111 Ro. 

### 158rovoelr that ouoh hot aathorlmo tho trrtmfrr oi a high oohool 8tudent from hi0 home dlotrlot 60 8nothar dlotrlot Ron his grad0 18 not **tough!** id hia how dirtriot. The ho8 spm&o in termo Ot rooolrIng and 8etidLog WotrIdto fart a0 the Rural Aid Bill. Thooe prwlofono tiraoludb, ua think, my oolutruotlon *hioh would authorize paymont,to the ?froo Indopmdent !?ohool Dlotrlot of high rohool tultlon tar resldont ohlldron from the oxvhrnogo. Its io **our** oplnlon that the ~prorlsloa o? payment Ot tuition aid *a8 above wt ~wt* l hhorlooo ouoh ly *herel 

### pupil.

io transfsrrad frola ODO dlotrlot frpent onnto another Uotrlot, and not uhrro a rooldmt l oholootio’ of a 

### dietriot attends oohool ln hlo homo dirtriot.

The mason glroa by the moo 4ohool otilolalo ior the oonotruotlon whioh the7 plroo on tho **provision** in tho rule that **the** Loglslature will not ba preouwd to hato dono l ~AJJO~OOO

**thing,** l

**lnoo oven**  **without** suoh prorlolon the **Aot** 

### rOuldooter l 

### trensfor Of ohlldrc~~ iron an orphonrge from am dlstrlot 

### toanother. Ot otatutory aonotruotlon. Such rul* Io 8x8l lomont*ry rule **It** is al.06 an olomnhrry rule,Ronoroble L. **A. Woods,** Pago 5

howover’, that uhsrr the language uood lo olosr and anamblgaouo, thmo lo no neoosolty tor oonetruotlon. 39 TM. hr. 160. -
tlaod that Xnview of tha foregoing you are rrspeottiully adthe ‘Ye00Indopondent ?o&ol ~lstrlot lo not entitled to hlgh oohool tuition rid uader the Ziural Aid Law for ohlldron oi tho ibthodlot Orphanage of Eaoo who rttend tho ‘raoo publio sohoolo.

Ye do not doubt 

### thatthe Paoo Independent Cohool Dirtriot lo in ne*d of State rid in addltloo to tht par orplta apportionment whioh it noslroo ior the oduoatlon of ohildran fropl tho **orphmnagr.** Roworor, we bsltere that the 2ural Aid Law leads itself to **no** other oonstruotlon than t&s one uhloh us hare plaoed upon it. Very truly yours **ATTOBNBY**

CEZXERAL

OFTXXAS