OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

HonorrEle 1. A. Wood8 

Stat6 Superintendent of Publlo Inatruotfon 

Auath, TWa8 

Daar 81~: 

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 tranaII orphan8 home or 

IU.A~ 8ohool.e" 

opinion Ho. O-762 that 

iat OPphana&a in woo0 ra01 Dlatrlet a a d that l mh 

are l ntltled to reselva a publio frao 

a aohoola maintalnbd by tha Waao fnutaet, 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 aoholaatlo population bracketa oi the aahool diatriobm uhioh an 
Eoaorablr L. A. Wood*, P8ga 2 

to reoeive banerlta under tha Aot. said eootlon r ea d8 l e 

rollowb t 

nSaotloa 1. ?oholaatlo Populatlon Of The 

Dietrlotr Otate rid wider the provlnlo~e of thlb 

Aot shall 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 ma er eteU 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 maximum llaltatlona be to l oholaatlo 

ula titop o n l llglbllit~ haraia rat forth shell 

popnot appl 

trio: w4 i oh in nine 

for rn~ ty a 

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 

IN l inapt rm0 bm 61taiwr ba0iba8i0 rrqtipewnt mad (IPO rligiblr toor 814 ior odlf one tarohor unleee l gaogrephierl brrl+r ‘naooroltater 

the opbreblon 0r two sohoole rdp the neJna moo 

In amid dlrtrlot, l uo h 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 budgl $bry need thorofbr, all other dirtriotr 48~11~ 

lbbb thrn maid mUdmum boholabtlo 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 l ortaln l xoeptioar . In other word8 the population raqulremont lb one 0r 
Honorable 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,~a dibtriOt mat have a l o&labtio populatloa 

0r rrcm 20 to 500 or ,lt met ooab rlthin 0110 0r the l XOOptiona 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 OUP opinion that this f8OtOP d1bqualifi.r maid dibtPlOt, 

ad it 18, therefore, not ontitled to raoolrr aid undo? t40 

Ao* r0r It8 raaldsnt bo~olaatlbb. Opinion Ho. 04705. 

Wo hale rlao given barIoua oonaldrratlon to the 

wording 0r thr baatIon providing top high 804001 tuition r&l. 

mt pUt,PdEtlng $0 pUpi rPOM $11 OrphbfIb' 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 (L dietriot OannQt ba tranrrrrnd “with P II” 

1100, 

8uoh distrlot, *~aDbfSPPOd into" a8 uaad in our mhool 

laws means tranaibrrad Sroza ow dlatrlot or oountf into an0-r dlatrlot or oottnty, Artloler 2695-2699, ~OFnOlt’b Anaotata4 Citll Statutes. Ia t40 rooond .plaoo. you will not Iso 

t&t t&m 0b0T0 quote6 pPOTiOiOEl roads thbt tuition ald Oh11 

b@ gPM:Od *M rbOT0 806 OUta. The art Of sOOtiOn 1 Of 

A~tlolo IV uhioh proordas 8~04 prOTim P 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 more than firs (5) months tultlon 80 paid tor an7 one pupil on the oenau8 roll 
Honorable L. .A. Wxxlo, Page 4 

ior l ny on. oohool year. Elrsh sohool tuition 

shall b@ Ddd 46OOrdine to thr DrOVi8iOllE or ifOUS4 

Ill R . 158. denma Lmm. Rmulrr !?m~slon, ?ortyfourth~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 tuitio00n ih0t0frd 0rl 4n thm~ a i0tr m0, 

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. ~000ttinl 0~ h00r100 r usintg o 80000p t dd 

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. 158 rovoelr 

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 

oxvhrno go. Its io our oplnlon that the ~prorlsloa o? payment 

Ot tuition aid *a8 above wt ~wt* l hhorlooo ouoh 

ly *her e l pupil. io transfsrrad frola ODO dlotrlot f 

rpent 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 

rOuld ooter l trensfor Of ohlldrc~~ iron an orphonrge from 

am dlstrlot to another. 

Ot otatutory aonotruotlon. 

Such rul* Io 8x8 l 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 

Xn view of tha foregoing you are rrspeottiully adthe ‘Ye00 Indopondent ?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 that the 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 OF TXXAS