OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Hon. T. H. Triable 

First Aer't State SuperIntendsat 

Stats Zmpartment of Education 

Austin, Texas 

Dear 3irr opinion Bo. O-5814 

8 been received and 

carefully considered 

request ae r0li0v8r 

e quote Sroa your 

th Legi elature, 

shall expire and 

the expiration of %at Portion of the 1aV POierred to above?” 

1925, 

Zknate Bill 192, 39th LeRlelrtun of fox@., 

(codflied ae ht. 2889a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil 

Statutea) reads a3 folloVrl 

%ELATINO TO TBJ 18SUARCR OF FIR91 

WADE CERTIFICATE8 TO TUCBPRR. 

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“An Act provldfng for pexieanent flrat grade 

certltlcatea; provlding Sop the emplo7- 

mat of teachers vho have been engaged 

four years fn teaching a apeclal aubject, vithout requirJ.ng that the7 beve 

certificates; providing for the laauanca 

o? emergency certliic8ter; providing 

for the laauance of permits to teach 

hradea; making this Act cumul*tire of 

uthor 1~s~ repealing all lava and parts 

of lava in oonflict hcreVithJ and 

declaHng an emergeno7. 

“BE IT SSJJACTJSD BY TBP LbDISIAWRIE OF TEE STKTE 

O? TRxA8: 

%EcTIOH 1. An7 person vho for 81x 

y&r or more &a been the holder of a State 

tlrat grade cartlflcate or its equivalent and 

vho cur.furniah evidence of aucceaaful axperlence ln teaching In the public achoola for 

8J.x or more aeaalona subsequent to September 

1, 1910, shall be entitled to receive a State 

psmaenent first grade certificate. 

"sac. 2. An7 person vho has been engaged 

Fn teaching a special subject ¶.n the public 

schools for a period of four years and vho baa 

been amploped to teach the said subject during 

the lbat three years prior to September 1, 

1925, shall be exempt from tha requirement to 

hold a teacher’s special certlflcete so long aa 

he or she contLnuea to be employed to teach 

the same aubjecta: provided that an7 person 

vho has bwn engaged In the teaching of music, 

or vrltlng and dravLng ln the public aahoola 

of Texas for ten yaara shall be exosapt fro= 

the present lav and be given a life certlrlcate 

in that aubjeot. 

“sec. 3. An7 teacher t&o l ppllea for a 

Texas teacher’r certificate on ccbdentlalr troa 

uaother state ~7 be granted b7 the State 3uperlntendent an emergency certificate valid for 

four months, vhile the reaord la be%ng oompleted, 

prior to determlngag the kind end cl888 of certl- 
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llcate, I? an), to be Issued to tha applicant. 

The applicant shall be required to p87 the 

same fee for the laauance a? on emergency certlficete as la required b7 1~ to be paid on 

appllcatlon for other teacherta certl?lcatea. 

%ec. 4, Any person vho la l rplo7ed to 

teach any trade or induatr7 111 the pub110 

aclmola ma7, upon l ppllaation to the State 

Superfntentlent, signed b7 the ujorlt7 o? the 

board of truatra of the aahool doalrlng his 

services, be issued a temporary permit to teeth 

said trede vlthout belly required to hold the 

l peclal cartlilcate prescribed br 1ev1 provided 

that no penaft ma7 be granted ior a longer term 

than tvo.fsare end provided further that the 

fee ?or Issuing meld permit shell be the aaae 

as la requlred b7 lav ?or the Issuance of 

teacher18 certl?lcatea. 

%eC. 5. Tha provlaIona of this Act are 

Wmulatlve a? the lava nov in foroe regulating 

the lrauence of taacherta certl?icatea and 811 

lava end parts o? lava in conillct vlth the 

ProvlaIona expressed hereIn are hereb7 repeeled. 

“38C. 5. The importance o? thla Act and 

the fact that there are mom teechara thomughl7 

qualL?ied, who have been teaching for awre then 

ten years, end heve not been required b7 lav to 

obtain certlflcatea, and that it la to the lntereat of the public schools OS the State that such 

teachsea amy be re-omplo7ed, create an emergenc7 

Md fnperatlvm public uoeaaity requiring the 

aUapenalon o? the conatltutlonal rule requIri.ng 

bills to be red on three consecutive days In 

each Rouse, end It la there?on here l na o tul that 

Bald rule be and hereby la suspended end t&t this 

Act shell be In force and effect fror end after 

its passage. 

“(Not..- The onrolled bill ahova that the 

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foregoing Act passed the Senate, no vote glvanr 

parati the HOUW, 87 yeas, 20 naps). 

l &proved April 2! 1325. 

nEf?eotlvo ninety i90 da78 a?ter adjournment." 

Senate Bill 18, 48th Leglalature of Texas, 1943, 

(codl?led as Article 28&a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil 

Statutes) reti. as ?ollwar 

'scHooL TxACHxRb - 8FNofAL CERsImXTL8 

CHAPTER 379 

s. B. 10.18 

"An Aot.emendlng Article 28898 of the Rwlaed 

Civil St&tutor a? 1925, relet&q to the 

Issuance of Special Certl?lcatea, and 

declaring en emergency. 

"BE IT EMCTE'D BY TRB ~ISLATURE OF TRE 5TATEOF TEXAS: 

"S*ctlon 1. That Article 2889e of the 

Revised Civil Statutes a? 1925 be amended 80 

aa'to hereafter read as foilova: 

"'Article 2889a. 3poial Cortl?lcate, 

"'(1) Any person vho for tour pears or 

more has been the holder of a State First OraAe 

Certificate or its equivalent, and vho can furnish 

evidence of aucceaa?ul experlenoe in teaching in 

the public schools of Tour for six or more 

aeaalona aubaoquent to September 1, 1910, shall 

be l ntltled to receive a State First Onde Certlflcate or its equivalent valid for three pars. 

The provlalona of sub-pamgraph 

a? thIa Act end cub-paragraph (1 \ 

l), Sectlti 1, 

of Section 1 

only, ehall uplre and be of no fumtbr force ubd 

effect a?tar 8eptuber 1, 1945. 

"'(2) 4 person vho ha been engeged in 
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teaching a special subject in the public school for 

a period of four pars, mad vho has been employed to 

teach the said subject during the last three years 

prior to September 1, 1925, ahall be exempt froa 

the requlrment to hold a Teacher*8 Special Certlflcete so long as ahe or he eoatlnuea to be empla7ed 

to teach the same BUbjOOtBJ provided thet ens peracua 

vho ha been eageged In the teaahlng a? music or 

vrlting and dravlq in the public aohoola of Texas 

for tea years ahU1 be uompt ?ror the prerent l&v 

mad be given a lI?o oorti?loate in that subject. 

“‘( 3 1 Any teaaher vho applies for a Texar 

Teaoher a Gertl?icato on credeatlala from maother 

state BAT be granted b7 the State Buperlatemdeat ea 

emergency oertl?Icata valid for four months, vhlle 

the mcolid Is being completed, prior to aeteminlng 

the kSn4 aad class of eertlflcato, if eny, to be 

laauad to the applicant. 2he applicant shall be 

required to pay the same r00 for the laauaace 0s an 

amergenc~ certl?lcate as 81 required bf lav to be 

paid on appllcatlon for other teacher’s certlflcatea. 

” ‘(4) Any person vho la rplo~ed to teach 

my trade or industry ln the pub110 l ohoola mq, 

upon appllcatlon to the gtate Superintendent, 

algned by the majority of the board of trustees or 

the school dealrlng his services, be issued a 

tempoluf permit to teach meld trade vlthout being 

required to hold the apeclkl oertl?lcate prescribed 

by lav; provided that ao pernit may be granted for 

a longer term than tvo pars and provibed ?urther 

th a t tb fee for ia a ulng l ald parmlt shall be the 

same as Is roqulmd b7 l&v for the issuance a? 

teacher’s certI?Icatea. @ 

%ec. 2. Tb provlalona o? this Ac-t are ouNlatlve of tits lava 001 la ?ome regulatlry the 

Iaauauee of toacbr’a eertl?laatea awl ill lava end 

parts or lava in oon?llet vlth the provlalona upmaaed 

bamln am hereby npealod. 

“&a. 3. The fact that tin P-Bent Act provides 

for a teackmr to have bea tb lmlder of a First Ore&e 

Certl?loata far l lx years or llore, anatoa an emergemy 
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end en imperative publla necessity that the Constitutional Rule, requiring bills to be reed on 

three several days, be, dd the acme la hereby 

suspended, and this Act shall take effect and be 

in force rm bud after its paaa~e, and it la so 

en&c ted. 

“Passed the Senate February 2, 1943: Yeas 

25, Bays OJ April 8, 143, Senate re?'uaed to 

concur In Xouao uenUaamta and requested a paintmont of Conference CamIttwJ April 13, 1 sp 

Xouaa granted mqueat; #Ia7 11, 1943, Senate 

3, 

adopted Conference Coulttoa RapOPtJ Yeas 25, 

Ra~a OJ passed the House, April 7, lH3, vlth 

amendaentr: Yeas 114, Rays 01 April 13, 1943, 

House grinted request of 8aziate for appointment 

of Conference Conmltteal May 10, 1943, House 

edopted Conference Committee Report b7 a viva 

vote vote. 

“Approvad Xa7 17, 1943. 

"Bffective 90 days after Nu7 11, 1943, date 

of adjournment." 

We construe 8. IL 18, aupra, as a repeal a? 8ectiM 

1 of 3. B. 192, aupra. Ue sea nothing In 9. B. 18, l up r a which , 

voU1d fadlcete t&t the Leglrlature Intended to mere17 l uapend 

3eCtlon 1 or 9. B. 192, during the life of sub-paragraph 1 

o? Section 1 of 3. B. 18, aupra, lnrtead of repealing meld 

Section 1 of said 8. B, 192. 

It is our opiniua that b. B. 18 of the 58th Leglalatu~, 

l PDra, clear17 repealed %&ion 1 of 8. B. 192 of thm 39th 

klalatun. aopra. 

‘0 x- 192, 

It la our further opinion tht nelthor Seation 1 0s 

mpra, nor sub-par- (1) O? Seation 1 of 5. B. 18, 
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nupra (mb-paragraph (1) of Sectlon 1 of 5. EL 18 hrvhg axplred 

on E&pteabar 1, 1945) 18 ln &fact at.thls time. 

Very truly pour8 

APTORREY OESERAL OF TEXAS 

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