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STFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

OROVKR SLL‘LRI AUSTIN 

rlyroruri OmdL”.L 

Wxmbla I;oyall R. Watkinr, Frerldant 

stt:x L;oard of &lucation Of Torea 

.bJAn, Texna 

CI ?I- Ar: 

State Toxtbcok 

tko, to make a 

on l applaamntary 

your lsttor of raornt 

uertloar hrrrlaaitar montlonrd. 

order that proper ocaridrratlon oen be givao them 

books, the Board has heretofore appdntrd a Comnlttes krown as tha Standerdlzatlon Commlttrr or 

zpeolal Cormittes, WhlOh is COmpO8rd Of teachlra, 

supervisors and school administratora from variour 

sections or the Stata 0r Texas, to assist thr 

aoord end the Tsrtbook Advisory Comnittee ia 

-king au& study ,of seld booka. 
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goncrabls Zoyall 8. Katkina, Pago 2 

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“Thle Cowxlttsr has worked diligently for 

the pust several make, having oom to Austin at 

its mn eXp13M fOT tW0 UWtingtI, 011a Or WhiOh 

leatvd r0r two dayr. So far the work or the Corn- 

.zltter and ltr reoonnuendatlona am most brnrflolal 

snd helpful to the Board and the hxtbook Adtlsorg 

Comltteo, and the Board derlrrr to hare It aontlnua and oosplatr ita work. 

Tou will obesrre Artlolr 2842, with mrsranor 

t,o tha work of the State Board of Eduoatlon, provides, among other thin&r: 

;~seoona sentenor thereor) 

Beforr making any change In the 

:doptad’s&r, however, thr Coumlselon (BOW State 

Zosrd of Sduoatlon) ahall, upon thorough lnvostlgatlon, aatisif Itseli that a ohange i8 nraeerary ror 

the best interesta of tbr rohool ohlldren, and that 

suoh change 1s oonelstsnt with ilMnCla1 8conomy. 9 

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Therefore, the Board darlrrs to aubmlt to 

you the followlng~i queetionr iOr your oonaidoratlon 

and adrloe: 

"X0, 1. Can tiu State Board of Sduoatlon 

use a reasonablr mm of mo~p to be paid out 

of thr Textbook Fund to defray thr axponssir 

of both thle Speolal or Standardleation Corn-- 

mitt&r as ~11 an tbm Stato Textbook AdvlsOrp 

Committea, to make 8 careful study oi supplrnsntary readere and textbooks as to proper 

placsmentr, rsllatlng, rto., and make suggertlons and rooomenaatlone to the Board psrtainIng to th¶ ea!na? 

*Plaass bear in mind that no salary will be 

paid to any member or thr rsspeotlvs oo!nmIttea8 - 

only actual expenses in oonnsotlon with thr 
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ilonorabls Royal1 R. G'atklns, pags 3 

zeo8assry work, ln?rstlgatlon and various dutl88 

required to in8k8 ths study of ths books in qusstlon, and the work will bs solsly for the purpose 

0r aiding ths Board In ths srlaotlon or tartbooks 

for ths pub110 sahools. 

"NO. 2. xi you have answrrsd thr flrst qwstlonmha aitlnnstlts, then can tha Board rrlm3~18 ths mombsrs of this Stsndardlzatlon Cormalttos 

ror Its aotual and nsosssary sxpsnsss Incurred In 

Its work lnoldsnt to its two mortlngs held during 

the months 0r April and my, 19441 

nu. It 18 the purposs or the Board to 

have such eotual end neosssary sx;snss eooounts 

rcndarad to it by m8emb8rs of this Comitt88 ror 

thr Board's 8xaalnatlon and spprovali. th8rsfors - 

oan touohsrs rOr suoh aOOOtmt8 be lsSU6d by tb 

ComptroLler and paid by ths Stat. Trsasursr upon 

the order and approwl by ths State Board OS 

3duoa tlon? 

The. pertinent Artlslss of thr Civil Statutes govsrnlng tho nmttsrs inquired about or6 as iollowst 

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vhs rssmbsrs or tha Stat. Board of Xduoation, 

oreatrd by this Aot (Arts. 2675b-1 to 2675b-10, 

V. A. C. S.) , shall bo paid Tsn Dollars par day 

whsn in aotual attendancr upon Board Ms8tlngs, 

and shall be 8ntltled to aotual travsllng and other 

nec88sary sxpsnsrs lnourrsd In ths dlsohargs of 

their duties. Saoh member shall take th@ Constltutlonal oath of 0rm8.~ Artlols 2675b-10, V.A.C.S. 

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"said Board of ;5duoatlon shall op olnt a 

Textbook Cornmitt to bs oompossd Or f P w neatbars, 

goch oi whoa shall be an ex~erlsncsd and eotlve 

l<ucntcr. sng,amd ln tsechlna. in the Dublic schools 

in raxas, and it sbsll be the duty of said Textbook 
ticnorsble Royal1 R. Xatkins, p8go 2 

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iomlttee, to examine the books subolttrd for 

ndoption and mak8 their rroommeQdatlons In 

witi* to aaid State Board of Education mla2i-m to the trsohablo value Of ths books sub- 

.lltted respsotlvrly. The Textbook Coemlttee, 

;rovldod for herein, shall hold their meetings 

;,hare and When the eaid Stat@ Board Of Sduoatlon 

shell determine and shall roosits the same COPpenaatlon as the msmbers of ths State Board of 

3ucatlon ne providsd for in Seotlon 10 of this 

Act (Art. 2675b-10, V. A. C. 8.. above quoted). 

:%e quallrlcations as pmacrlbed fbr members of 

.;tafe 3oard of i5ducatlon in Seotlon 2 of this 

.ict (Art. 2675b-2, 7. A. C. 9.) shall app$y to 

~28 Textbook Oonmlttee provided for horeln.W 

irt. 2675b-5 (f), V. A., C. S. 

“The State Taxtbook Commiaslon shall no 

IonTar ms8t or function after the takiw stfaot 

cf this Aot (Art. 2675b-1 to 2675b-101, end the 

2utlss hsretorora devolving bp law upon the State 

Tdxtbook Cotnmlssion shall be performed by tha 

?tate 3oord of 3duostion, mated by this Aot, 

. . . * Art. 2675b-5(s), V. A. C. S. 

Artlolo 2RL2, V. A. C. S., oontains, among others, 

the following prorlslonr 

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~Baroro amking any ohsngr in ths adopted serlos, 

however, the Coauslss~on (now state Board of Eduoation 

by virtue oi the provialons oi Art. 2675b-5 (a), 

partly quoted above) shall, upon, thorough Invsotigstion, satisfy i:.self that a ohenge is neoessory for 

t& beet intereota of the sohool children and that 

suah chfmge ta consist&nt with rlnanolal ~conomy~~ 

:Ithin the scope of the rorsaoing statutory proP~OIO~S, it is obvious that no authority, dither axprsased 

or ~:~~iisd, exists for defraying expanses of suoh Speaial or 

.:t.>z,:nrdlz:ation Comzlttas referred to in your communl~ation. 

iiall;her bape we discovered any other statute whloh authorizes 

3uch 3xgensas. “he functions of suoh comnlttee are provided 

fsr hy 4xlstlra law. Suah runotlons are to be exercised by 
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..;norzola aogell ii. Zatklna, paua 5 

m3 Teztbook Cozunlttae, created by the Stat.@ Board or 

;duoatlon as required by Art. 2675b-s(f), V. A. C. S., thr 

mzbers of rbioh shall raoa 1~ the aomponaatlon a8 tbrrsin 

yrvzlded. 

Of oouraa, lt ir pwmlarlbla ior thr State Board 

of .:duoatlon to soak advlor aud aounsal horn othrr l o ur o ea , 

.?uch 30 teaohms, aupervlaora, aohool admini8trator8, and 

the iitate Suparlntandrnt ot Fubllo Inetnaotion, vlho la exofficio Ssoretary of aaid aoard. Uowewr, In the abaenoe 

2: ststutory authority, suoh adrlca and oounsel muat be fur- 

::kmd, ii nt all, without e~psnoa to tha state. 

Your quo&ion No. 1 ia theraforr answarad in the 

:o:.~3tlva. 

In view of tha rorrgolz& your other quastiom 

raquira no ammwa. 

Yours vary truly 

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