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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;oardof &lucation OfTorea .bJAn, Texna CI?I-Ar:

State Toxtbcok 

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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, WhlOhis 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 itsmn eXp13M fOT tW0 UWtingtI, 011aOr WhiOh leatvd r0r two **dayr.** So far the **work** or the Corn- .zltter andltr reoonnuendatlona am mostbrnrflolal snd helpful to the Board andthe hxtbook Adtlsorg Comltteo, and the Board derlrrr to hare It aon**tlnua** and oosplatr ita **work.**

Tou will obesrre Artlolr 2842, with mrsranor t,otha **work of**  the State Board of Eduoatlon, provides, amongother thin&r:
;~seoona sentenor thereor)

Beforr makingany 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

. . .Therefore, the Board darlrrs to aubmlt to you the followlng~i queetionr iOr your oonaidoratlon andadrloe: "X0, 1. Cantiu State Board of Sduoatlon use a reasonablr mmof mo~p to bepaid out of thr Textbook Fundto defray thr axponssir of both thle Speolal or Standardleation Corn-- mitt&r as ~11 an tbmStato Textbook AdvlsOrp Committea, to make8 careful study oi supplrnsntary readere and textbooks as to proper placsmentr, rsllatlng, rto., andmakesuggertlons androoomenaatlone to the Board psrtainIng to th¶ ea!na? *Plaass bear in mind that no salary will be paid to anymember **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 in8k8ths study of ths books in qusstlon, and the workwill bs solsly for the purpose 0raiding ths BoardIn ths srlaotlon 

### or tartbooks for ths pub110 sahools. "NO. 2. xi you have 

### answrrsdthr flrst qwstlonmha aitlnnstlts, then can **tha Board**  

### rrlm3~18 ths mombsrsof this Stsndardlzatlon Cormalttos ror Its aotual andnsosssary sxpsnsss Incurred In Its work lnoldsnt to its twomortlngs held **during** the months 0r April andmy, 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 aOOOtmt8be 

### lsSU6d by tb ComptroLler 

### and paid by ths Stat. Trsasursr upon the order andapprowl by ths State BoardOS 3duoatlon?

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

- vhs rssmbsrsor 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 whsnin aotual attendancr upon Board Ms8tlngs, and shall be 8ntltled to aotual travsllng and other nec88sary sxpsnsrs lnourrsd In ths dlsohargs of their duties. Saoh membershall take 

### th@Constltutlonal oath of 0rm8.~ Artlols 2675b-10, V.A.C.S.

. "said **Board** of ;5duoatlon shall op olnt a Textbook Cornmitt to bs oompossd Or f w P **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 Textbookticnorsble Royal1 R. **Xatkins,** p8go 2

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### examine the books subolttrd for ndoption 

### andmak8their 

### rroommeQdatlons In witi* to aaid State Board of Education mla2i-m to the trsohablo value Ofths books **sub-** .lltted respsotlvrly. TheTextbook Coemlttee, ;rovldod for herein, shall hold their meetings ;,hare andWhenthe eaid Stat@ Board OfSduoatlon shell determine and shall 

### roosits the sameCOPpenaatlon as the **msmbers**of **ths State**  **Board of**  3ucatlon ne providsd 

### for in 

### Seotlon 10of this Act (Art. 2675b-10, V. **A.** C. 8.. above quoted). :%equallrlcations as pmacrlbed 

### fbr membersof .;tafe 3oard of i5ducatlon in Seotlon 2 of this .ict (Art. 2675b-2, 7. A. C. 9.) shall app$y to ~28Textbook 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, amongothers, the following prorlslonr .- 

### ~Baroro amkingany ohsngr **in ths**  **adopted** serlos, however, the Coauslss~on (nowstate 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 wediscovered any other **statute** whloh authorizes 3uch 

### 3xgensas. “he functions of suoh comnlttee are provided fsr hy 4xlstlra law. Suahrunotlons 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 byArt. 2675b-s(f), V. A. C. S., thr mzbers **of** rbioh shall raoa1~ the aomponaatlon a8 tbrrsin yrvzlded. Of oouraa, lt ir pwmlarlbla ior 

### thr State Board of .:duoatlon to soak advlor aud aounsal horn othrr l our oea, .?uch30teaohms, aupervlaora, aohool admini8trator8, and the iitate Suparlntandrnt ot Fubllo Inetnaotion, vlhola exofficio Ssoretary of aaid aoard. Uowewr, In the abaenoe **2: ststutory**  authority, suoh adrlca **and** oounsel muatbe fur- ::kmd, ii nt all, without e~psnoa to tha state.

Your quo&ion No. 1 ia theraforr answarad in the **:o:.~3tlva.** In 

### viewof tha rorrgolz& your other quastiom **raquira no**  **ammwa.** Yours vary truly

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