OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eon.L.A. Woodr 

f&at. 3upulntu6oat 

Dop~Haont of .f6aut1on 

htatfa 11, Texu 

DouBfn Oplnlon Ho. O-6970 

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YOU have slsc given ua the further Information th6t 

the sohoola In question have 9-month terms; thati the oloime 

nfll be filed rOr If Eonthe or half or the aohool term and 

that none or said olalm will exceed the aleount or $50.0~ per 

l oholaetlc. YOU haps further etated thbt suoh expenses are 

in all reapeats proper expense8 und6r the Aot and it ia pour 

deelre to arprove suot olalms hke later tom drake a rinei 

paPent III 1916 alter sai2 hohools mke t'rslr flnel reports 

end oleim for expenses sneer the Act. 

sections 2, 3 nnd 4 0r bticlt 11 or sonut ~311: 38, 

Ic9th Legislature or Texas, read na rollo~: 

Y&o. 2. It Ia further provided that to be 

eligible for aid under the provfalone or this 

Aot, the school Oistrlct establishing end maintaining speoIal olasecs ror exceptional ohirdrsn 

Aust rile with.the Xvialon or ZpecIal Sduoation 

ixi the State Separtcient of Lduontion on or before 

Septaber 1.e.t or aaoh aohool yecr, on rams SUP 

&shed by the Ztite i%partmnt of &uoatIon, a 

tentative budget oonteining the antioipated expond1txu-e~ M EU& special clet3ses. On or before 

July 15th of eaO!i school year, aach school alatrlot malntalning speolel olaesas ror exceptlone 

children shell make a betailed, aocurate finanoial 

reoord or all &meys paid out by It ror mlntecanoe or these oles6e.s; em5 such tlnenoiel rsoord 

ohall be subjeot to the approval of the State 

Superintendent of Fubllo Instruotlon. The tqitatlve 

budget and all rorm riled with the Stete Departsent or SUuoetloo nurt be 6wom to by the oowty 

Suporlntendent end the Stiperiritendent or hi1~2Ipal 

of the oohoo: a&king and filioq said foms. 

*sea. 3. It 1s rurther provided tbet in order 

to qualify for retibureemmt, the dlstrlct roust Include in ths mceipts of lte budget B sum not less 

than the total per capita cost of educating said 

exceptional children w30 are to be taui+t In sPecIa1 

oleesee. me state Treasurer and the 3tate Department or Xducatlon are hereby authorlied to PW dtbin the limits set forth in .Qotion. 1, hrthl* 5, to 

the local Board of Xduoatlon of the mhool dI5trIcte 

eetablishlq and maintaInlog speol~~ Olfm~~ for 

exceptfocal otlldren, nOt R~~ than the dlfrerexm 

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bstween the par oaplta oont of Instruotlon and 

l qulpnent ror the normal ohlldren or 

3 

at dlstriot in 64 oorrospoadIng gr648 or 8~ d sohool 

distrlot, and the s~u6~ prr oa Ite o&t r"~- 

wind to par teaohsrs* uages an i the ooai 0r 

Sp eo iil ~nia ~~ p r wldo d th a t no l x o o ss o o st 

Skull k *id tar sohool bolldln~s, prssisss, 

or plsnt. 

-8.0. 4. Failure on t&m put or the sohool 

distriot to prepera and oertify -1tr report of 

01&ts for the l x0ess o o st or 06utt6ting .roq - 

tlonal.shlldrsn to tba State Daputmont or xauoatian on or btiom July 15th of an7 mar, and its 

fiilurs thenafter to prepare and oertifr bush 

r~pti to the State Dspartmsnt sf Edualtlon within 

ton (10) 448 aftar noafpt of notise oi sush delinqusnoy son% to it by the State Departmsnt of 

Ebuc#tion, by ngIster&d smL1, 8hell eoastltuts a 

fortolturs by t&s sshool dlstrlot or Its right 

to ,ba nLPrbtmo6 by ths 8tata for thk sxooss 

oost oi sdusstlsg sxaoptlonsl shildren3or suoh 

you. w 

Saotlon 1 or Artlola V of aid Senate Bill 38 made 

68 r0iia88 

*b-t. v. Allooi&tlos and Approprlstlss. 

-5oetion 1. Ihe l proprlatlona zaadr under 

ths prmlslopu ot this ip ot uid subssquat wproprl&tlellsan to be uaa4topa~ ss&ool .' 

dIstflsts,~sstabll~hln& snd aa&tainb& spsobl 

OlUS~S, ?b 0~88 OQSt Or iMtXYAOtin( 8Xooptional oblldrsn v&lob oost is owr sml abow 

th o 6~~8 o por oaplta mo st o f l duoati 

ehlldren e n tha rssp6atlw ~sohool dlstr T ate. 

llOrrU1 

This 

a-at. l so*ss oost shall ba.alloaatad ror gaymant or tssohus' selarlss, iaslud~ 8OrractiW 

teacrhing, suoh as lip rsadZn& spsssb OOrr*OtivO, 

sight oonsorvstion and oorrrotlw hoaltb habUs: 

soholastlo." 

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