Rprtl 27, 19490

Hon. R. E, P~offel~, Chafmmn Sdnelte conrmfttee

on ~ucstfon 51at LegfslrntuPe Austfn, Texae Opinion Bo, v-En30

Rea The effe,at

of H, Bo Ro, 691 obimgimgthe name of Sopth Texas State TeeOhemP College upon the Pfght of the College ts palaafpste In funde,p~ovfded

by the CofPegs BufPdfBgRmeBdment,

On behalf sf thEi

Sexmts CQa%tee 01% Rdueatf0n, you have submittedepcopy sf pmposed k&mm Bfll Ro, 691p **togetheP with**  **the fsPlowbg**  **~ue@ltfonses**

**“ 1.**  Would the e%iiar$fng of the name of an fxnstftwtdousuah aa that of M0rth Texas State Tee&em College (RF%, To Seotfon 179 Texas Conetftutfon~

to Wwth Texas Stx&e Collegedep~fve that fnetkftmti0n 6f &ha benefllta

ps-ovfded fn tbcConatftuth%ian Amendmentadopted A~lgrnet 23, 194741

'2. If Ecmse Bill Rio, 691 ishould

be passe% ahaugfngthe p~ame

of IcwtB Texas St&e Temhem College to **Wsrth** Texas State Cslllege,settfng up a sepsPa%eboEm3 of Fegelsts %nd dfvorofug fPs

fp0m the pxwaennt

tes0~rs eoflege system,weld $km ecdlegebe deppfvedof Mm benefit% fk would be @mBftPed $0 um$e!?&Lptfale 7,p Sea, B7o Texas Ccms%f'&aotfo~%Hon. R. 1. Proffer,Page 2 (V-813)

Tesahen (pollego

8s set out in Rotme Bill Ho. 691.”

Your letter etatee that the purpose of H. 8.' 691 is to separatethe Teachers College at Denton from the Tea&era College Sgetem by setting up a new Board of Regents aud ahmglug the name of the oollege to llorth Texas State Colleg6.

The bill as dzwm, hoWever,purport@ in substame to abalfrh the R@th Texas St&e TeachepB'Oolloge and %o **cre6te in**  **it@ rtead**  **a new**  **college** nnd a **$ov** erntag Bmrd 

## 6s lhgesk, +fdoh ~inatltution

SbalL be known ab Horta Texas State Ooalege, vndoubtedly,takde~ sootida 48 of~&Male III, Coastitutionof Texae, the Legls~eture

my eeate an& abolish State Colleges. But the &imaded purpose of B. 8, 691, aa. etated in yvur 1etter8tadidc#ProdinLnw

r etlono, Is ziot to abollrh the Temimn 6ouIm new at nt0n nor to ure.atste a new aOll6ge ia Its stead. Ruthm, it is to change ths naam and goveml~ boarrd only of that institutionof h@mr leaming **st** Denton, now lorom +lr the worth Texas State Teaohera'College, lw is St the stwea purpoee of the bill to deprive ,tbat.inrt%fretlan, w oh8?igipe

%tCr
name an& governiagbe@& of.- bui%dLnEg beneiits ,%t may POW onjoy u&e* the peo*irlolmef se&&en .lT o? Ilrtiole VII, Constitutionof Texas,

Aooordlngly,

we have redraftedH. B. tj%~tO” oompcptwith t&e lntendmenteexpmsaed In your letter, and to relieve it of a possible serioyr OolE3lZrttj~l obgeetionthat the seme was draw&a tg alraumventthe Cons$ftutlonal

plrorlslona

f~uaad in Seotlon 17~of Article

In itc 09la%u~ Ilo. V-579, this'

offXoe advised t&ut tM Corpus Christ1 Junior Collegewould be el%giblo to paFtlclpatein the legielatiimState-aidapproprlst&on 13 e for **&n.io~** oollegesdesignatedby name in A+= slate t5j-2, v.o.s*, even though It subsequently should
we its name to COPPUB Cimietl College. We thfnk the prinafplesannounced In that opinionwould be equally aPpliaable to the question at h+nd; that even though Mm ~~Hon. R, L. Proffer, Page 3 (V-813)

Legialatme should change the name and governingboard of ltorth

Texas State Teacheras College In the manner set out in the submittedrevised H. B, 691, Rorth Texas State Collegewould be entitled to the oonatitutlonal appropriationor benefits designatedto Rorth Texas States Teachers' College in Section 17 of ArtfoleVII, The mandate of ~that constitutional

provislon is that that State College at Denton, Denton County, shall be emtitled to the collegebuildingbenefits to ths extent and iti aecordame with Lhe ppooedupetherefn set out, fmepectfve of what its name map be OP by what State bos~d ft ia govemod.

If the name and governingboard of Rorth Texas State TeacheraDCollege ie changedby the enaetmeizit

of proposedHouse Bill Ro, 691, 51st LegfslatuPe,

as ~rtivfsed,

that State fnatitutfonof hfgher learning at Denton Will continue to partiefpatefn fuuds ppovfdedby tke Collegs.Bufldfng AmeWmeut, Sebtio; 1; of Artfele VII, ComtftPntfonof Texas. 0 6 Oplnfonv-574,
VbPy umlfyouPu,

ATTORREYffERERALOFl'EXk3

CEOsbh - mesteP R* 011fsoll Assfatant