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 

obimgimg the name of Sopth 

Texas State TeeOhemP College upon the Pfght of the 

College ts palaafpste In 

funde,p~ovfded by the CofPegs BufPdfBg RmeBdment, 

On behalf sf thEi Sexmts CQa%tee 01% Rdueatf0n, 

you have submitted ep copy sf pmposed k&mm Bfll Ro, 691p 

togetheP with the fsPlowbg ~ue@ltfonses 

“1. Would the e%iiar$fng of the name of an fxnstftwtdou suah aa that of M0rth Texas State 

Tee&em College (RF%, To Seotfon 179 Texas 

Conetftutfon~ to Wwth Texas Stx&e College dep~fve that fnetkftmti0n 6f &ha benefllta ps-ovfded fn tbcConatftuth%ian Amendment adopted 

A~lgrnet 23, 194741 

'2. If Ecmse Bill Rio, 691 ishould be passe% 

ahaugfng the p~ame of IcwtB Texas St&e Temhem College to Wsrth Texas State Cslllege, settfng up a sepsPa%e boEm3 of Fegelsts %nd dfvorofug fPs fp0m the pxwaennt tes0~rs eoflege 

system, weld $km ecdlege be deppfved of 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 separate the 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 $overntag Bmrd 6s lhgesk, +fdoh ~inatltution SbalL be 

known ab Horta Texas State Ooalege, vndoubtedly, takde~ 

sootida 48 of~&Male III, Coastitution of 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 institution of 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& governiag be@& of.- bui%dLnEg beneiits ,%t 

may POW onjoy u&e* the peo*irlolm ef se&&en .lT o? Ilrtiole VII, Constitution of Texas, 

Aooordlngly, we have redrafted H. B. tj%~tO” 

oompcpt with t&e lntendmente expmsaed In your letter, 

and to relieve it of a possible serioyr OolE3lZrttj~l 

obgeetion that the seme was draw&a tg alraumvent the 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 College would be el%giblo 

to paFtlclpate in the legielatiim State-aid approprlst&on 1 

3 

e for &n.io~ oolleges designated by name in A+= 

slate t5j-2, v.o.s*, even though It subsequently should 

we its name to COPPUB Cimietl College. We thfnk the 

prinafples announced In that opinion would 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 governing board 

of ltorth Texas State Teacheras College In the manner 

set out in the submitted revised H. B, 691, Rorth Texas 

State College would be entitled to the oonatitutlonal 

appropriation or benefits designated to Rorth Texas 

States Teachers' College in Section 17 of Artfole VII, 

The mandate of ~that constitutional provislon is that 

that State College at Denton, Denton County, shall be 

emtitled to the college building benefits to ths extent 

and iti aecordame with Lhe ppooedupe therefn set out, 

fmepectfve of what its name map be OP by what State 

bos~d ft ia govemod. 

If the name and governing board of Rorth 

Texas State TeacheraD College ie changed by 

the enaetmeizit of proposed House Bill Ro, 691, 

51st LegfslatuPe, as ~rtivfsed, that State fnatitutfon of hfgher learning at Denton Will 

continue to partiefpate fn fuuds ppovfded by 

tke Collegs.Bufldfng AmeWmeut, Sebtio; 1; of 

Artfele VII, ComtftPntfon of Texas. 0 6 

Oplnfon v-574, 

VbPy umlfyouPu, 

ATTORREYffERERALOFl'EXk3 

CEOsbh 

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mesteP R* 011fsoll 

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