OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

QROVER SELLERS 

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nonoreble Jobn B. tinters, 

lfxoeutlwo Direstor 

flteto Dopertaont of PubliO ~olfero 

Auetlx 3, foxes 

Doer Yr- Wntsr8: Opirllom MO. O-T476 

nor Authority of the 

for Foetor II 

Tour roquod for au opini 

mbjOot-metter la 88 fOf1orsr 

*It hem boon 08110 

o boparfiemtr would 

IemIlY l ooopt Doll07 

orerJobaprogremln 

l eed et the next l mefon 

omld it be neoemeery to mend the 

state Constittatlon in order for tbe State 

o f To se~ to l ooept umney from the Federal 

tZwenment for Foster Beme Caret 

“If an amendment to the Conutltutlon 

1s not neoeesery, then under pre@nt legleletlon, does the Mete hete implied power to aooept money from the Federal @orern- 
ipmpreblo John n. Tinter8 - pago a 

mttor tblm pnrp0eoMdW tbe prerlelaae 

of oooparetln~ with tbo Csdenr;l Bo+ewmnat~ 

Tltlle you ask ritb rospwf ta the euthorlt~ of 

'$be Rtetr of 'Parae to eooopt mono7 fram the ~Fedssol ~otommoat”, we tePe It te be 70~ moen the authorIt of tbo Meto 

mpartwmt et Pablio Taltero to l ooept *an07 irem the Pmlor81 Oorernunt for Poetor Ilao 68re pF0gmm9 

l Tbo propor o ?tio w or o fF lo woe ? ea 7 ttek 

Depertaentar b8naa1~~ 0lr 421TldWr Q? Nate 8ga~- 

olee ero berob 8~th0rfWd ta rka 8ppliOnfl@m ie 

eaa l ooept oay @ita, gmmtw Or 811*tuate or 

f'amde!'Wa tbew8lte& at8t.a ewOmdr o&Iaetlomal or boeltb pja&e eatd pWgt%aer l t6.r to bo 

mr+d OR lltoto ooeporet1r0 ana 0tb.r mwe1 pmjo@to 

cud prOgiume in toXBe# %nelWdkPg Oanrt?UOthn of @P 

110 bull~ge~ repelrer wd ti?wWrrate. An7 of 

aob?tanle8sacr7lmdepadtedlia tb* 8Wfe Weear 

era bowby appropriated te tha epeeiitfe prpoee wtbor18.d by the ~tiw4 mQ mtbj.dt to tbs '1imlktion 

pl*W em thle AOf* 

1. It would net be me@eeeery to euend the hnst%tmtlon in ardor for the Ekbe of Taesr or for tbo Mpertaeut of 

Fublio Selfare to l ooopt -07 frae tbe FeUerel Povammt ter 

Voarter Uome eera la wmnootiou ritb tba fe&eml proc;nr. 

la Opinion MO. fbSif#i! this Dewertment doolded tha qmmttloa ander en identical prorlslan oentained In tbe them depertmotel l ppmprietion bill, - 

a. Under the holding of our opiai5 imme~ietoly l boro 

sited, the State Departwant of Rabl~ie ~elksrs doeu have pwor to 

l ssept mamey from the ?aQ*rel (Dorwmwmt tar 8 Foetsr &iIae eera 

progrem . 

It la lrpo~elbls far ono to knew the aonditfons upon 

wbleb 8 great of Mona mef he me&e ?57 the ?ederel @oTowmt to 

tbs 8teto In 84tenOo of tbe @eowegeb Oi 8 bill bJ tbe fkmd;Feear 
Iewrablo Jotm ?I. Vlatere - page t 

kmt wo are rearing In our enewerm above givea that so roqulremte ranld be imposed upas the Stete *hIoh would he ia rloletlan of 8n7 oaaetitutlone~ llm*tetlon of tba loginlatlre pswor. 

It ie, oi ooureo, poeeible that the C8~gmsm migbt ooupl,e tit& 

the donetim dennndu upon the Ptate that would be forbidden ta 

the La~laletww by the Coustitutlnn, but thin IS net et all 

like17 to he the oese. 

Vs are OC the opinion the eenasnt bf the Rtete t&u* 

te l ooept donations or grate frw the Federal Qatemmmt ~7 

be @ten by the l.o~lsletwre In en epyoprietinn act. Ordiaer 

117, It lr not required that the oonsent of the 8tete to eowpt 

donetiwe be ovldeaoed b7 8 bills but It -7 be dono b7 ether 

l pproprhte eatlon af the Lefi;ileturs , etieano*n.nl? ewh Isgl818- 

tlro ert2wwlt7 to l ooept, em by n resolnti5, ea oentradl&lnapiahod from l bill. 

Very trul7 yours