R-663
ml OFE'ICE OP
,mE kFTOR% &-NER& AUSTIN. TEXAS PRICEDANIEL GENERAL *TTO*NEY August 13,.. 1947 '.
Major Genera1.K. L. Berry Opinion No. V-336 The Adjutant General of Texas Austin.t.Texaa $8: ~Eligibllityof ac- aounting and cua- .'todialclerks in 1 the,office of the U.,6. Property and Disbursing.Orricer for Texas toqbene- fita under the Em- ployees~Retirement System or Texas. Dear Sir: Your request for an'opinionon .thaa.bovesub- ject is as followa:~ ~.- ~' "H. B. 168, Fiftieth LegislatureIof Texas, providesfor certain retirement benefits, State employees.:,Paragraph 1,. Ciroular No. A, 7 May 1946, office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau authorizes the Adjutant General of the State to em- ploy and/or disoharge,civilian ticcount- ing clerks to assist the U. 6. Property and Disbursing Officers insthe perform- ante of theirduties. Paragraph 6 of t&s same circular authorizes the Adjutant Gen- eral to determine the rate of pay of the, above mentioned accounting~olerkswithin limitations. Paragraph 7 of this circu- lar authorizes the State Adjutant General to determine the hours of work' 'the ac- counting clerks thus employe~d, u speci- f not be fies that said hours of work wil leas than those set for other employees of the State engaged 'insimilar work. "Althoughthe subject accounting clerks a'repaid from~Federal.funds,,they are in effect State employees, sincethey a.reemployed by the Adjutant General, who sets their rate of pay, and determines the Major General K. L. Berry, Pa&e 2, v-336.
number of hours they shall work. The Ad- jutantGenera1 also may discharge said em- ployees. In view or this your opinion is requested on the following question: "Are accountingandcystodial clerks employed in the off300 or the u..S. Prop- erty and DisbursingMficer for Texas,. under the provisions of N. 0. B. Circular No. 4, 7 May i9 6, subject ~tothe provia-, ions of H. D. 1ii 8; Fiftieth Legislature of Texas, and are they eligible for retire- me&under said ~bill? "If the opinion of the Attorney Gen- eral on-this question is not in the ar- .fi?znativa,then informationis desired as to whether subject employees oan become eligible for retirement,under the provis- ions of H. B. 168, while they are perform- ing services for the State of Texas, and receiving their pay from Federal funds." ~':. ' The eligibilityof the described employees depends solely upon whether they are withinthe con: ~~~_ templationof House Bill No. 168. From examination.of.the.~cotnplete Aat, .we donolude that such employees a.renot contemplated~by the Act. The.%embership.annuityvdefined i.nSubseo- tion Q of Section l,,whia,his one of the elements of the benefits,provided~for, is made up.Of %%3erve funds contributedby a megber~*'an eq\al~amount,~ of reserve funds contributed& --the.%%e.' -- While the State mightcontribute~to t&h a reserve fund on a basis of 'somepercgntage.~of.~the, ai mountspaid such~employees.by.the,Fedara,lGovernment, the Act does not so~.aontemplats:..QubseotionA Of.Sec- tion 8 provides that "all contributions.madeby the State shall be~ respeotiva, funds appropriated,allocated,~andprovidad,t,o,paythe sal- ary or oompensation,of,~,ths amploya~efor .whosabenefit the oontribut1on.i~mad~e.n,The fund,,oreated by aon- tributionsby the.State of Texasaa part of the total funds of the Systemis oalled the Wtat,e Membership AccumulationPund." Contributionsby the state as set Major Caneral K. L. Berry5 Page ,3, V-336.
out