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*1 QpiniOtt U0. N-12i4 Ron. &vinqton Reed, Cmmis8ionet Coordinating Board
Tuam College 8nd Univor8ity Syetem Ro: Whether, pursuant to Section 61.025, P. 0, Eaox 12788, Capitol Station Texas Education Austin, Team8 78711 Code, the Coordin-
ating-Board may hold special emu- gency mectinga dealing solely with administrative m+t- terr without circu- lation of aa agenda , at leut 30 daya prior to the meeting
mar Dr. Rood: your recent latter requeatin(i opinhb ti h&o the referwed matter pores the lollOWing ottice concerning queationi
'Tan the Coordinating Bo.iird (Tcxa8, College and Univereity Syntem) hbld ~paoial emergency meetings dealing solely with administrative matters, provided regul8tions of the general without circulation of laws of Texan are met, an agenda 30 dap prior to ruch meeting?" Section 61.025, Texar Education Code (formerly Scctioa 6 of Article 29190-2, Vmrnon'a Civil Statutes), provides ae follows:
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mn. Bevington Reed, page 2, (M-1214)
“A majority of the ae&erohip of the baud constitute8 a quorum. The board mhall hold requ- lar quarterly lwetinga in the city of Aumtin, and other moetintaq at place8 and time8 scheduled by it in formal aeaaionm and called by the chairman.
An agenda for the meetinqm in sufficient de&ail tQ ~ndicmte the itema Gn which final action ir m- 3 ~gg,led to the chairman of l ac $ gwerning board and to the chief adrainirtrative 'officer each atate institution of higher educa-
tion l t leaat 30 day8 prior to the meeting." . (rpCusi8 added.)
Section 61.021,, Education Oode, providem, in prtinent put, that
'The Coordinating Board . . . ehall perform only the function8 which are enumerate+ in this chapter and which the legimlature may aeiqn to . . ," it.
Set alao, Attorney General's Opinion No.' M-652 (19701, holding that purruant to Section 61.021, @he meru and function8 of Coordinating Borrd art limited to thcs specifically enumerated in Sactiono 61.021, et eeo. --
Section 61.025 speak6 in term8 of "regular quarterly meetinga" and “other meetinga". It then goea on to require that an agenda for "the meetings" shall be circulated at leas+ 30 days advance. The agenda time requirement thun applies to && meeting8 of the board, regardlees of thtrr nature.
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Ron. Bevington Reed, page 3, (M-1214)
We have cowidered all provirionm of Sections 61.02L, 2s as*, Education Code, aid a;e unable to find within the enumerated powus and function8 of the Coordinating BorrZ any authority whereby the Board would be l utho riwd to hold any regular, rpecial, o r l mugency meeting, dealing tither with admini8trative, coordinating, or any matterm, withou't the necmaity of circulating an agenda of such aeeting at ltaiic 30 days-prior to the meting.
Accordingly, you are advised th8t your QAeation in tho noqativo. umwerod
BY4BhEX Purmmnt to Bwtion 61.025, Texar Education Code, the Coordinating Board, TeXaS College and Vnivereity Syrtem. has no authority to hold an official meeting without:cikculatiod of,the aqenda for such meeting at least 30 day8 prior to the meeting.
ney iIener81 TtXaS *4 Eon. Bevington Reed, page 4, (M-l'Li4)
Prepared by Auntin C. Bray, Jr.
A88i8tant Attorney General
APPROVED
OPIuIOrl comITTEE
Kerns Taylor, Chairman
W. E. Allen, Co-Chairman
Lewi8 Jone8
Jamer M8xwell
Jim Swearingen
Fisher Tyler
SAMUBL D. MCDANIEL
Staff Legal A88i8tant
ALFRND WAIKBR
IkeCUtiVe A88i8tant
NOM WNITB
Fir8t A88i8tant