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*1 x-3 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Bonorabls Lon Alsup Smretary-Dirsotor

~~aoutive for ths Dlind state Oowal~sion

Jand Offlor wlildiag

Austin, Texsa

mar Sir: Opinion No. O-7203

Bar Whothr here raqu*etod en opinion thlr fr above subjaot. RDB

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I \\ \> ogni%os that the the stat4 ~Eeion n one-third or his ation Dfvfeion of and ia antitled or hia earviao. The LegielA- tho dapmtmntal appropriation n for Ha balion n applio~ble to the salary or ry-.Dfreator of th.i.8 agamy.

"Cn April 1, 1946, in rsgulsr State fmating C~mlssion ror Ghe Blind outhorlmd the salary of the the State Commiesion 3xeautloe ::*cmtary-Diractor to ba ploaad at %&,200.00 per mnur~, *2 Honorable Lon Alsup, Fags 2

$2,400.00 to ba l’rom Stoto funds and tha rriuaindar to be paid by lW6ral funda. The Xxroutlrs Seora- tary-DIrector was authorlzstl to submit an amendment on this subject to the Texas State Flan for Vooa- tlonal Rehabllltatlon to the Fudsral olfiar for approval. It was thought that brrorcl the amendment to tha Texas State Plan for Vooatlonal RshabIlltatIon was submitted to the Nashlngton ofrice that a ruling should be had from your department as to whether or not the supplementation of the of the Xxrou- tlw SIoratary-Mreotcr ma legal.”

In the appropriations mada for the State Oomnlaslon for the Blind (&mats Bill 317 , Aots 49th Legislature, 1945, p. 826)‘ Itrm 1 thereof approprlsttos @!,400.00 per annum be paid from tha General Revenue Fund of the State on the salary 0r Exsoutite saoratary-DIrector the 0c0unIssion. In thia item, them la a parcrnthatioal dlreotion the Exeoutin Saoretary-DIreotor is to .raoslrs “an anma1 salary or $3,6,00.00, $2&;.00 to be paid f’rom Stata funds and $1.200.00 from Badoral the State ComIaaIon ior the Bllnd~,

In the Aot OwatIng ” Andy providing ita or&anlaation and tunotlon, authorization Is to tha Comiialseion to “appoint and rIx, the oompensatlon or an Bxroutits Sooratary and s'uoh other workers a% may be naoreaary t;o~l~kdbrraotive the purposes or this Act withIr? the aDpropriatIon ’ .I (Saotlon 3, Article 3207a, V.A.e.S.) P

Ylhlle the aalarlaa prodded In the appropriation ma9 not as a general rule be supplemented troa any other sourW, the State CoinmIssIon for the Blind In eproiiIa.slly uxamptsd froa such a rrstrlotlon (Seotion 2, submotion 14b, Sonata Bill 317, @t& The epplloetion for and aoarptanoa of funds fro5 Laglalature, the Gorsrrqnt 1945). of the Unltrd State8 for tha State Comrnieslon tar is authorized and euch funds are appropriated %o ths (SsatIon 2, Sub8sO.tiOn apaolfio purposes authorized by the grantor”. 9, senats Bill 317, 49th Lqlalature, 1945.) It apprara that run&s are advanoed by the Federal government to Dtatea that have 83 apprnvhd plan ror aid 80 the blind for purposes whiah am snulasrated in a :~ report to the Psdsral government filed by the State. il’it1s Q2, Sections 1201, 1202 and 1203.) If, therarora, finds

U.S.C.A., are advemosd the Federal government for tha purposs of aupplelnen- ting the salary or tha Eraautlve 2earstarpDirector of the Stata

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Commission for the Blind, the paymsnt of an aiidltlonal sum from IJsUeral funcls would bs V’wltGln the approprletlona providadW.

(Opinion or Attorney General, No. O-6735.)

i:hethar the salary of the Rxaoutlve Saorrstary-Mreotor

may be supplanented from Federal funds depend6 upon whsther above noted dlreotlon in the appropriations bill upsrates withdraw or restrict the authority glvsn to the Stats Cunvnlsslon *within tb to fix the salary ot suoh oifloar appropriations provided”. V.hl1.s thsrs Is no qurstlon that Legislature has tha authority to withdrew or repeal bhs authority orlglnally to the Cummlsslon to fir ths of thir orrloer, have been withdrawn 8 parenthatlaal it 15 not bd. lsved suoh authority that oan be cloamml to

and purely dlnotory pro- Tha only posslbla that vlalon in the appropriation bill. reason can be asorlbed for this dirootlon ia the l ppro rletion ia thle o,ff 6or’B that the Laglslature avoid intendad s befag paid ln an amount greater than that provltlrd to be rmm Faderal funda paid from %nto fundr end it Is noted that propomd ln~roae~ rhouid $60~.00 per annum would not dsreet suoh a purpose. It also be noted thnt in 1945 the 29th Lsglsfaturr sabablishsd wlthiu the State C~mmleslrm ror the Blind a yooattinal Rehabllitatlan Dlvlslo~and lmpussd orrtaln addltlonal dutloa upon ths Exroctlva (li. 8. 347, Aote &9th Ugls- Saoretary-Dlrrctor or the Ccmmlselon. latura, 1945, p. 374.) This Act also provldrd ror oooparation by this Dlvislon wlth the Faders1 Govarnment. The roregolng oonslderaa, yvu are advlasd that it la the Stats Quonmirsioa for ths Blind

the oplnlon or thls orrioe Is authorized to supplement f’rola run48 reocllved f’rom the Governmen or tha UnltsB States ths salary or the Exsoutlte Sooretary-Dirsotor to the extent proposed if granted by the Fedan], Authorltl8s that purpose.

Youra very truly A~~~OQD#I la, 1946 BY

s!!Q Robert G. Kooh ,< .4salstant

And Assistant

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