Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Honorable WIlllam L Xerr, Ymnbar
Board of Regsntr, Stntn Tcachera Collegra
That Rhtlonal Bank BuIldIn
Midland, Texaa Oplnlca No. O-6661
Dear Sir:
Tour latter of Apll
on the above ootbienaed questio
aIdsration,
mdsratand in aubatanoa, aa r0u0w-8; The tade i to om or tha &ate Taachcra Oollsgea
pqmant or tuitio the oolle
tending rent pqroll aad efpenaea~
dviaad whether It has tha f aonry meet there ourrent iroumatanooa aubmlttsd. al Approprlstloa Bill, Aota 1945, 49th salon, Chapter 377, dt0r making ftemiaed paymmt of lmohrra’ alnrlea and for the nt malntananos oi Tcauhera Collegea thr Oenrral Protlalona of raid Aota aa iollowar * , Wubaeotlon (3). xnatitutIonal Rooelpta. *2 . bonorablr’ WIlllam L. Xrrr - Pege 2
and any end all othrr r8orIpta 8h811 bao:ma aad are h6rrby approprlatrd ea 6eIntrnenoa oontlngant fund to be arpendrd uadar the dlraotioa end with tha ap- prove1 of thr governing board having jurladlotlon. Bald governing board8 are euthorlaed to uao out of tha proorda OS l ald rroripta funda, In aooord- ano8 with provIsIon of this Aat, auoh l mounta ea they ahell deem nroraaary thr aupport mela- tonanoa, operation end Improve.arnta of aald fnatltu- tlona. Any belenora remalnlng to the oredlt or any or raid lnatItutIonal looal fund8 at arid Inatltu- tlona or In thr Stete Treasury et the on6 of eny rla- oel year era hrreby rrepproprlated ior the ebovr-mm- tlonrd purpoaea tar ruooeeding yoer.* Thla provlalon, ubaeotlon (3). oonatltutaa an appro- priation by the Laglalature to the T8eohera Oollagea of the tul- tlon and other irea. the oollegea may reellea of Artlola by vlrtua 2654b-1, Saotlon 4, Vernon*n Annotated Clvll Statutea, -iran government under the a. I, Bill of RIghtal furtheraora, we are of the oplnlcm these iunda, treated by the Leglaleturr aa pub- monlaa, ~111 oonstltuta e part of the looal InstItutIonal fund8 oi the rrapeotlvc oollegsr and are aubjsot to dlaburaement under the dlreotlon and of ths Board of Rag~;:o;~r aupport end meintananoa of Btata Taaohara Collegea.
2647, Beotlon 11, VernOn’a Annotated CIvIl Statutsa.
Artlola 265456, Seotlon 1, Vernon’8 Annotated Civil Sta- tutea, provider In part aa followar
“The Oovernlng Board of tha * * * (East, North, Sam Eouaton, Strphaa F. Auatln, Southwast,~ Sul Roaa, end the Wart Texaa) Teaohera College8 l * +, may rrtain omtrol rrapeotlvrly OS the following rum8 of monry oollroted et raoh of raid several inatItutIona ‘In gerrylng the funotlona of en duoatlonal Inatl- tutlon, uoh aa ruada otillrotsd from student iera oi all kinda; ohergsa ior uao room8 and doraltorlea; oafs8 oafrt~riea; f8ra on rrorlpta rrom nrala, deposit rrfumleblr to atudsnta under orrtaln oondl- tlona; raoelpta rros ohool thlotlo aotIvltI8r; In- oomr. from atudsnt publloetlona other student ao- tlvltlsa~ rroripta rrom alo ot publloatlon produota and mIaoallanroua auppllea and rqulpmcmt~ atudrnta’ *3 ~onorabla NIlllam L. Kerr - Paga ]
voluntary dapoalta ot money with raid ohoola aafrkarplng: all other feea end loo81 InstltutIoaal locel nature rlalng 0r and lnooma 0r~ a atrlotly by vIrtu8 of the 8duoetIonel aotIvItI8a, or r8a8aroh or daaonatratlon oerrlrd on by asoh end all of aeld severe1 sohoola.w la olrer, that raid Artlola doer not glvr rxprsaa to th8 Board of Regent8 to plsdg8 loo81 runda whloh
ml be eveIlabl8 la the futur.8, nor doer it give axproaa eu- thority to the Board to borrow money to meet rmarganoy. Con- atruiag 811 aeotlona of Artlolr 26546 tOg8th82, we think the Lag- ialeture Intenda& only to give loo81 boarda the right to Leap auoh local or Inatltutlonal runda In a loo81 dapoaltory, Instead qf re- qulrlng that they trenamlttad to the Stat8 Traeauryg that th8re waa no intention to oonfar on auoh board8 thr power to pladgr aaoh looel runda aa might eoouaulete ln ruture. Furtbaraor~, Stat.8 la not bound by aa egraeaaat of it8 agent to pey Interest, unleaa there la a law authorizing the agent to enter euoh a fan- treat. 3b Taxer Jurlaprudanor page 8551 15 Toxaa 72. The ‘:ower to pledge auoh runda ia, we thbk, one whloh the Board of %genta would have In thr abesnoa of xpr8aaad L8glaletlvr authority. Pub110 offloara end governmental and edmlnlatratlva boarda poa- aoaa only uoh par8 aa ra rxprrsaly oonrarrad on them by law or’era n8oaaaerIly ImplIad from the powrra oonfrrrad. Teraa .JurIaprudano8 4401 Fort north Cevelery Club v. Sheppard, 125 hxea 339, 63 S. W, 26 660.
A&a, with raapaot to matter of LeglaletIve Intent w would quota in pert, rrom the Eduoat:onel Appropriation Bill, aupra, Subaaotfon (41, Looel D8poaItorIaa, aa rollowar
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*It la hereby drolerad the L8gIalatlv8 Intent the governing boerda beeda of thr aavaral that Inatltutlona o? higher 18ernlng ahall not bor- row money from eny peraon,firn or oorpcretlon br repaid out oi local funds, other than npaoIfIoally authorized by lcgIaletlve aneotment.~
iua balleva, turther, there la yet en eddltlonel rae- aon that would preoluda en Implloation inplled ower n8oaaaarlly in the Board of Regent8 to borrow money pledge P 0081 fund8 whloh
$onorablr Wllllam L. Xrrr - PIga 4
rr~ vallabla Qi the future, la tha l ba ano r a rzprraaad OOtIfarring the power. By virtua o? the provlalona o? #wtllW ~tlola III, Srotlon LO, Conatltution or.Toxea; Arta. 4351 and b35la Varnoa’a Annotated 01~11 Statutra, tha Lrglalatura h8a art up th8 pooedura by whloh the ameaagera Ina~ItutIona oaar peraona la Texaa with ths power or duty of mntreotlng uppllaa in any nannar plrd6ing them the oradlt o? the Stat8 ?ca any da?Ialanoy that slay uiaa under their menagaaaant & oon- trol* m8y xtrIoata thamaalvaa iron oaaual darloIanoIaa unroraar- ebla when epproprIetlona wera made..,: The feat legIaletura hea praaorlbed the method to be l nployad la oaao o? drflolant ap-
oprletlona would rurther praoluda, wa think, lniaranoe o? EP lied rower La the Board o? Ragenta to authorize ~borrowlng o? money for the purpoaaa axpraarad herein. Wa do go Into the queatlon o? the evelleblllty to Taaohara Collagaa o? dail- olanoy approprlatlona under the faota ateted, but In lieu thcrao? etteoh and formrd harewith Attorney Ganarel Opinion O-2118, ap- proved funs UC 1940, whloh dlaouasar that mettrr, oomplstrly.
In the light o? the atet:~taa end raeaona haraln above dl.eouaecd, la the oplnlon o? thla department that your quaetlon uat be anawerad in the nagetlva. ebova etIa?aotorily
Truatlng l nawra your lnqulry, 88 are
Your8 vary truly AlTORNXY GENERAL OF TJUAS ~fP% BY Ohratrr B, Olllaon
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