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*1 1,: . . . t -$,, c, C‘ aI5 .$ STFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN OROVKR SLL‘LRI

rlyroruri OmdL”.L I;oyall R. Watkinr, Frerldant

Wxmbla stt:x L;oard of &lucation Of Torea

.bJAn, Texna

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State Toxtbcok tko, make a on l applaamntary your lsttor of raornt uertloar hrrrlaaitar montlonrd.

order that proper ocaridrratlon

oen be givao them books, the Board has heretofore appdntrd a Com- nlttes krown as tha Standerdlzatlon Commlttrr or zpeolal Cormittes, WhlOh is COmpO8rd Of teachlra, supervisors and school administratora from variour sections or the Stata 0r Texas, to assist thr aoord end the Tsrtbook Advisory Comnittee ia

-king au& study ,of seld booka.

249 goncrabls Zoyall 8. Katkina, Pago 2 (I . . . .

“Thle Cowxlttsr has worked diligently for the pust several make, having oom to Austin at its mn eXp13M fOT tW0 UWtingtI, 011a Or WhiOh leatvd r0r two dayr. So far the work or the Corn- .zltter ltr reoonnuendatlona am most brnrflolal snd helpful to the Board and the hxtbook Adtlsorg Comltteo, and the Board derlrrr to hare It aon- tlnua and oosplatr ita work.

Tou will obesrre Artlolr 2842, with mrsranor t,o tha work of the State Board of Eduoatlon, pro- vides, among other thin&r:

;~seoona sentenor thereor)

Beforr making any change In the :doptad’s&r, however, thr Coumlselon (BOW State Zosrd of Sduoatlon) ahall, upon thorough lnvostlga- tlon, aatisif Itseli that a ohange i8 nraeerary ror the best interesta of tbr rohool ohlldren, and that suoh change 1s oonelstsnt with ilMnCla1 8conomy. . . .

Therefore, the Board darlrrs to aubmlt to you the followlng~i queetionr iOr your oonaidoratlon and adrloe:

"X0, 1. Can tiu State Board of Sduoatlon use a reasonablr mm of mo~p to be paid out of thr Textbook Fund defray thr axponssir

of both thle Speolal or Standardleation Corn-- mitt&r as ~11 an tbm Stato Textbook AdvlsOrp Committea, to make 8 careful study oi supplr- nsntary readere and textbooks as to proper

placsmentr, rsllatlng, rto., and make sugger- tlons and rooomenaatlone to the Board psrtain- Ing to th¶ ea!na?

*Plaass bear in mind that no salary will be paid to any member or thr rsspeotlvs oo!nmIttea8 - only actual expenses in oonnsotlon with thr

250 ilonorabls Royal1 R. G'atklns, pags 3

zeo8assry work, ln?rstlgatlon and various dutl88 required in8k8 ths study of ths books in quss- tlon, and the work will bs solsly for the purpose ths Board In ths srlaotlon or tartbooks 0r aiding for ths pub110 sahools.

"NO. 2. xi you have answrrsd thr flrst qws- tlonmha aitlnnstlts, then can tha Board rrlm- 3~18 ths mombsrs of this Stsndardlzatlon Cormalttos ror Its aotual and nsosssary sxpsnsss Incurred In Its work lnoldsnt to its two mortlngs held during the months 0r April and my,

nu. It 18 the purposs or the Board to have such eotual end neosssary sx;snss eooounts rcndarad to it by m8emb8rs of this Comitt88 ror thr Board's 8xaalnatlon and spprovali. th8rsfors - rOr suoh aOOOtmt8 be lsSU6d by tb oan touohsrs ComptroLler and paid by ths Stat. Trsasursr upon the order and approwl by ths State Board OS 3duoa tlon?

The. pertinent Artlslss of thr Civil Statutes govsrn- lng tho nmttsrs inquired about or6 as iollowst -

vhs rssmbsrs or tha Stat. Board of Xduoation, oreatrd by this Aot (Arts. 2675b-1 to 2675b-10, V. A. C. S.) , shall bo paid Tsn Dollars par day whsn in aotual attendancr upon Board Ms8tlngs, and shall be 8ntltled to aotual travsllng other nec88sary sxpsnsrs lnourrsd In ths dlsohargs of Saoh member shall th@ Constl- their duties. take tutlonal oath of 0rm8.~ Artlols 2675b-10, V.A.C.S. .

"said Board of ;5duoatlon shall op olnt a to bs oompossd Or f w P Textbook Cornmitt neatbars, goch oi whoa shall be an ex~erlsncsd and eotlve l<ucntcr. sng,amd ln tsechlna. in the Dublic schools in raxas, and it sbsll be the duty of said Textbook *4 ticnorsble Royal1 R. Xatkins, p8go 2

.- examine the books subolttrd

iomlttee, for ndoption mak8 their rroommeQdatlons In

witi* to aaid State Board of Education mla- 2i-m to the trsohablo value Of ths books sub-

.lltted respsotlvrly. The Textbook Coemlttee,

;rovldod for herein, shall hold their meetings ;,hare and When the eaid Stat@ Board Of Sduoatlon shell determine and shall roosits the same COP- penaatlon as the msmbers of ths State Board of for in Seotlon 10 of this 3ucatlon ne providsd Act (Art. 2675b-10, V. A. C. 8.. above quoted).

:%e quallrlcations as pmacrlbed fbr members of .;tafe 3oard of i5ducatlon in Seotlon 2 of this .ict (Art. 2675b-2, 7. A. C. 9.) shall app$y to ~28 Textbook Oonmlttee provided for horeln.W 2675b-5 (f), V. A., C. S.

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“The State Taxtbook Commiaslon shall no IonTar ms8t or function after the takiw stfaot cf this Aot (Art. 2675b-1 to 2675b-101, end the 2utlss hsretorora devolving bp law upon the State Tdxtbook Cotnmlssion shall be performed by tha ?tate 3oord of 3duostion, mated by this Aot, . . . * Art. 2675b-5(s), V. A. C. S.

Artlolo 2RL2, V. A. C. S., oontains, among others, the following prorlslonr

~Baroro amking any ohsngr in ths adopted serlos, however, the Coauslss~on (now state Board of Eduoation oi Art. by virtue oi the provialons 2675b-5 (a), partly quoted above) shall, upon, thorough Invsotigs- tion, satisfy i:.self that a ohenge is neoessory for t& beet intereota of the sohool children and that suah chfmge ta consist&nt with rlnanolal ~conomy~~

:Ithin the scope of the rorsaoing statutory pro- P~OIO~S, it is obvious that no authority, dither axprsased or ~:~~iisd, exists for defraying expanses of suoh Speaial or .:t.>z,:nrdlz:ation Comzlttas referred to in your communl~ation.

iiall;her bape we discovered any other statute whloh authorizes 3uch 3xgensas. “he functions of suoh comnlttee are provided law. Suah runotlons are to be exercised by fsr hy 4xlstlra

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m3 Teztbook Cozunlttae, created by the Stat.@ Board or ;duoatlon as required by Art. 2675b-s(f), V. A. C. S., thr mzbers of rbioh shall raoa 1~ the aomponaatlon a8 tbrrsin yrvzlded.

Of oouraa, lt ir pwmlarlbla thr State Board ior of .:duoatlon to soak advlor aud aounsal horn othrr l our oea, .?uch 30 teaohms, aupervlaora, aohool admini8trator8, and the iitate Suparlntandrnt ot Fubllo Inetnaotion, vlho la ex- officio Ssoretary of aaid aoard. Uowewr, In the abaenoe authority, suoh adrlca oounsel muat be fur- 2: ststutory ::kmd, ii nt all, without e~psnoa to tha state.

Your quo&ion No. 1 ia theraforr answarad in the :o:.~3tlva.

In view of tha rorrgolz& your other quastiom raquira no ammwa.

Yours vary truly umr0

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