*1 Honorable Clifford B. Jones

President, Texas Techaologlcal College Lubbock, Texas

Dear Sir: Opinion No. O-4688

Rer Does the Texas Tech-

nological College have the authority to pay the Lubbock Public School System for the use of their physical facilities as a laboratory for practice teachers.

Your letter of June 30th supplemented by your letter of June llth, 1942, relative to the above matter has been given our careful attention.

We do not find any item in the Appropriation Bill passed by the last Legislature in 1941 that would authorize you to pay the Lubbock Public Schools for the use of their physical facilities as a laboratory for teachers. In the absence of any sueh appropriation you could not, of course, use any of the State's fu.nd ror said purpose.

Item no. 133 of the Appropriation Bill, to which you call our attention, authorizes the college to pay8

"Critic teaohers in Public Schools 700 for year ending August 31, 1942, and 700 for the succeeding year of the bi- s ennium."

In our opinion this item in the Appropriation Bill could not be used ror the purpose ror which you now desire to use same. There is no suggestion In said *2 (O-4688) Honorable Clifford B. Jones, Page 2 item of the Appropriation Bill that it could be used by you to pay the Lubbock Public School for any kind of racilities.

Yours very truly ATTORTJEY GENERAL OF TEXAS By /a/ Geo. W. Sarcus

George W. Barcus Assistant Gw3:rr:lm

APPRO~ AUG 28, 1942 /a/ Gerald C. Mann ATTORHEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

APPROVED OPINION COMMITTEE BY BWS