The general rider’ appended to Senate Bill 402, Aots, Re&ar Seselon, 47th Legiblatura, oontalne a provl- .alon reading aa rolloust

*(a) In these approprlatione the Leglsla- ture has provided a fairly Uniform soale. or salaries ror similar seroioes throughout the institution8 without, however, dlrrerentlatlng ln the amounts to be paid emplofaee reoelvlng, end those not receiving room, board and laundry l r r om th8 State; and to prevent lnequalltice In

salaries to those employees not rsoeiving any or all of suah perquisites it is provided that the Superintendent, upon the writtan approval. or the Board or Gontrol may e.djuot suc.h emplopee'a eala,rlea out or th8 reepeotlve support and maln- tenanoe appropriations by not eXO88ding Twelve ($12.00) Dollars per month eaoh. Wore easily to adjust suoh items proper transrere from aup- port and maintenanoe to salary approprletions may be made annually or more Often." Your letter of the 2nd inetant inquires whether, und,er this law, you may, with the.i\Atten approval oi' the C?tate Board of Control, sUp.@8m8tlt the S-lari8s 0: eJ@Oy88a who do oot'reoeive room, board and Laundry, but reoelve one or two meals on the oampus. In other words, your qUeStiOn

Honorable .E. R. Wight, Pag8 2

Ia whether an employe8.who raoelrerr dome, but not all, of the p8rquIeitee Of room, board and laundry, may haV8 his salary supplemented under the prwieiona of thla rider, with thd WTitt8tt apprOva1 Or the 8tate Board Of.Control~, or u-h&her, on the oontrary, o.?ly those employ8es mey have their aalarlss supplemsnted who i-SC8iY8 none or the68 p8rquiSit88.

The perqulsitse wema to are room, board and laundry. The employee Nho may, with the approval or the Control, reoelre a salary adjustment within th8 llml- Boerd,ar tatlona provided by this aot, ere those employeas uho do not reoeire any or all of suah perqulolteei Xt seem3 olear 00 UB thst the Legielature intended to p8rmIt the salaries of nW8, or 188s than ell, Or the those- smploydae Who r808iVed perquisites mentioned, to be adjueted In aooordano8 with the prorielons 0r the ridor. To hold Otherrvia8 would be to at- taoh undue eisairloanoe to the we 0r th8 word *any", and to 1;gnore entirely the uae of the word *all" in that portion OS th8 rider reaalngt “ana to'prsvent Inequalities In ealarleo to thost employsee not reoelrlng any or all or suoh perquldter. . '. . .

We truet that th8 fOr8gOiW adequately aneWBra your qU8btiOQ.

YO& V8Py truly