Case Information
*1 Eonorable (ieo) 11. 8heppard
Co@roller of Publio Aeootmte
Auutlxi, Texas
Dear&P. 3heppsrdi Opinion so, 04060 Ret 3betber 06 not,,der the roots uet rorth, a WirtJ~u employlasnt by the xerlt Eiyutam Council uhile at thes~,tdmetheIiudbamI On'regxmLr 3tate m' ,
-Is ro~iddaa by the rider i. to the general appropcia-
tioA IIll&. together rith UI iquiry for an opipiota, as rollowei aA husba?nl Is elnyleyed by t&e Q&m, Rluh k Oyster t?OmsrdSSiOA OA regular .U$8t6 salary.. 39.8 tife is employed by theWu%t ' 8yst8tu couM11.
*May the rife be enqleye&by'the &Mrit 3ystem Council tur3 net coPPl&.st vith the r2der to the Qeneral Appre&7rl&-' t&on hill owering the restriotlons with. to hnsban+axuZ wife e~oypleat reference by the atsteP 26CtiOA 2(21) Of the gfJAt?3'Sbi @'OV'%eiOAS 02p0AI%@ to 8. n. 20. 433, 4Wh tegislature, regular oeseiim, the ap~optiatdon bill for oxeoutive a& 4svL~strative tipart- mnts of t&e 8tate goverrmwt is the riaar to vbleh yo~re- ra. Zt ptvnaeet
Honorable Bee. il. 2heppard - page 2
*Nono of the foregoily: apprapriatione for salaries shall be pakl or PaPrants ls- sued theref'or by'fho State Comptroller to
any employee until the employee shall have Piled Bith the head of the depsrtnrent IA
which he or ahe is employed a~ affIdatit
shwry his or her narita$ status, and if mudad, uhether or not the spouse of such employee is alao employed IA one of the de- partmAtS Or shift stEtt3 and the A&V3 Or the doporttueztt uhere ouch spouse is employed, to- gether with the name of such spouse) l l on.
The rider provides for a method of deterpdniag which spouue shallreoelve pay1 the rider further po- videe a method ofdeterrdning rhlah ofteoted euplogee is to be retained IA the Btete employ, but.olearly forbldo the payment of both rropl tfre irppropriation.
Taeoasey~elplaintouodoes~th~ldtbin 8dw2A.vl~on (b) of .the rldar, in that neither ol the tie0 4tfYeeted was IA the empl.oy 0r the State at cup t !s- lhl&lg the SlOAth Of JOnnary, l%l.
Subdlvlsio~ ,(x0) of se&ion 2 of the 2enerrl pm- riub~~ A&W aoneideratiqn proridstu
Vie proper offG3er or 0rfl0er6 or any State departlllents, bureaus, or d&tie-
lone of Gtete a@noies Bpe h.ereby author-
Iced to make applioation for aAd aoaept
any girts, grsnte, or allotmente or frmd13 from the IiIlited Statea 6oveqeAt to be used OA State f3o-operative end other Bed- -era1 projeote~ and pogranm %A Texas, in- cluding const.ruotion of @Uo buildings,
repairs and impPoveueAt8. Any of euch
Bederal funds as 0s~ be depooited in the
Mate treasury are hereby appPopPiated
to the speoifio purpose authorized by the Federal OoverAueAt, aad subjeot to the
limitation plaoed 011 this act.*
The grants ami contributions by the Federal BoPePA- meat, which, under the scheme of 2worAuontal oo-OperatiOn with the state, m&he poesible the beAei%oent work of ouP 2tati *3 lionorable Gee. it. Shcypard - page 3 I 1
Welfare isoara, mvertholoss puss into the State treasury to the sohem Of governmental for dfsburscment , accord.ing co-operation.
Sootion 6 Of Article VIII Of the COnetitutiOn aec1aPos t
“No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in pursuance of epeoiflc ap- propriations made by law,*,
The gifts, grants and allotments of fmds from the United States Govermerit to be used on State co-opera- tive programs have been 8peoifLoally appropriate6 by the &+elatu.re in sub&vision (lo) abwe quoted.
Subdtvislon (21) of the general departmental ap propri.ation bill does, therefore, apply to the eftuafion presented by you.
FIRST ASSIS"A~~ BY ATTORNXY GENEKAL
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