We reoeioed your let

p%l req\yrt our 0pl.nlo

ln Boulm Bill lfo. OBb,

.You aito au

appropriationa to a8k two queetl

oxa5ple and qusat

3. was&d horlty granted College Boar&s to U- e~ess the aaount lrpgroprioted under ftea 181 snd utilieo suoh mount to incdreaee the aaleriea ia- eluded uudnr tteti 3&O 8x4 1617

92. Is it persia#lble for the College Boards tir pay en lnarsassd imouot to cue or several pesltion6 m~shown by tho eppropriation bill and by dearserring other po8itlone or alimfaclting othe &WalQiona t&u@ b:;goln& the amounts peLd with the eg@e@etr rpproprL-

Y: Beginning with Pnragraph thrbs, under aubasotlon Nor 8, Deneral Provislons o? l3. B. No. 255, upeoial Law6 or the 46th La(iieleture, we rina the r0310winp; lanpm@3r

*The hoerd ~;t regenta or &lreotore within their disoretlon an6 with good mason lnay pay smiler sslmies t'sn those ltmlnad herein.

"The board or regsnta or Ulreotors, within t!~slr dlsoretlon, em authorized to promote an lndlvldual on the tbfr to 0 hi@er posltlon, vaoatell by the death or rs8ignstion of the pre- vlour lnoumbent Et the er1rrry provided tar the higher poeltlon.

euah ln8tltutlona euah ln8tltutlona then 8uah additional naployeai oh811 then 8uah additional naployeai oh811 net be paid larger amounts than those provlaed for net be paid larger amounts than those provlakd for slmllar posItIon In other Stat8 lnstltutlow, slmllar posItIon In other State lnstItutlon8, am- am- partmtnta or ag9nalee.* (Undsrlsaorlng our81 partlPante or a~wm1e8.* (Unclsrlsaoring oum)

In pere+graph two, of the abow quoted provlelon, the governlng board or en lo&ltutlon 16 authorlard to lnoraa8e enat rslery by ronoting him to a blgher poaltlon, but the bosrd 18 8pealSIosl y lfmltod to psyw that individuarl *t?d salary P

provldsd ror tbb higher pa81tlon.W

The undereoored language In paregr8ph three alearly rsve8le that It wa8 not the intention of ths L8@3lature permit a (Iepartmnt head to deorsems the relary item 8et up for on0 poml- tion for the purpose or Inorotmln~ the funds esrmarkad for pay- ment to the holder of another posltlon. To pormlt thl8 prooedure of the Legielaturs in ItIQIim would deferat the evident intention lng and ffxlq the amount of auoh aalariel. It is thersrore the opinion of this departrant that your U.ret queetlon should be anorrerod In the negative aa Co the Illustration alted by you and others IIke It*

.,.. ?‘6 Our answer to your fir5t question renderti 80 anSWf)r t0 yo\lr b3eUOfid qU@StiOll WUAOOO8118PJT.

Yours verp la-u19 hTT5RNEY CZKIRAL 09 TEX:S ATTORNEY GENERAL Ox TEXAS