Case Information
*1 --Y OFFICE OFTHEAIl-ORNEY GENERALOFTEXAg
AU8TlN
riioa or thir am- stated ha8 b4aa tatloo maa pro&m cUa- tie1iI par- llmlt& taent 84Oll 1emnd cl&e a, thamr0n, SW itIt 8 taalaing 8ehool rowaga plant operatorm wh4 aA-0 c.h* r~rlouo ntar on6 8wag;O utfl- h4ut th4 stat**
wAfthoagh thir 8ohfaol ts voluntary, the ~mponiro has bean far boyend ex~6tationl. A8 rOorfvr6 that sattier of r80t, it a0 so nil
wa4 thirtr 41" f4rtp otlla* eater have 14llorpd aru~p;le set br Tam.. It lms baoon#
lartjp that ooo~~rative rrrmgom*nta w41e work-
a6 out with .A. 6: M. Coll#& holdin@ tha
- .- ._ sahool at their Institution. The State Cepart- sent oi Vocational Eduoatlon was also invited
into the pfature to assist with the instructlon- al k3ork.
*The aoxt sahool sponsored by this Sapart- ment will be halb at Colleqe Ctation "ebruary 19- es. The lectures lnolude such top108 as sanitary problems or itcpounding ressrvolr~~, the wntrol
of mlarosooplo organisms in watar reservolm,
conservation of 5ur vetor res~~roos, stream pol- lution by 1. C. .:ultivan of the 3. I;,. Fubllo
Bealtb Ceruioe; legal aspacts of strsam pollu-
tion, preparing for (~llt~~‘~wboles, watsr works ratingi systcur or tha state Dqmrtnsnt af Health, l uono~Ios of water troatmat, water treatment
problefss in sulphur produotion, coaSulatlon ax- gdrlbnoaa, iron rhmoval,0aonMAon of vmtar,
various sewage problms, laboratory praotioes a a writteh x&&lation.
*This mss method of taking the Stats Board of Health sanitation and health proteatlon pro- gxwm to the rater works and. sowage works fntar-
nity or this State is, as we latsrpret it, In
lfn8 with ths dutfsr l sel&asQ to the Stste Roard malth in th8 pnv4ntioa and spread 0s air- ease has bean iouna to be ths moat praotioal ana feasible one progru8 yet d0w0pea. Is not gir8n only by mm fro&
‘Instruotl08 State Depa+tzmt Health but al80 other qualified men seleotod who specfalists Fn
their line. Ths sttauhe4 prq,ram oo~ers mars
fully the variorrs saglss a? tks mter and ssvmgs instruction that 18 to bs off6re4. You ~111
further not@ that the meals tor the attendaat8
or students will ba aervod lo ths collegs mss
Ball an4 Eomltory apa haa bean made avall-
able for the attenCants. All olauses will be
held in the classroom of the college buildings and college laboratory.
*?lnc~ sane question has arisen about ox- psnaes to conventions and sime this is .striot- ly a school ah& in no aeosa a Qohveution, m
Ekmonblo Oaor68 pi. COX, Pa&a b writing to ln~uIro v&other or not In your
opinion the exponoso~ laourrod la holding thlo
00~001 OS oerrylag tax-ward thio progran or pro-
ventloa and spread water-born0 Ulaoaoee 10
1ogitImate. The only expense Incrirnd by the
State Em~rtaent of lioolth I0 the travollIng
OS~~MOS 0r the peroonnol or the zeprrtient OX- gaged and participating In conducting thI0
oohool."
Ko puot8 iron pur letter or February 16, 1.010, 8~ r0lf0m2 ~~d~~O0~ is rmrds to ay letter to YOU or
ootobor 31, lcw, In ahloh a000ription0 0r ao- tlvltioo of oertaia dlvIoIono or the Sltato Roalth Dop8rtmoat wore givan. Among thee8 otatolunto
we oao Mrkod K, ssllk .SooiInw. A8 the tIao 10 near at hand r0r the openlag of tCl0 %siIaor in Dallas 4~ Earoh 4, It booomoo aoooooary to &ok
your opialoa on the quootion of whether or not
oo,playooo of thI0 Lwputwnt l ttondliq thio
sunbar a0 i.astruotoro aad otudoats ~111 bo al- lowd their oxponooo rcr thia purpooo.
“For your frrrther lnformatian, there lo n8lo~od 4 Pl-OgN af thI& Saninar rhloh io bo-. lag oonduotod JoIat&$ BJ the a. 3. Fublia Realth .2orvIao, Texas 9tak'~soard of 3oalth and the
Dali- City RoUth r)sprrtmnt. Thr ~S~OOO of
the 8asIn~r la to afford olty and oouaty beinlth orriolals, iaapooton Etilk oupw~l~ro, a8
~11 ao @t&or pormoao lntorootod In allk Oulta- tioa, an opportonlty to obtain Instruotions wlth- out ooot or tu1tioa trsm oxperto in thlr pwtlo- The pro@8ku a,rnn&ed. i# vary OPIP- liar rim. prehensive and 0111 oarmum all tho tImo allotted
for holding the SmInar. Entortaimaeat foataroo ouch as are umall~ round at conveatlono an not jxovlded ior oithsr br raising noeossery flnanaos or tho allotment of tIm. Thio 18 otriotly a
8ChOOl and in a0 OO~eO a oonvS!at~on~
*AS Reafnar la ror tho sol4 purpooe or dk000d~atiag tir0r~ti0a to porsoao eaeptged la publie hoaltb work In rohatiao to tranouAo6Ion di06aoe through Illilk aad titimatoly arrordiryp
a wane or *prsvention lnreotlon or a conta~1ouo *4 Honorable oo+rga ?p. Cox, Fw50 4
dlooooa offectlag the livoo 0r eitlomo within
tho Sot.', It IO believed that Artiolo 4419 of
the Eevleed Civil ftatutoo Or 1985 arrordo ample authority for enployooo or the State Eealth Ds-
partamt gartIolpatIng thoroln.- Girl1 ,Ftatutoo, Artfolo 4419, Vernon*8 bnaotated above roterred t.0 in your letter0 or Inquiry, read8 an r0z- low :
'The state Bcnrd 0r Eeolth elm11 have gonor- al soporrIslon mind oontrol 0r all mottaro por-
talnlng to the healtt or c~tioeno 0r thlo State, as provided heroin. Zt shall make a l tudy of
th0 OaUOOO OBd p~YWtiOB Or infOOtiOn Of OOo-
tagi0w di00a000 aireating the live0 0itio0w nlthln this Stoto oml exaept l o othmwloe provided In thlo shaptsr oh611 &arm Ulmotlon and oontral of all &otter8 of qwrontiao rygulotloao and on- rorooaoat and ohol2 bore fall power author-
ity to prevent the ntronoo o? l uoh dIooaooo
?rtm point8 without tha Soto, and oholl have
dlrootlon and oontml over l anltory on4 quoron-
tine soooureo for dealing with all CIo~ooo with- the Sata and to aupprooo or&o mid provoat in their l p r oad. The prooldosit oi the board cboll.
hove charge of aad otqmrlatond the admlaiotn-
tlon all neattore .partaining to State paarea- tiao.*
Uador the heading bf Ealataaonor nd Elomllanrouo the Om.eral rpproprlation Bill (smite Bill 80. 467, Aot8 0r tha 46th iegfolaturo) stat8 Board and Departrcoat Of Boalth we rind rOii03fiagr 0r
~kcalatoaanae aad uiocolloaeouo For thoBor8 md5.q
August Sl, P1ugwt 81, 1841 1. zxtspliea and equtpont ror salaria I-ropocotlcm to bo
used In oooperatfoa with the stat0 50tm 0f c0ar0i r0r trsatment of the lmaao. . . .$ l,Q65.00 8 l,OW.OO E. sup~liro ror Indexing Birth
and Death CsrtifIeat6c aad contlngoncieo to be aapple- mental by Xorko Progreos Ad+, miol5tratiMi In the ammnt (~so,ocm.oo) . . . . . . 2,SQQ.QO f,SQo.oQ
.w? ,.,,
3.
3 E,600.00 4. Root on Tabulhtiag ::aohlne . . 1,500.00 5. traveling ~xperi~~ea, mtiro i?e-
partiaont . . . .>. . . . . . . 27,080.oo 6. Fostage . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,500.QO :.urttp gone . . . , . . . . . . 100.00 7. support, mdmmano~ ana artra
8. P;elp for Laboratory, 110 8alary
to srosed 3100.00 9er month and fator mklng and dlstrlbutlng Tor- 018, typhoid Yaoalne and antl- rabim Vsooino . . . . . . . . 14.Y50.00 14,950 l o o rrint:n(b . . . . . . . . . . . &,500.00 9. 2,%30.00 orriot :xq~Uea and xqu~ipuent, 10. Pela9hoae. Tole@aph, treight,
cartage, xxpresa, Box Rent and Contingwloior. . . . . . . . . s,wo.oo 11. 5aer~ Fiopalr, fmIerp1 Plant
. . . . . . . . . . . . aoo.00 ia. 3~s a~4 %b8oriptions . . . . 800.00 Educ~tloual, ~*&luel, t*uclor;l,
13. Janitor Oenor81 Cpenting
.'rU99liO%. l . . . . l . . . . . E.S.00 ::ar;plea colhoted by Food ancl 14.
xug xnepeotor*. . . . . . . . 300 .oo mxpsnees for csollratlng and aa- 1s.
mmbllng suah teohnioal iafcirmk tion a6 la esl8ontial to the oon- trol of salt water gollutioa at- the AngeliAn, Neofaer and faotlng ;SabFns F ivsrs. . . . . _ .~ . . a~ s,000.00 :- I
Ronorablo Goor In the gelleial ridor of the oenaral Approprla-
tfon Bill, under the heading *Tra~4ll~g Xx945404w, w8 ?l~d the last pragra9h o? S4ctIoA 3, proriding:
%o monsp her4i.A appropriated shall tor be e&ant to Ppy th4 traveling l xp oA888 of an7
Stats 41nplo744 to 4~7 t794 of oomratlon wlth-
iA this St4t4 pr without th8 Stat8."
SubdirIQion(j) under th8 841114 headlng of *Travel- iBg Expe54.e" , provide4 a4 r0iionr; a8 Oth4Nl88 4pmlfIA4ll7 8xempt08, “Bxaept prorIaio~# of this Aot ah411 al40 apply to h44d8 aAd iwmbera of Cofw4I8410n8."
Npartraent bjr ‘se quote from our opinion Ro. O-1198, written BoAOrabl4 R. W. Fairchild, di- A84iStMt AttOrA67 OlAerti, rooted ta RoAOrabl4 Clifford 3. JOA44, FF44id4At, %X44 T8OhnOloglO41 C0114g0, LUbboOk, Tour, ae iollmn~
"fn d4t4ml~ing whot&r rsImbtm44rmat m47 be 5lAd4 tr4vo11n$ expa4e4 IA 4A7 event, it
mU8t b4 ~OO~AiZiOd tht IEef b4 I)0 ~iJXbtU4OSl4flt had unl.84 th8 9urpo40 of the trl9 opoa whleh
ruoh erpekkm.8 wore iA0Wr.d -8 the aooom9llrh- ment *Stato*a bu8ine88.’
-*State*8 buaInoOas,* 48 relaks to the au- thorit of a 64prtmnt to inour travoliag ox-
pan404 to be paid by the 8tato, 8sems to tll to
4Icbpdy at 14aot th4 followlag ele&oAtrr
-1. A r448emablo. 8ub8t8&ial, dirvot relation betwosn the bruin448 to b8 truurOt46 011 th6 trip and th0 Mt3O~JiiiUhM5t Of th0 fUB8tiOB4 gorfmuuent oAtrwt4d ta tho particular deprt-
merit.
-3. R rea8onabl4, substacItia1, and Ulnct r4latioAship bbtW4OA the slsthod b7 whlsh th8
gartlcular bu8in484 Is intended to aooonpli8h
th4 function oi Owerrm&nt entru4tsd to the do- part&ant, ant? the powers &Fant%d the Q49amt
br law for the eoooaplI8hmont of sluoh fu5ction4.n
E:a quote iMpp OpiAiOB WO. O-1737, WrittOA b7 ROAAr- abls I. 7;. Bairahlld, Weeiatant Attome $oA4r41, aMre448d Texa4, as fol- to tBs stats of Muoation, Awtln, nepsrtment 10w4: *7 FZnorabls tiorge %:. Cox, page
Vbvlousip It oould not have been Intended by the Legislature that the restrlatlon against
PyiAg treive11ng ex~enaee to ooavcntions 4hou1e
apply to authorize6 meetings called by at;enciee
cif gcvornmmt purpose of accorapllahlng
ths fUAOtiOA4 Of ~Overn&iOAL i.U$OS8d UpOA thW.
To apply suoh a coA4truotioA would be to impute
to tho Legislature the Intent to paralyze by in-
direction the admIAistr4tioA of the very 4??4iX0
of goverAzeAt for whfoh appropriations were a4d4
at length In "anate Bill 4%Z7 of the 46th Legis-
lature. ;fe are impelled, therefore, to the con-
clu5lon that the LeglSlature used word '*uon-
vent iQA' ln its oopeaial poptiaC, rather than
lt~ brcmd, 4IgAIfIcanos, oo~vsyi5g the 1408,
generally, of a 8mrttIAg of membors or delegates
or 4 private org8nlutfon, party, olub, soolety,
or the like, for the ao8omplIshmoAt 4~18 eom-
&OA object." You st4te In your of inquiry that the lstters an17 4xp4544 loaurred by the State Dep8rtment of Realth wotid be the trrveling x9ons44 of the personnel of the zop8rtiont engaged in and flrtlalpting IA conduotlng theso schools. ice believe that the purposes or the trip8 abave fh0KitiOA.d and the oondwting of 44id 40hoo14 whenb7 suoh x~4n444 ue inourr4d would b4 ths aooompllshmsnt of *,3tat4*8 business". Futhermre, a reaSon8ble, substantial, and dl- reot relation 4xist4 bstwwn the busInes4 to be traAsa0tad on these tripe and the seoomplIshment of the fnnotlonr. of ~or4rzamnt entrust46 to your partloulsr departtwnt.
Therefore, 704 ratapeotfully adrisod that it la the opinion of dspartoont that your question as presented in your letter of February 15, 1940, and a Sl.mI- 14r pueStloA pre4onWd in your letter of Februclry 16, 1940, must he answered ln tho affirmative.
frU8ti5@ that the foregoing fully e5mwer4 your Inquiry, we remain
ApPROVEj?~~ 27, 1940