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STFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
OROVKR
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rlyroruri OmdL”.L
Wxmbla I;oyall R. Watkinr, Frerldant
stt:x L;oard of &lucation Of Torea
.bJAn, Texna
CI ?I- Ar:
State Toxtbcok
tko, to make a
on lapplaamntary
your lsttor of raornt
uertloar hrrrlaaitar montlonrd.
order that proper ocaridrratlon oen be givao them
books, the Board has heretofore appdntrd a Com-
nlttes krown as tha Standerdlzatlon Commlttrr or
zpeolal Cormittes, WhlOh is COmpO8rd Of teachlra,
supervisors and school administratora from variour
sections or the Stata 0r Texas, to assist thr
aoord end the Tsrtbook Advisory Comnittee ia
-king au& study ,of seld booka.
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goncrabls Zoyall 8. Katkina, Pago 2
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“Thle Cowxlttsr has worked diligently for
the pust several make, having oom to Austin at
its mn eXp13M fOT tW0 UWtingtI, 011aOr WhiOh
leatvd r0r two dayr. So far the work or the Corn-
.zltter and ltr reoonnuendatlona am most brnrflolal
snd helpful to the Board and the hxtbook Adtlsorg
Comltteo, and the Board derlrrr to hare It aon-
tlnua and oosplatr ita work.
Tou will obesrre Artlolr 2842, with mrsranor
t,o tha work of the State Board of Eduoatlon, pro-
vides, among other thin&r:
;~seoonasentenor thereor)
Beforr making any change In the
:doptad’s&r, however, thr Coumlselon (BOW State
Zosrd of Sduoatlon) ahall, upon thorough lnvostlga-
tlon, aatisif Itseli that a ohange i8 nraeerary ror
the best interesta of tbr rohool ohlldren, and that
suoh change 1s oonelstsnt with ilMnCla1 8conomy.
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Therefore, the Board darlrrs to aubmlt to
you the followlng~i queetionr iOr your oonaidoratlon
and adrloe:
"X0, 1. Can tiu State Board of Sduoatlon
use a reasonablr mm of mo~p to be paid out
of thr Textbook Fund to defray thr axponssir
of both thle Speolal or Standardleation Corn--
mitt&r as ~11 an tbm Stato Textbook AdvlsOrp
Committea, to make 8 careful study oi supplr-
nsntary readere and textbooks as to proper
placsmentr, rsllatlng, rto., and make sugger-
tlons and rooomenaatlone to the Board psrtain-
Ing to th¶ ea!na?
*Plaass bear in mind that no salary will be
paid to any member or thr rsspeotlvs oo!nmIttea8 -
only actual expenses in oonnsotlon with thr
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ilonorabls Royal1 R. G'atklns, pags 3
zeo8assry work, ln?rstlgatlon and various dutl88
required to in8k8 ths study of ths books in quss-
tlon, and the work will bs solsly for the purpose
0r aiding ths Board In ths srlaotlon or tartbooks
for ths pub110 sahools.
"NO. 2. xi you have answrrsd thr flrst qws-
tlonmha aitlnnstlts, then can tha Board rrlm-
3~18 ths mombsrs of this Stsndardlzatlon Cormalttos
ror Its aotual and nsosssary sxpsnsss Incurred In
Its work lnoldsnt to its two mortlngs held during
the months 0r April and my, 19441
nu. It 18 the purposs or the Board to
have such eotual end neosssary sx;snss eooounts
rcndarad to it by m8emb8rsof this Comitt88 ror
thr Board's 8xaalnatlon and spprovali. th8rsfors -
oan touohsrs rOr suoh aOOOtmt8 be lsSU6d by tb
ComptroLler and paid by ths Stat. Trsasursr upon
the order and approwl by ths State Board OS
3duoa tlon?
The. pertinent Artlslss of thr Civil Statutes govsrn-
lng tho nmttsrs inquired about or6 as iollowst
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vhs rssmbsrs or tha Stat. Board of Xduoation,
oreatrd by this Aot (Arts. 2675b-1 to 2675b-10,
V. A. C. S.) , shall bo paid Tsn Dollars par day
whsn in aotual attendancr upon Board Ms8tlngs,
and shall be 8ntltled to aotual travsllng and other
nec88sary sxpsnsrs lnourrsd In ths dlsohargs of
their duties. Saoh member shall take th@ Constl-
tutlonal oath of 0rm8.~ Artlols 2675b-10, V.A.C.S.
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"said Board of ;5duoatlon shall op olnt a
Textbook Cornmitt to bs oompossd Or f Pw neatbars,
goch oi whoa shall be an ex~erlsncsd and eotlve
l<ucntcr. sng,amd ln tsechlna. in the Dublic schools
in raxas, and it sbsll be the duty of said Textbook
ticnorsble Royal1 R. Xatkins, p8go 2
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iomlttee, to examine the books subolttrd for
ndoption and mak8 their rroommeQdatlons In
witi* to aaid State Board of Education mla-
2i-m to the trsohablo value Of ths books sub-
.lltted respsotlvrly. The Textbook Coemlttee,
;rovldod for herein, shall hold their meetings
;,hare and When the eaid Stat@ Board Of Sduoatlon
shell determine and shall roosits the same COP-
penaatlon as the msmbers of ths State Board of
3ucatlon ne providsd for in Seotlon 10 of this
Act (Art. 2675b-10, V. A. C. 8.. above quoted).
:%e quallrlcations as pmacrlbed fbr members of
.;tafe 3oard of i5ducatlon in Seotlon 2 of this
.ict (Art. 2675b-2, 7. A. C. 9.) shall app$y to
~28 Textbook Oonmlttee provided for horeln.W
irt. 2675b-5 (f), V. A., C. S.
“The State Taxtbook Commiaslon shall no
IonTar ms8t or function after the takiw stfaot
cf this Aot (Art. 2675b-1 to 2675b-101, end the
2utlss hsretorora devolving bp law upon the State
Tdxtbook Cotnmlssion shall be performed by tha
?tate 3oord of 3duostion, mated by this Aot,
. . . * Art. 2675b-5(s), V. A. C. S.
Artlolo 2RL2, V. A. C. S., oontains, among others,
the
.- following prorlslonr
~Baroro amking any ohsngr in ths adopted serlos,
however, the Coauslss~on (now state Board of Eduoation
by virtue oi the provialons oi Art. 2675b-5 (a),
partly quoted above) shall, upon, thorough Invsotigs-
tion, satisfy i:.self that a ohenge is neoessory for
t& beet intereota of the sohool children and that
suah chfmge ta consist&nt with rlnanolal ~conomy~~
:Ithin the scope of the rorsaoing statutory pro-
P~OIO~S, it is obvious that no authority, dither axprsased
or ~:~~iisd, exists for defraying expanses of suoh Speaial or
.:t.>z,:nrdlz:ation Comzlttas referred to in your communl~ation.
iiall;her bape we discovered any other statute whloh authorizes
3uch 3xgensas. “he functions of suoh comnlttee are provided
fsr hy 4xlstlra law. Suah runotlons are to be exercised by
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..;norzola aogell ii. Zatklna, paua 5
m3 Teztbook Cozunlttae, created by the Stat.@ Board or
;duoatlon as required by Art. 2675b-s(f), V. A. C. S., thr
mzbers of rbioh shall raoa 1~ the aomponaatlon a8 tbrrsin
yrvzlded.
Of oouraa, lt ir pwmlarlbla ior thr State Board
of .:duoatlon to soak advlor aud aounsal horn othrr lo ur o ea ,
.?uch 30 teaohms, aupervlaora, aohool admini8trator8, and
the iitate Suparlntandrnt ot Fubllo Inetnaotion, vlho la ex-
officio Ssoretary of aaid aoard. Uowewr, In the abaenoe
2: ststutory authority, suoh adrlca and oounsel muat be fur-
::kmd, ii nt all, without e~psnoa to tha state.
Your quo&ion No. 1 ia theraforr answarad in the
:o:.~3tlva.
In view of tha rorrgolz& your other quastiom
raquira no ammwa.
Yours vary truly
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