Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

Ron. &vinqton Reed, Cmmis8ionet QpiniOttU0. N-12i4
Coordinating Board
Tuam College 8nd Univor8ity Syetem Ro: Whether, pursuant
P. 0, Eaox 12788, Capitol Station to Section 61.025,
Austin, Team8 78711 Texas Education
Code, the Coordin-
ating-Board may
hold special emu-
gency mectinga
dealing solely with
administrative m+t-
terr without circu-
lation of aa agenda
, at leut 30 daya
mar Dr. Rood: prior to the meeting
your recent latter requeatin(i the opinhb ti lh&o
1
ottice concerning the referwed matter pores the lollOWing

queationi

'Tan the Coordinating Bo.iird(Tcxa8,College
and Univereity Syntem) hbld ~paoial emergency
meetings dealing solely with administrative
matters, provided regul8tions of the general
laws of Texan are met, without circulation of
an agenda 30 dap prior to ruch meeting?"

Section 61.025, Texar Education Code (formerly Scctioa

6 of Article 29190-2, Vmrnon'a Civil Statutes), provides ae

follows:

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mn. Bevington Reed, page 2, (M-1214)

majority of the ae&erohip of the baud
“A
constitute8 a quorum. The board mhall hold requ-
lar quarterly lwetinga in the city of Aumtin, and
other moetintaqat place8 and time8 scheduled by
it in formal aeaaionm and called by the chairman.
An agenda for the meetinqm in sufficient de&ail tQ
~ndicmte the itema Gn which final action ir m-
3~gg,led to the chairman of la c $
gwerning board and to the chief adrainirtrative
'officer of each atate institution of higher educa-
tion lt leaat 30 day8 prior to the meeting."
. (rpCusi8 added.)

Section 61.021,,Toxaa Education Oode, providem,in

prtinent put, that

'The Coordinating Board . . . ehall perform
only the function8 which are enumerate+ in this
chapter and which the legimlature may laeiqn to
it. . . ,"

Set alao, Attorney General's Opinion No.'M-652

(19701, holding that purruant to Section 61.021, @he meru

and function8 of the Coordinating Borrd art limited to thcs

et eeo.
specifically enumerated in Sactiono 61.021, --

Section 61.025 speak6 in term8 of "regular quarterly

meetinga" and “other meetinga". It then goea on to require
w
that an agenda for "the meetings" shall be circulated at leas+

30 days in advance. The agenda time requirement thun applies

to && meeting8 of the board, regardlees of thtrr nature.

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Ron. Bevington Reed, page 3, (M-1214)

We have cowidered all provirionm of Sections 61.02L,

2s as*, Toxaa Education Code, aid a;e unable to find within

the enumerated powus and function8 of the Coordinating BorrZ

any authority whereby the Board would be luth o r iwdto hold

any regular, rpecial, o r lmugency meeting, dealing tither

with admini8trative, coordinating, or any matterm, withou'tthe

necmaity of circulating an agenda of such aeeting at ltaiic

30 days-prior to the meting.

Accordingly, you are advised th8t your QAeation in

umwerod in tho noqativo.
BY4BhEX

Purmmnt to Bwtion 61.025, Texar Education .

Code, the Coordinating Board, TeXaS College and

Vnivereity Syrtem. has no authority to hold an

official meeting without:cikculatiod of,the aqenda

for such meeting at least 30 day8 prior to the

meeting.
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ney iIener81of TtXaS
Eon. Bevington Reed, page 4, (M-l'Li4)

Prepared by Auntin C. Bray, Jr.
A88i8tant Attorney General

APPROVED8
OPIuIOrlcomITTEE

Kerns Taylor, Chairman
W. E. Allen, Co-Chairman

Lewi8 Jone8
Jamer M8xwell
Jim Swearingen
Fisher Tyler

SAMUBL D. MCDANIEL
Staff Legal A88i8tant

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IkeCUtiVe A88i8tant

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