Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

.,T-rORNE:Y GENERAI. July20, 1971 Hon. J. W. Edgar Opinion No. M-908 Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency Re: Construction of House Bill 201 East Eleventh Street 803, House Bill 1062 and Austin, Texas 78701 Senate Bill 1008, Acts 62nd Leg., R.S. 1971, relating to salaries of assistant Dear Dr. Edgar: count,ysuperintendents. Your request for an opinion asks the following question: "Does House Bill 1062, Acts 62nd Legislature, R.S. 1971, amending Section 17.52(a) of the Texas Education Code, appl uniformly to all counties in the matter of sueh not-to-exceed (1) annual salary of first assistant county superintendents and (2) aggregate annual salaries of all as- sistant to such county superintendents?" House Bill 803, Acts 62nd Leg., R.S. 1971, fixes the salaries of assistant county school superintendents in counties having a population according to the last preceding federal census of more than 260,000 but less than 325,000 inhabitants. House Bill 802 passed the Legislature on May 6, 1971. Senate Bill 1008, Acts 62nd Leg., R.S. 1971, also fixes the compensation of assistant county school superintendents. Senate Bill 1008 passed the Legislature May 20, 1971. House Bill 1062, Acts 62nd Leg., R.S. 1971, fixes the salaries of all assistant county school superintendents in the State. House Bill 1062 passed the Legislature May 26, 1971. Therefore House Bill 1062 is the latest expression of the Legislature relating to the compensation of assistant county superintendents and will control over the provisions of House Bill 803 and Senate Bill 1008. Attorney General's Opinion M-497 (1969); Attorney General's Opinion V-990 (1950) aff'd by Ex parte De Jesus de la 0, 227 S.W.Zd 212 (Tex.Crim. 1950); Townsend v. Terrell, 118 Tex. 463, 16 S.W.Zd 1063 (1929); Wright V. -4421- Dr. J. W. Edgar, page 2 (M-908) Broeter, 145 Tex. 142, 196 S.W.2d 82 (1946); Stevens v. State, 159. 503 (Tex.Crim. 1913); Parshall v. State,,138 S.W. 759 (Tex.Crim. 1911). You are accordingly advised that the provisions of House Bill 1062 amending Section 17.52(a) of the Texas Education Code apply uniformly to all counties and prescribe the maximum compensation that may be paid assistant county superintendents. SUMMARY House Bill 1062 amending Section 17.52(a) of the Texas Education Code applies uniformly. to all counties and prescribes the maximum compen- sation that may be paid assistant county school superintendents, and controls over the provisions of House Bill 803 and Senate Bill 1008, Acts 62nd Leg., R.S. 1971. (7 Very truly yoprs, Prepared by John Reeves Assistant Attorney General APPROVED: OPINION COMMITTEE Kerns Taylor, Chairman W. E. Allen, Co-Chairman James McCoy Linward Shivers Brandon Bickett A. J. Gallerano MEADE F. GRIFFIN Staff Legal Assistant ALFRED WALKER Executive Assistant NOLA WHITE First Assistant -4422-