HE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF TEXAS
AUSTIN. TEXAS 78711
CRAWFORD C. MARTIN
October 20, 1969
Honorable J. W. Edgar Opinion No. M-497
Commissioner of Education
Texas Education Agency Re: Construction of Article 2700,
Austin, Texas 78711 V.C.S., as amended by Acts
61st Leg., R.S., 1969, p.
1785, and Article 2700e-2,
relating to salaries of As-
Dear Dr. Edgar: sistant County Superintendents.
You have requested our opinion on the following
question:
"Whether Section 2 of Article 2700e-2
enacted in 1967 to be applicable to all
counties within the 212,100 to 212,200
population bracket, still applies, or
whether Article 2700 as amended in 1969
by House Bill 1319 which generally reads
as applicable to all counties having over
100,000 population must be construed as
later legislation in conflict with and
therefore superceding Section 2 of Article
2700e-2. "
House Bill 1319, Acts 61st Legislature, Regular Session,
Ch. 595, p. 1785, amends Article 2700, Vernon's Civil Statutes,
the general law relating to the compensation of county super-
intendents and their assistants. Section 2 of Article 2700 was
amended so as to provide a different salary schedule for assistant
county superintendents in the various counties throughout the
State. House Bill 1319, being the latest expression of the Legis-
lature, will control over prior legislation prescribing salaries
for assistant county superintendents.
Therefore Section 2 of Article 2700, Vernon's Civil
Statutes, as amended by House Bill 1319, Acts 61st Legislature,
Regular Session, Ch. 595, p. 1785, is the latest expression of
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Hon. J. W. Edgar, page 2 (M-497)
the Legislature and prescribes the salaries of assistant county
superintendents in the various counties of this State. Article
2700e-2, Vernon's Civil Statutes, is a 1967 act providing for
salaries of assistant county superintendents in the various
counties of the State and has been repealed by the provisions
of House Bill 1319 insofar as the provisions of House Bill 1319
conflict with the provisions of Article 2700e-2.
SUMMARY
House Bill 1319, Acts 61st Legislature,
Regular Session, Ch. 595, p. 1785, amending
Article 2700, Vernon's Civil Statutes, is the
latest expression of the Legislature on salaries
to be paid assistant county superintendents and
will control over any other pre '
prescribing said salaries.
Prepared by John Reeves
Assistant Attorney General
APPROVED:
OPINION COMMITTEE
Kerns Taylor, Chairman
George Kelton, Vice-Chairman
Ivan Williams
Fielding Early
David Longoria
Robert Darden
MEADE F. GRIFFIN
Staff Legal Assistant
HAWTHORNE PHILLIPS
Executive Assistant
NOLA WHITE
First Assistant
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