OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVERSELLERS
ArrIORNrv
GENERAL
HorIar8bl e n. C. Morris, Chrirman
Joint tegisl8tlrr Committee
Creenrille, Texas
Dear Sanator Mor~inr
*As Chairman of the
I ma interested in recur
pretstion at abrtaln wov
tlan law tar
1, the atrlainl m
c this law are
III adminfmtra-
on that the tunda-
e aid under thin I aw
R sCtl001 to show a nebd
rent type0 crf aid pm-
II of this law. The opinion
tod to transportation aid
ion at&tan that the banfs
an old Is ‘n6ed’v it la necem-
term be dafhed in order that the ad-
ftfcor nt mm aomlttee may dstcrmine
J of thone sahoots 8pplyinu for trano-
porhtlan aid- In our opinion the ?a* prorf dew that
any nchoal applying for any type of nid must ahn* by
ita budget noed for mch aid and that said app?rinI:
school aust abide By the provisions In this act which
met up a alninnn tax rata and mlarf achecWIe~
l1 .What is Rudaetrry Reed?
‘2. l makes rpplian-
mould a a a h a orho
tion tar tran6pnrtation aid only
be required tn nhos hudgstary need?.
In our Opinion X*0. O-7211, referred to by you, we pnlnt-
ed out that Article V tat83. II. Ao. 107, deal 8 with the speoitlo
subjoot of tranrportrtiaa lld , md dimurned quite full y the rel-
otira ioportanos of a special provision aontafnad In a goneral
sot, and held there wan no oimt?lOt botuoen KaOti@n 1 of Article
I of the SilY and Article I, tlealin~ with the spaolltio Fart of
tbw vain bill, to-wit, frannpertstion mid. Further, wo pointed
out t,hat Artiale V ttldhave the effect, hV renaan of its speclfla-
ne*n to oberate 8e a mrorlsa nr excepticn tram seatlop 1, of cer-
tnln ellpfbilftf roqulramewts Cnr njd- In that opfnfon ~8 quoted
from Artiole V the lallnrlng?
wProrfdad further that. all nchaal distrfcts
containinlt on0 hundred (1M)) nquare m‘llen of tor-
ritory or more. or whiob hare lemn than ono enua-
orated seholamtio Per square wile may r60sire
thraa dnllara mnd twenty-tire oemts ($3.35) ner
month per pupil : provided further, thot all .coun-
tl.oa harInK laan thnn three (0) enwwatnd scho-
?amt¶oa per sqnrro nil0 In the entire aountf nhaY1
rasdre three dollars and fifty oenta (@.RO) per
month per ppil as transportstim, aid when there
lr, a need shown t,heretor 81) prorided herefn.”
Artlele V, atthou& A nrarlsa nr oxcaptIon lansening
the eligzihility requlrfmenta oontainetl in Faatlon 1, Arti6le 1
of the Aat, dld not purport to erom?t the ossontinl reyuire-
mtmt at "a need shown*, eren though other ellplbility requiro-
Rantr were renderod innpuratira an ta transportation aid. Pram
roadinn tho entjre Rill, wo think tFera is an overall intention
thst nn BI& nt any kind ahorildha a:lnred except in aaso of
need therefor by the distrlat.
\loraor6r, In the oonoludin+y raramaph nt Opinion Yo.
c-1241, in munoratetn~ certain ellrjhl3ltr requ?rtrm@ntn for
trnnn~ortatlnn aid, wo ssnresnlV jnoludod *a
- neod therofnr.w
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(Qwhasfm suplrlled)
IO thisaLe in 8eUard With Tour interprstatton OS the
lltna 6~o nin your letbsr , that thla need a? trantqmrtation aid
nay be detem3nad and should ho determined au a aondftlon pre-
eedent to the extenelon of such aid.
Ror aat uo hare sold it i01104a 44 man to 11~ns4r
your qnsrtions ~tegorisa‘tl~, AS follor#r
1. fbming to your 4pseiii4 request far deflnitioa ai
*budgetary heed’) we rind the term defined in fwatlm I)o? Arti-
410 I of the statute tmdsr eannideratioa an fallorat
wTba tens ‘bntlpetary need' aw nsod in this A4tr
is dofined as the dittarmee betwean the total of
all rov4uue4 af the dl4trlot and the total of all
aperatln~ 4xpanoes ii euoh brp4na44 or4 C;roater
than th* re~4nnem~ The renmuos nf the dlntrlst
shall inaludet (1) stat0 and eopnty at*llabler
toaol maintenancer lnU state old balancea brought
tonard frola the preeedfng year! (a) state Rnd
aounty arailable end losal aaintenm4or444ipta
derived from a loaal ?mintmmiae kx of Piltr
Cemtn (50#) OR the 0114 lhm~red Oollara ($lOOdJO)
valaatJon tar tho ourrent Parr end (3) taltion to
be a01 1ssted I 08811 y . The operating 4xpennse 0T
the dlatriat oball lnoludo~ (1) ealorlea of tarab-
ore and mimlnletratars according to tbs rehedule of
allommsas tor oarno am provided in Artiole JfT of
t&i8 4411 (2) opsratiag exponseo aaaar&Sng ta the
sahodnle of allowmoor for #me a4 prurl&xl in
Artlole II of' thin dot.*
In Order t0 8bOw ubudgotary meed* in matt4Pm Of tr8n,6-
portatlnn, thereFore, a district wst rho* a dstleft between rove
nuee of the di&riot, as BoPined by section 5, eupra, nnd o.pe*at-
ing expanses, tikeriaa as UePfned by Bs4tinn 4, but InaludinC: as
expensas of operation appraved traasportatfon 4Ostr not fn exae88
or tho amunts nlIov~ble under Artlola V. Indeed, it 1s ~poc+tical-
Ty prorlded ln Art%o?s V that, ‘Tba expenses oP such trmnportatiw
doll bo paid on the ba8im of bud$etnry need aa tndlaated by np-
grerad Btate aids appliaat4on. * 0 *”
3. Any aehnol making applicatlm f-r transrortatim, aid
only should be raqu.1red to &ow thnt there ex3stod nueh budgetary
need.