OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Hon. T. H. Triable
First Aer't State SuperIntendsat
Stats Zmpartment of Education
Austin, Texas
Dear 3irr opinion Bo. O-5814
8 been received and
carefully considered e quote Sroa your
request ae r0li0v8r
th Legi elature,
shall expire and
the expiration of %at Portion of the 1aV PO-
ierred to above?”
Zknate Bill 192, 39th LeRlelrtun of fox@.,
1925, (codflied ae ht. 2889a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil
Statutea) reads a3 folloVrl
%ELATINO TO TBJ 18SUARCROF FIR91
WADE CERTIFICATE8 TO TUCBPRR.
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“An Act provldfng for pexieanent flrat grade
certltlcatea; provlding Sop the emplo7-
mat of teachers vho have been engaged
four years fn teaching a apeclal aub-
ject, vithout requirJ.ng that the7 beve
certificates; providing for the laauanca
o? emergency certliic8ter; providing
for the laauance of permits to teach
hradea; making this Act cumul*tire of
uthor 1~s~ repealing all lava and parts
of lava in oonflict hcreVithJ and
declaHng an emergeno7.
“BE IT SSJJACTJSD
BY TBP LbDISIAWRIE OF TEE STKTE
O? TRxA8:
%EcTIOH 1. An7 person vho for 81x
y&r or more &a been the holder of a State
tlrat grade cartlflcate or its equivalent and
vho cur.furniah evidence of aucceaaful ax-
perlence ln teaching In the public achoola for
8J.x or more aeaalona subsequent to September
1, 1910, shall be entitled to receive a State
psmaenent first grade certificate.
"sac. 2. An7 person vho has been engaged
Fn teaching a special subject ¶.n the public
schools for a period of four years and vho baa
been amplopedto teach the said subject during
the lbat three years prior to September 1,
1925, shall be exempt from tha requirement to
hold a teacher’s special certlflcete so long aa
he or she contLnuea to be employed to teach
the same aubjecta: provided that an7 person
vho has bwn engaged In the teaching of music,
or vrltlng and dravLng ln the public aahoola
of Texas for ten yaara shall be exosapt fro=
the present lav and be given a life certlrlcate
in that aubjeot.
“sec. 3. An7 teacher t&o lppllea for a
Texas teacher’r certificate on ccbdentlalrtroa
uaother state ~7 be granted b7 the State 3uper-
lntendent an emergency certificate valid for
four months, vhile the reaord la be%ng oompleted,
prior to determlngag the kind end cl888 of certl-
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llcate, I? an), to be Issued to tha applicant.
The applicant shall be required to p87 the
same fee for the laauance a? on emergency cer-
tlficete as la required b7 1~ to be paid on
appllcatlon for other teacherta certl?lcatea.
%ec. 4, Any person vho la l rplo7ed to
teach any trade or induatr7 111 the pub110
aclmola ma7, upon lppllaation to the State
Superfntentlent, signed b7 the ujorlt7 o? the
board of truatra of the aahool doalrlng his
services, be issued a temporary permit to teeth
said trede vlthout belly required to hold the
lpeclal cartlilcate prescribed br 1ev1 provided
that no penaft ma7 be granted ior a longer term
than tvo.fsare end provided further that the
fee ?or Issuing meld permit shell be the aaae
as la requlred b7 lav ?or the Issuance of
teacher18 certl?lcatea.
%eC. 5. Tha provlaIona of this Act are
Wmulatlve a? the lava nov in foroe regulating
the lrauence of taacherta certl?icatea and 811
lava end parts o? lava in conillct vlth the
ProvlaIona expressed hereIn are hereb7 repeeled.
“38C. 5. The importance o? thla Act and
the fact that there are mom teechara thomughl7
qualL?ied, who have been teaching for awre then
ten years, end heve not been required b7 lav to
obtain certlflcatea, and that it la to the lnter-
eat of the public schools OS the State that such
teachsea amy be re-omplo7ed, create an emergenc7
Md fnperatlvm public uoeaaity requiring the
aUapenalon o? the conatltutlonal rule requIri.ng
bills to be red on three consecutive days In
each Rouse, end It la there?on here lna o tul that
Bald rule be and hereby la suspended end t&t this
Act shell be In force and effect fror end after
its passage.
“(Not..- The onrolled bill ahova that the
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foregoing Act passed the Senate, no vote glvanr
parati the HOUW, 87 yeas, 20 naps).
l
&proved April 2! 1325.
nEf?eotlvo ninety i90 da78 a?ter adjournment."
Senate Bill 18, 48th Leglalature of Texas, 1943,
(codl?led as Article 28&a, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil
Statutes) reti. as ?ollwar
'scHooL TxACHxRb - 8FNofAL CERsImXTL8
CHAPTER379
s. B. 10.18
"An Aot.emendlng Article 28898 of the Rwlaed
Civil St&tutor a? 1925, relet&q to the
Issuance of Special Certl?lcatea, and
declaring en emergency.
"BE IT EMCTE'DBY TRB ~ISLATURE OF TRE 5TATEOF TEXAS:
"S*ctlon 1. That Article 2889e of the
Revised Civil Statutes a? 1925 be amended 80
aa'to hereafter read as foilova:
"'Article 2889a. 3poial Cortl?lcate,
"'(1) Any person vho for tour pears or
more has been the holder of a State First OraAe
Certificate or its equivalent, and vho can furnish
evidence of aucceaa?ul experlenoe in teaching in
the public schools of Tour for six or more
aeaalona aubaoquent to September 1, 1910, shall
be lntltled to receive a State First Onde Certl-
flcate or its equivalent valid for three pars.
The provlalona of sub-pamgraph l), Sectlti 1,
a? thIa Act end cub-paragraph (1 \ of Section 1
only, ehall uplre and be of no fumtbr force ubd
effect a?tar 8eptuber 1, 1945.
"'(2) 4 person vho ha been engeged in
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teaching a special subject in the public school for
a period of four pars, mad vho has been employed to
teach the said subject during the last three years
prior to September 1, 1925, ahall be exempt froa
the requlrment to hold a Teacher*8 Special Certl-
flcete so long as ahe or he eoatlnuea to be empla7ed
to teach the same BUbjOOtBJ provided thet ens peracua
vho ha been eageged In the teaahlng a? music or
vrlting and dravlq in the public aohoola of Texas
for tea years ahU1 be uompt ?ror the prerent l&v
mad be given a lI?o oorti?loate in that subject.
“‘( 3 1Any teaaher vho applies for a Texar
Teaoher a Gertl?icato on credeatlala from maother
state BAT be granted b7 the State Buperlatemdeat ea
emergency oertl?Icata valid for four months, vhlle
the mcolid Is being completed, prior to aeteminlng
the kSn4 aad class of eertlflcato, if eny, to be
laauad to the applicant. 2he applicant shall be
required to pay the same r00 for the laauaace 0s an
amergenc~ certl?lcate as 81 required bf lav to be
paid on appllcatlon for other teacher’s certlfl-
catea.
” ‘(4) Any personvho la rplo~ed to teach
my trade or industry ln the pub110 lohoola mq,
upon appllcatlon to the gtate Superintendent,
algned by the majorityof the board of trustees or
the school dealrlng his services, be issued a
tempoluf permit to teach meld trade vlthout being
required to hold the apeclkl oertl?lcate prescribed
by lav; provided that ao pernit may be granted for
a longer term than tvo pars and provibed ?urther
th a ttb feefo r ia a ulng lald parmlt shall be the
same as Is roqulmd b7 l&v for the issuance a?
teacher’s certI?Icatea. @
%ec. 2. Tb provlalona o? this Ac-t are ou-
Nlatlve of tits lava 001 la ?ome regulatlry the
Iaauauee of toacbr’a eertl?laatea awl ill lava end
parts or lava in oon?llet vlth the provlalona upmaaed
bamln am hereby npealod.
“&a. 3. The fact that tin P-Bent Act provides
for a teackmr to have bea tb lmlder of a First Ore&e
Certl?loata far llx years or llore, anatoa an emergemy
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end en imperative publla necessity that the Con-
stitutional Rule, requiring bills to be reed on
three several days, be, dd the acme la hereby
suspended, and this Act shall take effect and be
in force rm bud after its paaa~e, and it la so
en&cted.
“Passed the Senate February 2, 1943: Yeas
25, Bays OJ April 8, 143, Senate re?'uaed to
concur In Xouao uenUaamta and requested a paint-
mont of Conference CamIttwJ April 13, 1sp 3,
Xouaa granted mqueat; #Ia7 11, 1943, Senate
adopted Conference Coulttoa RapOPtJ Yeas 25,
Ra~a OJ passed the House, April 7, lH3, vlth
amendaentr: Yeas 114, Rays 01 April 13, 1943,
House grinted request of 8aziate for appointment
of Conference Conmltteal May 10, 1943, House
edopted Conference Committee Report b7 a viva
vote vote.
“ApprovadXa7 17, 1943.
"Bffective 90 days after Nu7 11, 1943, date
of adjournment."
We construe 8. IL 18, aupra, as a repeal a? 8ectiM
1 of 3. B. 192, aupra. Ue sea nothing In 9. B. 18, lup r a which
,
voU1d fadlcete t&t the Leglrlature Intended to mere17 luapend
3eCtlon 1 or 9. B. 192, during the life of sub-paragraph 1
o? Section 1 of 3. B. 18, aupra, lnrtead of repealing meld
Section 1 of said 8. B, 192.
It is our opiniua that b. B. 18 of the 58th Leglalatu~,
lPDra, clear17 repealed %&ion 1 of 8. B. 192 of thm 39th
klalatun. aopra.
It la our furtheropinion tht nelthor Seation 1 0s
‘0 x- 192, mpra, nor sub-par- (1) O? Seation 1 of 5. B. 18,
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nupra (mb-paragraph (1) of Sectlon 1 of 5. EL 18 hrvhg axplred
on E&pteabar 1, 1945) 18 ln &fact at.thls time.
Very truly pour8
APTORREYOESERALOF TEXAS
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