Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

_: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER 5ELLERI Al-rORNcv GLHLIII. 261 Bon. kao bterut - paso 4 8t4te boardof 8duabticu vu not mu0 th4t ?OaOldOd 8puPIahuo~iraa aouldbr olurifud aa tutboorr. 8lna8 tha eonrtitutlawl pro- ~idm eipat0r trut rme tutbook w t43 k r up p llo d u lt forth ia bratlon 3 of mialo 7 or tbB in thoro Ooa8tLtutian vordbl, ‘rqa 1t Bhall k t& drrtt of tb 8tet.o baud of 1DduaGloa to rot uido l mfilaient -t out of rtid tu to provide free tutbookr foe tb, we OS ahlldra 4ttm tb pai0 rm0 ~0120018 0f tbh bt0t0', tha 8tHio #oard doriaur irrtorprrtu1a of tho lav vltb rwpootto tr r$?oblaa tlmbw lupplf 08 rith a rulio( om tk follaeng quoationrc a 2) I~~OPIPIY~C~~ r080g04ia the 4tSfma Iiv*, tlnn Ir tin Bow4 of 8duartlau U&ted to tba pumhur of roaordbrd 8mn.bh u- WailOl, Ob Bq it purahwr other ?ocozdlngs and torobing aidrt "tboro portionr of the Btatutw dul- 4 vlth t& puahua Qd dirtrikrtian of froo trxtbookr mtlalor 2W2-28761) &TO bun u- -@& aa& ln no inrtaaoobtr n tous& tho uao of uj toma otbu than tlwu ot book., tutr, am3 tutbook@’ brtlrq boa llmtd u aam- wditior to k ruppl1.dand paid ro? out of the foxtbook I\ud. NaluOTU, 0 8 roifio lirt im rupplhd IJIArtiole8 280, 28p4, 2#4a 4M 2$nlI ot thou wubjootr for rhloh t.xtDoakaam to k nanbbod, mroanr, utlak W6j ~gUrr that t& plan la to b o oomldued u l eaplrtr plaa for tb doptiaa, purchase, dirtributioa ua 010 or fur toxtbwkI to be mpplld to tba publlo Srro nbo1.r of th, 8tM-o. ' I. 262 ma. moo 8tevut - ?a@ 3 utfole 7, 8ootion 3, Goa8titrtion of mxas, n&lo la put *a tallovo, . . aad it ohall bo thm dut7 of tbo State bomd*oi Ilduartloa to sot aoldo l oolflolont -t 0th 0f th0 8dd tu LO p0ade rp88 tsxt- book8 for chs US. of oU1dr.a ltto ndfa the g publio free oohools ot Wo Stat.1 . , ,' Artiole 4911+ yemOago Aamt4ted Nuo civil at*tutes (katiw 2 of vhLeh mO late* aad& W 8. 8. 328, 49th usi8iatu0 or ~0x48, m) nd0 u ibii0~8t ‘8OQ. 1. The 8a?tl oi Trustuo of Inn- dependent uhd Cowan mhool Diotriats in cnis btato sU1 bsre the povrr to beslgnoto aort&i.n @mdeo of the rl.muGa~ sohools in their ra- opeotire dintriots uxS to dooign4t* csrtaln gruleo OF a8ctim8 or gd08 4b0r0 th0 o~cond grad8 ti suuh lchools la vhioh tha temh.l.ng of the Spaa.bb 1-o may be a pm% of tha awrZaulum, %c. The 8Ute BOW2. of ltduartioa 1s hereby authorisd. aad aqwvored sn4 directed to puohaae text booka rOr the tarch@ Of 3-m Spaaloh lurguqa in ouoh gr8d.s o? ssotions or grdeo 80 dss1gnec.d by ortd 80~4 or Trustees, oxad to discributo sooh book8 vltbout ooat 60 tha PUPilO. %a, 3. lothing in thio Aat ohall bo aonrtxu8d to restriotLn m Vi80 the tero~ or ths 8~~ilrborotb??W?&~lrrUPye l8tha mblio high ooboolo of thim 8tato 01 tlw of&pplria( of fno text book, t&rotor, u Dof wthmiud b7 18V. The m? a& OoaditiU oi SelOOtlq, per- chAsf.ag aMI 4lotrfbutla$ Lb tut boako utbrlud b7 t.hl8~ct8knl.l botbs ums unou9rovlao4vlth rupoct to tree text book8 (~uuuall br title 49, Chapter 16 of tha 1925 Rrtlod Citl I 8tbtot.e of t& sta t* o f T e x a s, lo sauaod to the effo*tlrr d4t.o o? tills Arot, Aoto 1341, 47th l&g. 9. l25 * 98,' . .. 263 maat. all 328,, 49th I,ogiol&we of Tuw, rub a8 tollovrl ‘8. .8, to. 328 ‘At ACT or Art1010 29114 (Acts 1911, tho?lsln(lt& 8tbto 8ou'd hue text books an& IY- i808 to2 tu8u8g th l iBnohgm4orwrootlauai & ml08lS r y k do sig r uto b7 d mud of Trwtooo la xndopardant a omn mob001 9istrlots OS the stats1 aad doolarln& u omorpna7. “BBIT~TBDBTTBBLWS- o?T58TATBwTmA8I ” lotioa 1. 8OOtlOa 2 of Art1010 2911r (Ado 19&b LyiSl~tUPO) bO UMdOd SO U t0 honeftor red 88 follovoI "@&Doatlon 2 wtM;is~h4141tatooto~ o&tgul*- tian is hswn rooted to pt8rOharstut bOOk8 Mad ~Ooxdod ~~8h uoroisro fo? tho t.baM of tho 8pulrh luu\ue;r la suah pdoo 01 seations o? g.mdoo 80 doslgaatrd b7 srld JJOUd Or TrUOt8.8, Uhd to distribats SB6h books vitbout ooot to tho pupllo.' Tb fa8tt&tolaent~8&m.lsh '&g&g text book8 are not oatlnl xaltxblo for gIrla lnstruatlaar ln Ipmlsh la tIw 0f uoatu7 ~ul.8, aadkoMoo IthubonfovAd thAt oml a3wooslem o? tb 8mUb 8 i8 uw ro8t Omotivo m8th0d of toubia# it duu,udb o o ma llruty oo pupllr obul4 be ta u g h totlp-k ap@nlBh lfhot1v.1~ sadrutual4~ rdb~uso ol tbs furtb~iaot t&t lultdlo noor&d 8paalsh uorolsoo hvo roooatl7 boar dovolopod to? Texas 88bool8 d a?. w WtilBblOJ l?OGO O8 --NW ti 48 h9O?@tiVO puuio aoo~slt~t&tt& C6nstltutladnalo z1- qui?4 blllr to bs nd on thrso UTUal dys la uah tnoo bo nspoadod, ud th SW La bon mupmad,mlthlrAstoblltako lfrmtaa6 90 h fo?u fmm au atto, its pumgo, d it Is Do oMot.&’ 264 toa, llreo 8tovut - ?ya 5 Opinion to. O-2400 of tMs doputwat do?iaer tb , ta mlto x tb o ek u8 q mr n0t0r r 0m 0a .d 0p b .m l8 f0u~01 "ib Loglsl~tum hu not dofiao4 ths vord ‘tut-books’ in this otatuto, ud tbrn- for0 vo bouovo it vu latonded la tin Ioa8. it is orsinuil7 UN& Ia tb, o~so o? T. Ir?. ty. Co vr Ilrilroo40'oslm of Toxao, 105 Tax, $6, 19 8.Y. 8?8,tbr brrgruw Cart of laldr Tex a s “woFdo in oraE 080 VhoB wad b7 ta Leglrlatun in a Btatuto are to b o lmluo to o d l iatoadsd to lx p r o o s the ooaoo lavhlohthof lm oM.nwil7 Lovlr, Oaast. 8-t. Vol..2 9. ‘The ~0x4 ‘tutbook’ bar 8 veil It Is 4otinod la Yebotor'o $%o%% Dlatlon8~, 2nd XA. Uaw bridged, as ?011ov#l an7 m~a~d of inOt?UOtiIX&J S book OW- a preseQt*tlcraof ths prlaol- ~joot lntu8hd to be um pa;11 aad uoul lo l bmlm of in8tPUOtiW b7 tb8 tWOb?.' ?ouwItbmtQmls vlth the ‘tuthooks’ lo tbr ouo Pi8ttiiat 0r hlu&lo we. 8ohool Diotrlot of conoM* Tomobl9, 36 ?a. 141, 191 A. 611r vhieb &ooo ?wt&rtlmuvo uogo4 fnthls opl" Ma bald@ t&t ‘textbook8 iruhd@ ti bOOk8 VhfOb aLst be st8dlo& to omploto kxt-book w*.' Cloul7, b noorbod 89ml8h lxvrelw is not b ‘toxt- book’, Tb omstltrtlmal onthorlutlm for tbm purb8.0 oaQ tan.taoo bknrt - ?a&. 6 ??a# dirttibutlaa of kxtbooko SO? the use o? the oohool oXlAron of this 8tato rifs not atbor4iu tb -so rad fno diot?f~ti~ of thfags ot&r thsa tutbooko. uo thon?on owv.? 7oar?lrrtqu*rtlan Intln nyatlr*. lhring 00 &lmvuod~ it booaoo uaa.0.88~~ to Uuvo P y o ulo o mdq uo sum. Yo r y tnAl7p ur e Awo tttY0tmuLo 9 T x A8